, 1877-02-26
THAT "STRAw.o
THE "Ept1oRtAI" or THE "onIo srA7z

The following article has been hcra1dcl
sbroad hy the revolutionary obstructsonlsts Of
the Democratic party AZ tho personal views Of
Gov. Hayes. It wns, however, printed Under
tho following circumstances: It vas received
at tho Office in the form Of 4 communication
from gentleman WHO hal Just returned frum
a visit to the South. The editor Of tho State
Journal waa Al tins time. and hal been for
weeks, prostratcd ia bed BY serious Illness
The young man having the conduct
Of The newspaper temporarily on his
hands conceived tie idea Of using tho
communication in the form Of an editorial,
Tins bridging uvcr, for one daY at least, the
cl,asm In his gaping columns caused bY tho ut.-
fortunate absence Of the directing mind of tho
institution. The fdea was carried out with tho
rcsult already known. Gen. Comfy does not,
and does mt claim to, knew Or reflect the fnntr
workings Of Gov. Hayes mind but, whether he
,1o or mt, neither himself nor fios 1Iayes saw
tho article IN any way uht! after tts publication
a. abuye related:
WIT pox'r TIE RErrhtscAx MAJORITY "osEns
tnrlsiAxAi
The question is frequently asked, why,
esn7ct iha, sustain Itself a against Demo-
Tlc anwes il found In the material Of the two
born Of seeonttt,ctton. The material eomporfnE
i wa,: First, TIE recently .enfsanehised negro.
Stamped Stamped Out br lie war. Thnl. Tie micfstion
soldIersI;after The waf: Fourth, Gen. Long
of tho Union element. which wa. s.song enough
to curry Louisiana ngalnst accession In 1901, but
pots scarcely one held ontwntdly 10 the!r faith.
Those who couldn't 'tand + to zee onr old Gsg 80
Seir wy Sort to rciurn sya! II ths eio.c of .hc
xere mt ''d1cd" 10 thai .laeYt went voluntarily
ERSx. fk
scriptton, lis hsnth"r tho prescription
Of public sentiment. 80 thai the outapoken Union
%he ~. m IT,, sahssS
| homes Under the Negro Exemption net. who lad =
.utt Of blne md Of gray viii! principles on their
ti.e y slest tt. iseDeis. "''~
xso ls:F!S s.ssSSns .s s;s nS vt. , Il s s
strongly sympathi.s win the south Tho lntol:
the arst months ~ the War crcry veatlre Of oat-
:okta unton sen.insnt had dlssgpcaFra e. r.. What:
hs.s t sts sssd as .one u e e
proven when i came out from 4: hidiag. warmed
Into lifc by reeonstruetion: That y had hsen
until then It had not gained the courage to speak
Here wsa complete domination Of thts element:
h sr;f s sa'n c II 81 &
whlla II cannoi be rasd thu. these Cn,on men
sp'nny S ssg VIZ es
cowartls ~ against what until then. had bcen IN
st,sua en 5 ta .ns IT,
newcomers, and, ~ reinforced. they ontnu'n!crr1
their opponents. Thoy wcro ,has ii, TIL: CONDITION
and unex xpectrd wealth tssrna. ul"n him i woa'd
takc tine to tnalAr TO aprscc!"tc to Ice! at hor.
chnnse ~ 9Ie po,o. IL .''t /" wh III. ds ad
i sonilsnee i1i'aeif, and courage 10 aet as b.
il iac 'nixn element was cowc.l. how unc NOR.
70 WIS The ncgiu, will, Al~ century Of slavery: TIT
uf ui;Sr he iii utesion g i 1,y rrci asainst the H.
battlefield. neyer n = slnsls instance heita,tn:
curing fof nlistfess. chlllrcn. and property with
devot'on which. considering Il vas the vo1untar,
xs = u .he ns. Il AZ
neighhorhoods q ths North I'D. u shla arny .
~x,ato l. hnrliX necessary to dssetbc .ls
e9untry. IT z . mistake t1 suppose that lhet'
sn nsraeton Sssii % ssnad heni lin IN tis SOUTH hs i'd
ii migration which itowed bounteons.y into ii
uthdusIng tic ycar. 1Stss and 1a,7, owing I
crpp failures. and bat1arons treatnent on tho pas
Of The Southern ptop'c. "ah completely chceke!
and lat NOT since been fcsnneti-not only VA
tic So.sh viii dItappo!niel hopcs aM bfckc
fortunes. burning win The recollection Or thcl
treatment, which had been acA.ccly less tnhnn'a
whsl had furmHtiy bern lakrn 10 Tho South alloa 3
Of .ase.h!cs o1y H. met sou Or foS
not sa ri away, rcn,aInsd. Il n,ost ii the.e nc,
courage. wrrc nut cowcd, md Il there spa bcll!Y
eiass Thls element la Evnefa1y lid 10 hear th'
runt Of battle. Add tu this tlln sttny 1on:1tttct
am! We hase brief description Of tho Republican
Opposed 10 them was tho balance Of si,s South
the luts scbel army; Il. tappos.sra a,l sympata!s
lhc "yanEee 1saAeal wnr," and when rrc"n.ttuc
tion waa inausurated II wae. 10 t:c eyes ot ~
soataet eaostasY. thc gFsan'lfaffn IT, o. hah aa
their very intdstt ltwas eosssrued -. challenge
The var was coan,eRee1 aRan. only ~ dtaefcn
. Tor tho Republicans IN lhe bnuth, until NJ" on
par! In those Suites, thoHeh IN eonc Of tlrn, ont
4 G as sesay oy Saa
carnna. md Flnridx rcaaIurdlo u.
= Df the Republican voto In i.au!1ians Go pcE cen
S:sstSsd % sfs tsu sS as s per eee
white. rsF sent !. ncs'g tas s1ttss eo.sio'eT
nss isssb Dfsf's spsa. ssian ssis ssa sai e It'll;
posed that not - Eef cent u ihe &h!te reopo
i lrss IN American state thnn any other III I'll
!. En!on. while New Orleans Is largely made up
e!sisaSlr ] .aisaicsnt. an.i M fesola.oasry. Tkose
y y lhs French Commune and the law Of ths vendetl
U II ta ful! b*st. j. !, the hsrdest htsts In It
|
III thu one huullscd thousand negro Itrpubllca
i esnntiy ana @ eoa,i1i.e ] ~ lie f.snInE eicmsnt Ths
aFu nj least 10 pe. cent of Al! Tho farm. labor
tho hsatc. THUS The Nepabilcan element Of !.ous
. ana il it. producing element. aud, ~ .hc bus =
:. manufactures. hsf wealth a11 coming through h
productions. Il may " truly sad that 10 ths u
= publican element 4 lhs su.s ndsassd tor +
u the negro 10 rent Tho land. Thus hc l. thu fatar
l4c man from whom lla rents being tho !and'or.
d Tpa very considerable extent the negroes 0sn Il
mules md agricultural ilnrleu'ent* nees.safy !,
up 10 sh!s date. Tbclr nczt step Will be u Co,
mcnes lhe purchase VI tbs land Itself. About Il
sans percentage VI negroes fu tho South arr s.
Ting on financially ~ there arc white people In y
/ North. 1Aas the negro II working efficiently II
hc found In the fact that le II producing tue san
crDps u the tarn1cs which he produced ~ II
saAfe. -,--
It Wu mention these facts to show that ths Negro,
ia not on!y farmer, hut he IL success. snd ~ :!
~ successful Southern farmer 10 McEtA tue sans CO
(, sderatiou which on. farlacss merit. As they =
II tbs ''lotdt Of creation, 70 II hc.
h We repcat tl.is statement: Ihr; neGraes. VIII
:" COMPRISE 10 per csnt Of tho Republican par
= pf Lout4lAnn. and 70 PER ceut u tho prod4ci'
H. element of thu Sta:r. lts faFtnets- Ons of y
%tFHk In hA IN