, 1876-12-26

nl March. tbcr were 10 be taken carr OF as for
merry, mt 7" expect fio Wages. Others were
told tslat. after thAs date, tlleir services wuu1d
t,dt r., oe Esnlrc! ~ thei. empioyer. would lavo
and . e?loiSd people there vas = general feeling
that Mr. Iffdcn VIA to bring IN tho Rotnl old
ttthcs, whcn eVerS man had constitutional
rlght to work and Whip Ibis own nigEcr." This
aud, alas! there arc only toa many Northern
pcop1e who wou1l sacrifice tho right of cvcry
eolorel man In the country 70 life and liberty for
amostShtsnerical prospect of better times; for NC
er repsnted, Of our great National eri'nc, and
only threw II aside n An incubus and iitndrance
TO National victory. We dmnncpatcd the slave
from mere sc.t!shness, under pressurc Of H mIll-
thsS a Tyss % III aSs 5 aght to expsse
,nockery,, eapcciaily "a We havo persistcntly
fRfsled tho rccord, and taken to ourselves great
trcdlt at people w]io hare done Justly and
!nTeu @ mercy, while wc hare practically aban1on-
ea our %eas nes o. war to ths merey Of ts
We first t,trkcl tie freedman With the fran.
cslsc, for which hc was unprtpare,], and which
i.s intias, more or Iess, abuse through Igno-
@Ianse; @ tacn we permitted him to he formally
seif'dcfrnse, while NC allowed bis enemy and
ours tO organize military companies without
limit, and armed them from tho National rreaa-
afy. Under this policy, Georgia a,unc, in 1914,
IeA INV HlllkAA iQAltbHlEh NN%Tilnk luttGu
four would take part It, any drill or parade Ii
which shc Union dag appeared. 1ru have foe-
tered tho pride aiId preteneion Of the
sS4' es ie,.p aTs supplied a s vs,ea. with The ns
hho wtshcs 10 10 TO; and sile hns mistaken our
generosity for towardIco. How far she will pre-
sumo u, this nnistake remains to bo seen; Gut,
let licr 90 aaslic may nnw there is l!opcrnnnent
We must keep faith with our allIc4. We must
secure them In the poascsa[tn nf the freedom
for which We ars pledged. We mu.t establish
md maintain 10 every State "a Republican
focsa form 81 e rnt down tue Last
murdcrcrt. We must Wipe out the suspicion Of
any voter being subjected to personal vtolenco
for thu ballot he casts Or does not cast; anu II
the work seem hcrruca'l, the more need Of
We need tho "wsdom oi the serpent, )" for tlu
foe Is cunning and plausible.
Sir. Scymuuf presents II as evidence of fraud
that Re publfcans knew how many Electoral
votes thrrc Southern States were entitled to
cast, even when It was doubtful fur whom they
were cast: nowot.1d fain persuade the ignorant
1uusscs Of his party thnt for Republicans 10
claim just enough votes 10 olect tholr candidate,
and to claim them before the count was made, Ii
evidences Of guilty knowledgc. flu1 they
wtthtut knowing how nlnny rutes those States
would cast. The case would not havc been sus-
pteious; but, wlscn they counted the votes, nnd
au1etl them 10 tAos9 Of the States which
sumc his election, II 1t we're shown that he had
received tlose doubtful votes Of course they
were guilty Of conspracyl
By such tEicl;fng oi words in the mouths Of
cunntng LAWYERS, tho unreasoning multitude arc
10 be spurred To resistance, and the result OF
tho ballot once muru contested by the bullet;
but that old War for the Union Is to bc fought
oycF again sometime, and tile friends OF the
Cnion have need to stand fast and meet the
shach when It comes again, even US they met It
War 80 tint 1t will stay wound.
JANE GREY SWIssnEtN,