National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-07-04
SECTIONAL rEEuISG AND TENDENCIES


SECTIONAL FEELING AND TENDENCIES.
DO tho Republicans remember that they de-
clarcd in their Cincinnati platform, I'VE sim
cerely deprecate all sectional feeling and ten
dencics?' Aud do they remember that since
that uttcrancc was made they have conducted
every campaign, from Presidential election
down to that of fOurth.rate village, OH tho
! sectional basis ?-LouiSrWe Courier-,journdl.
The Republicans have no difficulty in re-
membering all about how sincerely they
deprecated all sectional feeling aud tenden-
ces at Cincinnati, und how deeply they
deprecate them now They remember, also,
that when the war closed and slavery was
abolished: the laws of reconstruction were
passed the Constitution was amended, and
the freedmen were made citizens, and that
they hoped and expected that all the peo-
pie Of the reconstructed States would re-
spect the Constitution aud the laws to an
extent that would secure TO every man in
the South, irrespective of color or condition,
all his civil rights before the law. They re-
member that for years these laws and rights
were respected until sectional feeling had
well nigh ceased TO exist, and the country
was gradually settling down in feeling of
+ mutual confidence, fraternity, and re-
spect from Maine to Texas. They
e remember that this desirable con-
dition of things existed and grew, until Or
c CARNATIONS sprang up in the South having
e for their object the persecution of men for
, political opinion sake, and grew until the
+ page Of history became so blOtted with the
{ record of persecution, rapine, and murder
= that il brought blush to the cheek of
e civilization and aroused feeling of abhor-
renee throughout the North. They remem.
Der, too, that but for this condition of things
i the North and the South would have been
i friends during all these years of fostering
u discomfort and disgust
= Whatever of sectional feeling exists now
y has been engendered by the violations Of
'' law and right that have occurred in the
South aud under the inspiration and dicta-
;, ton OF those who had rebelled and had
V been conquered, and who had affected tC
, accept the situation with good and honest
> hearts Fortunately all these things are 81
freshly recorded on the page of our Nationa
:. history that they cannot be forgot
=, ten. This page of history has no
- been rendered musty by time o
u been oblitcrated or impaired by antiqui
ty but is fresh in memory aud clear il
|, character While the Republicans "sn
a cerely deprecate all sectional feeling ant
n " tendencies they would be unworthy tn
d name and remiss in duty if they did not re
l. sent the treatment which their fellow Re
n publcans have received ut the hands of tn
y Democrats in the South Then, again, tn
ID Republicans remember that at no time il
l. the last decade could Northern Republi
L. can have gone into my one of the late in
,e surgent States with his family and his capi
IN tai aud have asserted his principles and ex
e ercised the right of citizenship rs he ha
IL always done at the North without encouu
le tering persecution, insult aud even outrag,
10 The remembrance Of these things hay
re caused Republicans everywhere TO "dcpre
cate all sectional feeling aud tend
lr encies." The Republicans are il
T. no degree responsible for 'the sec
o. E' lional feeling and tendencies thp
have existed in the last ten or twelve years
of unless faithful adherence to their Repub
to licau principles and opinions and the excr
es else Of their constitutional rights as cit
E. zens, have made them 80. We hOd--an
o. history and truth justify the pOsition-thu
III whatever of sectional feeling and tendenc
he exists at this time in the country is purol
ne child Of Southern parentagc. The Mort
es have had no alternative but to subm
u tamely to the prosecutions, insults aud ou
t. RACES that have followed Southern Repul
ne lcans in abjcct silence and inertness, or
m resent these violations Of law aud Tigh
al and antagonizc the measures ont Of whic
st they have been born, They have accepte
e. the issue as presented and have demande
"a and will continue to demand II return 10
n line of policy under which the rights
III citizenship shall be respected at the Sout
H. as they ever have been at the North.
"' Seeing the Elephant In New York,
U.s. New York Herald