The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-03
THE SOUTH In THE CANVASS
WHY THE PEOPLE ADHERE 10 TIM
DEMOCRATIC PARTY

hsld tho undivided attention OF the House,
AMI the highest compliments were paid him.
eyen by his political opponents, who pro-
pounoed his spsech able, interesting, and elo-
ouent. The entire Republican side OF the House
went over to the Democratic side, aud listened
closely 10 him during the delivery Of his argu
ment. A number OF Democratic Senators wero
also present. aud followed him closely for two
hours aud more. Dy an arrangement with the
Republicans, he was allowed all the time he
wanted, It being understood that whoever on
that side undertook to roply should be dealt
with IN the same liberal manner. IL IL under
stood tbat Mr.. @ .rAeld will essay to answer Mr.
Lamar. At any rate he listened intentiy 10
him, and took oopious notes. II Is said. how
aver, that there 10 not entire harmony on that
aide of the House Just now as to who shail
play the leader. Mr.. Hale Of Maine thinks the
mantle OF Blaine fell on his shoulders, and
there arc half a dozen Others who are ambi-
tious Of leadership. At present, no wever, Gar
Geld and Hale appear to have made some
sort OF arrangement, and are divid-
ing honors. Whoever undertakes the task
Of answering Mr.. Lamar will have q large con-
irsot to fulnl, because II was . logical. philo-
pophlca argument, and not mere partisan
bsransue. The speaker felt all he said, and
handled his subject with consummats skill.
Mr.. Lamar got the door while the House was
IN Committee Of the Whole on . pen
sion bill, through the courtesy OF Mr..
Cook Of Georgia, who had charge Of the bill.
He bsaan BY saying that Il could not be truth
fully asserted tha the practice and the peculiar
system Of measures adopted by the present Ad-
ninistration commanded the appreciation OF
majority Of the people, but that, on the CONTRA
~, the sentiment on which the American peo-
pie regarded the conduct OF national Affairs was
one Of very decided dissatisfaction and despon-
dency, accom- panied with a strong and intense
heslre Of a ch nge. There was deep and anxious
protest against the methods OF administration,
tbe principles Of legislation IN had marked
The action OF the Government for many years
br feeling had produced no change In the ad-
ninistrat,on. Such development OF public
sentiment in Engllnd would have produced
ehanee 10 the admir- istrativo agencies OF the
Government within twenty four hours.
He attributed tie absence of reform to the
principle Of q centralized party organization
witch Rarrisonod the country with hundred
thousand ofhceholders and hundred thousand
eIpectants OF omoe he quoted from speech
Of Mir. Sanford IN the recent Republic state
Convention OF Massachusetts, IN arraignment Of
she Administration, whicn speech, be said, " II
had been made oya Democrat, would have been
segMded a. gross partisan exagseratton. and
yet that Convention and Its members were 10
sctive co0pe alton WITH the very Ad pinistratioo
thus chsrsoterizod and held up TO public repre-.
bensioD In support OF u polIticslp party which had
end orsed that Administration, and had in re-
eurn been epdor.ed by g. 1t wss utterly impos..
by continuing 10 power that party whose debase-
hent OF the civil service of the country and
wnose corruption of the Administration were
sbe things to be reformed. 1he success of that
party would give immunity to the corrupt prac-
Noes THAI are the subject Of such universal con-
But It was said that the advent OF the Demo-
pra;c party to power would end LANCER the per-
nanenoy OF tue new Institutions established by
The wari aud there was 40 apprehenslon that
what was called the southern sectional oombi-
nation would be brought b-ck and therefore
people were not prep red, for the mere sake OF
correcting the disor lers OF the Administration
these DRtlIttt tttlODs Into the DaOua of thOse
who were originally opposed TO their establish
He Would Ie I SPEAK, ho%sysr S
behalf OF a people who had accepted with
sincerity the results OF the T. who felt that
eonndence OF the ton. and who slso felt as
suied that with better knowledge OF their
purposes AMI motives they would receive that
tsith - confidence which are necessary to bind
together tue various sections OF tue Republic In
DAYS OF parry dlscord, be feared was almost
past uDderstanding. lie did not believe
united support nv tue Southern people OF
the Demooranc party was we'll founded. or
sspirat,ons Of great people Tor progress
and reform. rhe Lea that the South. under
any combination OF parties and cifcunst noes.
would ever again OBTAIN control OF this great
republic and WELD its destinies against tue will
and instinct Of this mighty people was Of all
Ideas the most visionary and oaseless. The
people OF tue South were PROSTATE. They had
she odnce and humiliation and helples ness
of defeat rad been allotted TO them as tnelr
beaped rich results OF a victorious war and had
emoodied and guaranteed tnsm IN the very lite
OF the South had cen shattered aud destroyed.
her industres had been disorganized, every
loot OF her soil sterilized by IN ail-deyouring
and waning, and her populatlon vas so feeble
in comparison with that Of the great Union,
that, witn the South united (Dlacks and whites),
A. would be impotent TO secure single Sou D.
ern man. or to defend single Southern inter
est. IL W ?. therefore, ABSURD for a great people
to apprehend that the people OF the South arro-
giteu TO themselves tne ruling OF the inlerests
OF the nation. There was no aspiration whion
they hdd that was not bounded by tue horizon
of the Union II tney were united with the
tectOnal aggranuiZement; II VS. not for tue
purpose OF rev rslnR tue policy OF the Govern
ment; but II WAS because they had observed an
lnstnctlVe aud imperative law Of solf-preeerva-
hon.
the accession 70 power OF The Democratic y rty
would suspend tue supe vision of the national
Government over the conduct II affairs In tue
oouth, dhu thit such Husprnslnn would imDeTil
Tue nglts OF the cuiuted r .ce He quoted from
hspes'h ma1e vy 1el htot' then Governor Nor
Ton OF Indiana, IN ls'5, eainst conferrIng fran
ohlse on the oUiOred race, and In favor OF post
pOniuR their pull,ical rights for len 0ftsen or
twenty years at which tlme he argued, the
bouthern states would nave been So cpinpletel v
LIled up ny mimi iSration from the Nortn aud
Houl iroSe that Tue II grOes " uld DO ia a per
maDent minoritf. II that dlslingui.hed states-
man away up 10 lnoisna nad such view OF the
tbe appalled, leeling OF southern society ON
Mhieh tndt avaiahcne was TO be let loose
people OF the south at III ! time endeavored
20 save themselVrs from tnat shock, He
claimed, however, that alter that system be
came fastened. upon them they had striyen
0 rnostIy and honestly u give II "A ialr and full
development, aud LLoy might have ed
in some degree but for the measures which mad
been adopted IN consequence OF tha conflict be-
twssn Congress and President JOnnson, the
worst Of winch measures was tho establishIn ni
of tue freedmens Bureau, which had cot the
two races rignt asunder. The Inevitable efec
OF tnat recOnstructOn policy had been
TO draw one race to It's support and drive
the other race to tts opposition. he quoted
GiobDn, The historian, a saving that the mosl
absurd anI oppressive system OF government
wbon could b-1 0nceiyed OF, was that which
subjected tho i've Of a country 70 this domi-
nauon " tis slave; and also quoted from John
btu0rt Mil, 10 the effect th { when Govern
ment lie administered by rulers not reepousb b e
70 the people governed. but 10 sOme other com
munlty, II W one OF the worst OF cOnceiy ble
governments; und, ue bad that the hdeo - sys-
tenn established IA tue south was composite
oi these Two vicious system. Ihs people were
su Jected % tho domination OF heir form 81
slaves, and we're Iuitd over ~ people whose
opn,utnents were not the people for whom the ey
should act but the Federal Government.
ne quoted from the TepOrt OF tue Louisi ma
tNe'hSation Committee Oi last Con re.s, mao .
Sf T. fo,ter OF Ohio. ana expressed MS asst III
,houenl ~ hearing that gentleman claim credit
ne other lar for having made report winch