The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1880-10-13

80 PASSS S0sA PoiS1 OaiLC
attack upon the South by seeking L
revive against it the distrusts anC
hostile feelings engendered by The
war. We cannot be unmindrul tha
this is being done for the purpose O
securing party triumph which is tc
install such distrust and hostility il
complete control of the National
Administration. 1t is natural and
reasonable that the Southern people,
so threatened, should unite in resist
ing, by their votes, the consumma.
tion of such purpose; and that
they should appeal to thoughtful
and just men in the North for pro-
lection and support.
We are unable to see in any ex.
isting conditions reason why such
protection should not be extended.
Slavery no longer exists, SO there is
absolutely no sentiment in the South
that would favor its restoration and
scarcely any that regrets its destruc-
ton. The Union has been recon
structed upon the basis of freedom
and political equality, and there is
no element in the South that would
attempt to have it otherwise. The
sentiment has become practically
universal among the Southern peo-
pie that the Union is the best securi-
ty to their liberties and the surest
guarantee Of their future prosperity
and happiness. But they would not
conceal their dread of evil from the
organization into political party of
all who are unfriendIy to them, for
the purpose Of controlling the COM
mon Government to their oppression
and injury.
We have sincerely regretted the
failure Of the Republican leaders to
recognize the true situation in the
Southern States. Their mistakes
and wrongful conduct, in the execu-
ton Of the Reconstruction acts, have
caused US to despair Of their ability
to establish mutual confidence and
harmony between the sections. The
sectional grounds upon which they
are seeking to carry the pending
election have forced US to distrust
their disposition to regard the South
ern people as equals in the Union,
or worthy to be trusted as partici-
pants in the common government Of
their country. They have year by
year steadily driven from the party
in the South numbers of it's most
eonslGerate and earnest supporters,
until they have practically destroy
ed it in every Southern State. It's
revival in the future would be placed
beyond all possibility by the success
of their present attempt to elect
President by a sectional vote, under
the hostile attitude they have made
this campaign assume.
The nomination of General Han
cock has placed the Democratic Far
ty upon the most elevated plane of
devotion to the Union, the Constitu-
ton and the execution of the laws.
He has pledged the country an ad-
minjstration upon the safest and
and s0undest principles of free in
stitutions. This pledge is guaran-
| teed by his proved devotion to the
Union and his great public services,
and by the irmness and purity of
his private character. We conf
IDENTIFY believe that his election to
the Presidency is the safest and
surest means of removing all remain
| ing obstacles to the perfect and
peaceful establishment of recon
struction upon the basis Of freedom
and political equality and Of restor.
ing complete reconciliation and con.
fdence between all sections of the
country and among all classes of the
people. The Southern people would
then divide upon other issues, with
no regard to race distinctions, and
there would soon be established a
normal condition of political senti-
ment and action, conducive alike to
the interests and happiness of both
races and to the general peace and
welfare of the whole country.
JOHN Pool. J. s. FOWLER,
DAN COLEMAN, j. H. EMBRY,
WM. G. RILEY, G. WILLIAMSON,
Sol. Pool, w. A. GURTHRIE,
JOHN TYLER, E. z. PHELPS,
ALEXANDER WHITE.
The signers TO the above address
are all men of note. Mr.. John Pool
was United States Senator from
North Carolina from 1867 to 1878.
Mr.. Joseph S. Fowler was United
States Senator from Tennessee from
1865 to 1871. Mr.. Daniel Coleman,
of North Carolina, was Assistant
Postmaster-G under the Ad.
ministration of MIR. Van Buren,. Mr..
James H. Embry, of Kentucky, was
at one time on the bench. and after
wards became the law partner of
/ Pa,pard, IobpsOn ond Sanator