Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-02-06
DAYLIGHT in THE SOUTH ONCE
MORE.

Whatever may be tho result Of The COM
J promise-for compromise it is where each
side abates something from its dcmands-the
era of Grantism is about 60 psss into history.
Tho reYoutionists in the Senate have been
routed horse foot aud dragon. For once
the Girondists havo won the day. An
American Girondist may be described as an
honest man put in high public station with
out competent knowledge of it's requirements,
but who after serving an apprenticeship
therein finally learns the law, and what
Burke finely calls the "mysterious virtue OF
wax aud parchment" Roscoe Conklng and
Mr.. Ednunds are men of this type. We
had hitherto considered Mr.. Coukling as
rhetoriciau, brilliant, turgid, deoIamstory.
but not a statesman. He has uttered so
many rank political hcrcsies during the
past few years, especially over Sheridan's
rough ride through the Louisiana Legislature
in 1875, that we were not prepared for the
speech he recently made on the Electoral
Bill. After fairly discounting the praise of
certain Northern Journals which rank Conk>
lings speech with tho greatest of Webster,
and as superior to those of any other man
who has ever sat in the Senate, and brush
ing off the yessty foam of these graudiloquent
eulogi>ts. severe justice exacts the tribute of
high praise to Mr. Coukling's appeal for fair
play in declaring the count of the electoral
colleges He leans on authorities which can
not be oyercome-the trainers and those 9TH
err early lights OF American public law
There were giants in those days, of
mighty thcws and sincws Alter iri,terng
away half the inheritance they bequeathed to
us-it is some consolation to find cur Gouk
lings and Edmundses 10 the good company of
our Thurman's and Bayards and batting
against the Jacobips 10 rescue the remnant
of that inheritance from destruction.
Now then for the decision Of the Commits
tee OF fifteen. II justice be done, Tllden
must surely come by his own AtalI events
the forms of justice have been preserved.
We must abide the casting Of the die. Ii
llayes asceuds the steps of power by the
action Of this committee his legal title will
be uncl"uded. He will not be an Legitimate
bastard President. The equities would re-
| main with Tildcn; the moral sense o! fitness
| and truth aud conscience would forever
| s.uurt uuder it, mud will forever experience
shock should the constituti"naiiy elected Pres
| !deut be deprived of his seat in the White
| House Bot farther It will NOT be proper to
| go now. l. is nominated III the bond that
the fact shall tee submitted t" the tribunal of
| referecs What fact? Who has been cleo
| ted President. And their report 10 Congress,
unless re iectcd by u concurrent vote Of beth
a fin nj Hnr Nir1nf linn
Of the claims of the c"rseStIny Presidential
| and Vice Presidential candidates, that is, it
will be accepted and declared the sscer
| ,aipcd result by Congress Itself. As CUES
tion Of consequence, I" either party, we ii III
| " believe that party will be benz fired which
| suffers defeat at this time. II the Democrats
lose. iu>t men viii vindIc"te ard reward the
party in the future. II the Republicans lose
| il will 90 tar to Restore to the party iu.d
many honest Republicans throughout the
| Union who are prepared and Determined 9TH
"Iwsc To abandon an "rganiza;l"n which has
| .nue into the Swlndhus business with L"nIS-
| lana. South Carolina aud Florida advruturcrs
in order to steal tie Presidency. The public
mind Is again caiuI. Fever is checked. De-
iIrium is not to bc dreaded The RrpuhII
can aud carpet bayger c">pattmcrsh'p which
was to have worked out rt- will IN conspiracy,
aud by the usurIat"u of decision by the
| President Of the Senate, has become bank
rutt and is in the thr"es Of fiHaI disSn'ntinn.
! The South begins To breathe once more, and
her iaire>t homes. and "Reminiscences. and cities.
| and Ststcs are beginning !" feel the b God al
health and swelling commerce returned once
more IN restore ancient prosperity and wer
! The Southern Cross hi;z"s in the Heavens,
Tor the Internal scorpions nnd signs u! evil
| on,cu are falling from the S''uth"rn f'mam"nt
as Lucifrr Tell from Heaven t" the a"ch"ras"
and despair of the regions al darkness. Every
lover OF the South has reason 10 be ela'ed.
| The night is far spent and the dreary h"Ddsre
| of ycar- of Ignorance, piI'a"e, aud nsg"v-
ernmc, draws to It's clnse apnce
| "Oh tho South. fire sunny. sunny South
| Land of I. u fct.lin". land forever p inc.
l. Or nix the saes of Ic- rosy molth,
! , from attsitfo r wi -