The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-11-22
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prepared the past summer, during his visit
to the Pacific coast, evidently with the pur-
pose of its use in the autumn elections in
the west-but his sickness prevented it's |
delivery. We are sorry to say that the |
document does not bear out the report |
that the Senator had become tolerant in
his political ideas, and prepared to sup |
port President Hayes in his wise and kind
ly course towards the people Of the South.
tits filled with that gall of bitterness which
the Senator so well knew how to infuse into
speech and writings. More than that as
literary effort it is very far from being
respectable For the sake of the authors
reputation, both as a politician and a
scholar, his friends would have done we'll
to have suppressed the document. We
make the following extract
The States that were engaged in the rebellion
have not renewed it in its orig nal form and are
not now intent upon secession from the Union,
but have entered upon policy. which is
even more threatening and dangerous to the per
sonal liberty, rights and honor of the North than
the rebellion; and not to the people OF the
North alone, but also to part and we believe a
majority of their own people. This policy has for
its initial step the extirpation OF the Republican
party in those States and this could only be ac
complished by violence.
This policy is to bind all the States Of the South
socalled fifteen in number, into one sheaf, to be
welded a unit in the Electoral College and in
the Congress Of the United States and with this
united force and the division Of the Northern States
between the parties and even with the aid of but
th..rr, To SaI
of the government OF the United States to control
its action for their benefit and to subjugate the
North by government instrumentalihes When
that time comes the government of the United
States will be welded in the interests OF those
who but few years since sought its destruction
1t will then reimburse their losses incurred by
their rebellion. 1t will pay them for their prop
erty consumed or destroyed by either army. You
must remember that their theory of the rebellion
is that il was forced upon them by the expressions
of the North that they took up arms against
tyranny too grievous to be borne, and that the
North is morally responsible for all the conse-
quences of the rebellion, both in the loss OF life
and Of property, and ought to be made to pay for
that loss, so far as money can be recompense,
These assumptions on their part, except as to the
mere matter of payment have been continually
Endorsed BY the democratic party of the North
and when the time comes upon the part Of the
South to demand payment the democracy of the
North will be estopped by their own uninterrupted
declarations for many years from denying the jus
tice and morality of the demand 1t is part, and
the chief part Of this policy to stamp out those
principles of equal political rights and protection
to all which have been implanted in the consttu
ton Of the United States and in the constitutions
of all the reconstructed States. While there may
not be any attempt to re establish the institution
of slavery its primary object and infeXlble pur
pose is to reduce the negro from his position Of
political equality before the law to an inferior po-
sition, midway between freedom and slavery to
deprive him of the right of suffrage and of all share
in the government or in the administration of jus
tice, and to make him a scrf Of the most degraded
character.
This is Il repetition of the old cam
paign charges, with no foundation, in the
sense in which they are used. 1t must be
admitted that the states of the south have
their peculiar interests, as have those Of
the north and west. There can be no
doubt that the representative men of that
section, like those Of other sections, will
guard those interests. That is the pur
pose for which they are sent to Congress,
and hold other positions of trust. 1t is
not only their right but their duty to do
so. But to claim that they are to make
a new war upon the Union, through a
control Of the government, is to state an
absurdity. The lessons Of war are not
so soon forgotten by the vanquished, and
ought not to be by the vctors, who suf-
fered scarcely less. The south, more than
any other portion of the Union, needs
peace, for the establishment of her in
dustries and properties 1t is believed
by the larger portion Of the country that
the southern people will be wise enough
to use their influence in the national cOun
ellis to that end, and not unWise enough
to give any just ground for a belief that
any designs upon the people, the bust
ness, or the government Of other sections
are entertained. If such purpose shall
become apparent, the northern aid to
which the speech alludes, will melt away
very rapidly.
The Senator omits one very important
matter in his review of the attitude Of the
SOUTH as he assumes it to be. He foryets
to state the manner in which the southern
states have become possessed Of a repre-
sentation about twenty per cent greater
than before the war, by the aid Of which
their power in Congress is proportionate-
ly increased. The Democrats, north and
south, protested against enfranchising the
ignorance of the south, by giving the bal
lot to the liberated slaves But Senator
Morton and his associates insisted upon
so amending the Constitution; and as
they could not we'll avoid providing for a
representation for the whole population,
the old three tifths rule for ''all other
persons than free people had to be dis
pensed with consequently came the in
creased representation. Now, after hay
ing themselves, deliberately and against
protest, provided for this increased power,
the Republicans Of the Morton stamp as
sail the south for possessing it.
Hon. Israel Washburn, of Portland, a
few days ago received an elegant sea otter
robe from Colonel of the U. S. army, now
stationed on the northwest coast. When
the Colonel wasa poorand untriended boy,
twenty four years ago, Mr.. Washburn,
then a member OF Congress, procured him
an appointment to the West Point acad-
envy.
Judge Tourney, i'll IA suit at Danville, Va, to
y,,,I ,.,1n, bnth al
cided that Hayes recognized President by the
decision of the Electoral Commission which was
ratified by Congress, and that the money which
had been paid over by the stakeholder is not re
coverable
Now that is refreshing to man who
likes to see a square decision. No taking
of money from the hands of the referee
for the use of the public, but the court
comes in and adds the weight Of its judi
cial decision to that of the stakeholder.