New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-09-04

lion OF sacrihcia homes, the bsrc,t the dcsolat,'
the helpless. the SCARED and Ito wssttd
encountered every hand attesied the Costumes OF
the sacrifices which lad been ilnde for thf National fc
We then CON adontly believed that ny sn Immuisbie
law OF the supreme Rnler .ueh sacrcns bad MOI been
tears and the Nations tres sures had found conpcnss
ton In the destruction OF the germ OF The iaIa 1eresy 81
ferries Of ARTILLERY which hurled their iron bolts uon
small seigow company Of United States troops whom
the Government In lie earnest desire 10 aycd hostile
demonstrations end, syorng 10 feed, and not To re
enforce. twas at Sumter that the experiment OF sarN
Andersonyiile and Other places Of histpr,e oratsy.
ana NOR Ieoeny Z, .s,s 10 ts na,t,on sgan IL ls72
The curtain had then fallen upon the boody hranh
tsst had interviewed had drted into the dead past The
flag had been lifted up from It's Illumination NJ sumter
aud again, uyioate and supreme prevented the frame
work OF our Government from falling Into wretched
Win majorties in Congress and every North
ern STATE aud cmnipon-nt FIX the status OF its de-
feated enrmies, the Government With magnsnimity
for when the ostory Of the world furnishes no parallel
treating contest OF principle aud NOT OF per
sonsl hatred aud lifting Itself above the tow level OF
mere sectional triumph. had condoued the crime OF trea
and rebellion and actually reinyesfei traitors ana
rebels with the rights they had iorieie.i, ana a
they had insoiently east OF IN their mad
purpose to destroy the National sntnoiity IG.s
effort To inaagurate in the Southern section OF this
Military gsrriscns have been Withdrawn, all alleged
National Interference heretofore comp aimed OF dscon
pontnents 10 office have been given to inose who a
few years since were moving heaven nn ana e"rh
III REPAID GENEROSITY.
To-day we are here confronting the consequences OF
the magma nimiy OF the Government. and OF Its wasted
and despised effo:ls to corciliate its lato armed
assaiants. In the light of recent events, IL s not
hyperboe TO Inquire Was the surrender of Appomattox
a wrctcbed hollow truce patched to enable the Re
belon to choose new line OF assauli upon me uaion
and was the mushroom Confederacy proclaimed ~
ideas TO become the living, controlling forces OF the
conntry9 TIE spirit which dered the authority and
n 10 trON he d
taken living In Solid South supported by the Whole
Constellation had left the Government poweress the
OF armed enemy. which with valorous spirit but
blood and which, when our victorious ieeions had
PREPARED the winding sheet OF the rebellion in its
failure. Stripped of all gse the two great parties Of
fe e Of @ Of he Po%ers Of he National
Government aud the States. Wherein now differs the
party demanded OF President Lrcoln that he should
pejuro himself IN his official OATH they would
wered IN his inaugural: "Yo have oath registered
in heaven destroy the Government, while lave the
THIS demand was referred to the last dread OF
arbiament where for four year, III the white heat Of
fearful war, tie great argument proceeded, until AT
last Appomatt0x. tho verdict delivered to that
machiess solder whose marshaLg OF the Union forces
outraged Nation That verdict was that the Constitu-
ton Of the United States was not a compact entered
into by the states but ordained and established
the people United states FOR themselves and their
posteiy that state or combination OF states null
lily the Constitutions; that the Union Is family ofStates
independent OF each other FOR local concerus but united
under 0nc Government for the management of common
interests and the preservation Of the general pcaco-s
plan borrow the language OF another most hopeful
Tor combining the honebreG blessing OF small State
with tho stability and power OF q great Empire" In
short, that verdict was that the nationality proclaimed
by fathers shah stand, until Justice, domestic
traugui.y the commou defeuce, the general warfare
and TIE blessings 0fberty SHALL in Gods good time,
an who may be dwelers upon the face Of this entire
continent. And the Republican party OF the Empire
State, reucmt ering that the great charter OF Ma
tiOnality enacted upon her SOIL AID recalling the
heroic deeds the sacrifices and the fidelity Of the almost
half million OF her sons 40 participated In thai bloody
assze pledges itself here anew 10 stand by tie verdict
TUE DEMOCRATIC DEMAND.
In this year Of grace, this same Democratic party
which sought President Lincoln from his off,
cial dnty has demanded OF President Hayes that he
should perjure himself In hts official oath that he
should surrender prerogative given him by the Con-
stituIion so that Congress- alone might become the
lawDaktng power and tbat that party might, by Con-
gressional easstmeDt sl.!p the Government OF the
preservation OF the peace for The security Of The
ties might be left prev fraud and violence In the
South and swindng repeatern III the Morrill, Ihs revo
lutonary demand was accompanied by the menace
that the President refusing the whole machinery Of the
Government should he brought 70 standsiu by with
holding the supple which constitute Zee life eur
ents THIS new assault uon the constitution dnering
In form only rroin that mao o. tne sas parry III iSoi
met with flrmness dignity ana patriotism when
make Ru sherfOrd b. Hayes istr.ous III Ills hSh 0lce.
and worthy successor OF him who for twelve years IN
Held aud Cabinet stood AK dnst every such assault ss
OF Lucor the Democratic party takes Its appeal not
TINS time wager OF battle, for the nsurrcetonary
gotten the tramp OF the armed iegions Of the Union,
Who bore npcn their banners into the heart
Of It's stronaholds tho death warrant OF slavery,
the old inspiring notes Of Glory, Halelujah,"
RING on % d ,a0fs esSps as the .Sey sMep
the morning OF liberty To those who in the night OF
%nSI e IS sae the Srunt OF the assault Of the
alone lies ITS only hope OF success make no apology
far
all State issues. The Republican party believes
The the Constitution mt and the Laws OF the Nation
We thus early, by the scon OF the Demoeraic party
at e last session OF forced upon the first line
Presidential CANVASS Of next year The rebuke OF
that revolutionary action by majority OF the people OF
this state speaking through their baliothoxes IN NO
vemDcr next. will be the assurance or the complete
overthrow OF this new attempt 10 subvert the Corst
DEMOCRATIC INROADs.
Tho Democratic party lacks now only tho Executive
Department control the Government. The Congress
has passed to the absolute rule oi that over
ma, STEERING Southern section OF the party which by
more than two-thirds majority chosen always for It's
peuous fidelity the rebellion. dictates the action
of its Northern followers IL Is oi this Democratic
party speaking tod ~, which, despite al debate
nnon The question OF northern Southern respon.-
billy the Initiation OF any given measure OF govern,
impress and give 1t effect. THIS sscencaney in the
House OF has been gained by cuching
Article OF Amendment to the Constitution; mean
while exhsusting the catalogue OF crimes to
,nersase Of the benefit which should accrue
10 them, aud by thls arrog ltinK t0 themselves
double the legislative power 10 ith they are entitled
curtaing the rs influence OF other states 10 tue max
ing of laws aud administration OF the Government
III the OF power thus gained. the Democratic
party cenoEt it denial OF the right ~ the
Government defend tsc by regulating the Nsuon,
er,ctons. by enforcing It's sarutes for the
n ,t,ctjon OF IT'S citizens, either by the military
or even the elv authority Ii dea.es tho Government
any PARTICIPATION the control OF proceedings which
afscl the \" comnun deence" and the general wei
fare" Anarchy may reign supreme on the day OF an
cleo tou involving the Interests OF the whole people,
bnt the Government has power subiue II. Deny
ing with deadly determination, ~ just now at Iasoo.
even the right OF candidacy TO differing from the
dominant majority this Solid South asserts lie nights In
> fias buIg sau1