The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-11-08
JACKSON c. H, OHIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER g. 1877.

] Won OF negro slavery
." / am quite sure that there are before
me very many of the brave men who
fought in the Confederate army. Ap
plause And here we are
Republicans, Democrats, colored people
white people Confederate soldiers, and
[ Union soldiers-aH Of one mind and on,
| heart to-day You here mainly
joined the Confederate side, and fought
bravely, risked your lives heroically, in
| behalf OF your convictions. And can any
/ true man anywhere fail to respect the
man who risks mis- life for his convictionsl
\ Prolonged applause And | accord
that respect to you, and believe you tc
l be equally liberal and generous and just
/ feel that as ! stand before you as one
/ who fought in tho Union army for his
convictions ! am entitled to your re-
/ spect." [Cheers.1
To attempt to palliate or excuse such
/ talk would be like arguing the perfect
/ agreement between oil and water. The
mental obiuscation Of the President is
| hard to parallel; but his moral standard,
I in this instance, is as flexible as "a reed
shaken by the wind Such a confound-
ing of loyalty and treason, right and
wrong, liberty and slavery, and treating
them all with respect" and in the same
complimentary manner, is enough Ito
stir fever in the blood Of age" Hail,
Judas Iscariot Hail, Benedict Arnold I
Your reproach shall now be taken away
You nobly acted up to your convictions, :"
and are as much entitled to commenda-
tion as the Apostle John or the patriot
George Washington We humbly be-
seech you to be equally liberal and gem
erous and just to the Apostle and patri-
OF aforesaid, who were not less heroic
and true to their convictions. Neither
party has anything 10 be ashamed of;
but both may glory in their achievements.
To compliment those whose rebellion
was for the wickedest ends. whose con-
duct was marked by the blackest periidy,
whose oppression Of the millions Of vic
tins within their grasp was horribly in
human, and whose reasonable uprising
cost the land hundreds of thousands OF
lives and thousands OF millions Of dollars,
as having signalized themselves for their
courage and devotion, is next to standing
on the same place with them. IL is a
glaring misapplication and peryersion Of
honest speech as associated with noble
deeds
In the same speech President Hayes
said
What troubles our people at the
North, what has troubled them, was they
feared that these colored people, who had
been made freeman by the war, would
not be safe in their rights and interests
in the South unless il was by the inter
ference of the General Government
Many good people had that idea. have
given that matter some consideration,
and now, my colored friends. who have
thought or who have been told that ! |
whom | fought for now listen. After |
it over, ! believe that your rights |
and interests ,Coud Be safer II this qrsat |
mass Of intelligent 1ohite men ,geTs let alone By
ne General Government Immense en- /
thusiasm and cheering for several min
utes And now let me say another 1
thing We have been trying it for these
six months, and, in my opinion, for no
Xix months since the war have their been
30 few Outrages ard invasions Of your
rights. or you SO secure in your rights,
persons and homes, as i'm the last six
The President here deals in paradoxes
He is not disposed to turn his back upon
MS colored friends" Oh, nO he is
pledged to see their rights as citizens re-
spected. And the best way Of doing this,
after thinking il over is to leave them
without any protection whatever No
wonder that immense enthusiasm and
cheering for several minutes greeted
his avowal, but it can be safely affirmed
hat only tbs rebel whites present par
in it.
Laboring under the same delusion, the
President tells his "colored friends that
or the last six months they have been sig
lally exempted from outrages and inva-
ions OF their rights, as a consequence Of
eaying them at the mercy of their old
,ppressors But this us only congratu-
ating those who have been slaughtered
hat their suiferings are much less than
When they were living See what will
happen when the time for bringing out
he shot-guns comes around G., cleo
ion time.
Briefly, here are some Of the results Of
his boasted Southern policy:
/. The virtual Acknowledgement Of the
,olored population in all that section,
hus reducing them to a state Of vassal-
lge.
,. The consequent domination Of their
enemies, whose triumph makes "con-
South and insures them the
next Presidential election.
3. The disintegration and demoraliza-
ion Of the Republican party-whether
beyond recovery remains to be seen.
1t is time for the loyal spirit Of the
to be aroused-for the tried
friends of freedom everywhere to rally
20 the rescue, startled but not disheart-
sned by the impending danger, and re-
that eternal vigilance is the
price of liberty"
Respectfully yours,
WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON.