The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1878-02-07

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the White Learuers and Kukluxes. were
/ thoroughly armed. organized and drilled
10 put down the lawfully elected State
| Governments. TO the shedding Of any
amount Of blood II necessary. as soon as
/ the troops should be withdrawn; and for
months they had prevented the enforce.
/ ment Of laws and order. IL was still n
/ reign Of terror universally Di8foyalty
/ was in the ascendant. and loyalty in the
dust The assassination Of Cows Cham
| berlain and Packard was imminent from
I hour TO hour. The atmosphere was hot
/ with flame. and the passions Of the Law
I less populace were NJ a white heat IL
was under these circumstances. and
| knowing what would follow. that Prcsi.
I dent Hayes ordered the withdrawal Of
I the troops They had been properly sent
there by President Grant, legally and In
accordance with the requirements ot the
l nited States Constitution, and the
emergency that demanded their presence
hid not passed away. But President
hayes should have promptly done what
President Grant incohsistently failed 10
dn-rccoenized the legitimacy NJ the Re
publican Administration in each Of those
States-in which case the plottors Of se-
dition would have been cowed into sub
mission. for they have no stomach 10
measure weapons again with the Amer
can Government. This the poor colored
people. whose desperate situation he
affected TO deplore in case Of Tildcn's
election. had a right 20 expect. and did
confidently expect at his hands. as we'll
~ all the loyal white population. Put
TIlden in the Presidential chair. be said,
ard Northern men cannot live AZ the
South. and will leave The Southern
people viii practically treat the eonstitu-
tional amendments a. nullities. and then
ths colored mans fate will be worse than
when he was in slavery How be stands
condemned out of his own mouth How
he has broken all his oftrepcated pledges
Of protection TO those who. TO secure bis
election. heroically encountered terrible
sutfrrings and deadly perils in getting 70
the polls. many Of them being manned.
and others killed outright And then 70
remember what he said at Atlanta 10 the
rebel whites who were cheering him
vociferously With no dIscrcdit TO you.
and no special credit TO a.. the war turn.
81 out as IL did And again You join
ed the Confederate side and fought
bravely; risked your lives heroieally in
behalf Of your convictions. 4 C.. in behalf
OF reasonable overthrow OF coustitu.
tional liberty and the establishment Of a
slavcholding Empire upon its ruins i-
Then. turning TO those OF another com
plrxion, he cnticingly said And now.
my colored friends. listen After think.
ing IL over. mark hts delibefation
believed that your rights and interests
would be safer u the great mass Of intel
liE-ut white men were let alone By the
General Government But not one Of
those men had been intcricrcd with by
the Government. except TO put a stop 10
murder aud assassination aud II the
great mass had been held 10 unwilling
restraint by H. IL proves conclusively that
they had pepetrated or encouraged these
monstrous crimes No marvel. therefore.
ia order that they might continue 20 do
so without check or Limitation. like the
indwclling demons Of the possessed in the
days Of Jesus. all they desired was 20 b.
let alone Can any plea Of honesty OF
intentions, or purity Of motives. or n
wish to see whether leviathan could o.
drawn out with hook. avail aught in
view oi such hagrant regeneration
FINALLY. an attempt j. made 10 dismiss
this gravest OF al questions from further
consideration. by saying that what j.
done b done, and ID is a waste Of breath
to prolong discussion. The very reverse
Of this Is the truth. In proportion %
the iar reaching consequences of q dan
geious precedent is the duty 90 testify
against it. 70 endcayor 20 bring down up
on it an avalanche of popular reproha
ton. TO refuse 90 Acccpt IL o. a inality. to
sound a tocsin Of alarm 20 nwakc the
smmbering. atattlc the indifferent. 70.
ella M the wandering aud rally the true
and good 10 the Geld Of conflict for a fnal
onie et Those who cry peace, peace.
when there is no peace, gre real mischief
makers aRd iomentcrs Of strife Concil
iatlon. purchased by subscrvicncy % The
vile. and at the expense Of justice. means
sowing wind and rraping whirlwind The
South Is still rebellious at heart though
wearing the mask OF submission. She
ha. within her borders nll the elements
Of deadly strife. ready 10 explode az any
moment She pcrsistontly aud 'practic
ally treats the Constitutional amend
ments a. nullities. except actually rc
en-laviug her emnncipated bondmcn
and these she il Cudcayorinr 90 reduce %
= state Of vassalngo scarcelyless tolrrablr
tn re is no liberty Of speech or Of the
PR - on her soil. except 10 pandrr % her
priie and gloriiy her Confederate up
rising She cares nothing for the hHr
the Constitution. or the Union, beyond
making them subordinate 10 her own
sectional purposes This b. the curse
that cleaves 20 her. like the poisoned
shirt Of Ncssus. and enters into her blood
and bones aud marrow it distorts her
vision. pcrverts her Judgment. corrupt-
her heart, inhlmes her spirit Heavens
righteous retribution for her long contin
ued cruelty aud oppre-sionl
"Lamentablc is IL that the Republican
party, in order not TO break with the
President Of its choice. ahlndons the
ground upon which il has won ell H.
laurels:
'Niassacbu4eits-God fofzlvchcr' shosa.kneti-
iug with the rr,tE
Yes, the most subscryieut Of them all -
Happily. there are very many in il rank
who are too strong la their integrity O.
be- bribed too clear in their vision 20 b.
dupcd too resolute iu purpose 90 b. turn
cd backward too independent In spirit
TO be won 90 silfncc. hy any such device
to placate what is implacable. aud by nv
warrautable concession 90 enable ths
southern leaders In the Rebellion again
% hold mastery over the nation. Ne
vote Of theirs for Rutherford b Hayes
would have been cast II they had dream
ed that bis elevation 20 the Prcsidrnc,
"oAlh NflAtfH iAlItleiA aNIlhhAl of HiA NJ
measure II will b. tlcir patriotic aim
to bring back the party 20 the vautar.
ground 10 occupied 90 successfully in 30,
last Presidential trugRlc-maintaininF
the same principles and meeting the same
issues which made 10 yictufiuus-ths
abandonment of which will inevitably In.
sure IL ieuominious defeat in the com
ing contest Tor supremacy ~ i6e rirr0
r1,--s The question OF liberty aud equal
rights. protected In every part of o.,
land. is still paramount Co every other
civil service reform. finance. Sc being