National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-01-16

the same convention, as delegate from
Texse, was Hon. George W. Paschsl, still
fail full to his principles, who was q member
of that committee, and was ably and energeti-
cally seconded by Mr.. Brown in carrying the
committee in fayor of . resolution declaring
for negro suffrage. But when 1t was called to
the attention Of the delegates generally most
Of those from the Northern States deprec ited
tine movement q too radical and precipitate
to be with safety adopted at that time! Par
ticularly was this the view of those from
Pennsylvania, whose State was one of those 10
take the initiative in October, and upon whose
course was thought to depend the result
throughout the Union. They pleaded to be
relieved from the burthen of this sentiment,
asseverating their solemn conviction that to
undertake to carry it would be to lose the
State. Under the pressure of this apprehen-
sion of the good men who so argued the reso-
luton was stricken out, and to the great
chagrin and disappointment of Mr.. Brown the
innovation of negro suffrage was deferred
until the country was brought up to Its radi-
cal position and the time rife for its adoption.
Since that day Mr.. Brown, like number
of his brethren of that convention, has fallen
away from the principles he then chsmpioned,
and now sits at the feet of his masters calling
those who would not then train in the front
with him "Radicals" and other hard names,
which while an aggressive member of the
Republican party he learned was the pleasure
of those masters to hear applied to that party.
Coming now to the present views of this
Wanted chieftain of Tilden and the Southern
project they are, In comprehensive brevity.
while disclaiming any distinct sectional inter-
est, as follows: ave have confidence in the
Northern Democracy: we leave them to de-
eide the issue, and we will, during the
emergency, stand by them with immovable
firmness, be the consequences what they may"
Now exeunt Governor Brown. The recorded
declaration makes the purpose clear. 1t is
the same sugsr-coated pill that was for so
many years prior to the rebellion pressed upon
the Northern Democracy as a remedy for
threatened ills and as a cover for reasonable
devices. The Northern Democracy are not so
implicit in their reliance upon Southern good
faith as they then were. They have been
Tilted once, and will not confide any more.
The real sentiment here concealed is this:
"We will use the Northern Democracy as q
cat's-paw to test the heat of the still slumber-
ing embers of revolution, and If, upon any
pretext, we can push them on to engage in
violence to secure the Presidency for Mr..
T!den, the issue of blood once opened, they
will be enlisted for the war, and at the proper
time we will strike out for ourselves and
snatch from the conflict the independence Of
the South, and the assured permanancy of
the Confederate States as q nation of the
world" While protesting to be tired of war
and all its concomitants, this is the deep laid
scheme of the leaders of the united South in
this contest, and, If rumor is true, the North
ern Democracy have already taken the alarm,
and some oftheir representative men propose
to withdraw from the parts assigned them in
the drama.