National Republican., 1880-05-04
mr. rkonta fetrattnArtoq.

Frightened at tho iatRs expense that tho
Gpveunem bas been ppt 70 by Senator
VoDWtfs' wild pDoss chase hflsr the col.
orfd troGps and iis bolhingpsss sf public
interest, ~ is announced nDw ~ w Authority
that There will be no more meetings NJ the
committee unless HE Rsp,blican mem
bets insist m ipcufripR further outlay
for the purposs NJ bringing ihfir friends
here 10 tell what ihfy have heard their
friends say hid hsen rumofed among hfiy
friends IN relation ~ The cause Of The sE.
Odus7 There is n spperlatige impuGencs
about The nbDvs announcement, in visv Of
The fa,is. which would sbpfos my other
source NJ info unn,ion in ibs land. n is
veil understood that This iBvesiipaii0p ia
purely child of senator voOmHrrs
who bad been deceived, perhaps, into
The idea that tbs Republicans had been
guilty Of bottid things in tho way
pf disturbing the peaceful ond stnipsptly
ib4t relations ihst existed beiwtsu the coi-
med people ~ I've Sottb md the white s6vs
sfslRns II HE soil aud IL las been made
more apparent in tie fs7slptiopsof lie affsit
thal lhs Senator desired W accommodate
large number NJ his political nud personal
friends in ipdiana, Louisiana. Norlb Caro-.
liua nnd elsewhere with ffss ride ~ the
National Capital md return win - god
time generally, whom lbcy we're profoundly
| ignorant NJ pny material information hear
ing nppp the question. n is bucly posi-
bic ibat lbe senator was prompted by y
high sense n duty in c1llipg fct This ipvss-
ligaliou. but Tie harvest uiat he bas ehll,-
cred bears no comptnsoling fruits IN hat
direction.
However. be that ne IL may, SeDalof
VDppHrrs is the architect mud engineer of
Ills investigation so one shares with lin
tbe bopm ~ The disgtace lbnt attaches 10
il. He conceived The idea lle presented
the resolution NJ inquiry. He became the
engineer Of he affair. and ruu IL 10 suit
| himself Iir sought ~ place The RESPONSE
| Hliiy Of tie esodus upon The Rrppblicnu
| pntiY, and IN lhnt bo sirually failed. Tie
nearest bc came N making that point whs
in lho upGspuled mct that The emi-
| ptnnls wets HeppblicaDs in their politics 50
| fr ne they Vcre permitted ~ exercise their
rights ns citizens Not only has le utterly
! filled 10 ntiach The slightest responsibility
fDr Ibis exodus upon the Republican orgau-
| ilnliDp, bnl on the Other hand ~ hns been
tna1s quito apparent in proof that IL
hns had nothing ~ do with lis
inception, promotion or conduct The
proof is substantially that Tic oolotcd
people of ths South no dissatisfied with
their lot They feel that they have not
been vol treated either Ms laborinp men or
ns citizous Their tights Of citizenship hayc
been moi only inmptted with, but have been
ltnmpled under foot ny those who have de-
pended upon them fot their seryire. They
complain, and righlfully, too, no doubt that
Their labor has not bten justly teqniled, mt
hence they nt0 kept IN poverty botdrrini
ON despair, though lhsy nro industrious mt
labor diligently md faithfully in Tho dis
charge Of lhslr duties. II is in proof, ns w
recollect The testimony, That tic treatment
lhey hnyo received nt Tho hands Of lheit
fellow citincns mud employers hhs beor
suuh nH would breed y feeling of diRunniepI
in The mind of amy human being Of tht
most ordinary intelligence.
These nre The causes which have led +,
The exodus. None Other have been revealed
~ lhs mass of proof TINT hns been nrtumu
lAtod. This Bgbntot YOOWiEEs is fulli
aware of. hnd out Of this state Of ftds In
come Tho recently announced purpose .
suspendina futile, foolish and very erpfn
slye investigation, with which he mus
have become disappointed and diEgusled
The liepublchns have Mother invited no
ovhded this examination ~ is purely
Democratic invention which has been ron
/ iurcd mp for Tho purpose Of placing The lio
publican phny in an unftyontble light be-
rots tho country, md which bns eniirol,
failed Of iis purpose n Inns boon mitl'
met Wy Tho Republicans, mud what i
moro, ~ Inns boen TUNED 10 roo,
account In revealing Tho fact tia
tho cnuHes Of Tho exodus ofo purely q
Southern origin Tho movement lps brci
spontaneous with the oolorod people, nn,
hns boon iosorlod 10 nB door Of escape rron
thickoning ills that had become insunrr
able. We nfe not surprised that Senate
; YoomtrH 10 disposed 10 drop this mntlc
:. whore n is, in Wow of ita grcat ponao nn
ila frugal rehulls. Nothing but labor mn
, expense has como Of w., mud wo hope thn
llo Republicans on tho committee vii
lehyo Beunior YOOm1rrH 10 pHddlo his owl
cnnor na hs may pleasr but let him do u
ho may In tho future, IL is lhoir duty 4
mako n repgrt which viii present 10 th
country tho true iuwardnSss not only u
This investigation but of Tho real couso
! which hive prompted ihs exodus. Whsl
This Is done lhs ipenabls fDlly and The mar
velDus expense ~ The sffuir will he fiillt
understood Then Senator VDORgEfs m,
his DenoUatir bHcksfs viii 10 presented
bsfots the t5nnify IN their true light
n TuH Democratic States want OpApr tb
q Republican States want somebody else Tia
, a the result pf tho canvass ~ far in nnlshsll
N T. Tribune.
- No doubt tho Republicans In Democrnli
I" States are very anxious 10 secure ltcpui