New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-03-02

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sure, justice ct last lays its heavy hand on
the Democracy Of tho North. From 1870 to
1877 is q long chase. But memories are vet
longer, when sealed with blood. Perhaps
the Northern Democrat fancied that the
South had forgotten. But graves lastlonger
than monuments; the South can forget
everything else sooner than II forgets tis
dead. Who sent them down 20 death, the
brave SONS of the erring Southi The North
ern Democrat. His fawniDg treachery to
the convictions OF the Northern people, his
assurance that Northern men had no prin-
ciples because he had none, his en-.
cOuragement to threats of disunion,
run with blood before an army
should 60 South to defend the fag-these
were the causes of the war. Greedy seek
ers for office st the North were willing
enough to endanger the republic, willing
enough to entrap brave men st the South
in reasonable schemes, in the belief that
commercial timidity would turn 1.-THE scale,
that Southern threats would stupefy North
ern consciences, that Democracy would still
prevail, and fat Offices be given to hungry
Democrats. Had the South dreamed, in
1860, that every Northern State would be
found standing in defense OF the
Union as firmly as the everlasting hills,
had the South comprehended the depth
Of Northern convictions, or the in
tensity or Northern attachment to
the Union, not single man would have
gone down to death in q war for secession.
But the South did not know. 1t had lis
tened to the lying tongues of Democratic
of6ce-seekers. 1t believed that Northern
sentiment had no fight in it; that Northern
Democratic politicians; that Northern
shopkeepers" and Northern "mudsills"
would protest little but fight not at all.
It had faith in the solemn pledges of men
like Pierce and Eaton; faith in the declara-
tons of men like Buchanan and TildeD; and
trusted that Democratic resistance at the
Nerth would make secession easy, peaceful,
and safe. The fatal step was taken. Half
million of men we're doomed to death by
the trickery of Northern Copperheads, who
promised to strike but only dared to hiss.
Thus the war came. The South, with
high courage and with noble trust, took the
lead, risked everything, and expected the
Northern Democrats to insure success in
the struggle which he had prompted. The
fall of Fort Sumter brought a revelation
Northern loyalty and Northern convictions
startled the world by their uprising. Cop
perheads hunted their holes. Pledges Of
aid to the South were forgotten in schemes
for personal advantage or safety. The
tricky Democratic leaders had not only
slandered the Republicans, the "shopkeep-
ers" and the "mudtills" of the North, but,
ocratic masses, who send many thousand
brave soldiers to the field. And then it was
that the cheated South, diegusted, mad
dened by the treaohery Of pretended
friends, set itself with stern resolve to
break away forever from q union with allies
sc unworthy and so base.
The day of retribution has come. North
esn Democracy named as candidates at st.
Louis two of the very men whose heresies
had caused the war. The South, not vet
able to see that its alliance with Northern
Democracy was surely fatal, gave an over
Whelming support to those candidates The
contest came, and again the Northern Dem
Ocrat tried to win Office and plumber BY
threatening civil war. Then Southern ewes
were opened. Mr.. Reagan, Postmaster
General of the late Confederacy, suggested
that the South would bring up the reserve
this time. Mr.. Hill contemptuously OBJ
served that Mr.. Tilden's friends had little
conception Of the conservative influence of
hfCeen-inch shell, with the fuse in process of
combustion. Mr.. Tilden and his Northern
friends stOrmed, clustered, bullied, but the
South only laughed. The electoral bill was
passed, largely by Southern votes. 1t would
have pleased many Northern Democrats to
defeat 1t, but they did not dare. The de-
cision in the Florida case was in favor of
the Republicans, and at once Northern
Democrats proposed to repudiate COM
pact they had accepted. Then came the
c0ntemptuOuE reply from Southern leaders
in Democratic caucus; "You, possibly, are
capable of this knavery; we are not"
Three tin es during this month Democrats
have been assembled in caucus, at the de-
sire of Mr.. Tilden and his friends, and men
like Randall and Springer; three times the
attempt has been made to commit that
party Co political scoundrelism by repudia-
ton Of its agreements. But every time the
scheme has been defeated by the unspeak-
able contempt of Southern Democrats for
the diehonest and revolutionary tricks of
their Northern allies. Put into words, the
votes of Southern members In caucus would
read thus: tYou lied to us in 1860, and
cheated US in 1861, and our fathers, brothers
and sons lie In graves which your broken
pledges opened. Begin the next revolution
yourselves. Not by our consent shall last
ing disgrace. be added to defeat" The
South remembers. Never again will South
eFn men DO used Is catspaWs BY greedy,
Office seeking tricksters Of the Northern De-
m0craey.
So 1861 is avenged; 1877 squares the &C.
count, and Northern Democracy sits down
in the shadow Of q most humiliating de-
feat. The despised negro IN the swamps of
Florida struck down Democracy beca useit
bad denied his riShtR, and now the defeated
SOutherner Htamps out the new rebellion
which Northern Democrats, maddened by
greed, are impatient to begin. VIII not
the South zee ct last that alliance with
Northern Democrats has cost IL quite
enoughi Win IL net at last seek the fnfiu-
ence In public affairs which It may right
fully exert, no longer through alliance with
those who cheated the South into war In
1861, but with the conscience and brain and
sturdy manhood Of the Eorthi Il is for
Southern men 20 say. Their great service
to the cause of peace and good government
rendered within the last month iustifies q
hope. Bnt in any case the Northern Demo
crat has his reward He soWed diehonOr in
1861, and be reaps diehonor in 1877.