The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-11-14

~ e. ~ sn tne r.utncrn people have been
ia me habit q sending nearly All they made 10 II
tne North and o. buying nearly all they con-
sumcd from the North, and allowing and paw
ing heavy profits both ways viii New York \
SOUTH -
II 4 a curious fact wen worth our study
mat the south mas not made one dollar either
~ slavery or slave labor. Indeed. the state ~
the account shows that the South has lost un-
told millions both by slavery and slave labor 1
while the North has made and pocketcd every
dollar ~ proht there was In slavery or that /
was realized on the products Of slave labori
Inc NORTH sold the slaves % the South and
tnen, keeping the price, denounced the idea ~
properly ~ human beings rs barbarous. Be- !
cause the south defended the title she bought
anu pain LOT IN the very manner which New
England had taught was Constitutional she IL
denounced as rcbellious and traitorous,
You are great and successful merchant.
viii you do me the Kindness 10 cast up the
ngnres and tell me how many billions Of mon
cy New York and Massachusetts, and Pennsyl-
wanna have made out Of slavery and the prod
ucts 81 slave lnborf II YOU will work this sum
! think we will all be able 70 understand your
financial ccnter of North America. and will
soon be the greatest money power IN the whole
world" Will such great and rich State, In
treating as rebels and traitors the people who
have done and are still doing so much 10 in
crease her wealth and powerl Will a State
which has 80 much wealth forgot her own State
affairs in clecting her own State officers in q
mad purpose 70 Keep up sectional fight with
the impoverished SOUTH Insanity. my friend,
prove 70 he the very devil Of final disnnionl
You say will not care 70 deny that the
South Il firmly united IN bold and persistent
purpose 10 control the Federal Government in
the name 81 the Democratic party" do deny
II. though the charge Is 50 absurd that Il
scarcely merits denial. | fear "a friendly re-
mark made 70 You during the Presidential
count 10 the effect "that the North was wise
In spending 50 much blood and treasure to
keep. the South In the Union, as doubted
whether the North could maintain Constiti-
1 tional Government without the aid Of the
/ South" has unnecessarily alarmed you. The
| South does not seek TO control either the
| North or the Federal Government, but the
/ South does greatly desire TO sec both the
/ North and the South restored to the control Of
4 the constitutiOn-theC Constitution Of Madison,
/ If Webster and Of the Supreme Court The
/ South will seek 20 exercise no power except
| that 10 which she Is entitled under the Con-
stituiion. and that power she desires ex-
ercse solely for the peace and prosperity Of
\ the whole country. Allow me 20 add that this
buraboo Of Southern domination Is not cred.
| table either 10 the manhood or the intelli
gence Of the Republican party. The South Il
and must remain the weaker section. She
has no fr.arest in scctionalism. hut every in
I .crcst I'm true Constitutional Nationalism
I The South can have strength in the
| future only in advocating the sound
est OF sound principles for. the Nationa
credit, the National honor and the National
prosperity. and i'm sending her ablest men 4
l Congress 20 maintain such principles Bn
! cratic party. Why Solely because the Re
/ publican party will not allow any Southern
man 20 support the Republican party and pre-
serve his self-respect The whole policy Of the
1 Republican party since the war has been based
upon the assumption that the southern people
/ are the criminals and must confess themselve
70 bc criminals inycur letter address y, my
strength. cannot stand for moment, or live
with your constituents IL you say that the re
speaking for myself. never did believe il
secession AS either doctrine or a remedy un
! der the Constitution. But from the beginning
1 much ADLER men than am have taught II VIA
| both. Some Of the trainers Of the Constitution
50 taught Many Of the ablcst men Of New
| England 30 taught. The Southern people be
| lieved they had right 70 secede, and that the
peace q the country and their cir own safety de
| make war on the Government, as Republican
| demagogucs 50 fiippantly charge.
4 The attempt 10y the Republicans 70 treat al
| act which grew out OF honest differences OF
4 opinion rs a traitorous rebellion against thu
! Government Is as unmanly as II Il untruthful
Iiut the Republican party not only insists tina
l the Southern people are all traitors but thai
\ they shall confess themselves 20 be traitors
| The result Is that no Southern man can affiliate
| with the Republican party without confessinl
| himself a criminal and agreeing 10 treat all his
/ own people as criminals by such confession
| he would show himself unfit TO be trusted by
any party. BY this policy Of the Republican
iparfy everything decent In the south i driver
into the Democratic party. and then the ke.
publican party raises the cry for sole
I North against the solid SOUTH
do not know what else may happen in the
future, but this much do know: Come what
may, the Southern people will never confess
/ themselves traitors Their children will never
Norm shall 1 see proper 10 solidify and keep
the sectional Republican party in power until
this confession shall be made. then your hope
~ only one NOR yemr ~ S,1 .nd cnpal
reunion il hopeless. The Southern people aban.
don. and abandon forever, both secession and
slavery: They admit that superior p physical y
settle. They accept In good faith the Constr
tutional Amendments. They desire to cxer-
else only their proportion a power. under the
nor will fhoy allow II they can prevent u, any
more civil or sectional wars. This they abund'
anty proved TO all fair-mnded men In the
circumstances :. starvc" the Government nor
seek any control over the North. but they in
tend 20 preserve their self-respcct, and ~ de-
serve the respect Of all brave and honorable
men everywhere and for all time. and this they
cannot do by confessing themselves 20 be
criminals. as the Republican party has de-
manded and still demands.
Now. my friend. what nre You intelligent
men In the North going 20 do about ~ Will
/ you insist upon keeping the south solid ~ de-
manding their self-iishOnOr, and then insist
upon making the North solid because the
south refuses self-degradation at your de-
mandf
Wcil- suppose you sutcctuf SuPr~s svu
succeed. by your absurd and impossible stories
Of unnatural oufragcs nt the south. In making
every man In the North hate and distrust
every man IN the SOuthy Will that break tho
1 Solid Southg Will that allay sectional strifcf
l Will that bring peace to the country, prosper
\ ity 10 the Nation or pcrpctuity TO the Unioni
have always believed the secessionists were
the most damaging enemies the south ever
had. But they did not intend damage. They
| intended 70 relieve the conscience Of the North
on the subject OF slavery and preserve their
own property ON their own responsibility.
| They were mistaken, hut they were not trait
ors. equally believe that the Republican
party Il the most dangerous enemy the Union
ever had. II lives on scctionalism. IL teaches
the North 70 hate the South. and compcls the
south TO hate the North. IL the PEG
pie 81 the North arc not capable of seeing
the end OF such policy. they are incapable
and unworthy Of free governmcnt The south