The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-03-29
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appointed. The Democrats h baa de-
sired to see Mr.. Tilden i~naugurated weis
disappointed. They saw instead a man
not elected at the ballot box placed III
the Presidential chair by the most gigan-
tic fraud of the age. They saw the acte
OF four rascaily seoundrels ont weigh,
a popular majority of a quarter OF a
million votes, and upheld, too, by men
from whom they had n inst right to ex~
pect e just award. They saw Repre-
sentatives disregard their oath, Senators
disgrace their high Office ana Judges OF
Supreme Cont drag their ermine in the
dust of partisanism.'
Then was Am arican liberty shaken
from center TO circumference. Many
no longer felt as freemen but as siaycs.
They had tonight a good fight. They
had WOO o grand, q noble v!c:oryi To
see it sua.ched from taem by frand was
enough to cause them to hang their
heads in shame. To see a man male
President who had never been elected
was we'll nigh enough to drive them to
desperati"n-.o war. It was but fer
our leaders to say. and they decided
wisely. They concluded that four more
years Of Rad;calism would cause less
prostration 10 The country than q civil
var. Some cersgre them for this
course. Bat passion has the better
part of their Judgment.
BIT some are driven slmost 10 lie
SPAR, AMI affirm that they viii never
cast another vote. Nothing will be
gained by such a course. Strength will
rather be added to the most VIGOROUSLY
corrupt party that has ever cursed this
country. Moreover, a rev lease of
power would he granted it, Instead Of
despairing each one should nerve him,
self Tor the next contest, should be one
of many to form a solid phnlanx aud
dauntless)y march forth to tho ballot
| box as the Romans of old did to the
battle Geld, rush with Herculean power
against the Sinons, hurl Radicalism
from its throne OF perjury, and place
in lis stead q government for the reo-
plea just government that will know
no North nor South.
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Ete object of tHe Commission.
We publish in another place al arti-
Gle from the Mobile Register headed,
Not a blunder but a trick" We be-
Iieve with the Register that Hayes Oh
ject il appointing the Southern Com
mission was to gain time-to "hold the
question in allegiance until the called
session OF Congress takes place. lie
fears that, if he closes his bargain and
removes Packard and Chamberlain flom
their usurped seats. the Democrats will
organize the House upon strict party
lines. BY fair promises and dilatory
action he has already captured the Pres.
idency and the Senate. To make him,
self perfectly secure he wishes now tc
capture the House. He hopes to do sc
by keeping open the vexed question.
When the House meets in June, II num-
Der of Southern Democrats will argus
that Hayes must be sustained, ard that
it would be we'll to have q Hayes Speak.
or and Hayes Committees. The few
/ Democrats from South Carolina and
Louisiana who are upon the list OF
CLERK Ada44as can nlnao control the or
g~auization Of the House. To these
meu aad to others the friends of the
President viii cay: Give Us Foster fol
Speaker. or we will not stir another
step towards the rescue of your States.
This is the meaning Of the Commission.
There will be no report until after the
House shall have surrendered their or
g~anization to the Hayes party"
If the half-dozen Democrats who
have the power to organize the House
upon any line they may choose, prove
recreant to their trusts and make aeon
promise with Hayes, they will deserve
to be dashed naked through the worlt
with a whip of scorpions.