The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-11-22
A BLAST FROM GEORGIA.

Mr. W. II. FELTON,, an Independent
Democratic member of the last three
Congresses. from Georgia, has written
letter which is certain to be read for its
raciness. pluck and pithiness, and which
will open the eyes of some people to the
fact that the Independent Democracy of
Georgia is too strong to be crushed out
by the Yazoo process. He reviews the
Dluaders anu winch the
-H1eentl1i11cratic Congress managed to make
a solid North. with caustic vigor that
is seldom shown. He tells his friends
that I'VE have lost the confidence of the
North and we can never regain control
OF the government until we convince the
citizens of the United States that we are
conservative, more observant Of the Con-
stitution and the laws. more honest and
economical. more capable and better fit
ted to guard the integrity of the Union
and the rights of the citizen than the
Republican party. We must recover the
confidence of the people before we can
recover political power He opposes
the use of soldiers at the polls, but re-
minds the South that
Zone of the first acts of President
Hayes after his inauguration was to with
draw the army from every Southern State
where they had been station in violation
of law. and during this entire war OF
iain fltapn w u SIn;DIp soldier
interfering with the ballot-boX of the
States. and We had the direct assurance
of this patriotic President that during
his term of office no soldier should ap-
preach the baiot-box to Interfere with
the freedom of elections. Yet we re-
ceived his protestations with ribald jest
and biting sarcasm. and his Fraudu-
lency' was the mildest epithet we ap-
piled to this President. who, for this pa
triotic work. should receive the respect
and gratitude of every Southern man.
| need not continue these recitals, these
demonstrations of incapacity, of blind
passion. Suffice it 10 say that our Demo-
cratic Congress has alarmed the North
ern people. They are afraid to entrust
the administration of the government to
the hands of violent men. They would
rather risk the perils OF Capitalization
than again endure the horrors of revolu
ton. They would as soon See the gov
eminent shot to death, as to have it
starved to death All this has been
the work of our seli-constituted lead
ers.'
As to whether the nomination of Mr..
TilJen would be satisfactory to the PEG
pie of Georgia, his answer is very plain,
viz:
He might, and I think he would,
carry the State, but it would be by the
skin of his teeth. The people of Georgia
are convinced that he loves his money
more than the Democratic party. They
believe that had Mr.. Tilden never been
heard OF. Democracy would to-day be
triumphant in this Union. They are
tired OF his grievance. and hundreds OF
the best Democrats in the State will not
vote if he is nominated. There is no use
in talking about Mr.. Tilhen. | imagine
that to-days work in New York will
quietly lay him away among the other
relics of antiquated Bourbonism. and
hereafter men will study him as a rich
specimen of the ways that are dark and
the tricks that are vain.
This Georgia Independent seems to be
a sort of Gatling gun, and doubie-shotted
at that.