The Hartford herald., 1880-12-08
HARTFORD. KENTUCKY. DECEMBER 3, 1880

representative man of the solid south
loud cheersl- glorious, solid south
made solid, not for any purpose hostile
10 the rights, interests or pursuits OF
the people of any other State or section,
but made solid by the presence and
lpressure of an impending necessity for
self-defense against organized, persistent
partisan, sectional purposes of the Re-
publican party, founded on distrust and
hate of the white people Of the south.
To establish over them the fonl ,iomin-
ion OF ignorance, venality, malignity
AMI corruption. Gentlemen, We have
I,'st ascertained the result of one of the
most important and remarkable strug-
giles ever had between the two great
parties fo: the possession and control of
the Federal GDyernment. Never before
has there been a struggle of the Dam
ocratic party for the maintenance of
constitutional government that was
supported by more ability, intelligence
and patriotism and there is nothing i'm
the result To discourage the friends ofthe
great national principles of the Demo-
craticparty. Applause and cheers. II
Is conspicuous truth that we failed.
on account of fictitious and short-liyed
causes, and our defeat amounts to no
condemnation of the great principles
and purposes of the National Dem0cra-
cy. Gentlemen, we've had our failures;
We are accustomed to failures To losses
to suffering and disappointment but
we ought to remember that in the in
comprehensive wisdom of God these
losses and sutferIngs and disappOint-
ments are, at last the foundation of all
human progress and Christian civiliza-
ton. Gentlemen, we ought 10 shake
off the delusiOn that there is magic and
healing and health and progress and
prosperity in Federal Office-holling and
in Government aid and in bounty leg
islatiOn. Let Us accept and act upon
this lesson taught by the curse of Adam:
ain the sweat of thy face shalt thou
eat bread till thou return unto the
ground The foundation of all labor
and energy is necessity. This inexOra-
BILE, unavoidable, irrepressible necessity
Is the legitimate offspring of our fail /
ures, losses, sutferings and disappoint- !
ments. II il were in the power of man
to devise ways and means of avoiding |
these failures, losses, sufferings and dis |
appointments, and securing certainty 4
in results, the machinery of the world .
would come To a deadlock, and divine /
organism itself would become instantly .
deranged. No, gentlemen. hear |
suggestions that We abandon the north /
ern Democracy THAT we should divide |
the solid south. All, gentlemen, there
never was greater necessity for us to
remain together as II united people.
Ii we separate ourselves from the north
ern Democracy we necessarily increase
and intensity northern setionalism,
and we will become the victims of Sec
and centralism. Let us crys-
talize our solidity. Let us hold ourselves
steadily and firmly upon the high, broad
line of sectional pacification and har-
monious union! Let us carry out in
good faith, and to the best of our abili-
~; by the exercise of delegated power,
all the great national objects for which
)ur confederated republic was establish
I'd us recited in the preamble To- the
of the United States. But,
gentlemen, remember, and let it be pro-
claimed to the world that under no
Dains or penalties or punishments will
We ever surrender the invaluable right
'f selt-gOvernment. Prolonged cheersl .
shall, with your permission, go into
he United States Senate and plant a.,
myself on the constitution with all its !
amendments and obligations. shall ,
ix my eyes upon my rule OF action as .
he Christian fixes his ewes on the holy =.
ross. To thine own State and people !
Ne true, and rs the day follows the ,
hight, thou canst not I've false 10 any ,
'ther State or section. :