American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-05-25
The Conquerurs and the Conquered.

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We must stand prepared for the
most bitterly aggressive campaign
that has ever yet been inangurated
against us. The temper of tile
Radical part, is not to be mistaken,
AMI the vindictive spirit already
evinced in their party manitestocs
and resolutions Indicate Anything
else than IL quiet and peaceful
campaign.
Ii anything Is to be gathered
from the resolutions Of the Repub
llcan party of Pennsylvania, it is
that the memories of the past are
TO make a CONSPICUOUS feature in
their next canvass, "A Crusade
against the South, more bitterly
hostile than ever before, even when
the lmplacable MOrtOa was their
leader, is already fOreshadowed.
Without reserve they style them
selves the "conquerors," while the
Southern States are mentioned as
"the conquered provinces"
The Pennsylvania resolutions
breathe the split of the Cloths.
Even did we truly stand in the re-.
iaii, Il of conquered proviuces.'-
even could We think this great
Union destroyed, aid that its fair.
est and richest section occupied the
attitude Of u suppliant fer mercy
before the offended North, still the
idea Of planting themselves squarely
on platform of opposition to don
ations for the Improvement and
development. of the fruits of their
conquest finds no precedent excerpt
among barbarians.
They certainly do not find exam
pies in ancient Rome or Greece, for
those great nations at once proceeds
ed to make their conquered prov
inces'' valuable, even through vast
expenditures. 1t was true wisdom,
and those grand nations knew well
that what went toward the develop
ment of any portion of their empires,
contributed to their general wealth
and greatness. Even the Mahome.
dams reflected spirit of superior
wisdom 10 what our s'conquerors"
now exhibit. In the heat of con>
fiict, cities were destroyed countries
over run and desolated. But when
war was over, it wis over, and they
bent their energies to the rehabili-
Eating of the countries that had been
compelled, by force of utfffs, to
yield submission to the crescent.
Indeed, it would be difficult to cite
an instance, outside OF barbaric an
nails, where q conquering people.
through pure spite aud malice,
refused to develope, or to permit to
be developed, the rich provinces
that had succumbed to their arms !;
and where for each dollar expended
toward the improvement of harbors,
the deepening of channels, the
erecting of great highways would
return its hundred fold to the
commonwealth.
In. our last, we took the ground
that it was best not to med,lle with
! tJ,o tfov IF Tho DroS,1one;.l t;tla
We believed 1t would bring about
disquiet, the want of confidence,
an opportunity for our enemies to
raise the cry of revolution, on rebel
lion, while We had nothing to gain
whatever. And now we see that
such has proved to be the case,
for althogh the Radicals we're glad
fenough to have the legality of the
title of a President whom they
elected, but who refused to be their
tool and dupe, questioned, aud
while they rejoice in their hearts
that the Democrats have taken
the initiatory steps toward his dis
placement, they do not hesitate to
make it a pretext tor declaring the
movement revolutionary in its char
acter.
We may expect the lines to be
drawn sharply in the next canvass.
The "bloody shirt" will be waved
more vigorously than ever before.
Hands that were extended from
the other side Of the bloody chasm,
were not so extended in earnest.
Ours are the conquered provinces"
and the resolutions OF the Pennsyl>
vania Convention, followed by the
address of the Republican Congress
EsiOnal Committee, clearly proclaim
the line on which our ''conquerors"
propose to fight.
Okolonsis agitated by ghost, in
the shape of q woman wearing ga
bright blue habit, white sun bonnet
and riding a yellow horseI, Per