The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1876-09-06

The New York Herald thus rebukes
the Democratic blather about the
Radical OPPRESSION" of the South:
"It is with surprise that we see the
Courier Journal follow after the bay
ing pack of wild newspapers who be-
heve that the election of Tilden is
necessary to "save~ the South from
Radical oppression There is no
such thing as Radical oppression. The
Republicans, as a party, stand with
the Democrats. They have never
ceased to hold out to the South the
hand of malignity and friendship.
There is nothing that Tilden, as Pres
ident, could do that Hayes could not
and would not do. But the Southern
men insist upon regarding the Repub-
Hcans as enemies, as men pining after
their goods and chattels, as laboring
to build up governing class of ad-
venturers and negroes to rule over
and plunder them. There has been
a good deal of this; but who is to
blame2 The Southerners provoked
d policy of repression, and that policy
has been enforced. They have striven
steadily to bring the Union back to
what it was before the war. The Re-
publicans have defeated this in legis-
1ation as they did in arms. 1t has
been a losing game. It is unjust to
say that the Republicans cid not wish
TO act with the old Confederates. The
truth is, when an old Confederate
acted with the Republicans, he was at
once hunted out of society. Take the
case Of the celebrated General Long
streot. He was good enough to com.
mand great army under Lee, but as
he professed his desire to act with the
Republicans, he was outlawed. The
same may be said of General Mosby,
who was good enough to command
cavalry guerillas for Lee, but who, as
soon as he supports the Republicans,
becomes infamous"
Considering that but for the in.
strumentality ofSamuel j. Tilden it
is not likely that any Of the suits,
either civil or criminal, against VIM.
nj. Tweed would ever have been sue
cessfully prosecuted, and that Mr..
Tweed raight to-day have been one of
our State Senators. -
The foregoing paragraph, clipped
from the New York San Of the 11th
ult, really is too good hit to be left
to the obscurity of that paper, and it
is here reproduced for the amusement
OF our million readers As q bit of
sarcasm it is unsurpassed by anything
lately produced, even in, the most able
Republican journals, and is a valua.
bic acquisition in the political market
as direct thrust at the old fostering
sore in the body-politic Of the Democ-
racy. With an exhibition of selfsac-
rifice Mr. Tlden must have made |!
How the milk of human kindness
must have flown from his large, gem
erous SOUL to thus nerve himself
openly to denounce his most intimate
pal" in their wholesale robbery of
New York. And to think that the
moving of the deep waters of his con-
science-all for the sake of reform
and for justice have saved the
country from the Sad spectacle ofa
convicted thief in the Senate of the
State of New York. To those (and
who does not know of IT'D familiar
with the demoralizing facts of the
combination under Tweed, Tilden.
Hall d Co., in their huge frauds upon
the treasury of New York city and
State, this keen, relishable satire of
The chief Democratic organ will be
fully appreciated.
In a recent speech, Zebulon B.
Vance, the Democratic candidate for
Governor in North Carolina said:
81 am sorry that / laid down nv
arms in 1865; am in favor of re.en.
shaving the negro, and if that cannot
be done at once, my idea is to adopt
a'plan which will bring about such
condition Of things. | would de.
prive the negro of educational privile-
ges; l would pay him low wages; |
wonld prevent him from requiring
real estate would deprive him Of
arms, ammunition, stock, and agricul-
taral implements.p
General Sherman's modest aud re-
firing behavior reminds the London
Times of the Duke Of Wellington's
during the long peace.