Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-12-09
THE HERALD's WARNING.
Significant limitations of Republican
Dissatisfaction.
The Honest Masses OF the Party Dis.
gusted with Frauds.
New York Herald. Nov. Isl

New York Herald, Nov. Isl
General Wade Hampton issues an
address to the people of South Carroll
ma urging the utmost order, absolute
peace and patience. The advice is
sound and patriotic, and the North,
without respect to party lines, thanks
him for 1t. The recent attitude of the
Democrats in South Carolina has been
a model of self-command and loyal
submission of their interests and rights
TO the proper arbitramept Of the courts.
The country has watched them with
anxiety, but with increasing satisfac-
ton. We hope they viii observe
strictly the admonition of their leader
and candidate for Governor. We are
a free and law biding people, and
this matter will be settled according to
law. Irritating, Justly irritating as
such unworthy trickery is, the North,
too, must command its temper and
have patience. The snarl we are in
can be untangled only with patience
and by orderly and lawful methods.
Anyone who to-day or at this time
counsels or even fails to condemn vio-
lenee, anyone who adds by ineendlary
advice or suggestion to the prevailing
and Just irritation and excitement,
does an unpatriotic act and deserves
the severest condemnation of the pub
lie.
In New Orleans prominent men who
have just been there say the attitude
of the Democrats is absolutely quiet
and orderly; they await in confidence
the justice of the North.
Let them have patience aud conf
dence. The North, the Northern Re-
publican party, is fast awakening to a
comprehension of the situation. This
Is not n matter In which the Demo
Gratis can usefully act. The initiative
does not belong to them; their part is
to wait in patience, in absolute order
and quiet. The chief duty of the cri-
sis falls upon the Republican masses.
They are honest and sensible, and they
will not tolerate wrong or trickery, or
even the appearance Of wrong, In this
matter. 1t is for them to demand, and
we believe they will demand, in pub
lie meetings, not only or merely an
honest count, but such measures as
shall assure them aud their Democratic
neighbors and friends that there is nc
faint of suspicion about it. Unless we
greatly mistake the temper and atti-
tude of the Republican masses they
will make themselves heard and their
influence felt to this end very SOON
As we write we have before us a pri-
vate letter from one of the leading Re
publicans of Massachusetts,, who writes
us What think you of the result oil
the election | hope Tilden will get
1t as the matter stands. That is what
to-day nine out of ten of the honest
Republicans think /; aud we say to the
Republican leaders, plainly, that they
have become within the last week OBJ.
jects of suspicion to their own party
and the public, equally with the re-
turning boards In whose proceedings
and character they are involved; and
that unless they at once and cOnspicu'
ously condemn and oppose themselves
to all triekery and to everything which
bears even the faintest oder ofIntendeG
fraud, they will see the honest men Of
their own party rise up In public
meetings all over the country to de-
nOunce them.
The Republican party is not made
up of rogues and TOmbs lawyers. Ii
contains a great mass of honest, hon
Orable, patriotic men, aud these will
not tolerate what would make them
hang their heads with shame; they
will not allow their leaders to resort
to trickery, to base devices, to doubt.
full means to count in their candidate
Already the Republican opinion of the
proceedings in the disputed States II
such that it has become almost impos
sihle deeently to count in Gov. Hayes
Already the wisest Republicans say IL
conversation that for the sake of thell
party they hope for Mr.. Tilden's re-
turn. As yet the honest Republican
masses are waiting in silence, but with
decreasing patience. But any further
appearance of trickery, any, the least
continuation of these attempts in the
disputed States to take advantage o
shallow legal technicalities, to resor
90 underhand and unworthy means
such as the recent hearing of testimOn!
charging intimidation, ON which thu
Louisiana Returning Board has, it il
said, determined, will give voice to tn,
smothered indignation of the Repub
lican party, who cannot stand silen
and see themselves and the good fam,
Of their party sold in disgrace.