Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-08-02
A Non.Partisan View.


4 Washington correspondent Of the
Springfield Republican states very clearly
the two great questions which divide the
parties in this Presidential contest, aud
gives ia few plain aud truthful words, the
view which will probably be taken 10y nine
out Of ten Of the liberal Republicans through.
out the country.
"The questions which trouble the leadng
the southern questions. There is almost
total disagreement on the first, aud there has
been, through the session. The action Of
the party convention at st. Louis did moth
ing toward promoting an agreement but it
did aid the compromisers in one respect 1t
showed pl only that there is necessity for
aypareni union and concord, if the fall cleo
tions are to be carried for the democracy.
In short, the country is TO be cheated ON this
question, at least, if the democrats succeed.
But, in point Of fact, there is no agreement
on the subject. Probably one-third Of the
democrats in Congress are sincerely in favor
OF early resumption, and two-thirds are OPP
posed to IT, About one.third would like
actual inAation-a new issue of greeubacks.
This is, then, the difference between the
two parties ON this great question Three
fomths Of the Republicans are earnestly in
favor OF early resumption, and ell or nearly
so, are opposed 10 positive initiation, while
two-thirds Of the democrats are opposed to
resumption. Say that Tilden is an honest
resunptionst, for it is true, what can he
do against a majority in his party Both
Hayes and Wheeler are for resumption, aud
a very large majority of the party agree
with them. 1t would seem as if voter on
the fence, honestly seeking after the truth,
could not long hesitate on this question.
e" The southern question is source of great
anxiety aud trouble to the party leaders here.
The fact is, that maiorityof the democrats.
North aud South, still hate the black man,
and dislike to do him entire Justice. 1t is
not true, as is sometimes alleged, that any
body has purpose of reducing him again
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democrats resist to the last recognition of
the fact that the negro is no longer chat
tel, but man and a citizen, entitled to the
same rights as his white brother. Men like
Gordon and Merrimon and Lamar, and even
Ben Hill, from the South, see that there is
but one way open TO the South that she
must treat the black man just as she does
the white. Aud Herman and Randall and
Lord aud Hewitt and many other northern
democrat hold the same view But ma
jority Of the southern members find it hard
10 treat a black man decently. If he will
only keep his place and be respectful and
humble, they are willing to agree not TO per.
secute him but TO meet him As an equal
politically is what they can't and won't do
yet Aud among the northern democrats
there are the meaneSt negro-haters in Con.
gress. Take man like Senator Eaton, for
instance; he Sneers at the negro and | have
no doubt. believes as firmly rs he did twenty
years ago that his proper position is that Of
scritud- What burning shame it is, that
New England state should be represented,
in thi, hundredth year of the nation, in the
United States Senate, 10y man who still be-
lieves that there was nothing wrong in hu.
man slavery, and whose sympathies are all
with men who were shareholders aud rebels
That he is scrupulously honest is true, and
he is, in some respects, a useful Senator; but
on the great moral and phlanthropic ques
tons he is hundred years behind the age
The democratic leaders here do not know
just how to get along with hesubject. When
Lamar made his noble speech, the other day
on the Hamburg massacre, he was not sus
tanned with the appreciation and sympathy
of all of his southern associates, and there
were also northern democrats present SO lost
to decency as to be cold and silent when his
most eloquent sentences were spoken. It was
the Republicans who applauded him loudest
81 long as such thing is possible, | fear
it is not safe to trust the democrats with
power