The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-12-04
TaE SOLID SOUTH.
In Respense ton United North
'Islse SsArtlimx Lesson IRA wn
Erspns ihc recent Elections.

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rho SsnrtlimS Lesson 1D~n WIN
Frons the recent Elections.
WAsHrNaros, D. c., Nov. ga
letter printed in to.day's Capital has
attracted considerable attention. 1t u
digninsd with double loaded editorial
space. It Is introduced a. follows:
THE following letter. or Fragments OF
one, written Us by @ friend at the South
tells it's osu story. We are really not
At liberty to indicate the writer. certain
~ not the name. Could we do the last
the county would be startled, for he is
An eminent man, who Is given to saying
what he thinks. aad thinking to o pur-
pose that influences thousands oil
Others" It IL dated %. Miss, No
vember 10Th" It is a very general
impression here that U stands for Ok
ford. SENATOR L.mars home, and that
Lam sr 10 the writer. It is addressed
my Dear D." aud proceeds as fol-
lows:
You may we'll ask what we nre going
to 10 about it! I have b.en asking that
pertinent question OF qlits a number OF
our prominent men. wa are in n o
dltion t., feel ani4u1,l-rstanl tue ten.
per Of onr psople since the elections at
tbs North. The response is, that to
equal to the enary .lcy W. mis-, "a
you arc fond Of saying. Look the newt
able fairly and calmly in the face. In
this l have condensed q number of let
ters aud a number OF talks. The
emergency presented "a is TO. be fonnl
in the fact that every Northern State,
without exceptions has declared against
u.s.. on AZ issue made up of the right
accorded us by the constitution previ-
GUS TO tho late war Of hpm. gov.rn~
ment, or, as it is pDpularly un lersto,t
of each State to r.gt,ate and c,utro'
its own affairs. Tnis right was not
clearly understood, bnt as clearly r-cog-
ni8e; and that snch is not the fact to-
day demonstrates tbl It at the N nth W
are regarded AS conquered pe~ple, sub
ject to such penalties in the form of
punishment ~ the conqlerors nay die
tate. Iu other words. We are pot a
part of the Union, possessed Of equal
rights, but a people. if not hated, at
least suspected, and to be treated as
alien enemies, dangerous to the paace
and welfare of the entire country. The
Democratic party has made a heroic
fight in our and its own behalf Mt the
North, but made it IN vain. New York
and Indiana are both olaimad for us. bnt
both are doubtful. 1t is practically to-
day q solid North against a solid South.
This ia the emergency i'll which we are
called upon to act.
"Now, to continne the struggle ls
simply to lead . folorn hope. We can
not conquer, and in a continuance of
the struggle we ouly ada to our trouble
in the event Of n certain defeat. We
are thus tempted not only to give up
the contest, bnt to 60 over in a body to
the enemy. What is there in this Uu-
ion? What is there left of the consti-
Triton; or that the love Of the Union
which once bound us together. that we
should sacrifice ourselves in their be-
half? The North has changed from tnr>
ret to fouGdation stone orr old form OF
government, and it now wants that
change ratified by making the appear
ancs harmoniZs, with the fact, The
| North wants o grand Union, with pow~
er csntraliz ID at Washington. We will
give the North an | take to ourselves a
grand nation, with the power of an en-
pirs centralized at. Washington. The
| North wants dictator, a strong man
elected for life, to regulate and contro
this national government. with it's pow'
err at Washington. We will elect Grant
| President for life, and for these reasons:
As long as the substance is gone there
is no s-s cllnging to an empty snoll.
especially when. by abandoning the old
| rotor hnlk for tbs new craft, we have
a chance OF lettering ourselves. This
waving Of the bloody shirt. these con
time I assaults aud insults .npon rs
originate in tho dssire to gain votes at
the North. If this object Is 8ained for
which the votes are sought. there will
no loaxer b. reason for aggression
The r publican party will bs satisfied,
and We shall be left alone to buill ny
onr shattered fortunes in peace. Tier
will b, u p,..icsi ~jnstice in this all this
that in itsalf ~ tempting to ia Of the
South. We shall see TINT IN the brutal
, war wagad on ns to free the negroas
those people have enslsved themselves.
and we are a mighty factor in the ngly
results.
"Fhis, you will say, is the lowest
form of egotism; but yon. must ramam
Der, nv d,ar friend. We are not sojling
our patriotism, for We are not allowed
to huva any.
"Wenre not sacrificing any right or
any freedom. for we have, nole to sac
rifce. We are aa the case stands. a
conquered people. without hope. home
or manhood; aad we not only. like the
blind Samson, phil the temple down,
but we riAe. unlike Samson, unhnrt
above the rnins. We would be better
pleased to have a better instrument.
bnt we must remember that to have a
better man ia to have no instrument
1t takes a coarse brute to servo such a
purpose. Revolutions. my. dear, are
not m ,de out of gentleman said that
Frenoh woman of the conrt, when a lady
friend complained to her of the low
sort of men the revolt had brought in
to power. I shall advocate the r~e-elec-
ton of Graut rs long ~ he lives. and
his son Fred, after his death, if I live
that long"