, 1877-09-22

pIacett. The gHnl eltTxcns hnyo perhaps not
al~aYs dnc all that Their ,Hlght to have slnne.
nor nit that they, GUILD have done, 10 prevent
tActc. Hut VIZ k1,'w TINT MANY 1tayc matlu
noble efforts, that they have nnc ln1cl, and tho
rcsnlts nlreniY nttatncsl give gopl reason tn
hope that they will hnalv accomplish all TINT
patriotic citizens e"n tltsirc Let ns h,t,c That
ehc terrible Chsolns tragedy shall have ctoscl
forever that lung series uf fallcst acts In our
h'a;ory. which party strife has donc so nuct To
cngcnticr.
oNE or TIE WORST RfPEc7, or MILITARY IN
TEAvE>TIOH
In tho South hos teen the discoutagc,ncnt It
has caused nnofg ali gooA citizens 1T their e.
soria to cont rol tl'cr own afEalrs. and epnsc-
aucntly the frequent elevation of - tho rough "
tntb tic representative hnti clianpiun Of what
oil have r.eardcd "a the Legitimate rights III II
Statc. Tne tendency Of Home fsu,c," or Of
local Acli-Vovcrnmcnt, Is to remove ono cause
Of irritation immediately, md to place the r.
spon*iblity on the good citizens, where It t,o-
longs, nj controlling their ow,t bad Hlcs. Tho
present order ana quiet prevailing everywhere
lit tho South very happily confirm tho a'i-
vantagcs which are sure to attend tho operation
Of thls principle. II is not TO be exncrtcl ttlas
this alone can relieve alt the disorders 0f n s-
ticty - profoundly disturbed a. this Inns hccn
hut bclcvc that II IL tho tTuo one. md tho
only ono which can accomplish Tho results that
thu ircnsls both OF tho Unton and tho negro
desire.
II thcte views arc correct. cur Northern
friends may he assured that, although tho 1ntl-
ftary hare lccn withdrawn, tnerc still remain
Ell lent inctli'ds of rnutcetton for every citizen,
aFc anu lnstitutlons md, willis wo have con-
fl,1encc. will ultimately heat secure to all tic
enjoyment OF a1l tnctr rights.
The danger arising fE'in tho Solid South"
tho Southern representation BY the ncgr, vota,
atinnt think. from our standpoint, quite na
alarming as some OF our Northern Republicans
have donc. It Is much to bo regrettcd, no
Il. IL
made nl,stakc fur their osn interests In pre-
tcrTin9 Defn0craty to my own faitl, with sllcl,
,lnaniutty, but am unable to REGARD that iact
In itself as evidences 0f reasonable intent.
an Incident to tho freedom and thu extension Of
the ctc, Tive franchise to tho negroes for, while
it Ia Gully Just to cuuccdc that the Soutfcrn
white III little respnnefble, and IL Ia attended
Will, tno many real advantages In vicw Ut ali the
possibilities Ut tic future, To Justify any serious
Tue pcri to tho nation from the
unanEn!ty Of The white voto can only
arlse iroIn tho fact that t,ts is tho rcs,.lt Of
combination, with thc nitcno' purpose of a new
secession anl rebellion. or ut least II the can-
tr0t VI thv National Government for evil pur-
p,scs. fuw. Il scarcely seeuls tu US here that
tLo origin VI this political unaninIty Is rcally
due, n all canor. to any prclne'aItatca concert
of nct!on. It 10 good rule VI rcasunlng, na np-
LlfcAblc In politics as In natural scicnct, ttat
"Wherc apparent catiscs will account for effects,
It Is sulrri!tuus to waste ciEorts In seeking for
Others" There Is no doubt that the i'm
prcsston produced on tic Southern mind by
several successive mensurGs.-t!lc most notable
Ut which il the clsil.Ilelts till,--tl,at tim nc-
publican party meant to Impose OIL the Snlth
S1clnl equality with tho Negro. lost us tho natIyn
whto v1te, and accounts for the 'color-l,nc.''
We believe that In the light Of lptc events most
Of the Southern people arc satisfied TINT this
was delusiun, but ut the time tho wllte yoto
was lost !! was very generally credited mud gayo
n n1anr fhb II xntttfi,3p
rHEnE ALE CERTAIN RESULTS or TIE WAR
which apprehcnd may be regarded as eontlu-
slyc1y Settled that the Union Ia preservcsI,
that no ncw secession will 10 attempted bv this
EFts permanently assured AMI hts right to the
baltUt recognized, tho free exercise Ut which
and of lits Other Important clvll Rights will sy,th
time bc secured. Tho Southern people, an
conyin> cd arc Too much ovcupfc,l at resctit Ii,
making livelihood and recilpcratlnG their tor-
tunes tu plot evil dcst0ns against thu lserubltc.
tcalevc, tot, ts,at tue number Is inconsi1erablu,
lndccd, Of ttiose who cherisli desires or designs
Inconsistent with their professions Of fidelity to
tho Natlunal Government. Sill moro, It nr-
pcars to INC that tho admirable conduct OF tic
Southern leaders tt tho action whtcl, finally ST.
cured tho peaceful inauguration 1T Prcstdcnt
liaycS. A. tinc when 1t ha.l hccn easy Tor them
to tns0!yc US III 4 now trouble, the magnitude
and issues of which mono could determine III ad-
yanrc, ~ well ns tier attitude during tho re-
cent .'str.kcs," ought to assure us'of tho frank
Southern people, and to disr,ifs forever from
osir minis tho un0cnrrous suspicion and apprc-
hension os THUR d.sloyal purpose.
THE souTIfERN DEMOCRACY
seems to INC cyen In its sollity much less
fearful thing than our friends appFchcn.l. Ills
controlled BY men wllDse Interests, reputation,
charactcr.--now tnat thu responsibility ot tho
Southern situation lies with tllgmsctves,-
ot violcnro aud disorder. 1t Is also leas con,.
paetly united as an organization, In principle or
spirit, than IL generally thought In tne North,
being. IN taet, tho union OF different elements III
Republican parity in whlrt, tllcY arc mistaken.
md the cohesive lnlucuccs OF With will eoaso
to operate ns soon as the mistake Is clearly
tnnde kn"mn to them, antl sectional issues shall
havc ccasel to h0 dlsclas cd.
As to tho ulttrspr purpose Of prosecuting
demands for compensation for slaves, Contes-
crate debts, cuttun c!nitns anl subsidies, It Is
difficult to pronounce tn .Alsanco what these
Gratis successful III securing tho two Houses Ut
Cunxs.ss by u largo majoF,ty. hut tl,erc aro
several contingencies HAT, Werr this their pltr-
nose, might allay our tears. FIrst, tlloy are not
likely % ilAso .hss majority un'Ier ths present
Southern Democrats llave si!tfcrent inlerasts on
these subjects. And Justly, tho SoNtiern p;ollo
wuula h. much Ilyl0rd alnOHR themselves Ia
regard to them, now that tnost OF tho claims
lure passed into tne hands Of apcsuIators, and
that 40 mnny men Ut mUlernto n,cane, who
nevcr owned slaves. llavo orcotne posse,s.'re Of
little hntcateutls W.itch they arc Interested in
guarding Tu,n ineFcasod taxAtDn.
At al! events, whatever TUG causes Of, Or tho
danger aFisnS from. the "Sotu SOUTH" forto
~ al u tho ncyra vote Ii not tho romo.ly nor
tho'means VI affecting It's dissolution. It has
bcct. tried and has ial'ed under circumstances
moro fnyoroble than can 0cclr agaln. Thu yast
nower Q! tho General Government can without
houht xesuro thu kalc casting Of tho vote wrEu
a!l tlat is CHARGED who'll trua; but untcsa tho
irF,tatlag Influences which b we often attended
tic electIuns also be withdrawn, tho frequent
exercise Of that power must impose military
tlespot,am on tho South, under tho pressure OF
which tho spirit, II not tho forn Ut our freo In
sttutlns lIlllst pcrst,. liuppily IL is no longer
necessary, wllutcycr may have been lts need in
tho past. Better methods will aurtlY bring
mDre satisfactory results.
Nor Can believe that the foundation Of
4 "soLlD koRIun
In the Republican interests, as yompacily united
10 tho South 10 for the Demo :r,a:y, wtrc this
possible, could bring anything but damago.to
our bcst national interests. It ia tho sectional
form that our public questions l,ay0 been tuato
to assume during tnu last few yeard which has
AInsercl t!.4t natuFal division Ut parties and ol
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