The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1878-07-11

would shiver with Indignation at the re-
cital of some Of these wrongs. But the
purpose of this communication is not to
recall these wrongs just now. For the
present, let them rest. The reputation
of the public debt of Alabama, and the
usurpation of Congressional representa-
ton by the Democratic leaders, are two
of the infamies to which the attention of
Northern men is invited at this time.
The reputation of the debt was an act
which deserves national denunciation
and resentment. This debt was repudi-
ated principally because Northern capi
talists who aided the Union side during
the late war held the bonds. So long as
Northern capitalists were ready to assist
Republican administration in the South,
the Democratic leaders could not com
pletely overthrow the party. How could
they strike these Northern friends of
Southern Republicans? By repudiating
the debt of the State Among themselves,
these Democratic managers agreed that,
in order to annihilate Southern Republi-
eanism, and break the link that bound
Northern men to it, reputation was the
only thing necessary. Therefore, they
repudiated the debt. In doing that they
gratifed their long pent up hatred of
of Northern capitalists who assisted the
government during the war, and broke
the link that bound Republicans North
and South together.
Alabama is entitled to eight Repre-
sentatives in Congress. Four of these
Representatives justly and fairly should be
Republicans, because four of the districts
have fair Republican majorities, while
the fifth is in doubt, but in fair and
honest election would return a Republi-
can. Yet the Republicans of Alabama
have been swindled out of every one Of
these Representatives If they had q
Representative in Congress, they could
bring to the attention of the nation the
infamies of Democratic government in
this State, and the moneys under which
Republican citizens have to live. A Dem
ocrat, bitter and vindictive, to-day repre-
sents district in which there is a Re
publican majority of more than 10000
By fraud and force the Republicans Of
Alabama have been deprived of four Rep
resentatives in Congress, wrong which
the people of Ohio would never submit
to, or recognize if perpetrated in that
great State But how can Republicans
fix the attention of the country upon
these Infamous outrages? They have
not single newspaper in Alabama.
They have no strong and influential
friends at the North who seem willing to
champion their rights The press of the
North seems unwilling to expose these
wrongs because we are enjoying an era OF
reconciliation. The Gazette and one or
two of its contemporaries have occasionally
adverted to the crimes perpetrated in the
South by the Democratic enemies of the
| Republican party and the government,
but their friendly disposition has evoked
| no response. In no Northern State would
the people for moment suffer the Dem
ocratic party to usurp four representa-
tive seats in Congress; they would revo
lutionize the whole country rather than
submit to such an outrage. If
therefore, the people of the Northern
at home, how can they look on in silence
at such wrong here in Alabama? II
the Union people in the country expect
to control this government, do they in
tend to permit the Democratic leaders oi
the South to usurp enough seats in Con
gress to prevent the Union sentiment
from prevailing? This is question ot
paramount Importance, and the North
ern people had better take hold of it now
in its incipiency, and before any harm
accrues A new appointment was made
for the Southern States on account o
the colored vote, and ALBANIA was giver
two additional members of Congress
Other Southern States were also giver
from one to four new members. In Ala
bama the colored vote has been frighten
ed into silence, and at the last election
but few went to the polls, because they
knew that it was useless. The Demo
cratic leaders did the counting anC
elected every member from this State
by their count. Here, then, is an evi
| hot ,,,,,ct ba now Z
grow into such proportions that it will
defy law and justice alike.
The Democrats have nominated tick
ct for State officers from Governor down
The mouthpieces of the Demo cracy hav'
served notice upon all white men ii
Alabama that they will brook no opposi
ton to their ticket. Their chief organ
tells white men that whoever oppose
the Democratic party or its ticket will b
treated as a Radical enemy, and, there
fore, will receive no recognition in decen
and respectable society This is tn
kind of reconciliation that is "restorin!
Alabama to her old position in the Un
ION" Having driven all the white Re
publicans from the State who were abl
to get away, and crushing those VIII
were not, and after having completed.
annihilated the Republican party, tn
Democratic managers in Alabama do no
intend to permit any opposition t
their schemes of controlling the State
They intend to rule with an iron hauC
and. as before the war. keep their pul
poses a secret from the North, by stamp
ing down all opposition. They have sut
ceeded in getting the courts, the Legisls
lures and all the members OF Congress
and there Is not within the broad limit
of the State a dozen white men who hay
the nerve to openly oppose the Demo
cratic party. Is the country to be KEEP
ignorant of such system of barbarou
intolerance as this GALL.