Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-03-18
MARCH.
"A CHANGE OF SENTIMENT.

good fruits. Il admits simply what the I.
less cultured, but more observing papers f.
OF Maine. declared from the first, would .
be the result. ANY student of history
knew that a conquered province, a beaten
people. and risen race could not oc
placed. in ten years, upon plane with
the conqucrors, by any human means.
The age of miracles beng past, we have
inst the state OF affairs which most oo-
serving msn declared would tranSplrc'
when the policy was inaUguratcd. HE
journal saws the President was right III
irving hi, plan of reconciliation, and pro
cccdS as follows:
But the trouble is the Southern leaders
did not appreciate the President go'u lh-
tentiou>. and those who did and promised
% maintain good governments u several
States have either neglected o. Keep Their
pledges or found themselves poWerit>> i'
carry out their purposes. Louisiana in The
worst DAYS Of CaTpet-hJg iuciiicicucy was
not di>graccd hy more @w.c>>uc>> than 10
has been during the last SIX months under
Gov. Nichols This - not because GOV.
Nichols did not intend to Keep his prom
i>e~. but because the ruling element in hiN
party the men who are appointed o. exc
cute the laws and thc influential politician.
are determined that there shall De- mo- >ucH
thing iu Louisiana ~ political cquAhtl ne
fore tlc law. In South tarouuA. Gov
Hampton. who favored fair policy found
himself practically alone before iHe ia>t
election and could not even prevent his own
stan from breaking mp Republican meet
iug~ With free and fair elections tae Ike
publicau> would have ten members u the
present Congress rom the southern states.
I'm view ~ thc recent experiences. urwan
who viii say th3, there is amy fairness n
an election .u close district .u the south
TODAY ignores all facts.
When the Republican masses learned that
the elections boo Che most off 80, southern
States were made by fraud aul violence %
mere moCkcry, they came Co Che conclusion.
very reluctantly. that tlc solid South is
intent CA ruling the country Ny It~ olu
methods. and that such determination
must Doe resisted. The course 90 the south
cru leaders iu the lat. elections would have
been sufficient iu itself Oh have caused
change OF sentiment toward tly Southern
Democracy. But when Republicans alter
ward saw the Democratic leaders iu Con-
gTC>> force upon the country san extra >c>-
sion because the Republican Senate would
not submit 90 the repeal ut all laws for the
protection az Congressional elections from
fraud and violcuCc.thc entire party through
out Oh, country. regardless of past differ
enct> were profoundly moved Oh resist
those revolutionary leaders who would
come into the control of the Government
hy crushing out suffrage .u the South auJ
oyerpoWeriug the honest ami Intelligent
vote Of the North hy the myriad frauds.
which NAV hc styled IJmuauy tactics.
When thc Republican MASSES hcir South
ern senators comparing jeff Davis with
George Washington and rgatiruiug ,ler
belief In the right OF secession. when They
Sce such Northern Democrats SIS Thurman
defending the President OF thc late Cuuf,j-
eracy. when they hear cN-Conicdyratc>
threatening 20 stop the wheels OF Govern
meut unless their demands are acccdcd 20.
they apprchcnd thr danger and need uo
bu.'e cau Go place them upon the alert.
No more striking Illustration 90 this
change of sentiment can Dee found than in
the Journals and the men Who most warm
" sustained the Presidents Southern poll
icy. The Nt~ l.ri MIL for instance.
expresses itself iu the following vigorous
StVle.
'The Republicans ~ Congress NEl not yi,li 90
this hlghwayman g demand Do the pcu0cIa tIc
majority repeal the Federal Elscti'a law TIE ~
peal " no be vetoed. ID The Democrats then per
as ln Withholding TIE means % carry 90 Tue
Government. the Presideu; iIi stand drmly and
appeal % The country. % the revolutionlsts stll
persist, the same loyal North that crushed great
and respectable rebellion vii furnish all the
means needed % run The Government, until q new
Congress can DC elected. representing those who
have won the right % rule this country, 30 long
A. rebellion continues % show ts battered aud
bloody iront. And 30 this leads TO new civil
wAr, the ueNt JOB Of crushing out rebellion VIII
De done so thoroughly that not living cmOcr
will be len 10 enkindle new dame
The above sentiments called out from
General Baruum OF New York. "a Greeley
Republican. the following response
81 went alone from my hear.hstoue 70 help crush
the rebellion Of ISL IS. / nov have two sons OH
enough and willing % 90 wiki me % carry out the
Let IL be settled II this IS a Government or law
n eycry citizen shall De free % exercise eveIy
right and privilege youehsaled by law and the
Constitution
While the emergency j. not one which
ju>t.ie> this talk of new rebellion and
triumph hy an appeal 90 arms the .Xprc>-
>i1u> quoted show how deeply Republicans
are moved Iy the aggressive attitude as
sumeJ by the southern leaders and by those
Democrats in the North iu accord with
them.
The Jotra, herein states results, del
eterious if not dangerous TO this country.
and vet commends the course which led
10 them lis inconsistency in SO doing
Is marvellous. The question shall evil
be done, that good may result has long
since been decided in the negative. This
question was debated among the early
Christians, and St Paul cautioned the
Romans against SHINING with the hope
that grace might abound And vet this
Is precisely what was done at the begin
ming Of this administration. Protection
was withdrawn from Negroes and white
Republicans, in the South, in the hope
that charity and goodwill might spring
up among a class of citizens who have
never shown mercy 70 any in their power
A number Of traitors were rewarded for
their crimes, in the hope that they ''would
not DO so again. The policy was wrong.
and the Journal should condemn It as it
does It's fruits. Another Scripture quota
ton to the point. ian evil tree cannot
bring forth good fruit, neither can good
tree bring forth corrupt fruit. - The re-
suits being evil the tree was corrupt ItI
is unfortunate that this poor policy was
inaugurated As a result. we have lost
all our organization in the South, and the
leaders from that section have concluded
once more that the North Is afraid of
them. They boldly advocate the pen !
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