Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-04-24
THURSDAY. APRIL a. 1879.
The Motive Of Cancellation Misunder-
stood.

From the Portsmouth VA Times Dem j
The real reason OF this grand aud amaz-
Ing upheaval of affairs which has resulted
in placing the Southern people in triumph
In the chief places of the National Govern
inert is due TO the grand superiority OF the
Southern race. Never were such people
seen under the sun so grand, so steadfast.
so faithful and true. so full of sublime pa
thence, so quiet under unmerited opprcs-
sions, so generous, SO brave, so full OF for
titude, temperate wisdom, and exquisite
knowledge how 10 act. All these qualities
combined with that wonderful recuperative
faculty which is so eminently character
istic, have produced their natural result. so
that now the precedence and power of the
South 10 Congress is like any other estab-
lished fact
Self esteem is undoubtedly a very iiue
quality, but arrogant pride is quite the re-
verse. The North. since the war. has gen.
orally supposed that the question of the
grand superiority of the Southern race"
was pretty clearly settled during the rebel
lion and has not since been In a condition
TO take kindly 10 the name of "mudsills."
There has been a streng. too strong in fact,
as the result indicates, desire to forget the
terrible snimosities engendered by the war
and by forgetting some faults OF the South
and overlooking Others, TO make grand
efort 10 unite in building up the Govern
ment and make one people of this great
nation. II was not the spirit OF fear but OF
good will and mercy to fallen foe which
prompted this effort on the part OF the
North. IL Was believed that the theory of
the right OF the South TO rule the country
had been given up, and that those States
had come back into the Union sharing with
the North the desire for q united prosper.
ity. Within the last six months this belief
has been changed, first to q doubt, and
next TO conviction that the spirit which
pervaded the South before the war has only
been held in check tor time. till the party
which It represents could regain its power
In order to assert Itself with renewed
strength and under more favorable circum-
stances.
The plan OF that party a already devel-
oped 10 Congress, together with the tore
OF the press throughout the South, point
Enthusiastically in this direction. That Sc
cession will again be attempted is hardly
probable but having once gained complete
control OF the Government, the North will
be compelled to aid in paying the Southern
Sisied' the names OF the Southern soldiers.
Already these things have ceased to be
asked for. but are being demanded as q
right TO which there can be no question.
from all points in the South. That the
Southern wing of the Democracy control.
the seton OF that party has also been
proven during the present Congress, and
the clsmor OF constituency must be acted
upon by its Representative. To this emo
that party is leaving no stone unturned il
its efforts TO repeal the election laws know
ing that freedom to perpetrste fraud a
elections is its only hope now that til,
North has discovered its designs for the
future. II is time for those who dsclaiu
any desire 10 ally themselves with tn,
Democratic party TO consider whether BY
acting with third party. they are no
virtually throwing power into the hand
of the Democrats and ia this manner aid
ing TO bring the government under tn
control of the worst elements of that party
The man who throws his influence and hi
vote outside the Republican party, DO ma,
ter how sincerely opposed TO Democrat,
he may be, is really giving material sssis,
ance to the Democrats and to the princi
pies which the South is striving TO re-es
tablish.