The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-07-03
General Chalmers on the Northern DEM
Ocrats.

Ocrats.
Brigadier General Chalmers. a confederate
member of congress from q strong ''black''
republican district of Mississippi, expresses
extreme disgust with the treatment his sec
ton received at the hands of the northern
democrats in the late congress Says the
Memphis Avalanche:
The northern democratic leaders were un-
true to the north during the war, and have
since the war. This is their record, and IL is a
question for every honest man in the south TO
decide for himself whether he shall permit
party names that no longer mean anything TO
stand between him and Justice to his people
and section. General Chalmers is right. By
blind adherence To the party, for the sake of
old associations, the south is being starved to
death. And in commenting his speech the
Vicksburg Herald is right in saying of the
northern democrats, that ''if they continue to
turn a deaf ear TO the demands OF the south
Tor an equal share in the benefits of the gov
eminent she will be justified in 'solldifyfng'
in another direction, and sacrificing senti-
ment to interest"
An extract from General Chalmers
speech will convey an idea of it all:
i have loved the democratic party from my
youth up, and what said TO northern demo-
Gratis was more in sorrow than in anger; but,
sir, believed what said, and / usually say
what believe. When southern man re-
members the gross inequality of government
aid in the past, and when he see that Unequal
ity about to be re-enacted; when he sees a re-
duction of the tariff struck down in the DEM
ocratic house; when he sees a democratic sem
ator from New York opposing a subsidy TO a
Brazilian steamship line for New Orleans
after m1liocS have bEen expended for New
York when he sees the Northern Pacific bill,
granting a subsidy in lands equal 10 fifty mill
lions in money, passed by northern demo-
cratic senators, without a dissenting voice,
while they fuse even to fix a time to consid-
er the Texas Pacific; and when he sees demo-
Gratis in this house opposing the Texas Pacific
and yet voting subsidy to the Northern Pa
cific, he begins to ask himself why he has suf-
fered so long and endured so much for the
democratic party. IL is true that northern
democrats have suffered many things Tor us,
and honor them for it; but, sir, we have
endured ten1old more for them. There never
was day nor an hour when all Of our pelse-
cutions would not have instantly ceased IL we
had Joined the republican party. But
loved the name; we loved the hallowed
associations; we loved the ancient glory of
the democratic party, and we have endured
for il pains, penalties and privations as great
as those which st. Paul suffered for the Chris
tian religion. We resisted every temptation
and cung to the northern democracy. They
have indeed helped US. hut we have helped
them a. much. We lifted them up from being
despiSed minority into a majority in this
house an0 in the Union. And warned them
in my Texas Pacific speech, and L now warn
them again, not to drive us from them by
refusing 10 do justice to our section. Welove
the party, but we can not afford 70 be starved
tie death by it.