The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-09-11

I III Ills EttttD ~ ~ N q,
on Wednesday. the Hon. James L.
Wilson thus described the objects and
dangers of a solid South:
TUE SOUTHERN PROGRAMME.
The southern programme causes
It's supporters 10 look forward to the
induction of Democrat in the Pres
ideutial Office in 1881, and announces
in advance the programme then to be
carried out in these words from the
Southern States newspaper, the Dem
ocratic organ published at 0kolona,
Mississippi: "The republic will be di-
yes.ei Of the powers that il has
usuFped from the States since 1861.
The reserved rights of the several
commonwealths CT tie Federal Union
will be recognized in their widest
scope aud range. In word, the
Calhoun theory win be pat into prac-
tice, while Hamiltoaianism will be
tern up root and branch, and de-
stroyed forever. The constitutional
amendments viii be repealed, and
the Constitution viii thus be restored
to its primitive vigor; the ballot
box purified, and politics redeemed
in an unlimited measure from the de-
moralizing influence of ignorant,
vicious, or mercenary suffrage" 1t
fills oil places of official trust and
profit il those States with those who
fought to make secession triumph.
and sends none but Confederate Of
icers and devotees of the lost cause
to the two Houses of Congress. 1t
forms the base of operations fer re-
covering to the secessionists of the
South what they lost by the war
and, falling in this, makes (the Dcm-
ocratic party in control of the gov
ernmenO another attempt 10 disturb
the Union a possible success. j
kpow that this is regarded as the
option Of extremists But this does
not affect the truth Twice in the
history of the country secession has
put its force in active hostility to the
Government jackson crushed the
first demonstration. 1t was then said
that q recurrence Of the madness
could not happen. The nation slept
in tha, belief All the open and au-
dacious threatenings of 1860, and of
the decade preceding, could not
arouse our people to a just apprecia-
ton Of our danger, and even when
the rebellion burst upon the country
some OF our wisest men said it was
only passing madness induced by
the chigrin Of political defeat, and
will all be over in ninety DAYS. But
it was not over in ninety days, nor
was il over in four years; nor have
we recovered from its effects now
They will reach far away into the
years Of The future. Not this gen.
Grafton nor the next will be rid OF
the burdens imposed by the forces of
secession in active war The truth
is that as long as
THE PEsTILENTIAL VIRUS
holds place in our politics, it is dan
gerous. No thoughtful man can
study the present condition of affairs
in some Of the Southern States with
out detecting danger lurking in the
political activities Of those commui-
ties la Mississippi and South Car
olins is this especially true L. is no
credit To any man to profess not to
discern this. Whatever has once
happened may again recur. That
which produced our war may pro-
duce another. States have attempt
ed to secede; they may attempt it !
again. 1t does not matter in what
garb this political force may be
clothed, it is the same dangerous ele-
melt. Call it secession, State rights, |
home rule, it is all the same Its ex-
;stencs is inimical to the Union. 1t
can't be realized fact without the
division of the republic. Those who
believe ia it, proclaim it. support il,
do so with an intelligent motive.
new lOIu w IL 10 u ittuSuS iOi \
some possible grievance. OF the
grievance they claim the right to
judge. What the grievance may be
that will justify them in resorting to
this remedy, they have already given
us an example. To be out-voted aud
be required to submit to the voice of
the msjority, as was the casein 1850,
is SO great wrong in their estima-
ton, as to justify an application Of
this extreme remedy in the worst |
form. The rule of the majority is
TIE SHEET ANCHOR
of our system of government. They |
consent to this if the majority is |
with them. If it is not, then they
hold to the right of State to break up
the government, as refuge aud q
defense. They did not surrender
this doctrine when they gave up their