The Russellville Democrat., 1877-03-15

| WlSu HoW, WdCii CNSi1 fuotiNS VI misrepresentation has passed away, to repeat what was said be
 fore the election, trusting that my countrymen will candidly weigh
 a1d understand it, and that they l@ill feel assured that the senti- ments declared in accepting the nomination for the Presidency will pe the standard of my con
 duct in the path before me. charg
 ed as I am now with the grave and difficult task of carrying them out in the practical admin istrasion of the government, so far as depends under the constitu- tion and laws, on the chief execu
 tive of the nation. A perfect pac- iilcation of the country upon such principles and by such measures as will secure the complete pro tection of all It's citizens in the free enjoyment of all their Consti- tutional rights, is one subject in our public affairs which all thoughtful and patriotic citizens regard as of supreme importance. Many of the calalnitous effects oi the tremendous revolution which has passed over the Southern states stlll remain. The immeas- urable benefits which will surely follow, sooner or later hearty and generous acceptance of the legitimate results of that 1evolu- tion have not vet been realized. Difficult and embarrassing ques
 tions meet us at the threshold of this subject. The people of these States are still impoverished. The lnestimable blessings of wise, peaceful local self government is not fully enjoyed. Whatever diff, ference of opinion may exist as te the cause of things, the fact is clear that in the progress oi events the time has come when such q government is an impera
 tive necessity, required by all va ried interests, public and private
 of these States. But it must no, be forgotten that only the loca
 government which recognized and maintained inviolate the rights ol all is the true self government
 With respect to the two distinct races whose peculiar relations te each other have brought upon us the deplorable complications and perplexities which exist in these States, it must be a government which decides the interests O
 both races carefully and equally
 1t must be a government whicl submits Loyalty and heartily tt the constitution and the laws the laws of the Nation and tht laws of the States-acceptins and obeying faithfully the whole Constitution as it is. Resting upon this sure and substantia foundation and superstructnre beneficent local governments car be built up and not otherwise. II Efurtherance of such obedience tt the letter and spirit of the Con
 stitutiop, and in behalf of all tha' it's attainment implies, the so-call
 cd party interests lose their ap
 parent importance, and part, lines may we'll be allowed to fal into insignificance. The ques
 tion we have to consider for thu immediate welfare of thos' States of the Union IS the question of government or no government of social order, and all the peace
 full industries and happiness tha
 belongs to it, or return to bar barlsm. It is a question Il which every citizen of the natiol is deeply interested, and witl respect to which we ought not t' be in a partisan sense, either Re pubiicans or Democrats, but felloy citizens and fellow men to whom the interest of common countr. and common humanity are deal A sweeping revolution of the en tire labor system of a large por tion of our country and the ad
 vance of 4,000,000 from a condi tion of servitude to that of citizen
 ship, upon an equal footing wit
 their former masters, could nc
 occur without presenting q prot
 lem of the gravest moment to b
 dealt with by the emancipate
 race, by their former masters an
 by the General Government--th
 author of the act of emancipation l That it was wise, just and prov \ dencial act, fraught with good fo | all concerned, is now general
 conceded throughout the country
 That a moral obligation rests uI
 on the national government
 employ its conditional power an
 influence to establish the right
 of the people it has emancipate
 ito protect them in the enjo,
 ment of those rights when the
 are infringed or assailed, is ais
 generally admitted. The eyi
 which effect the Southern State
 can only be removed or remedie
 by the united and harmonious e
 forts of both races, actuated | motives of mutual sympathy an regard. And while in du, bound, and fully determined protect the rights of all, by evel , constitutional means ut the di