, 1880-03-13
THE SUNNY SOUTH.
It's Social and Political Condition
Since the Rebellion.
An Interesting Lecture by Stephen a..
Douglas, Jr.

President liogcrs in tho chnlr, Mr.. Stephen A.
Do,lgFua, Jr, wns introduced, mt tho conclusion
of some regular business, elsewhere reported,
and nfter Tho applause ccnsc,t, proceeltal tn de-
liver an atdreas on the "str,at nnL f'ol!ticuf
Condition OF tho Bnuth Since tho llcl,elltor.'s
After returning thinks for tho Invitation to
address tho CIuh he sud, ~ he know tnost of tho
Southern qucstton,--tbo ono about which tho
North and West knew tho icast.-that would 10
hls subject. ffo WIS born 1)ctnodrat, and went
South from co1icge, not intending tn ilstcn Ia
any ntan that WIS a ltcpublican,-wetlt to North
Cnrollnn ns mn ex-alnyo owner and a Democrat,
hut rs u Union boy, beariuR In mind tho last
in3uno ton Of hts father" Obey tho Constttu-
tlon md the tawB of your country. (Appauke.1
Ifo remained there ten yenrs, and WIS now n
Republican. (App'ausc.1 1t didn't 'tnko ten
Year, tn tpAke him one; about two did the Job:
but tho longer ho Htald the stronger Republican
he bccapc. II oyer q boy had every rcusun 10
hold IN tn the Democratic natto us holy and
sucrcti It WIS himself. lie held on rs long aa he
conid; tho REASONS why ho dropped 1t he would
give.
lie thon udvcrted to the past, when Southern
Democratic icatlers said ''Do this" or "po
that" and tho Northern Democratic lenders, In
hine cases o,It Of ten, did Just what they wero
told. When ote yenturctt TO disregard thot In
stri,ctsons, every Southern lcHder bent every
energy T, ddfcnt nnd ruin him. Tho Bllchnnhn
Administration strn!ned every nerve 70 dcfcat
n.sGHuu a. D1Hatts " 1ns,. p5tIcrFins tne lte"
DetnocrMt WIN dared Fny bis soul was his
owl OWL They ,s Mere dstcr.n!nsd to rule OF ruin,
uul run It tn suit themselves. but lind no settled
pt.us13plo . 10 WE1eh they were tiea. Ihey nna t
for,ns} but there wns no principle which. II It
stood In tho wny Of Democratic Buccess.
WOULD NOT DE SLAUGHTERED
In minute, and they would intend ita funeral.
They had never stool by doctrine longer thnn
tho doctrine paid, He Pointci 10 SUITES riYhts
lsiaY The nn(y thing that kent them from it was
ns g ,s n@s sss| y ao sas y s spo
nj tho South ho suitl there were three clascs BE-
fofv tho KepuSilcan purity was organizcd.--tho
negro, enFpet. .6nggcr. and scalawng. Laugh,
vote wc be- w nways d5' be- =, wr xoT 10 e lis
nearest np!ghbor,-a plAiltcr who sold him corn.
Things ar to z,ttlo fil1enfinI mai: and he went
u tho Squire to lind out what h9 should believe
ma swSar raa TO- Inc wnt lit tFsh a1a hS xh H.
ths iniienation u tho poor white nun was
S%s sn I ns e* ,n xaa tha oe poo4 wes 1ts
ee,iGsu iIa!,xhtsEl Wien M the nes!,{, Tas K!ssn 81
Nhe sssh 6sess n s 1sa sa1 xo on.
tSero e ' WIS M no ' U.s. soinF any Il Lord %
hero nul. tnko me-" tLauFhtet.1 On that &C.
cnnnt thoy f2sEhs tho Mepu@hlisn @ party: II hn not
hal they to look dawn on? The white trfsh
could not 70 Into tho nrny; they wero gnod
Mr. DouRns then referred to this tnurdcrous
tss s ess e. ao yhas b d ii sos
Cnrnlinn. III ono instntce 1oO nlcn ride into n
town OF ooo 'nhabitants and hung negro to a
church IhP peJpe w"5she
tic tic body iows. When W an Inquest was hci,i Tor
tSns asa. TIC s s D. i Hst u the @ ene5sy
lsonl,hicnn Judge-tho author Of The Fools
Errand "-sixteen of tho perpetrators wtre mr.
tried md d. hung W Ind Ind not Tho Isslsla,,ro
rassett o general amuesty Inv. Tho muir.
r. soasc S,ass NIT sxh hos wd,e ho s
been delegated by tho Lord to gnyern this world,
md he ,,rrxnvn ~ ross IT,
Into any little ordinary coirltneTtss, sueh IN
SS bs ssisat saa nss WITH su Ss n4ara ss et so
| 0rnhu,n. apcukipE Of TIC putruges,-whippinrs
~1s + spssiss sss g d WA
sph eod e. md y onS
] publicau 1S i,sIi. ShA'a"' ''''''" !" o'e'D''A ''e
Tho South was completely whipped In tho
Hub,,ittun., and etOpDtyl fagt1t5nN hECllSp 9hprU
| was nobody to nit Into tho nr1ly, and tho ro-
Boiirces Of the country wcre exhausted. They
xeru wiling 10 70 nnythtnK tho., nv Jonneulf
ILL., them to 1usct I'LL terms, aa % ahey dia vi
they cu!tntnated IN feconetrnctioh: Inc SOUTH
erH Whito Denocrnts yots4 hsMihst coming inl9 {,
tne unlnn nilneI tne lGatllclNG IaeNsnfGs, anu
| olNnt iecl pait9chihr!y Rtaiielul lot 9ettinH
buck; 20 they ~ TO wnrk 70 make tnoin-
eeivca Hsagrctnolc, anu II tnoy a%annt % suE
ceGaed, ho spcaReTr r, Was fctS mHcn inss.
taken. ,lApplaase.J lney "sro m tno o., unint UP
Ss t1 ,q9y sGM bn p' RfSSp fSpp I'm
dld was III outrage They tad M the Ktft ., con;
ttnnnlace--coula sit onTh ana hola on enu Won VEN
and whit to accomplish t1elr ehn' AZ !oSa
matters wero shapeaM ~ With Ectcrenee to thg M uiti;
tnhte SUCCESS OF tnc!S OBJECT 10 question Q,
sase ssxe1iv or my ofhor was aalGw4 - 70 Inter
tnrr Win tho Aenefat aeteFtn'attlon 70 cnhtfo
tho Congrcas OF tho United states. Men fosKol
thelr own pcrrnnal interests 9na !nnkca 70 tat
general good ot tue purity; On tae sea conal
tGoro wcre counties in sh!sn Msr9 I've Or thsc. .
locatod, auu the day be3nre e. ~ o'9Gtlon !
skin couldn't DO bought Tor $l,un.lV. Laugh.
teri Northern man ct,u!d not hIpt cotate fhe
gstP soatherner hsa on poi!stu!l taea; hS
TINT stands ~ tho VIZ OF tae Gontrn T,o OF ,6 ths