The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-15

sU .I n hacauae Mr.. Tllderl was deprived
y, h Ills office. but because the people were
siapnaed from their sovseraignty. not tnat h.r
IN r,arr,le were robbed Of their franchise, POT
tsi.af NH Hayes was put Into the place when
The law assigned TO Mr. Tilden, but that Q
ua,,,lter was allowed tn occupy up pigs,.o 4,
,ybiel, belongs 10 the President 81 the Uh,,en
MATES. This ID the sinEpf Repnhlcenisfn, tnls
fhe cause Oh the revolt against That parry.
this tho sentiment which will carry me .,i Ds
.u5craey into supreme power IN lsh9l .e, ,,I
they shall prove false TO their p III, Fla man
Iasss ~ eonIldaav can alone force this Issue,
a,,d enable the people To vindlcaie tnelT l'enl
and their power to inaugurate the ,l., man l1ay
have elected. tn abandon AVE-, :, ,,' ~
which the party triumphed IN lst6, put ths
,s.,,a II fraud tlpon which aloneit tan triumph
In tasl1. il IL to compel the party % make its
iiaht on other questions, upon when Y is ~
RntaI and final defeat for the Democratic
.a,t,, ~ indeed IL should, for such an aban-
ttn,,,nsnf Ia an abandonment Of the people 8
cansa, and ~ aaying to them. In effect, that
there Ia no outrage, whleh nanieailsLn en-,
infiirt ,lpon them which the Democracy Will
not condune =, -, :
II III ths connection we would say word Of
.,,in,,s admonticn To our brethren of the
Ho,,th, The reslstless logic o. war has settled
HAT they are I'd remain Tor the future all IN
tasral mart Of the Union; nor do we Imagine
M thaera ID ope among all the ex-Oonfeder-
atn nrigadjara. or their followers, who Gin
.se,,ais, saurets to-day that such result has
esued hut I they desire 70 , a TAIN .hat
.nhIah tha intelligence and the. wealth Of their
mI.si,,, fairly entitle them. IL is obligatory on
f, tS IA study carefully the causes which
have In 40 few years, brought them from the
position q van1shea ahee ao u .he f9 thav
,afisn tn learn the lesson Of their fall and rise
thav viii rush once more upon their utter de-
striction. and forfeit, perehance, for. all f.-
t,,ra fine their chance FOR securing the con-
fldenoe and the trustof the independent voters
III the land - u,
The Republican party rose Into power be-
ao,,ae IL wna the party of the Union, and it,
anneal was made TO the whole country
arainst the domination of section. in its
inception II proiessea no de ,h ag ,at, tne
NM rarcelyIng flat the spread Of the institu-
lion would preeiptate civil war, 1t limited Its
ts,irpueeE tp opposing ita extension into new
Ntatea and Territories, That this was q
noble. a Just and q laudahle object. NO South
ern statesmen. In the days of calm Judgment.
tvnulI feel inclined 10 dispute. That Republi-
canisn owes the mar vellona rapidity Ut ltE
ASCENSION to power solely 70 the fact OF lts
national aims and spirit, ~ plainly apparente
For n epare the war rendered Impossible the
calm confederation III political questions; hut,
before very long after peace was secured, the
nannla of the North awoke to the fact that
HID extreme Radicals had inauguiated q sys-
ten of sectional RYE aKainat which hoh Ne
bodisd The nations protest. just as
aoon an this state OF things became
apparent u, Republican power began to
Wat,e. tho voice Of the South, pleading
against political ostracsln aud violent op.
nrppaion Of her peoples voice on account Of
past offenseH. for which ehe had. Ia defeat
been sufficiently punished, was listened TO
With sympathic ears. The professions Of her
leading men that they. only asked to be al
lowed the privilege ut local seIi-g9verntnent,
and that tfe extinction of slavery had put an
end to their desire nj controlling the nation IN
tha intefpata of their section, were heard and
trustad. They promised earnestly, and with
apparent sincerity, that, II permitted once
more to send those truly representing them
aims and narrow purposes, and seek TO gov
crn tho country Id the interest Of the Union
az o whole The North and the West be-
lieved these protestatona, voted the Republic
can party out OF power eomheisa f sne s W,t
and finally joined with the South ~ eleetlng
To the Presidency man Identified with re-
form. and who had been friendly 10 the Union
In the days of it's deadly peril.
In an hour OF evil council few o. tlle oou.n.
prn leaders entered into conspiracy Win
treasury robbers from the North 70 depose
this man and put candidate Of thieves u,
fhe nlace that was his TIE men who elected
Tllden were naturally and Justly alarmed at
this conduct-what could IL express tQ them
save that the men who had once souahtin vain
rs leave the Union were now attempting IN re.
ypnxe, to rob it2 That the section when lan
nrofaseed to accept. among the settled re-
suits Of the war. the loss Of property its
failure entailed, was now bargaining with
profes slonal robbers seeking 70 az !. b a''
from the national treasury the wealth " had
expended In the fight2 How could the South
nnticInate anything elsn, In the face Of these
fncte. except that the Democratic majority
iii Congress- should dwindle away, seeing
that the great States OF the North must nav.
iudred her motives by her conductf " may
be said that Massachusetts has been com
nelled to abdtcate In favor of South Carolina
but IL needs no inspiration to perceive tina
the country IL prepared to suauenly ahe
sharply reverse this proc -, u !. sna,, ap
maintain the same practices ~ IT, manage
ment of public affairs az those on whose nc
count New England Puritanism was over
thrown.
honesty and soundn.ss Ut whose patriotism
we have a reliance that Is not easily shaken
To wipe away tue imputatlon which uniOrtu
nate leadership has cast upon their goo'
faith. The burned houses and the desolate'
fields, the injured commerce. the freed negroes
and the thousands Of graves that dot the hui
aides Oh their sunny land, are tho libatioI
which they poured out upon the altar Of
cause which they believed was right. II the.
aaek now to be mpenscd in money for tn
injuries they suffered what sa q d tasl
finn az nnssessions as we'll rs Of self, thei
proud assurance Of willingness To stake al y
the success Of their arms in the fteldl Sha
history write Of the men who fought wit
Lee and jackson: "rhey declared that, the
would give all that they had to ~ mai1 tha
failed. they bargained with Tom Scott !
order to vet paid with other peoples none ons
battleY" We would not have IT SO.
Turning her back resolutely on the pas'
let the South seek, by honest industry an ~
steady labor, TO repair the damages OF tn
war which are honorable sears received !
manly conflict, and only matters OF reproac
when sought to be covered by the bandage
subsidies She has fertile soil. health
race of laborers, harbors IN abundance an
many unworked mines. Her future prosper
ity Is assured If only sectional issues can !
future be kept out III our politics. That TIL
good end may be obtained, her statesme
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