Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1877-05-24

- ioo oSoe Nt1 y =, anu us U6luuCU,
de-; a2d L sometimes reply that it
is no more deffunct than the anti
betAum Democratic party, and
truth to tell, not as much so, fer
"men die, but princi pies never
Washington and Hamilton, the
Adamses and Harrison, Taylor
and Fillmore, are dead, and Clay
and Webster are dead, bat the de-
votion of those great men to CON
stitutional libertys their undying
love of country, and their lofty
comprehensive states nansAlp EN-.
bodied great principles that will
lice
It'll gems and monuments and crowns
Are mouldering into DUST
But with all my love Of the
grand ole Whig party, whose prin.
clples are again coming to the
front, [ will not allow your States
vile correspondent, or any one
else, TO exclude me from nv rarty
affiiiation with the Democrats on
the one hand, or to ceerce me, on
the other, into approval and eu :
dorsement of ex'Teme, ultra ideas
and principles, that [ never have
believed and never shall entertain.
A word as to President HAYES
and his policy. The vituperation
and abuse OF him by radical Re-
publicans find no limits in regard
to his Southern policy, in the re-
moval of troops, &c. While on
the other hand, strange to say, ex-
tren Democrats are also found
denouncing him even for this
Southern policy-1 speak what /
know and have read in the papers;
while others barely tolerate him on
these questions, and again others
of our party, the moderate think
ing men, commend and endorse
cordially this policy, by which the
autonomy of two States is restored
and | belong 20 this last class OF
men; and therefore commend and
heartily endorse his action in this
matter; and so do all patriotic
thinking men Of all parties. and
all lovers of free government
The great men of our country
such as Senators Thurman, Bayard
Ransom, (our own peerless Sena
tor,) and Lamar, will, in my opin
ion. cordially endorse the Southern
policy, and with the entire delega-
tions in Congress from the Sou h
will vote accordingly on resolutions
of approval and hearty endorse
meut when Congress meets for i
any Southern member should vote
with Blaine, Morton, Butler anc
others, against such endorsement
and afterwards poll for Office, he
would only be remembered hereaf
ter as the man qoho ran 1or oBic
and got no votes!
Why, Senator Thurman say.
that while lie, shall maintain hi
party affiIiation, and advises th'
South to DO the same,-that "Presi
dent Hayes policy towards til,
South has been all that Z1lden'
conld have been," and that h,
did not doubt the Southern dem
ocrats felt grateful to him fol re-
storing to them the right of loca
self government" So that it will
come to pass, that the politician
who attack me and impu3n IN,
motives for such endorsement, vii
have to denouuce those Statesmen
also, and before next Christmas tn
entire delegation in Congress from
this State and the whole South.
While | write, two great Power
of the earth are engaged in war
and it may be that all Europe ma,
soon be drawn into the bloody vor
tex ard become convulsed from
centre to circumference, while on
own country is, happily, recover
! ing from its sad effects; for tn
dark clouds that have so lon;
hung over our section are disap
pearing, and light is pourin,
through the 3issolving darkness
giving hope and promise of
brighter day; the chivalric, nobl
Hampton sits undsturbed as th
| CuOSoO OuIeI Oh our SlSIGr OtatG
while peace and harmony prevail
throughout her borders; and th
capitol, in which, till recently, wa
heard the sounds of the coarse ca
, rousals of Grants prmtoriar
guards, and where was seen th
soldiers bristling bayonet. is nov
occupied by peaceful legislators
Louisiana's chains have been bro
ken also, and what true Carolin
ian's heart does not gush forth il
joyous greetings TO our two South
; ern sister States for their happ
, deIiverance from military domina
tion and their complete restora
tion to all their rights and funct
: ions as co, equals in the great sis
, terhood i? | allade to this matte
J because all the States of the Un
ion have equal rights, for the frs
time since the war, ard all ma.
t now stand together in the gran,
race for prosperity and greatness
and ardently hope to yet see th
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