National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-02-22
RETURN or rHE srALwAnrs.


RETURN OF THE SrALwAitrS.
The people are firing of tcmporizers and
theori2ers in the Republican party and in
responsible official position, in view of the
mischief that is being done to the country
through their agency They discover that
the loyal sentiment of the country aud
firm devotion to tho right IN principle aud
practice lave been shaken and dcmoralizcd
under concessions and compromises that
were neither called for nor justified by cir
cumstanccs. They discover that disloyalty
is becomng more and more bold daily,
They observe that Il proper regard for the
Constitution, the laws, and the equal rights
oI citizenship is giving way to II weak and
sentimental policy, which endangers the
unity and peace OF the nation. They see
that the South asserts, with remarkable
bOldncss, the doctrine of State Rights,
which is another name for secession and
revolution. Thcy are becoming satisfied
that the rights aud liberties of portion
Of the American people are being en-
dangercd, and that the Federal
power is being treated with wSnton con-
tempt All these things have been made
patent in the history OF the country during
the last few years under Republican con-
scrvatism, concessions, aud triiling with II
section of the Union which bears il no love
or respect, and which is only waiting more
convenient season when the bonds Of unity
can be discovered. The people have become
alarmed ut these unmistakable indications,
and they resort to the only available safe
guard at present. They are sending back
to the Senate of the United States their true
and tried men, who are true patriots and
uncompromisng defenders Of the Union
the Constitution, the laws, and the equal
rights of all citizens irrespective Of color OF
condition. This accounts for the return ol
CHANDLER, CARPENTER, LOGAN, and
CAMERON to the Senate, and thi!
inspiration of patriotism and righ
will not rest here; it will CON
tinue steadily and persistently until th'
nation is brought back into and is salel,
moored in loyal and patriotic waters, wher
State Rights will he unknown and the Con
stitution and the laws Of the Federal powe
will he maintained supreme. 1t is in thi
interest that such stalwart Republican
4 statesman as Senator CHANDLER, of Michi
| gan, are being brought TO the front. Th
c Democratic press have attributed his elec
f tion TO intrigue and bargaining, but the De
s. troit Post and Tribune crushes ont all sucl
r, assumptions in the lollowing
4 II any one thinks that Mr. CHANDLER's rc
, election Is the result of intrigue among pol
ticians, he miscalculates the forces at wor
: among the people His most enthusiastic sur
i porters are found in the workshops and on tn
Y farms. His return to the Senate is simply TIL
response of the majority Of the Legislature t
y the demands of their constituents. The Re
: publican masses throughout the State hay
4 asked for 1t. All the Republican newspaper
but three or four have declared him TO be th
choice of their Republican neighbors. Durin
his eighteen years of previous service, coyel
= ing the most stormy period of our nations
~ career, he faithfully reflected the wishes of n
:, earnest constituency, whose sentiments an
. purposes he profoundly shared, In the doub
= iul times upon which VIC have fallen the RI
publcan3 OF Michigan desire to restore TO thei
representation in the Senate tho yigOr and Il
= reCtness it once possessed, and they turn ma
d urally to the man whose capacity, whose cou
q age, and whose inteSible fidelity have bee
proved by the test of fire 1t is in the fat
: that Mr.. CHANDLRE's reelection indicate
C with greater emphasis than WAS practicable
n any other expression, tho settled and dete
mined political sentiment Of the State that i
! most significant meaning may be found.
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