, 1877-02-17

trenchery, fraud, and violence, won Texas. TINT
FREQ States. "''1 wa ''"1' s"'
They demanded tho admission Of Missouri, "a
= Slave State, contrary to the known spirit and
intent Of the Constilutlon they lad sworn to
euppofti and made show of generosity by
1oinin4 T. guarantees to secure alt the rest Of
were strung enough, thcac guarantees we're
thrown aside. The Missouri Compromise vas
broken. after they had secured tletr share Of
tho territory divided under It.
They rushed lhe nation Into awar with Mexico
TO gain n'ore slave territory; aud, when do
featel in that project, forycd tflu EuEtlyc-sayo
bill On the North as compensation for receive
tho non,!ulnIlment OF tic degrading terms oi
that bill an excnsc for war, after they ha.I
openly and boastlngly set at defiance, for moro
than bali century, that clause VI l1,c Constita.
the press in cyery State In tho Union.
They de;antly, openly, mud boastfnlly. I'm.
prisoned, 1Tove out, Of murdered hundreds of
citizens OF tho United States for exercising, in
by tho Constitutions; while Keeping up llypu-
critical howl about Interference with an instt-
tuition rs clearly unconstitutional rs tho net
which drove Judge l1oar ont of South Carolli a,
in tho United States Court tic constitutfonalIty
OF tmprtsoning citizens uf Massachusetts for tle
crttnu Of landing 1T their wl,arvcs..
In addition TO oil tue trcka and frauds pos
stb1o III legislation, they employed brute force
to make kn1!saa staye State; and, when This
was reported, denied the facts as earnestly nr.l
pcrsistcnt'y ~ they now do the violence charged
upon thctn in Louisiana md Florida.
During tho campaign In which Buchanan
IN Kansas, wllich was lua1o by tho
Espnepsn s s penoeatp pn;ty sn Of ,o Was rontsea sas
etaked their word and honor on these fdcnials.
Legislatures and committees wcrc crcated md
used to cast dfscredit on tho accounts Of out
ra2cs committed by Democratic rutiIans ou tic
peaceful people Ut Kansas; and, by making
these outrnges 50 outrageous as to be beyond
belief IN any Northern community. they sue
ccedcd in branding them a. Munchauscn ro-
names.
They converted tho CRY Of Freedom Into fit1t-
culc, and loltcd their crimes IN The face Of tho
world by shouting :" Bleeding Kansas l''-fcelug
that no civilized people could rcallzo the de-
prayity which thus na!le = jest Of murder.
fraud and falsehood; Tor today tho crimes ara
known to hnyc been committed by TINT party
which treated their recital with 1oekery md
nials.
In these frauds and fa,sehooJs, tho Northern
Democracy, rs the ally md tool Ut tho south,
became Implicated as criminal participants In
nnptoy9ke4 asi,. muracrs, committed to carry
cred tf1en' they arc as responsible rs those who
invented them to escape punishment; and so
tho Demo- ratio canddato and Democratic
parLy CONC UEI0FH t1E Commission Will
record Of falsehood, fraud, trcact,-
cry, and perjury seldom eQua1ctl fn
tlie annals OF crime; while the Republican pnrty,
like tta chosen leader. has record unstalncl l5y
ANYTHING but magnAnlmtty.
The crimes committed in Its name have been
those Of individuals .ald generally of tnliYtd-
uals magnanInously takenfron the Democracy.
A. the party was unable to comprehend tho
enormous wicllelueRs Of the Dortler-Isuflanlsm
OF Kansas, and tho cunning aul perjury with
which 1t was concealed, 80 1t las beet, unable to
sec the low eunnIng, taking tho name Of COLI
yictIon, which has brought Democrats into It
for ths loaves aud tishes taat orc to TO dis
Many crimes have been committed IN the Re-
| publican party, but not one 6u II; while tlu
record OF tho Democracy presents d long list Of
penal an1 capital oacnses, Of petty frauds, and
outragcs shocking to humanity.
The nane Of the last President It elected will
| 80 down to history a. tho Bynouy1n 0f trcaehery
| to great trust; while h[s by whom the Re-
publican party displaced him will ever stand as
the other word s!gnffying patriotism and purity.
Bod men have tlntlo tl1eir way into the party,
md have used their place to bring Disgrace up0u
It; but, as party, It has neycr committed q
| fraud; and. when tleso two parties como up
with their contradictory Testimony and irreco,-
elfaolo cross-swearing, thu Commission cannut
say, like the Fttsburg Judge, TINT tho Witnesses
on both sides arc equally rcliab1c," provided
that previous character IL taken Into considers.
t1on. JANE GRgr SWlssuELN.