The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-07-06
CHAMBERLAIN.
Tho Dead Ducks Howl over the Aban.
donment OF Southern Radicals by
the Seven by Right.
Hayes Accused OF Intrigue and Treaohery
and Proclalmlup to tho World that
the win Of the Majority Is not
the Ruling Power
Moon Associated Press Report

1
WASHINGTON, July 5.-.Phrasos from
Chamberlain's speech on the presldon,
tial policy " 1t Ia offensive. IL an
vors Of bad faith. II has "a native and
historical odor OF treaohery and In.
trlgue but, fellow.oltizens, what Is
the presidents southern policy? In a
point OF physical aud external faith II
consists In withdrawing the military
forces OF the United States nom the
points In South Carolina and Loulsi.
ana, where they had been previously
stationed for the protection and sup.
port OF the lawful governments Of
these states. In point OF immediate
| foreseen and intended consequences
II consists OF the destruction aud over.
throw Of those state governments and
the substitution In their stead
OF certain other organizations
called state governments. In point OF
actual present results, its consists OF
the abandonment of southern republic
cans, and especially the oolored race,
to the control and rule not only of the
democratic party, but OF that class at
the south which regarded slavery as a
divine institution, which waged four
years OF destructive war for its perpet-
uation, which steadily opposed citizen-
ship and suffrage for the negro. In a
word, u class whose traditions, princi.
Piles and history are opposed to every
step and feature OF what republicans
call our national progress since
1850. point OF general, moral and
political Significance, IL consists In the
proclamation to the country and the
world that the will OF the majority
OF the voters OF a state lawfully
and regularly expressed Is no longer
the ruling power In our states and that
the constitutional guarantee to every
state In this union OF republican
form OF government aud OF protection
against domestic violence In hence
forth Intellectual and worthless.
could frame an excuse for James
Buchanan. He was the decayiDg fruit
OF u century of northern suhaervience
to southern dictatlon--the poor dregs
OF worn out politician whose life had
been spent In covering submission to
the will Of those whom he WAS now
called to confront, But what shall be
said of this president, educated by the
events Of the last seventeen years, the
long and perilous struggle TO save the
nation TO freedom and Justice, the
representative OF party whose
life and inspiration In every
hour of Its existence has been
political Justice and freedom for all
American citlzens-a president who
had literally to climb 10 his high.seat
| over the dead bodies OF hundreds OF
loyal subjects In Louisiana, who met
death in far more terrible form than
any battle field, In order that the lib
erty which they had tasted might be
kept for their children? James Buoh-
anan would say he negotiated with
those who We're In arms against the
United States in order that he might
by peaceful agencies preserve the in
tegrity Of the Union and avert a fra
trlcidal war. This president enters
upon his negotiations with those who
are In arms against the lawful govern
ment of Louisiana In order that he
might the more surely betray the
friends who trusted him and the
cause he was sworn TO uphold. Now,
fellow citizens, exercise the right OF
an American citizen no more when /
say that review OF this chapter OF
our history leaves me In no doubt
that the real purpose OF the Louisiana
commission, and of the whole con
duct Of the Louisiana ca 20, by the pres.
ident, was to accomplish the overthrow
OF Governor Packard and the authori-
ty. Called upon, under the uonstitu-
ton and laws Of the country, as its
chief executive, to discharge a grave
public duty--a duty essential TO the
maintenance OF the life OF great
state--a duty equally essential to the
maintenance OF human right and the
principles Of the political party which
had elected him-the president not
only declines the duty, but he stabs
the state that sought his aid, and be-
trays the principles and men whom he
was bound to uphold and protect.