St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-02
Only One Month More !!

Tn one month from this date the SOW
ereien people of these United States,
armed with that powerful instrument,
the ballot, will be called upon to decide
who it is that shall rule this mighty ma
ton Of freemen for the next four years
from the 4th of March, 1881,
The duty Of every Southerner is
plain one. The issues before the coun-
try have not been merely outlined to
him. They have been deliberately pre-
scented in clear, comprehensive, ex-
haustiye array of stubborn facts. The
National Democratic party, through its
press, public speakers and statesmen,
has unmasked the dangers that threaten
the nation. It is for the people now to
protect themselves from those dangers,
if they would escape ruin and desola-
tion. and save their country from lnfa-
my and disgrace.
Every base artfce has been resorted
To by the enemy to defeat the Democra-
CIV. who are the only true, steadfast,
consistent friends of tie Union, and the
devoted guardians of the constitution,
the rights and the liberties of the people.
Not content with shamelessly assalllng
the pure, unsullied record of our noble
standard bearers-HancOcka and English
they have brought the most willful,
outrageously malicious and contempt
ible charges against the Southern States
and the Southern people that possibly
could have been invented by even the
incarnate fiends Of hell-attributing to
them unbridled lawnessness, inhuman
depravity, aud criminal spirit and
mercenary designs of the blacklist dye.
Aye, they have gone even beyond this
They publicly proclaim i'll their speeches
that the Southern States ought not to be
tolerated in the Union, and civil wal
ought to be prosecuted against them
without truce and without quarter until
their people are entirely exterminated
Such is the language that Republican
orators are employing at the North. ls
1t not enough to chill the heart and
frenzy the brain of every Southerner
The very imps Of the internal regions
would hide their faces in burning shame
at such foul, unprovoked utterances
But Republican leaders at the Norti
have no shame or self-respect. This il
abundantly proven by their adherence
to, and vindication of, men and prlncl
ples that are known to be corrupt ant
rotten to the core-rnen whose record Il
60 VIGOROUSLY black with crime that al
the white-washing in the world Woult
fail to remove one title OF the damnlns
evidences of their guilt.
lin view of the magnitude OF the issue
at stake, which carry with them tn
very life and existence of the Republic
it imperatively behooves every voter, II
whose veins courses drop of patriots
blood, to rally to the polls, and contrl
butte his share toward making the sec
ond Of November, 1880, a proud day TO
the Democracy and q glorious one TO
the nation. At the close of that memo
rable day, let it be heralded to the wofla
that the would-be assassins Of American
liberty and freedom have been crushed
and driven to the wall by the gallan
army Of the sons Of toll and defender
of the great principles of Right and Jus
tice. From the borders OF Maine to tn
confines of California, let the thrilling
notes of joy ascend heavenward fron
millions Of patriotic lips, proclaimin
that our beloved country has been tn
umphantly rescued from the clutches 9
tyranny, and the infamous gang OF rob
bers and plunderers who sought to PEI
petuate their career OF infamy hurle
from power and consigned TO ignom,
dishonor, and disgrace. @! what
noble days work will it be for the hoi
est, toiling millions of freemen III til
great and glorious country OF ours!
n So M