The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-03-21
LET JUSTICE BE DONE.

LET JUSTICE BE DONE.
Some people are so blind in their
devotion to party. they cannot
speak in commentator OF an adyer-
sary who rises above partyism, and
performs a patriotic act. George
WASHINGTON, when he took the helm
of State at the formation of our gov
eminent, called around him as his
constitutional advisers, the leading
spirits of the then fercely contend
ing Federal and Republican parties.
When disunion reared aloft its hor-
rid front in the dark days of South
Cardinals notification, Gen. Jack
son leaned upon the strong arm OF
Henry Clay and Daniel Webster as
his main support in that great strng-
gle. It neither made these illustri-
Gus statesmen democrats, nor was
the old hero of the Hermitage
charged with being Wing. In 1850,
when the storms Of disunion broke
upon the country and threated to
deluge the land in civil war, we
find Cass and Douglas, Houston
and Clemens, rallying with Clay and
Webster, Crittenden and Bell, to the
Constitution and Union, forming 9
living rampant against which trea'
son was crushed and the country
saved. Party spirit ran high in
these days, and all these eminent
statesmen were party leaders; yet
when the country was in peril they
lost sight Of party and came to the
rescue of the country. The same
spirit Of patriotic devotion would
have saved the country in 1860, and
averted the horrors and devastations
of the late civil war. But we will
not moralize over that event now
1t came. It's blight settled over one
half of once prosperous and happy
country. For twelve long and weary
years the down trodden and Cypress
ed people of that section have
struggled against misfortune, and la.
bored with adversely with a patience
and forbearauce unparalleled in the
worlds history. We will not bring
to the light Of day the dark pages,
of these long and dreary nights of
woe and degradation and humiliation
to which our people were subjected,
by recounting them on this occa-
sion. Suffice it, the time arrived
when, by an act of mere simple JUS
tice and patriotic duty, the way
seemed opened to our people to es-
cape from their worse than -Egyp-
tian bondage, and glorious future,
such as dawned upon the Children
of Israel when in sight Of the Prom
ised Land, opened up before US
Shall we turn in sullen hostility up
on this offer, and refuse it's boon
because it is not made by one of our
party? Shall we shut out this light
of a glorious future and turn back
upon the darkness, sorrows and hu.
Mutations of the twelve years past,
because the way was not presented
by Democrat? Mr.. Hayes South
ern policy is the policy to give our
people prosperity and peace, and
add TO the greatness of the nation.
1t is the policy ola patriot and not
mere partisan. It is born of the
glorious sunlight of liberal and
patriotism, Of a wise
and just craftsmanship, and not of
4 narrow, malignlty and bitter hate
While it is no more than he should
10, yet we should honor him
or turning his back upon the ma
lgnant fanatics and unprincipled |
ARTISANS who have so long held our
people in bondage. and rob-
ped and plundered them. With
Mr.. Hayes policy adopted. the South
will come forth "as a strong man
o run q race" and our section will |
Use in prosperity and our people
nee more become free. united and
lappy.
In adopting and carrying out their
,olicy, Mr.. Hayes need not be less
/. Republican; and in extending to
i'm our need Of praise. we yield
zone of our political principles, or
urrender a single tenet of true and
Genuine Democracy. When he dares
o do right we shall dare to COM
mend him for it. and when he fails to
10 right and follows after the wrong
re will be found among the fore
1ost to give expressions of our ous-
poken and unmeasured condemna-
ion.
Ea Sf TannaSGna PatantS