The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-07-03

| current and opposing the VIndlctIVe
measures originated by the Radical party
for the prescription of the South. When
the South had no voice in Congress and
it was popular IN the North to villiIy and
prescribe her, the Democratic Represen-
/ tatives Of that section risked everything
in championing her cause. The only
opposition which the bitter reconstruction
policy Of the Radicals encountered in that
section, came from Democrats.
In opposing Southern claims and sub
sides, since the bloody shirt slogan has
has lost its potency, the Northern Re
publicans have found their chief stock
in trade. 1t figures in all their plat
| forms, ana Is Ine staple OF their campaign
speeches. If the Southern Democracy
are to break with Northern Democrats
on that question, where are they to 90
for alliance and support They surely
cannot find it in the Republican party of
that section which parades its opposition
to what are called Southern schemes on
all occasions and relies upon it for sue
cess in the next Congressional and Pres
idential elections
A thing to be remembered to the
credit Of the Northern Democracy, be
sides their course upon reconstruction,
is their constant opposition to the ruinous
financial policy Of the Republicans. The
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the claims and subsidy questions, know
that they only hope of deliverance from
| these measures is in union of Northern
Democrats with the South. Look at the
Northern Democratic record on these
questions. We have found it so we'll
presented by the Hon. George c. Vest,
of Missouri; that We will avail ourselves
of the following extract from a recent
speech OF his:
When the bill was submitted taxing the
government bonds and securities held by
the banks in the different States the Demo-
cratic party in both houses voted in mass in
favor of the measure, boldly taking the
ground that the refusal to tax this immense
sum, $2,5OO,OOO.OO0, was an unTighteOus act
oppressive, uni ust, and unconstitutional
Again, on july I, 1870. when Sherman's
proposition to increase the amount of ma
tiOnal bank note circulation at the exUense
of the gTeenbacks was before Congress, the
vote in the House stood four tor it and forty
four against it.
Again, just previous to this on June II. |
1870. Randall, the present Speaker, offered Il
substitute for Sherman'S bill, which SHbsti- |
tute proposed to issue $300,00O0O0 in green |
backs to take up the national bank notes |
On this proposition the Democratic vote /
stood Yeas, A. nays, 3.
Again, on this very same day, Morgan, |
Democrat OF Ohio, offered a substitute re-
pealing the national bank act, providing for |
the issue of $400,00O,000 to redeem the ma
Jional bank issue, and providing that the |
should be receivable for every |
thing. The Democratic vote on this propo-
siti0n stood: For the substitute 81, against
it, 3.
Again, January II, 1870, McNeely, Demo-
crat, offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That the committee on banking l.
and currency be and they are hereby in
,tructed to report, at an early day, a bill pro-
viding for Withdrawing from circulation
he national bank currency, and for issuing
instead of such currency, treasury notes,
usually known as "greenback6. D."
The Democratic vote on this resolution
stood Ayes, %, nays. ,.
Again, March Is, 1869, an act to strength
IN the public credit" was on its passage.
which act proposed to pay $5G0,000,000 of
UTcehDdCkS.
vote stood in the Senate: Democrats, ayes !,
nay, "a. House, aye, B. nay, SO.
Again, in regard to the resum ption act of
January H. 1875, which proposed to retire
he legal tender notes and abandon the field
If currency to the national banks. the vote
TODD: Senate~=ayes -, nays, IA. Every
senator voting aye was Republican, while
# the IA nays, IL were Democrats and 3
we're Republicans. Housewives, 1856, all
republicans, Democrats. none! NAYS, 9S
4 tt-hO "a llEmOpratS nplx
Republicans.
Again, on passing the silver bill, March /,
SIS, over the Presidents veto. the vote
TODD: Senate, ayes 46, nays, 10. Ofthe ayes.
Is were Democrats, and 81 Republicans;
lays, 0 Democrats and 10 Republicans.
| 'use--ayes, 1876, nays, 80 or the ayes, lis
we're Democrats and IS Republicans; nays,
% Democrats aud 50 Republicans.
What more could any party have done |
han has been attempted by the Democratic
,arty to defeat the infamous system OF tinan-
ial plunder which has ruined the country?
Here is a splendid record of good
leeds, of which Southern politicians who
arp at Northern Democrats seem utterly
The failure of the Brazil steamship
ubsidy in Il Democratic House is the
most fruitful topic of eensure at this mo '
nent. An able New Orleans exchange, l
he Democrat, says with truth that ''this i
5 the shysters style of argument. They f
allied to remind their readers that. i
hough the Democrats had small ma Q
GRITTY in the House the Republicans con /
rolled the Senate, and that the Admin G
stration is Republican They also fail c
o represent to their readers that, with a t
mall majority in one house of Con- :
.ress the Democratic spirit was strong,
arrest and aggressive enough to mani =
est its power and indicate the great and 5
ene6cial line of legislation a thoroughly
Democratic Congress would pursue
hey have not told their readers that
he late session Of Congress remonetized
liver and made an appropriation of Q
1S3, 900, to restore tire mint in New
orleans; that strong free trade senti a
lent was developed, looking to a tariff o
sugar and few other articles for rev. =
lue; that an initial appropriation was II
ade for the protection Of tie New Or 2
ans harbor; that 1925, o0o was appro- Il
rated for the improvement of Red A
yer; that $4,000 was appropriated for tn
e improvement of Bayou Lafourche OF
hey might also have pointed TO the lib W
al appropriation that was made to the ev
ississippi river at Vieksburg-to the H,
Wish expenditures that are voted for tn
Iprovements in Texas, Tennessee, so
Alabama, Virginia, North pc
4rOnna, South carolina and Arkan- SCI
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