New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-01-13

acpd, ana therefore, coulu bO lo"H''' "" "
section, give its solid support to the
party which had sympathHed with the repei-
lion, except from motives which WOuid ihcNl-
tablv arouse n Solid North. Since that time
the south has become solid Ihe excuse
given by Mr.. Lamar and others IS thar the
South must unite because of menace
"of Federal interference" Whatever Mt
Lamar may think, the people OF the North
know that the excuse is false; that there mas
been no such menace, and that the solihltY OF
the South has no such motive. Accordingly
two of the most Influential journals OF tine
Northwest hold this language:
From The CLic0go Times.
Now if it be fact that slavery il abolished; II II nc
a fac, that there prevails among the southern coPo no
wish TO reInstate that balbaric institution, nor 10
revive any Of It's methods; II it bc fact tha' inc
soutbcrncr, have honestly accepted The Northern ree
policy which il hcnccforth TO he the policy OF the Ma
tion-thcn ia not fact that they have longer ~
acCtlon any common interest when siihd7 III any Po'
SIbic danger oi buIt from any menace "t fe"eri III
reference" Then it Is nOnscnse 10 assert iha' thc
present Solid south" manifestation IS "a reac-
iion against prescription attended by misSo'erh-
men'," aud les, Hou,anse To speak o' II az " inc
sndy If S,l;-dcf-ncc" There Is no prescription OF
Northern civilization or polity ~ the sohth Nv inc
national agency. or by any other Agency unless II De
Southern agency. There il 10 msgovornnent OF inc
south bv any agency unless 1t be some Solid South y
party macuine.
From Tae WI.rquGsS Senffd.
il the Repu' licau leaders selfish and narrow the
Southern leaders Infamous In thelr selnShheSS ana
narfoWness While the Radical Republican LEADERS, 40
not want the on question To- drop out o potlcS'
whil" tncy do want peace which would leave 'he'
without chance To appeal TO prejudice, the South
era Leaders are Determined they Shall not have
Z Sc In In ut %
keep ny the sectional STRIFE, 1t equally 10 IN" selfish
interest Of h" Southern leader that the STRIFE shi con
tinur The disposition of the people OF the NoFih
to CIV" the South every cousitutlonIl rSh' aHAlhe
only in return The protection of IN co.0ied man
III his rights has not hccn honestly met by The
Southern leaders. And because the southern leaders
believe fhrr hope Of "pplilical trade" cs In solid
south based ON autac0nsm to the dominant party OF
the North IT, IN their efforts t0 keep sol s0nth, the
Democratic leaders have brought down upon their see
ton the adherence OF tho Northern people 1t Is ther
own fault.
These observations are the more important
because the only Northern element with which
the South has shown any disposition TO unite
is at the West, and because the intensely
Democratic Times represents men without
whose aid it would be utterly impossible for
the Democratic party to carry any Western
State except Indiana. In reply, the L0HiSrHe
C0uJ.icr-JOuyHW asserts that the leading South
ern men nave said nothing imprudcnt or vicious
in Congress. but. "for the sake of giving
.'thc extremists of the North no ground
" to 20 on, they have held their peace
The people Of the North are aroused,
not by Southern words, but by Southern
deeds. The fluent promises and mild words
Of Hampton and BuIer have not prevented
cruel massacre and wholesale fraud IN South
Carolina The soft speeches OF Lamar and
Nichcls do not turn away wrath, when 1t IS
seen that witnesses are assaS~lnated IN Lou
isJnl, in order to prevent testimony IN Fed
eral Courts which might bring law-brcakcrS to
Justice. These are facts which no amount of
living ayals to hide, and these deeds are
plainly seen to be the mean, by winch solid
ity at the South has been secured. But, says
The Couicr-JoWpd;
The assumption Oh which the Republicans base their
continuous agitation 49, being, know, abSO-
lutely false, effect that Of iniuring the
business cfhc South by the damage done to s reputa'
ton and credit loss which, up 10 this time can hardly
be computed and which the next twenty-five years VII
BOT suffice to repair.
THIS is wild language for any journal of re-
spcctabiIty to use. Is there single man of
who does not know that there have been per-
SONS killed IN several Southern States because
they were prominent Republicans, and others
because they were summoned were on
Their way to testify III United States
Courts that others have been warned
to leave their homes and States on
pain of death that others have been
savagcly beaten. and that all these acts have
been committed for the purpose of securing
to the Democratic party a complete victory in
localities where it had previously been con-
stautly Out-vOted? That these things are done
10y the whole South, or by the conspicuous
leaders in that section, nobody asserts. But
the man who says that these things have not
been done at all is instantly recognized by
every intelligent reader as having put him
self far outside the limits of possible discus
sion. What is meant, then, by the assertion
that " the assumption" of Republicans is
absolutely false"7 In respect to frauds =,
again, is there an intelligent person in Louis
Vile who does not know that " onion skin :"
ballots i'll great number were used at the last
election in South Carolinl7
That these things are done by individuals
or mobs, and not by whole people OF their
leaders, can indeed be said. But then comes
the question, IIhydre such deeds moi pUniShed'
Wig is there no effort TO stop Hemp State
officials are found using their power to prevent
conviction of persons accused. Nearly the
whole Democratic party Is found eXcusng
and shielding the offenders. Obviously
these crimes were committed for that party,
and il the light of day they are defended by
that party. Thus the conviction sinks into
the minds Of men, Democrats as well as Re
puDlcans, in Europe as at the North, that
Southern Democrats have made the South
solid for Democracy by violence and fraud I?