Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-03-19
Southern InsOlence.

Southern Insolence.
Underneath the outside appearance OF
good intentions worn by the Southern de-
mocracy towards the administration OF
President Hayes turks the arrogance ana
insolence characteristic of the old slave
masters. So long as the President will al
low them to order things in their own way
they abound in praises of him; but when
he disregards their wishes they have no
h hesitation in treating him with insults.
The President declared in his inaugural
address his sincere desire for the welfare of
the South and his honest determination to
do what he could to settle the troubles
which vex that section of the country.
He gave the appointment of Postmaster
General to the South and to democrat as
a measure of Cancellation. But this is not
enough to satisfy the insolent leaders of
the White League. They insist upon I'M
conditional surrender to the bulldozers.
Only this will please them.
Only few days ago Wade Hampton
telegraphed to Washington in the charac-
ter of Governor of South Carolina, that he
does not wish to be recognized, meaning
of course to be understood that he regards
with contempt the idea that the President
has any right to consider who may be the
lawful Governor of the State, although the
Office is in fierce dispute. Furthermore,
be takes the liberty to inform the Presi-
dent that what he (Hampton) desires is
THAT the troops shall be removed from
the State house, and then the will of the
people can be carried out, and carried out
peaceably." That is to say, the President
alone stands in the way of a peaceable ad-
justment of the political affairs Of the
State. Let him take his troops away and
there would soon be peace. This insult
ing language is the reply of Wade Hamp-
ton TO the kind expressions and acts OF
President Hayes towards the Southern
democrats.
In the case of Louisiana there has been
Increasing and unceasing pressure to COM
pei the President TO recognize Nichols as
Governor and withdraw the troops. Ly-
ing representations have been sent over
the country to lead the people TO believe
that the President is committed to the pol
icy of casting Packard overheard. Every
effort that could be made to bulldoze the
President has been tried, both through the
aid of weak-knoed and doughfaced repub-
licans and by delegations of Southern
bulldozers backed by democratic Senators.
Before any pledge whatever is given that
the rights of the blacks will be accorded
and secured to them as the constitution
provides, and while white republicans are
assassinated, as in the case of Weber,
because he dared appear and give honest
testimony before the investigating COM
mittee as to the acts of brutal intimidation
and fraud praciised by the Louisiana dem
ocrats, these insolent leaders demand the
withdrawal of the troops, the surrender of
everything into their hands.
We trust the President will stand firm
against the bulldozers. Their manifesto
tons of insolence in return for his kind
ness show that there has been no relent-
ing on their part under his policy. What
they desire is to put the negro under their
feet and wipe out the republican party in
the South. If President Hayes will assist
them to accomplish this they will be salts
fed. II he will not do this he may ex-
pcct insolence and abuse from the Hamp-
tons. and none the less because he has ex-
tended the olive branch in the most gen.
erous manner 10 the South.