Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-04-27
THE COMPROMISE.

IeHueIb' lney say ~ ~ compromlho
that bctokcns peace. Never Packard is
going and Chamberlain Is gone, Hampton
and Nichols have already come to the
front and all is quiet in South Carolina
and Louisiana, and the South is happy in
the departure Of the carpet-bnggers. Vain
delusion A political shaml Let tho
boys in blue have every percussion cap.
They will need them by.and.by. Let no
body be deceived. compromise may do
for nm experiment We are tired Of war
let us have peace The South says, "Tuke
away the troops, aud we will do right; we
will see to il that the everlasting niger has
his rights" Very fair speech, beautiful
talk, eloquence rs sublime as the Andes
in conception but what will IL bring
forth? What in the utterance, while the
words are hot, is it bringing forth? What
is Hampton and South Carolina doing now,
while these words flow 40 sweety from
their lips? What, in the very act of speak
ing, are they doing2 Giving the everlast-
ing Niger his rights7 We soberly and
respectfully ask, "Where is Butler, of
Hamburg notoriety2 Was there rome
enough in South Carolina to reach around
his neck ?" Niggers' Rights! Isitt the uni
versal opinion OF South Carolina that the
Niger has right to be shot? Oh ! drive
the nigger from the ballot box with a shot
gun; lay him out cold in your savannas.
and in the very act, while you are doing it,
tell us at the North, in honeyed speech,
that-vou will give the nigger his rights.
Cool, decidedly Hampton, please let us
say word or two. The negroes had a right
to choose Chamberlain fcrGovcrnor. You
would not give them that right. You took
that right away from them bv murder.
lou sent the murderer, Butler, to Congress.
and you yourself have taken the lead of
uslrpers ut the head of the State. The
negro in South Carolina is politically. il
not socially, dead. Completely stripped Of
political il not OF social rights. Won hay.
said 10 the President that il he would re-
move the troops YOU would assure him
that justice should be done-ns if the l..
). troops stool in the wav. Now the
way is clear In simple Justice we should
expect that YOU would say to your constit.
ucnts: "Fellow citizens, we are murderers
aud uSnrpcrs. South Carolina is ours by
mob. We have dissraccd Congress by
sending murderer, aud have dispraced
myself by consenting to he the chief exec.
uuve ot n band of murderers. have prom
ised Mr.. Hayes that on the removal of the
troops we would do right Now let ms
hang Butler and others. will surrender
to Chamberlain, or any one whom the ne
grOes or the majority of nv fellow.citizens
may choose to elect, my Office as Governor,
MY message to you, my fellow-citizens, is
that yon establish free schools and church
es, and let the people be taught to do ius-
tice, love mercy, and walk humbly with
the Lord our God Let the poor negro
whom we are treating shamefully and cru
ely become lnndholder among us and
stand mp like man. That dispised race
has served Us more than an hundred wears
as degraded slaves. They Justly claim
back pay Let us give to each voter
among them forty acres Of land, to be
theirs, their assigns and heirs forever.
DO you think this is too bare faced and
asking too much Of u Yankee nation? Nv
friend, do not nalter Yourself. Nobody Is
deceived. Ii President HAYES is honest. he
is not fool. We know him full we'll. II
is true there are State rights; but no State
lines can protect murderers. Utah had
ITS Elder Lee, and held that pious blood
hound ten years, but justice found him nt
last, and then the shotgun only cheated the
halter ont OF victim. Let South Cnroli-
ma profit by his example. Ii men OF vio-
lence and blood are not overwhelmed bv
an earthquake, the Almighty can use the
sword. PEACEMAKRn
The New York Herald, like many othor
people in this country, does not see any
further necessity for the Democratic party.
II says:
There isno use for the Democratic party.
1t is something between conspiracy aud
railroad speculation. 1t rests on no solid
basis. II is fancy stock, like the Erie or
the bonanza mines. 1t should go into
bankruptcy. Buchanan and Tweed and
jeff. Davis have fritttd its resources awav.
Even Tilden, the shrewdest railroad law
yer in the country and familiar with the
handling of broken corporations, could
not realize on it5 nssata y