The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-11-27

Washington, D. c., Nov. pa letter printed In
todays Capital has attracted considerable atten-
tlon. 1t Is dignifled with double.leaded editorial
space. 1t is introduced as follows 1.-THE fol-
lowing letter, or fragments Of one, written US by
friend at the South, tells its own story. We are
really not at liberty to indicate the writer Ger.
tainly not the name, Could we do the last, the
country would be startled for he is an eminent
man who is given to saying what he thinks
and thinking to a purpose that influences thou.
sands of Others" 1t is dated %, Miss, Nov
10TH" II is very general impression here that
stands for Oxford, Senator Lamar's home, and
that Lamar is the writer. 1t is addressed my
Dear D." and proceeds as follows:
"You may we'll ask what we are going to do
about III have been asking that pertinent
question OF quite number of our prominent
men, who are In a condition to feel and under
stand the temper OF our people since the eleC-
tions at the North. The response is, that to be
equal to the emergency we must as you are fond
OF saying; look the inevitable fairly and calmly
In the face. In this have condensed a number
Of letters and number of talks. The emergency
presented US is to be found In the fact that every
Northern State, without exception, has declared
against us, on an issue made up Of the right &C.
corded us by the Constitution previous to the late
war, of home government, or, as 1t is pOpularly
understood, of each State to regulate and control
its own affairs. This right was not only clearly
understood, but as clearly recognized; and that
such is not the fact to-day demonstrates that at
the North we are regarded as a conquered people,
subject to such penalties in the form of punish
ment as the conquerOrs may dictate, In other
words we are not part OF the Union, possessed
OF equal rights but people, II not hatred, al
least suspected, and to be treated as alien enc.
miles, dangerous to the peace and welfare of the
entire country. The Democratic party has made
L,..oie fight in our and its own behalf at the
North nut ~ ~ ede 1t In vain. New York and Indi'
ana are both claimed Iur us, 49, w, ootn are donDt,
ful. 1t is practically to-day Solid Nortn uss.."
Solid South. This is the emergency in which
we are called upon to act.
"NOw, to continue the struggle is simply to
lead forlorn hope. We cannot conquer, and In
continuance Of the struggle we only add to our
trouble In the event OF a certain defeat. We are
thus tempted not only to give up the contest, bat
to go over in a body TO the enemy What is there
tuition or that love OF the Union which once
bound us together, that we should sacrifice our.
selves in their behalf? The North has changed
from turret to foundation stone our old form OF
government and II now wants that change rati-
| fed by making the appearance harm Onize with
the fact The North wants grand Union, with
power centralized at Washington. We will give
the North and take to ourselves grand nation
with the power OF an empire centralized al
| Washington. The North wants q dictator, q
strong man elected for life, to regulate and con-
troll this National Government, with its power al
Washington. We will elect Grant President fol
| life, and fer these reasons. As long as the sub
| stance Is gone there is no use clinging to an
| empty shell, especially when, by abandoning the
| old, rotten hulk for the new craft we have 9
chance of bettering ourselves. This waving thu
bloody-shirt, these continued assaults and insult
upon us originate in desire to gain votes at tht
North. II the object is gained for which the
votes are sought there will no longer be reason
| for aggression. The Republican party will bt
satisfied; and we shall be left alone TO build uI
poetcal justice in this, all this, that In itself Il
tempting to us Of the South. We shall see ths
in the brutal war waged on us to free the negroes
| those people have enslaved themselves, and We
are mighty factor In the ugly results,
"This you will say, is the lowest form Of egot
| ism; but you must remember, my dear friends
we are not soiling our patriotism, for we are no
| allowed to have any. We are not sacrificing any
| right or any freedom, for we have none to sacri
| fee. We are, as the case stands. q conquered
people, without hope, home or manhood; and VIZ
not only, like the blind Samson. pull the temple
| down, but we rise, unlike Samson, unhurt above
the ruins. We would be better pleased to have {
| better instrument, but we must remember that Il
have better man is TO have no instrument. 1
| takes coarse brute to serve such purpose
| Revolutions, my dear, are not made out Of gen
| tlemen, said that French woman OF the Court
when lady friend complained to her OF the Low
| sort of men the revolt had brought into power.
shall advocate the re election Of Grant as long o.
| he lives, and his son Fred after his death, II
| live that long"