The Van Buren press., 1878-10-15
4 Solid Delegation.

be restored to her old position in tht
family of States, has this to say will
reference to the personal aspirations o
that gentleman
This counsel sets al rest the talk thai
Gov. Hampton aspires to the Democrat
ie nomination for vice president in 1880
and there is no doubt but that such alb
stinence as he describes will have sal.
utary effect. Were the Office of vice
president Of any special importance to
her, the South would not forego her
claims. The South is the equal of the
North, state by state, and whatever is
requisite to her protection and well-be-
ing, the South will endeavor to get.
There is nothing, however, in the soram-
bic for vice president, to compensate for
the risk. The less enlightened people
would treat the nomination OF South
ern man as an evidence that the South
was in haste to get control of the gov
eminent. This feeling would soidify
the North against us. The South can
afford to concentrate her Efforts on the
election Of Congressman. With ma
jorlty in Congress favorable to strict
adherence to the Constitution, the South
will be safe. No thought of what the
North can feel or say can lessen South
ern energy on this line. The nomna-
ton of vice-president is not essential to
our happiness or peace. 1t can be had
by the South, but il will cost more than
IT rs worth, ada the Wiser way is TO let it
alone"
The News and Courier is right in this
matter What the South wants, what
she needs, and what, to ensure her hap
piness and prosperity, she must have, is,
first, her native position in the unbrok-
en- line of States, and, second, her each
and every right properly belonging to
her under the Constitution. There is,
within the Republican party, a detormi-
nation to blockade even the possibility
of " consummation so devoutly to be
wished and they are moving heaven
aud earth to bring about such an end.
Now, tho only hope.light that family
CLEANS through the darkness of the po-
liiieal horizon, is the resumption of the
Democratic power and rule in the
Congressional halls. We must sacrifice
everything else, in order to the accom-
plishment of this. Suppose that the
South was given the vice-presidency
nomination, and the ticket was electcd,
would she be benefited by such election,
if in Congress her arms were paralyzcd,
and her voice deafened in its influence !?
Would her condition be anyways better.
cd, or her political-rheumatism any the
less acute, if she receives the vice pros
idency, and loses that Legislative author
ity, which absent, all is lost !? 1t will
be necessary for the South to sacrifice
everything in order to attain this end
We must see the facts as they are, and
not as we would have them. There are
two things that arc positively GER
tain, the South must elect all her Con-
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Dental nominees. BY the first act, she
remounts her ante-bellum throne in gov
ornamental affairs, and by the second,
more perfectly soldifos the entire demo-
cratic party of the country, and makes
certain its success in 1880.
Such being the present posture of af-
fairs, what is the duty of the States OF
the South We reply, to attend solo
ly to domestic politics, and let the ma
tionh take care Of itself. The duty OF
Southern Democrats is plain enough, in
the premises, AS we said, above, the
only ray Of hope for the future happi-
ness, prosperity and peace of the South
lies concealed behind the veil of Con.
gressional-powor resumption by the
Democratic party. This being the case,
what is the duty of Arkansas She
must have, in tho next Congress, full
Democratic delegation. With united
front, and a watchful and persistent de
termination, there can be no other re
suit. Will she, by the swerving Of her
citizens from the old party line, and the
following after a party that only means
communism and labor-riots, abandon hen
noble position and influence in the battle
line of Democratic States In the name
of God, Democrats, we beg of you, tc
reflect upon what you are doing, wher
you arc willing to wander away from the
old and safe party to pc
Iitical whirlpool that is only antagonis
tic to the peace and quiet of our coun
try. Will the Democrats of this Con
gressional District support their nomi
nee, rather than follow after Congress
siona aspirant who jumps astridc the
Greenback- horse, not because he partic
ularly cares for hard or soft money, but
because he believed that on lis back he
could ride into power Only this, anc
nothing more Finally, Democrats, dc
your duty to your State and country
and aid in upholding the hands of GU
Northern brethren, by sending Demo
crat from this Congressional District.