National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-01-04
EmANcIrAr1oN crLnnRArroN.
Severe Arraignmont of the Republican Party
nnd the Southern Foley.


gathered to listen to the speakers Professor
Greoucr, J. y. Campbell, aud j. w. Cromwell,
editor Of the Peoples Adroclte, made addresses.
Rev. Mr. Campbell alluded to the experiences
Of tho colored people IN Georgia Professor
Grconer, Of tho law department of Howard
University, delivered bold and eloquent nd
dress on the present condition of the colored
voters at the South. He said they had been
handed over to the tender ncrces of th"Sc
whom for eight yours they had opposed. The
result had proved bitter but perhaps a salu.
tary lesson, one which no negro. American
ought to forget We were continually hear.
ing of revenues, trH.e Sc. Non GJitlu do zee.
idgdlbnS. He quoted from Lowell: There
are some questions which die the moment they
are settled but Others Into which u moral cle-
mcnt enters that binders them from being set.
tied, though they may be- decided" Such -
question IS tho one concerning the rights
and status of Colorcd citizens at the
South. The removal of troops seeming.
~ settled, but did not decide, this question.
We seem to have gone back this hundred
years for orr political maXims-to the corrupt
times OF Charles aud tho soness Clarendon.
Twin your enemies by doing good to them
YOU will be always sure oil your friends a
dainty return we have had. Such course
lost Georgia under Bullock, Mississippi under
Ames, aud rendered Chamberlain pOweross in
South Carolina, when his courage and that Of
his followers rusO to q sublime height at the
close. The negro need not expect rights
when he calmly allows them {, he bArtcrcd
away, nor look for manly recognition, while
no protest, however feeble, is raised against
| treuchery. The negro has right to demand
justice from the American people before the
latter hastcus to hc OYer.gvuCrpus 10 enemies.
Two years ago We were assured there would
be change OF policy, should the so.called
policy fail. It's .ailurc, complete, utter, disas-
trOus, is u mathematical demonstration But
we find no radical change in the dubious
words Of the message We need not
| look for it in the writings of the Attorney
| Generals office. Shall we expect il when
| Chiet-J ustiCe Waite guus through the farce Of
trial at Charleston, or shall we expect
| II aitcr few more committees, trUce' consuacrc
Hati, gather testimony at u cost OF $4,000, al.
| though the horrible details of the Cameron re-
| pert for l57G-'17 still slumbcr on the commit.
| tees shelves.
The Republican party Of to-day seems to
| merit the epithct used of the old Fcdcaist,
| "A party, privately the most respectable pub
| licly, the least sagaCiDu5' Through its leaders
| it has coquetted with every phase of Demo.
| cratic doctrine. We Ovgh heard from those
! high in authority di5quisitUus on States Rights
and autonomy" ana home rule" To-day
| tue doctrine has reached its logical result The
| southern States arc entirely autonomous they
| are independent sOyercigutiCs; they obey no
national law except what they approve Of;
! they decide who are American CitZeus they
resist internal revenue laws and kill revenue
officers with IMMUNITY; they drive out citizens
because OF their political opinions their ,iurcs
refuse to convict political murdcrurs even
| when u Chel-Justice of tho Supreme Court
| presldcs; they indict and strive to arrest
members OF Congress, aud dog supposed
criminals now as they used TO search
for iugitives twenty-five years ago. They en-
| act laws subverslve Of national laws. BY shot
gun, tissue ballot, and rifle clubs they alter the
| verdict OF the minority. What remedy is pro.
| posed to placatc this prOdigal son? The fatted
| calf is not only TO be killed, but the entire
| pitrimony OF the brother who went not astriy
is to be layishcd upOn the unrepentant prOdigal.
There is no bold, earnest, serious, or honest
outburst Of indignation coming from any ong
| who has heart to feel aud tongue to spCui,
of such shallow gcntimcntalty aud pseudo
Christianity. Far better would it be for polit-
zeal leaders to say TO the deluded black voters
| I'VE are pOWerless to protect you, pOwerlcss TO
enforce any law not sanctioned by local scn,i-
meut. You must fall back on your reserV ed
rights-the ballot and the torch-and defend
your own political liberties, so long denied, so
taIdily bestowed" Does Senator Blaine rise
to the high ground of our rights? Not at all
While the black OK lies pierced through and
through by Southern Matadors, he only fears
the white On may possibly be gUred. Does the
| statesman from Maine propose any remedy
which shall affect the guilty violators of law
who stand fourishmg the red shirt above theii
bleeding black victim? BY no means.
They are assured, by disingenuous noiretc
that ii they are not more particular about thcii
methods, a Solid North " will take the right
of voting away from the negroes. So New
York policemen are said to sally upon tin
scene after the conflict is over aud carry all th,
wounded and dying to the station house, auC
: there complain Of them for breaking the peace
Wade Hampton said on the stump, in 1876 tina
the first cry for disfranchisemont of the negr
would come from the North The propho
will soon meet Mr.. Blaine In the Senate, aux
may there congratulate that statesman upO,
the fufllmcnt of his prophecy. The remedic
then proposed for absolute wrongs are mil,
words FROM the President, useless aud ex
peusivo committees, money spent by Unite,
States marshals, courts, &c, without a sngl
conviction, rs was instamced lately IN Sout
Carolina; the delusive assurance that Chief
Justice Waite will assist Judge Bond, as If, in
deed, Judge Bonds back bone needed strength
ening in any other latitude than that of Bait
more, and as if the Chief Justice had not al
I, ready presided once--a year ago-whe
: injustice triumphed. Not one or al
i OF these milk and.water measures wi
over convict single political murdcre
or do anything except, perhaps, al
to tho twenty odd volume, of massacre liters
ture already furnished by laundering recon
struction, and help fill the pigeon-holes Of til
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT office, even now we
stuffed with the documentary evidence [
political murders In 1876, lar worse than uny
: thing which has happened in 1873,
The nCgro-AmeIiCan owes it to history an
, his own honor to place the responsibility whel
! it belongs upon tlmid Republicans, who ra
' with eager hast before they were sent for
surrender their black allies to their bittere'
. political enemies The MGncks aud Clarel
. dons Of American history should be over ~
b membered 10y us.
= Professor Greener spoke for over an hour
l an impassiOmate manner, and was warmly al
plauded. There WAS singing by the choir
: Bethel Church. The pastor, Rev. Brodic, PR
/ sided, aud j. A, Johnson, esq acted rs secr
c tary,
ReorgaTi2iug the Assessors Once.
The reorganization Of the Assessors Ofi'
g has been completed aud the following chang
o made Chief clerk, Il. A. Fish clerks, II.
. Fitzhugh j. b. Wheeler, ID. MGLathmn, G..