National Republican., 1880-08-04
"sECrIoNAI.IsNIn AGAIN.


"sECTIoNALIsM" AGAIN.
The Lynchburg VGgiaidn rises to ex-
plain and to controvert the positions of THE |
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN on the question of
sectionalsm, and in doing so it seems to
have lost the thread Of the discussion, or at |
least to have become somewhat beclouded |
in the effort to show that solid north oc-
casioned solid SOUTH" Such q PROPOSE |
ton certainly betrays q bewilderment of
ideas Our most excellent monitor and ex
emplar Of elevated discussion now takes |
the ground that in 1872, seven years after
the war had closed, "the south gave sublime
evidence of their anxiety TO blot out all
the bitter memories of the civil war and
TO inaugurate the reign Of fraternity when
they accepted HORACE GREELEY, the old
"leader of the abolition forces, to be their
candidate for the first Office in the gift Of
the people" Such proposition at this
time is too innocent for an infant class Of
logicans. In that canvass the democrats
emerged from their demoniac schemes of
crushing ont the republican sentiment of
the south by the most barbarous methods
and crimes to bait tho democratic trap with
HORACE GREELEY, who had already given
himself away to the rebels and traitors by a
line of conduct entirely outside the rule of
republican propriety. He had forfeited the
confidence of the loyal sentiment of the
country by rushing hastily into the arms of
the debris of the rebellion to tender bail
for tho aroh traitor who had brought upon
the nation the flood of woe that had we'll
nigh overwhelmed it. That voluntary and
needless act on his part when there were
wealthy friends of DAVIS in the south who
could have become his guarantee not only
astonished but grieved the north and con
WINGED thinking loyal men that he had lost
his head, if not his republican heart. That
act on his part, however, paved the way to
democratic nomination, which he accepted
under heinsane idea that his republicanism
was to break the republican party in twain
and secure his election. The event
showed the mistake that he and
his new allies made in that ad-
venture The lines of the rank and
file of the republican party remained un-
verdict against his political recreancy in
more than $4,000 majority The north did
not bite at that bait, and poor GREELEY
was hurried into premature grave by fol
lowing the i'll advice Of n mistaken friend
ship. That act on the part of the south
was not in the interest of fraternity and
peace, but had for its purpose TO capture the
north by a decoy. That was what there
was of it. The deception was discovered
and the conspiracy was defeated.
The J'irginidn says again, with childlike
innocence "The stalwart republicans will
"ship from the other section; these efforts
"of ours to shake hands across the bloody
"chasm.n We win say TO our cotemporary
in all franliness that we have understood
those overturcs perfectly, and for that Tea-
son the republicans have not trusted them,
As often as u hand has been extended to
them from the other side Of the bloody
chasm il has been rceling with the un-
dred blood of some republican whose
life had been taken by itas a forfeiture for
sustaining the republican laithin the south.
The mask of the ku klux, the murderous
rife of the night rider the shotgun Of the
bulldozer, were always behind the boody y
hand that has been extended to the north
and for that reason it has not been accepted
and il will not be and should not be until
il is purged Of the life-blood of murdered
republicans. Does the Tirgiaida see the
point, and has it the candor to recognize it
as we'll taken? 1t carefully avoids allusion
to or rebulSe Of the ouirages that have passed
into history, and which have been resorted
to to make the south solid for democracy
They form the barrier that has stood be-
tween the south and the north in the way
of confidence and respect Until the south
censes to opWesS, ostracise and murder re-
publicans who live there and who are enti-
Tied TO all the protection of life, property
opinion aud tho rights Of citizenship that
the christian editor Of the Jbgiaian claims
for himself the north never can aud never
will Weld its confidence and respect TO thai
section. But when every republican in IN,
south enjoys all his rights under the con
stitution as the democrat does, and as every
citizen does in Ohio, Pennsylvania ant
New York without terrorism, ostracism o.
outrage, then all this feeling Of hostility
will be allayed and the north aud soutl
can be friends but never before. This il
the Silicuty that cannot be compromised
or overcome short of its absolute and com
plele removal, and the longer it is delayed
the more formidable ii will grow. tn,
south has made itself sectionaly solid il
the blood Of murdered republicans, aud Tho