Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-06-27
THE OLD MONSTER

To men who lived through the
dark battle days of 1865, who left
behind them ali the heart holds most
dear to do or die for the love they
bore the old starry flag, the present
condition of the politics Of the
country must be an unfaiIing source
Ofsurprise and chagrin. To see al
the principles they fought against
and which they thought they had
cternally destroyed, again raising
their horrid front must cause feel
ings Of anything but pleasure.
The principle of States Rights
IS the keystone Ct the Democratic
arch of power. Without this their
party must undoubtedly fall to the
ground. They are not in accord on
the money question, they are not in
accord on any great question
which has presented its5lf for solu-
ton before the American people,
except their one false doctrine of
States Rights. To this they are
most deyotedly attached. Amid all
the vicissitudes of war and peace
it has been their Mecca,
the shrine to which all the Demo
cratic faithful must direct their
prayers. The fortunes Of war for &
time silenced their noisy defense of
1t, but now that peace has, for a
time, smiled upon US, and the mem
cries of the sight Of the flag of the
free waving in front of a line of
belching cannon and glittering steel
is not so fresh in their minds, the
old cries of ante-bellum days are
one more assuming their wanted
prominence.
On the floors of Congress, in tue
columns of newspapers, on the
stump, at the cross roads, and last,
but not least, in the bar-rooms,
their sentiments are being aired.
States Rights is their. summunl DO
mum, their highest good. cit in
spires every appeal il. the
Southern press; it is the
issue in every Southern cleo
ton; it is the hidden
motive in the speeches of every
Southern Congressman. 1t was the
principle for which the South
fought from 1861-65; it was sym,
bolized by the Stars and Bars.'*
Some time since we alluded to a
convention held by the Press of the
State of Mississippi. Jefferson
Davis was there-not in his petit
coats this time. He made them a
speech, which was wildly and en-
Enthusiastically received by the as
sembled wisdom of the great State
of Mississippi-whisper it not that
it has repudiated. He stated,
amidst the frantic demonstrations of
the assembled Press, that he "never
saw Southern woman reconstruct
ed; the children Of those women
would yet arise to Yindicate our
principles" What are these prin-
ciples?
1.-The Radical party, by and with
the help Of Inc bastard Democrats, are
seeking through press and forum, and
= thousand secret and iusidiOus chan
nels, 10 create the impression that this
Confsde.acy II States IS Nation
Before this people will submit
they Will tear your Stars and Strines
from mast aud stall, and toss the lying
rag into heli-fire.
Wait uutill We set our bstterinU-
ram at work on your free schools. We
sill send the last brick and board of
them sailing into the blue empyrean.
beyond the eyesjght of mortal man,
The BOnny Blue Banner was I'M
furled at Winchester, Va, one day
lately, at the dedication of q Confede-
rate monument. The fact was wired
from sea5oard 10 seaboRrd, and the
whole Yankee nation laid back on its
hams aud hnwied for all that was out.
They haven't forgotten how that dear
old banner carried dismay into their
country in the years of ycTe thew
haven't forgotten how they fed before
il every time the Confederate and
Federal forces were equal :. they
haven't forgotten that they were UNI
able to lower its proud furls until they
had drummed aud trumpeted for re-
cruits throughout ChristendoD1.
They know very well that the Red.
While, and Red would be floating
over an Independent Southern Con.
federacy to-day il they had fought us