The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-05-18
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
THIS COLUMN is OPEN TO ALL.
FOT IIIt NtVII W
INSULTING THE SOUTH.

The Democrat of May 18th says, speak
ing of the coming elections for Congress:
"a fearful trial awaits the Southern peo-
pie in the coming campaign. The Radi-
Gals will go to the farthest limit of insult
and cheek. The negroes will be aroused,
if possible, and every effort made to poll a
full vote. intimidation will be courted.
since, ifwitnessed, it will add to the strength
of the party at the NORTH
A terrible probability this. No doubt
the idea of free speech and a free ballot is
terribly insulting to the chivalry of the
South, but as we live in an era of "concila-
tion,' it is to be. hoped that they will learn,
in case the Republicans try to reorganize
their scattered ranks in the South, to alb
stain from too many repetitions of Cou-
shatta and Hamburg, for fear it may in
iure their chances at the South. In the
present temper of the Republicans of the
North, another mississippi plan cam
paign, or a few more "rhe club" muir
ders in South Carolina, will go far to carry
every Northern State. Even as Jealous a
conciliator" as Col, Higginson, says that
the butchery at Hamburg changed the
whole character of the last Presidential
canvass in an hour, and just at present it
is not safe to repeat the experiment.
The most offensive part of the extract
have quoted, is the cool assumption that
Radicals" have no rights in the South
1t is the same old spirit that placed in the
Code of Maryland, at one time, law max
ing it criminal to read abolition papers.
AS Angus Cameron we'll says, "The ire
pressible conflict is not yet over
The true policy is to contest every South
ern district. and if the old course of ter
rorism is to be repeated, let the North be
aware of the fact. Blaine, Cameron and
Gorham have just the same rights in Geor-
gia that Lamar and Gordon have in Massa
chusetts. The Republican right Of free
speech is just the same in Alabama as in
New York. Give the Republicans the
same freedom of political action in the
South, with equal freedom of discussion
and as fair elections as they are used to in
the North, and instead of thirteen there
will be fifty Southern Republicans in the
next Congress, in spite of the outrageous
gerrymandering of some of those States.
There can be no real Cancellation, no
real peace, no end to the irrepressible
conflict" as long as it insults and is
fearful trial - to the South to permit
Republican canvass of doubtful districts. I"
When the same laws apply alike to all the
States then we can really begin to talk
about peace, but as long as the rights CT
citizenship are practically denied to half
the Southern people it is idle to talk about
Cancellation.
In face of the fact that at the Presiden-
tial election State like Mississippi, Repub-
lican by 10000 majority ON an honest vote,
was made to give Tilden so, 600, the ever
lasting cry of fraud by the Democrats be-
comes disgusting. AS long as men sit in
the Gubernatorial chairs of at least four
Southern States, whose only claim to their
places is that OF force and fraud, McLin's
confession is a very small matter.
Yes, the Southern leaders reply, but all
this is justified by the awful thieving lear
pet baggers." Yet with all those States in
their own hands but two Republicans have
been convicted of defalcatiou in office,
Smails and Cardozo, ard in both cases in
spite of the evidence.
Financial dishonor one would suppose
would be the last thing Maryland Demo
crat would just now open his mouth about.
1t may be very ''insulting," and take consid-
cradle :" cheek, y TO repeat the story of our
last legislature, but it is not we'll to forget
it in these days of" frauds" that Comptroller
Wo0!0rd has according to his Oun shouing,
robbed the State School Fund Of $506, 600,
yet Hto DoHtDtfuCQ oHuoISo HtS uCttoh, pFOCtuo
a secure office for has especial 5eneft, and do
their Gerry best to crash the honest official leho
exposed and prosecuted him. After this one
would suppose Maryland Democrat would
never have the " cheek " to say word
about Republican corruption again, North
or South.
If the Republicans fail to make vigor
ons canvass in the South they will fail in
their duty. If the election is permitted
to be free one the Solid South is at an
end. If intimidation and fraud is at
tempted again by wholesale it will do much
to fire the Northern heart and make Solid
North certainty in 1880. Therein is the
Republican opportunity. Is the party willing
to grasp it? If it will, the Adams and Julians
and McClures and other political "dead
beats" of the country may wake up one of
these days to the fact that the Republican
party Is neither dead or dying. G.
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