The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-02-24
The Democracy and the South.

| Northern Democrat 10 more than suf'
fcient to satisfy us, and should he to
satisfy every thinking person, that no
good either to our interests, institu-
tons or people, eau come by further
alliance with them.
Success can never crown any effort
they may make t." secure control OF
the National Government, for their
cowardice will cause them t" give up
victory already wop, when their op-
ponents show even a disposition not
to submit, and their idiocy would
never succeed in bringing about the
great reforms the country requires,
and must have or perish, if they
should once, accidentally, get power !;
for it would be an accident If they
did succeed.
Hayes is President, although never
elected. No respectable man capa-
bic Of blusling will ever say that
Hayes was elected-snch is not claim
ed for him, but nevertheless he is
President-and why, pray' Simply
because his party hackers are men
without nice scrnples, and blu6ed the
elected man, Tilden, and his meh COM
pletely ont of their victory.
Does any sane man donbt that
Hayes and his party will not be snp.
ported by the great majority of the
American peoplei If there be any
who do doubt it, We pity them, for
Americans admire cheek, and ap-
plaud success, both of which Hayes
and his party can lay sole claim to.
Does any sane man suppose that
the Republicans ever seriously in
tended to have the President Of the
Senate count in the President, as
their orators claimed2 Cel tain]y not.
It was part of their "sharp practice"
that was to end in the way it did
il tie Electoral Bill, which, from the
moment Of its PRONUNCIATION settled
the fact that Hayes was to he Presi
dent non obstante. Had the Radi-
calls failed to have secured, the pas.
sage ofthis law that placed the trump
card in their own hands and gave
them the power to play it, no matter
how wrongfully, fraudulently and
outrageously obtained, without being
brought to judgement therefor, they
would have on the 18th Of this month
when the two Houses met to count
the votes, silently yielded to the law
and the presidents, and accepted do.
feat with what grace they could.
In other words, the Radical party
defeated, overwhelmed aud routed
at the polls, brought to bear upon
their timid adversaries that only le-
yer of success in alt political parties
aggression even in defeat, and put
on foot q movement covered with a
parapharnalia of revolt but within
rank ana hideous bluff. lack Chan
dler claimed States the claim vas
voceferous|y echoed by the party
from Maine to the Rio Grande. Re-
turning Boards went to work mani
pulating, mutilating and forging re-
turns-the army spread over them its
protecting mantle. Troops thronged
at Washington, and Congress held
session under the frowning muzzles
Of Napoleon's in battery-all this was
the paraphanalia Of the bluff. Chan.
dler's claims were an idle boast nee
essary as foundation for that bluff
troops and cannon added solemnity
to the ginning farce-they were the
puppets, as the Radicals we'll thought
and which results justified, that would
frighten the cowardly Democrats who
had won the victory but did not
know how to preserve it.
How we'll all this "sharp practice"
sncceeded the inauguration Of a cau-
didate with minority of popular and
electoral votes will fully show, and to
say that the Democratic party could
live after 80 fearful crime would be
to eounciate nonsense.
What is the South to do in all this
wreck aud ruini The result so &C.
riously effects, at least two States,
Louisiana and Soutl, Caio|ioa, that
the very Astronomy Of their citizens
and their existance az Common
wealths IN tho Republic depend upon
some individual action on their part.
The situation calls at once for the
wisdom of her people to invoke a
spirit of materialism and sink the
LIND idealists. Louisiana and South
Carolina must take care of them.
Selves" wlirls across the continent to
their down trodden shores, aud causes
tho stoutest of their sons hearts to
beat with anguish at the thought Of
the precari"usness Of their situation.
What does this notice to "take care
Of ourselves" meant To put it in a
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