Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-10-31
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the odium of snch prescription in Vir-
Sinia upon the poor white trash in
certain counties. That is too thin
The same persecution is almost every
where in the South Ii the Posi-.
correspondent is right. then almost
everybody in the South must be poor
white trash fnr it is an almost uniYer-
sal o1fcnse throughout the entire see
ton. The so called '.high-toned' may
not actually rob hen-roosts or ..cut the
heart out Of ID Yankee" but their
ofFense is that they do not rise in their
might and majesty and show to the
''poor white trash" and the despera-
does that persecution, oppression. dan
ger and death shall not be tolerated as
against the Yankee any more than
against their own flesh anl blood
Bat no, they are as dumb as oysters
when anything happens to a Yankee,
thereby winking at the of5nse and
virtually encouraging it, Hence law
Iessness runs rampant, and the Yam
kee, who IS q law abiding citizen, be-
comes discouraged and leaves at any
sacrifice, the high toned lawyer and
merchant taking charge of what he
leaves behind as yulturcs take charge
of the dead. This IS the whole of it
III nutshell. II IS the wiuking at
the acts Of the low down whites" and
the b!oods and the desperadoes, the ST.
lent approval Of the same-that makes
the virtuous and the heightened peo-
plo of the South as contemplate as
the law breakers and that makes life
in the South uncomfortable to a free
born Northencr. Until this is cor
rectcd they will call in vain for rush
Of settlers.
There are many instances that [ am
personally cognizant Of where persons
went South from the North ard in
vested their all in lands for the pur-
pose of making homes for themselves
and children who were obliged to leave
there on account Of the prosecutions
they received in consequence Of being
Republicans.
In the language Of Senator Conk-
ling Il am for Cancellation and recon
Citation, and concord and peace all
around, but my belief is that the men
and the communities who stood by the
flag and prayed for it and fought for
it, if they behave themselves, are just
as good as those who drenched the
land with blood. and covered it with
mourning, debt and taxes.
Il believe, too, that those who strove
to save the country are as safe legisla-
tors and chairmcn Of committees as
those who strove to destroy it. -
"Magnanimity, generosity and for
givncss. unparalleled in human annals,
have been the policy of the nation to-
ward those who sought its overthrow
This is grand. majestic. Christian but
it may be carried too far
1t is not wise for the North, nor foE
the South itself to hand the Govern
ment over bodily to those who were
lately in arms against it, and who in
many instances, now hold seats in
Congress gained by sitting elections
by terrorism and bloodshecd u is
not wise or just thus to tempt human
nature. 1t is not safe for the habita-
tons Of the North or Of the South. =
When pestilence smitcs Southern
homes let the North pour out. as she
now does, money and sympathy, never
holding back a farthing because it is
Southern and not Northern woe"
This is right. But when taking
political action, let US be just to all,
not only to ourselves, but to those,
whether black or white, to whose pro-
lection we are bonnd by ties which
would not be forgotten by an Algerian
pirate or Barbary corsair-'
Let all men, of whatever party, see
the dangers around and before US, and
make common, whole-hearted cause to
avert them
The result of Tuesdays elections
has rejoiced all true lovers Of their
country, and is foretaste of the No.
vember elections Let the Republicans
Of Wisconsin work with a determine
ton to have full Republican delega-
ton in the next Congress from their
State.
X X. X.
Address Of the Republican State
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