Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-07-12

but tend TO plans and purposes which shall
keep the emancipated race the powerless
dependents and political serfs of the White
Democracy. The sons of the slavehold-
ers and the slavery politicians of twenty
aud thirty years ago have grown Up thor
oughly imbued with the errors and pas
sions of their fathers. determined that
the South shall be unit and
boldly that the increased vote in Con-
gress and the Electoral College which
they have gained by emancipation and
colored suffrage, make them stronger to
carry out the political theories OF their
fathers. 1t is inevitable in the very ma
ture of things that it should be so. 10
expect it otherwise would be to ignore his
tory and human nature. The moral and
social status and the theory OF Government
of the White Democracy of the South
must finally prevail in this country, or
the radically opposite views OF the true
North, of Hamilton, Seward, Lincoln, and
the Republican party will continue their as
tendency and finally assmlate the entire
American people in common civiliza-
ton. The teeth OF the present antago-
nism cannot be extracted by any quack
invention, by any superficial expedients.
There can be no real peace except based
on Justice. Milk -and.water Republican
ism can be of no avail. An ignoring of
the bottom facts" can lead only to false
security and pusillanimous action. The
miserable bosh of a certain class of so
called independent newspapers" is I'M
worthy the consideration of earnest free
men. The teorganized Solid South in
league with Tammany Hall is one of the
most powerful and dangerous combina-
tons that ever existed in this country.
They are false prophets. all. who cry that
s'old issues are dead, - and that the future
mission of the Republican party is one OF
soit-solder and puerile indifferentism
For decades to come will be continued
the contest as to whether the pledges and
fruits of the war shall be made good, or
a broadly sweeping revolution-the revo-
luton of reaction-shall prevail
Whether there are on foot any schemes
of Mexican annexation, as Mr.. Blaine
at Woodstock intimated, the future
will determine. Proper watchfulness in
that direction certainly can do no harm.
Confident we are that the Administration
does not cherish any such design. We
like the reputed remark of President
Hayes, that we have now about all the
country we can manage, but when annex
alton comes he thinks it should be on the
North. There are reasons to believe that
there is combination of busy schemers
who hope to embroil this country with
Mexico in some controversy and coils
sion about the cattle stealers on the bor-
ders, and these cattle thieves are not all
Mexicans. Yet this is but an incident in
the "irrepressible conflict" which may or
may not have its chapter OF mischief and
blood. One thing is clear-never more
than to-day the need Of firm. uncom-
promising, unsleeping Repubicanism,
seeking National Unity and Pacification
on the indestructble foundations of JUS
tice, Liberty, and Law.
If reports are to be believed there will
be an exciting time at Montreal to day at
the parade of 0rangemen. 1t is said
large numbers of Orangemen will be
there from Canada West, all prepared for
a bloody fray. There has been nightly
drilling and other preparation for the
event for some weeks past. The author
tiles have done what they could TO prevent
bloodshed, but it is thought hardly prob
able that the day can pass without bloody