Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-11-26

before their former masters sought by
force to drive them from the polls, or to
compel them to vote contrary to their
convictions. The poor, dependent blacks
were discharged from their labors, cheat
ed out of their wages, driven from their
homes, murdered in their cabins, shot
down in the streets, slaughtered at the
polls. set upon by midnight marauders
and Ku-Klux bands, until, crushed, over
powered and overawed, they abandoned
the polls and surrendered their sacred
rights. On extraordinary occasions,
their native honesty and patriotism tri-
umphed over their fears, and they risked
life and limb in their attempt to have a
voice in the choice of President. ThrO'
bloodshed and peril, they came to the
polls in 1876, and saved the Republican
party from defeat at the presidential
election and they saved for the country
President whose love for national con-
cord is so great that it is liable to rivet,
all too tight, the letters of ostracism on
the poor race tA whom he is indebted
for his exalted position.
Two years ago the South, almost en-
tirely Democratic, with the aid of its
northern allies, began afresh its schemes
in congress for that kind of legislation
which should take from the treasury i'm
mense sums of money for payment of
damages resulting from the war, and the
building up of southern interests. Claim
after claim, until the aggregate was al
most equal to the national debt, was put
into the House in the form of bills to
pay the rebels for their losses in their
rebellion.
One year ago, because of hatred
to the army, and from fear that it might
again punish them for their unlawful
deeds, this same party in congress voted
to withhold pay from the soldier and the
sailor and thus crippled the nation in its
power, by refusing money appropriations
to support these necessary branches of
government. When the Indian hordes
of the West and the mob elements of the
East were let loose, then the necessity
of the army was acknowledged, and its
protection was demanded by the very
men who had voted to starve it, that
they might be shielded from the violence
of their Infatuated constituents.
The elections of 1877, and the unfair
acts of the House, have been favorable
to the South, inasmuch as the Democrat
ic power in congress has been increased
During the last few weeks congress ha
been in session, and the disadvantage o
having large section of the countr,
solid on all measures, has manifested it
+ self. When an attempt was made t
make the appropriations needed for tn
pay of the army and navy the part
which has its strength and brains in tn
/. South, was found to almost unanimousl
Q oppose the measure, unless the army {
|. twenty-five thousand could be reduce
q one-ffth, and its control by the Con
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q wards this same South, aided by il
q lick-spittle brethren of the North. under
v took to ride the measure by passing a
act which stipulated that five regiment
IS of cavalry should be used only on tn
,e Texas frontiers. Again, when motor
n Gus negro murderer from South Carolir
,e sought abundance into the Q. S. senat
q. the solid South was solid in his beha'
When Representative from Colora'
"a presented his credential duly prepar,
he to congress, the solid South opposed, al
ol he is kept out in the cold. When t
he attempt was made to repeal the Resum
ton Act, which has stood for some yea
II. as pledge to the world that our Ion
he deferred pledges shall be made good. t
10. solid South votes with the enemies
n national credit North, and undertakes
nj further dishonor the nations reputatic
N. When the silver men East and We
,lv sought to tamper with the cOuntr
lid credit by enacting that SO cents VOL
IN of silver should be forced upon the pr
m or the rich man for one dollar, it v
on easy to decide where the solid Sol
Id could be found.
10 Thus far, ever since the times of
var first slavery agitation, the South has
lid all important legislation been united a
4ho devoted to sectional interests. Thus
ron is liable to be. The great misfortl
al of the times is, that few politicians no
no can keep large following at their he
,on who will continue to vote for men VIII
CIV. only aspirations are for party supreI
90 cy, and who will unite destinies v
vbo the very worst elements North and So
inc that they may again get themselves
ono throEed in power, and their arms
,ost the nations money bags.
rho There may be those who look on v
,me unconcern and pleasure at the gro
mes of southern power in the governm
tor but to those who have desire, in t
20 love for the whole country, to rise al
vora party bias and sectional interests,
fed signs are full of threatenings and {
hair ger. When the solid south is s
a. enemy to the general peaee and nros