The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-04-05


aside when a political hatred interierrs {
with it. Well, let us refer back one mo-
ment TO what the "usurpations' OF Pack /.
AID and Chamberlain really are. With
out meddiing in the least with the GUS
tion of r.jecting the Julldozed parish-s,
let Us take the vote for Hayes and Pack
ard. declar' by both parties:
Votes.
Returning Board count. Packard. ......... 7I.Gsi
Democratic count. Packard 7d,tlT
Average KepubiicHn El,ctor................ 7i,4JB
In other words il was admitted ly
both sides that Packard had the highest
Republican vote. Every one knows how
the Democratic majority was made out
10y admitting the votes Of parishes aud /
precincts where the Republican voters
were driven from the polls. and murder /
and outrage reisned supreme. IL is said /
that. technically. the Governor was elect. /
ed by the Legislature. Well. the actual /
returns showed that majority of the /
Legislature were Republicans. and its or
ganization showed Republican MAORI. |
~. In no sense whatever was Packard "A |
"usurper" Now. let US turn to South |
Carolina. Nobody disputes that the |
Hayes Electors were elected The Can.
vassing Board gave this result on the
face of the returns:
Hayes ELECTORS. 81 80
Iluen Eiectofs.--...----..... J,stJ
A committee for the United States
House made out:
Hayes o. lOf
llluen -..--.- VI ass
This shows that there was no question
about the Electors: Tut it also shows that
there were somewhere great frauds. Tor
the State haS not as many voters Ms are
recorded by 80 U0Jl The real question.
however. was on the Governor, aud here
he two counts were ~ follows:
Republican. Democratic
Chamberlain.-.......--. sOiOG gi.ig7
Hampton .--.-..-.--..--. eSO9l 81 -Bi
Chambcrlain.......-.- ass Hampton.......I,IsiI
Now the first thing which strikes u !,
| that the DrmocrOtic count makes no less
, than Is 4OO votes more than the R.pub
lican. Wh-rr did they come from2 The
/ Board Of Canvassrrs threw out the vote
OF two cOuntIes-Elgrfi-ld and Lauren.
l-ior violence. intimidation. aud fraud
The fraud was palpable on the lace of the
returns. and the violence was notorious
Edgeti-ld county was FetBrned as having
gwen g.SoO votes. IL is higher than that
Of any county OF equal population in
Ohio. More than half the people are
blacks, many OF whom were intimidated
30 as not to vote. Aud yet in that bull.
dozrd county Tilden was made TO have
6,25I votesl The facts show for them
selves. We need not 20 into any more
details. Chamberlain was plainly elect
ed Governor by the lawful vote. And
now we have Mr.. Wade Hampton march.
ing in procession to Washington, de
claring he will have no arbitration or
compromise. i certainly would not ask
him to have any, except what the gallows
offers every criminal. And now, with
such sweeping impudence and assump
tion on one hand, and a committee OF
pacification going to New Orleans on the
other, and a declaration that the author
ity OF the United States Government j.
to be Withdrawn, what are we to expect {?
We can not tell. aud he must be- proph.
ct who can. But some general views We
have. partly corresponding with the idea
OF paciiicatiOn and partly not OF that
kind. Every candid. iair-minded man
must admit that. if il be possible TO CON
cilate the South, it is n good and lnudA-
ble object. The one thing necessary in
the South is TO break down class lines
and sectional lines. Whoever can find a
way OF doing that will do good, not only
for his country but for humanity. But
how is that TO be donr2 Let US suppose
Packard and Chambrrlsin-both lawful
Governors OF their respective States-arr
sacrificed for the sake ~ you please 81
general peace and conciliation What is
to iollow2 We have Hampton aud
Nicholls-bOth of whom are setting up
governments in defiance OF the honest
votes of their respective States: both OF
whom despise and oppose the Govern
ment OF the United States-comIng into
power to oppose and trample upon the
rights OF the poor aud the oppressed ia
Ii 4 4
iul result OF Republican administra.
tionf And will the result rs n result OF
policy aud justice be any bettrr2 We
= ssy unhesiIatingly that II the general
welfare, il the peace and prosperity OF
this country, j. To L- really and seriously y
promoted 10y policy which will kill the
Republican party itself. We will never
theless support it. Bot it is tirst To D..
; shown that It will promote tue peace aud
welfare OF the country. IL II will not,
then for what purpose shall we make the
sicriiice2 We enter into no QUESTION ui
whether the G-nrral Government has
. the right To interfere. 10y "rrcOgulz NJ,
with the State governments IL T.
enough 10 say that u has Teen done
The General Government has business
with all the Stat. Governments. and u
must recogniz. somebody. aud some
thing. as those governments. s. FAR. we
. may say that the action at the General
Government j. right Will it Withdraw
the trOUpJ aud leave Hampton aud Nich.
b oils to usurp the state governments: tO
: ride rough shod over every R-publichn
, in those Stats; silence the black. and
set up governments which are a. alien ~
the loyal aud patriotic people OF this
country. a. il they bad been Turks and
, rsrtais2 Is it that end for which the
: beet aud purest blood OF this nation wa
shed2 Is that the end OF the gie Il Re
, publican party2 Is that the end To
which peace and Cancellation lead j.
2 that the feast to which ! am invited2
/ beg leave to decline the invitation. We
say, as we have said. that no policy can
be better (ii it be policy than that which
J seeks To break down all class and sec
: tional lines. and restores to this divided
nstiOn an era of good will aud good feel.
, ing, and Tor that object we see nothing To
break down all party lines But can that
otj-ct be accomplished When Nichols
reigns with the mob Of New Orleans at
, his heels; with the Presidents OF banks.
. bishops and ministers OF the church hiss
ing HIM on. what will Le attainrd7 Sim
ply the old white aristocracy under a
new form. We shall have white line
; aristocracy trampling upon every human
, right in the blacks and with "a blindu-ss
which seems marvellous. Grating state
OF things in which no free independent
man OF any sort can endure.
when Hampton reigus in South Caro-
lima. what will happen2 IL will lie the
reign Of a man who. of all ia the United
States, is the most opposed TO any real
democracy; who has been thu owner Of
hundreds of slave-; who fought with all
his might against the government OF the