Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-01-28
From the n. Y. Tribune
Solid South and Solid North.

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This is Government of ideas. When
the Tribune pointed out, many months
ago, that the worst enemies of the South
were those political leaders who were
trying TO make the South solid, there ex.
listed at the North strong feeling Of
kindness. Because the people of the
North wished to see the South fairly trust
ed and fairly tried, troops were withdrawn !;
Southern leaders like Lamar, Hampton,
LGotdon and Nichols were taken at their
word every attempt to control elections
at the South by Federal interference was
stopped, and the duty Of protecting every
citizen of that section in the exercise Of
all his Constitutional rights, was definitely
cast upon the Southern Democrats, and
by them as distinctly accepted. That
was the situation when, with no other
feeling than one of goodwill and kind
ness, the Tribune warned the South that
it had no longer, as section, any common
interest which was assailed or menaced,
and therefore could no longer, as a Sec
ton, give its solid support to the party
which had sympathized with the rebellion,
except from motives which would inevita.s
bly, arouse solid North. Since that time
the South has become solid. The excuse
given by Mr.. Lamar and others is that
the South must unite because of men
ace Of Federal interference" Whatever
Mr. Lamar may think, the people OF the
North know that the excuse is false; that
there has been no such menace, and that
the solidity Of the South has no such mo-
tive. Accordingly two OF the most inhu-
entail journals OF the Northwest hold this
language:
From the Chicago Times, Dem
Now, II 10 be 4 fact thai slavery Is abolished u
q Ice FAC; that there prevails among the southern
people no wish To- reinsiAtc that DaTbaric insttu.
/ iOu nor 10 revive any OF IT. methods, II o. bc n
fact that the Southerpcrs have honestly accepted
the Northern free policy, which h. hCncctOrth TO
be- the policy of the Sation-thcn Il IL not n fac I
thai they have any longer, AS a section, any com
mon interest which stands in any possible danger
OF hurt from any menace OF Federal Interior.
cnce." Then Il Is nonsense 10 assert that the pres
eat "Sclid south manifestation IL "A reaction
against prescription attended by msgoycrumcut, -
and no less nonsense 20 speak OF 10 a. 1.-The solid
ity of self defence" There l. no prescription OF
Northern civilization or policy in the south boy the
II be- q southern agency. There Is no misgoyern.
ment OF IN south by any agency, unless 10 Dc
some Solid south party machine.
Prom the Milwaukee Sentinel, Dem
II the Republican leaders are selfish and mar.
row, the southern leaders arc Infamous ia their
seli.hncss and naTrowncss. While the Radical
Republican leaders DO not want the sectional
Question 90 drop out Of politics, while they do
not want peace which would leave them without
a chance TO appeal 20 prejudice, The southern
leaders arc determined they shall not have peace
AZ Il il the interest Of the Northern leaders 20
keen UP the sectional strife, Is equally % the
selfish interest ut The southern leader thai the
strife N an continue. The I'D, position OF the
people Of Iao North 10 givo the south every con
sttutOnal right asking only IN return the prOlec.
ton OF the c0loTed mau IN his rghts, mas not
been hon. ,.ly met by the southern leaders. Aui
because tn southern leaders believe their hope
of "poti al trade lies IA n solid South bascd on
AntAZonism 90 The dominant party OF the North
H. 10 Tue IA efforts 20 keep solid south, the Dem
ocrAtc leaders have brought down upon their
scction the abhorrence of the Northern people, IL
Is their Owl iault.
These observations are the more impor-
tant because the only Northern element
with which the South has shown any dis
position 10 unite is at the West, and be-
cause the intensely Democratic Times
represents men without whose aid II would
be utterly impossible for the Democratic
party to carry any Western State except
Indiana In reply, the Louisville Cou-
rier-J Journal asserts that the leading
Southern men have said nothing impru.
dent or vicious in Congress, but, "ior the
sake Of giving the extremists Of the North
no ground to 50 on, they have held their
peace The people Of the North are
aroused, not by Southern words, but by
Southern deeds. The fluent promises aud
mild words Of Hampton and Butler have
not prevented cruel massacre and whole
sale fraud in South Carolina The soft
speeches of Lamar aud Nichols do not
turn away wrath, when it is seen that wit
nesses are aSsassinated in Louisiana, In
order to prevent testimony in Federal
Courts which might bring law-breakers to
justice. These are facts which no amount
Of lying avais to hide, and these deeds
are plainly seen to be the means by which
solidity at the South has been secured.
But, says the Courier-J ournal
The assumption on which the Republicans base
their continuous agitation being, as We
know. Absolutely false II has but one effect that
OF njuriug The business OF The south by the dam.
age done 10 10 reputation and eredita ioss which
up % this time, can hardly be computed, and
which the ueNt twenty i've ycars will not suffice
70 repair.
This is wild language for any journal
Of responsibility to use. Is there n SIN
gle man Of average intelligence in the
City of Louisville who does not know
that there have been persons killed in
several Southern States because they were
prominent Republicans, and others be.
cause they were summoned or were on
their way to testify in United States
Courts; that others have been warned 10
leave their homes and States on pain of
death; that others have been savagely
beaten, and that all these acts have been
committed for the purpose of securing to
the Democratic party complete victory
in localities where 1t had previously been
constantly out-voted? That these things
are done by the whole South. or by the
conspicuous leaders in that section, nobody
asserts. But the man who says that these
things have not been done at all is in.
stantly recognized by every intelligent
reader as having put himself far outside
the limits Of possible discussion. What
is meant, then, by the assertion that 1.-The
assumption" of Republicans is absolutely
false? In respect to frauds, again, is
there an intelligent person in Louisville