The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-04-12

what tbe Bouto Gaocla Uo IA tue UxiRlg.
ATLANTA GA, March 20. 4
Editors GaFonicIe and C6asfsaationaKa.
DgAa SIRs-T have to acknowledge
the receipt OF yaas soIeIneni6 aseon, elg-
gastiug thaG is Is Important, in- s:ss ef
the policy which it 10 Haid President
HAYES will pursue towards the South, TO
know what tho attitude OF the Southefn
Democracy should be towards President
Hayes--Tbether Southern men ahould
apply 20 him or take Office under him,
etc. Aud YOU invite my views on thia
subject for publication. While do not
fatter myself that my views will be OF
much interest to the public, l give them
to you, as requested, Tor what they are
worth.
I copsiderahe eonpting In of Governor
Hayep TO the Presidential Office as the
greatest fraud ever perpetEated upon the
American people le ;s,ee i,estee;: By By aa
immcnss rcpaiaf anaj Is I'll men of
all paEtiea admit; aud o majority Of the
electoral votes were given 20 him in dc.
fiance Of The eopuiaFwili Ia sc least two
States, which pnauestionably gave clear
and decided nlsj jaFities 90 his Opponent; !;
thereby eleetingf Governor sIiiden, not
only by an immense popular majosity,
but By o majority, Of the electors. BaiIg
fully satisfed of Che coTrec s,ess Of thfs
statement, could, as 6 Democrat, under
no circumstances, accept at President
Hayes hands any Office within his gift.
Entertaining this yies, 4 cannot, With
propriety. recommend any friend 60
ever, and ! shals uniformly decline 30 do
a ~ r.. - = = & q ,
President Hayes, In HE inaugural ad-
dress, by The use. OF rphvases that were
general and indefinite, indicated @ moro
liberal policy towaSds che Bouth than his
party had heretofore pursued, and his
friends and certain public jougnafe sup
porting hiB views have announced thae'it
10 hisipoiicy % distribute the patronage
of the EoyaFunie8t ia the South In such
manner as h. divide che Democratic par
ty and build mp the Republican party,
and plsce IL in the majority In st least
part of the Sontheyn Stases. IL seems TO
mo this is only an instance of the Gfeeks
bringing gifts in their hands, and that
We have reason to fear them.
It is true Mr. Hayes began his admins
tration by appointing; as ono Of his cab
met officsEas ID Gnat tharns Democrat from
o. sister State; and other appoint
mentg Of Democrats to Office may
be made Toy other Offices, But I
think hnzard little. in sayfng that
UenocTuSa ii5ho accaEis these appoint
nents will 6g expected TO cenfoFua;te the
general policy of the President ani to sb
conrict themselves while in olics as 10
stretgthel the. Republican psrty, If ]
am right about this, the result will be
that all trEe Democrats who are placed
il ohisB abd.Ih0 ElaiHSsain th6iF Demo-
cratic Integrity. with independence, will,
befofa che end Of the administration, be
removed to make room Tor. otnexA Eilo
are more nliart. aud all Democrats Who
accept Offices under the Standardization
and lend themselves wh;le in Office to tho
WORK ef build 1gup the Republican par
ty an6 dividing the Democracy will be
classed In future, as they shonld be. with
the Repnhlicsn party and thoy will be
without Democratic following; and will
holohger be able TO! influence the action
OF Democratic votels!t The effort to di-
vide the selja Democratic South By, the
distribution or offices among them will,
therefore, prove "a +Eignal failuf0; and
Democrats who hHve lent themselves te
the enterprise by accepting the s.:::::.ss
may consider sthemseiYes fortunate if
they eae9pes EnhsFTqed pol clitieallys I
have no censure for any honest Democrat
who chooses 10 make She experiment. by
accepting Office under the administration.
think the experiment; however. In each
case will prove hazardous andfTuitfess oi
good results. Others taking different
view certainly have right to act Upon
their own conclusiong, " q '3lts.
At che end of the wag the United
States government, shen in the hands Of
the Republican party, was triumphant as
eon9ueofr. The conquering North had G
million OF hayonetS ir their hands; and
we we're c0mpslie1 to slTTT-GdeT the last
ut their mercy and when they dictated
the terins Of reeopatruetion aud readmis-
sion OF the Southern States into the
union, they, did it, whatever reason may
have been given Go the contrary, by vir-
tue alone OF thoir power ia tSio conqueror.
Being fully satisfied Ahss there Was no
node OF s5oap5 iHfs 10 the South by
which We conld avoid compliance with
the terms dictated by, thea coDgueFor,
advised our people to- AGcept the aitiin-
ton, return to- car al siaiee TO the gov.
ernment ysprdsEly and peaceably to
conei;iate The oiored fsce and mako then
our frenda, as The government had placed
the ballot In their hands aud do all in
our pewerio elect to The conventions that
were to frame constitutions for the South
ern States the very, best &. tizcrs of each
State; whose sefsIca cotlid be Sbiained,
and who were eligibleunaer she recon-
gtEuctiota acts. by advice fntthes was
maths ccrSen ion III gAch 81 MORN
IIteraiiy TO the requirements dictAts1 by
the, conqprrof, SO far as the atiHcafion
Of tho canstttptionsl aulendmspts, 60,
Wa vas concefned y aud chat We then IN each
Slate make The bent that the
best talent Of the State could devise, so
that we might bS able, on our return to
ne 1nions 70 manage cur own loeal af-
iaits IN opEc EctRtisy way sss Il 3sslSs.
"a ssaw very gleerl that We wonla be
eonapellad to- plisesH feast for a neagiderE
sbie putiod ofg tina under the constitu-
tons Asado Sy tti ID convent lions ordered By
virtue OF tie aEts0 s0e Con sr1ss whether
taose conEti ittlt ti0ha Ssego EnadH By the
glsess aud best OF Our ,oNn PEOPLE or by
carpet. bageef aiisl ,by cur il fTIlst slayes.
lhe result was as 4 apticip and an
como of nnr aiafar States. sShAra tha white
people sto6G lSok ksntiseIs on Che con-
vendons, the pcopia hid put tspon them
SOnasIsas ions ard laws Under uhieh they
nave Eos only besn piundeggd, s. but by
virtue az which they have been denied
the 4enelte OF local sell. goveEnment .ap
pihlss time And tho Illegal governs
msnts which nsprp tho power in those
STATES, and have been sustained by the