Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-10-03

| mower and n result the debt is now ahOlll
40 ,orao &C whor ,ho;r rrl. hocsn
10 la 81 10 "N." mn ''''
Moreover, whatever economies IN the cana
management the Democrats have been able
IN con,inue have heon effected hv means n,
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eo'''i'u'ion'' '"'"'''i''N''' P'''''' ~ NV
Republicans IN spite OF Democratic opposi-
| tion. These are the facts and the voters in
Na,- Vol. oo,, 1r,,r ,roir qua, oo,,o,,,si,,,,,
49, 80
A rIre.rs.a sraa.b
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Aiming ''ie many so"u Slee'hes III 'iic ia''
few weeks, one OF the best was that made by
Senator Hoar at the Massachusetts Republi.
oar c,o,o Corro,,;o, o,,. s,,ooo oor,,,i,s
us 10 give nut lew sentences from his
strong and manly utterances. He said
Directness of speech is the truest friend
ship. The time REQUIRES fair warnings and
plain truths. If our brethren at the South
will show us any way 10 promote their
moral or material prosperity. none of their
own representatives will pursue il with
more earrerness of desire than ours. We
will helm build their school bouses we will
help revive their commerce. we will help
improve tbc,r rivers and barbors and
and cover their Land with railroads Rut for
their sake. rs for our own we will moi per-
nit Them 10 wine ON, tho rcsnIts of tho war
or 10 tramnIe undcr their heels either our
own constitutional rights or those of our Re-
publican fellow-citizens
II is no accident that every camnairn in
the South begins with a homicide in which
some CONSPICUOUS political opponent Of the
Democratic party is the victim. and some
Democrat the victor The Southern struc-
gle for political power begins always like
the ancient games. with sacrifice-a sacri-
flee in which is shed not the blood of bulls
and goats, but of American citizens.
God will take care of the negro, as He did
of the Jew, as He did of the Puritan, as He
did of the Protestant in the low countries.
as He doth of all that are desolate and OPP
pressed. God will take care of the negro,
as He did of the jew even if He must send
His pillar of cloud and of fire to
lead him in new exodus. But
what will become of the white man
What will becomeof those fair States: What
will become of the American youth. bred
under the example of his fathers, 10 think
that violence that corrupt acts, that tissue
ballots, that murder, are common methods
by which power is gained and maintained in
free States?
For the first time for thirty years the
Southern Democracy control both Houses
of Congress. The Democrats have small
majority in each branch, and the South an
overwhelming majority in each caucus.
What the Democratic caucus resolves the
Democratic Congress enacts
Their purposes he who runs may read
They mean, first, to hold power in their
own States, suppressing by violence, so far
as is needed, the freedom of discussion and
election. Second, to deprive the Nation of
any power to secure the purity of the ballot,
and the honest election of its own officers.
Third, 10 DESTROY the National credit by in
fation, and the National strength by paralyZ-
ing the army. Fourth, by these methods.
and with the aid of few Northern allies, to
make the National Government, thus weak.
ened and defenceless, an easy prey
There are sixteen Southern States which
will vote as a unit in 1880. Ten of these
with fair discussion and election, would be
likely to be Republican and six OF the ten
would be as certain as Massachusetts or
Vermont.
The men who invoke the doctrine of |
State rights to destroy all rights, who, |
under the pretence of State sovereignty, |
DESTROY the sovereignty of the people;
who pirate of local self-government that u |
minority NAV commit violence and fraud |
on every local ballot-box, are the same who |
in past times strained every National power |
to the utmost IN the service of slavery, and |
if they can again lay hands on the executive |
power of the Nation. will use il for their own |
objects, without either scruple or restraint.
With, think, but two exceptions, every |
Southern Democratic vote in the Senate has |
been steadily cast for every form of initiation. |
Who can suppose the obligations of the Ma |
ton will be respected by the representatives |
of States who 50 constantly repudiatr their |
own?
The refusal TO submit TO constitutional re-
straint. which manifested itself by rebellion |
in 1851 WAS reneated in snir,t and nrincinIc |
in the extra session of the present wear The |
President ia expressly commanded Inv tho
if he docs moi ,nnrove !, hiU
NOT 10 sign IL I'm, Ia return i, Win bis oh.
iections and This command he is sworp IN |
obey Y Of the demand WAC .rrou.n,lv mad. /
Thai he sbould sipn hills overt6rnyinr the
ayis,ing securities for National .lections
,rbetber he annrovod ,bem or moi Ae;niLe
,utue, If the r.hell;on !, u,as a,,o,,n,nd ,n
,,aryo III. cra-r;,,, a, ~, S,n,,a o. !, 80
,ttemn,od 10 starry. Tho nyac,,iya ,u,hor;,,,
If INC limited Sta,es into suhmios;nn nv re-
Fusng the sunnl;es peadad FOR corry;,g ~,
he Goyorr,nan, Tha ,ac,;cs -, r,,,r,a,;o,
nd rshoiI;on ,,,or, 81 ana,,, Ln, Ell
hio ,.sson,iai ,i;garono, ,I,a, ,ha,, ,o,,nd
Uoveo and M, Ruchansn in Tho chair
IN H., -, -" IS 49,,
a.. crn,rd.d on, 1o,,oo,,,r'.,,J;, ,I.5,,,;c;ro
,,rngrI,. of Isso Therc l. cyor,.,h;n1 in
his ',on,oS, 10 o,ir ,h,, Ill -, ,Ia Pan,,hi;
,ans ot Moso.chnso,,s Sho - NO, Won, ~
no. bcb;nJ Maine anJ C,l;fnrr;a when Iihertv
. - /, e'''as,;a,, NJ :" ~ - =, ~,
mighty iurv If states ~ the verdi,
ybich shs nIono,,nccs Nsss.,huset,s will not