The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-11-21

publican system Of supervisors and deputy marsha Of
eisctons was suggested to them, and practical mode
was proposed, they snobbishy rejected II as unworthy
OF consideration.
Fourth. Although the people Of the Southern States
showed patriotic fidelity aud devotion to the Union
and the Constitution In their support OF Northern
candidate iot the Presidency who had been OF the
conspicuous champions In supprcssing the rebel
llon vet the tender Of "solld South " was liable to
Misrepresentation and was msrcprcscntcd without an
explanation 6f the political oenses and aggrcssons OF
the Republican party against tho Southern States,
which produced the "solId scutl'' against that
party, and which are rs follows;
First. This Republican party originally organ
lied Northern sectional party under the excitement
produced by the repeal OF tho Missouri Compromise
Line In 1851 and on the negro slavery question alone
The ground Of action Of the party was anti sayefy ag
taton, prohibition of the emigration Of the Southern
people into the Territories with their slaves aud OF
their travel through the Free States with their slaves
and refusal to return fugitive slaves required by the
| Constitution. There never wasa time from the form
alton OF the Union that the election Of President on
such ground, directly disturbing the domestic affairs
of the Slave States would not have produced dsrup-
| tion of the Union OF tho States. And Jchu Browns
attempted nsurrecton In virginia was the first fruit
Of this Republican anti slavery agtaton.
| Second After tho war commenced Congress de-
| cared that tho object OF the not subjuga-
tlon, but solely to maintain the Union with the dig
nifty equality and rights OF NIL the States inimpared
| And the President, In his proclamation, said:
Whereas In the month Of July. 1851, in accepting
tho condition OF Civil War, which was brought about
by insurrccon and rebellion in several OF the States
| wnlcn cVhs,tu,eu ,ne unltea sta.es ,no tWo
Houses OF Congress did solemDy declare that that
any spirit Of oppression nor for any purpose OF con-
quest or suhjugaion, nor Tor any purpose OF over
nrowimg OF inter,er'ng WIN .ne rlgns OF es,asne.
n,s,m,an ,ha snms,n,.c. y, y,,o s,n;s,,,,n ~, a..
United States, and preserve the Union with al the
dignity, equality and rights OF the several states nm
a 49,, . & ~ e,o Wv ,, y. ',"sv V ovo.s ~ .h m w
nent should ceasc."tlJ. 8. Stat. at Large. vol is,
p. 7o2.
The p,opIc of tho Southern States took n for granted
that the Republ,con marty was s,nccrc in tbese solemn
md authoritative declarations aud acted on that sup
,,estjop And tho sherman- johnson convention 10,
the surrender OF the Southern armies was based
| on that bypotbesis But os soon M tbe
| Republican rarty got the Southern peop,e
| into their power, they repud,atcd their plightel
faith MS basey Ms did tho Moloc Indians I'm their con.
ference with Gen. Canby and commenced their work
| of subiuraticu The professc, dignity e1uality and
rights OF the Southern States were utterly ignored and
repulne and the pcop,e OF those states treated n,
conquered and enslaved provinces in all the RepulI.
| can measures of reconstruction For many ycar,
| they were denied n representation In Congress- Il,
control them at the ballot. box the whole untutore,
negro popuaton was admitted 10 the right of suffrage
and to aid in tl,s work of suijuration swarms o
carpet -baggers and political adventurers were sen
| into those States who robbed and pluu,lered tbe
peorle nv n Rcpub,,can Conyrcss and President IN,
southern states were d ye into military
an absolute military tesot,s,n established over them
President Grant actually sent the military forces Init
their Legislative halls and suppressed their aw-,nak
Ing powor and established the fraudulent rcturnut
boards to defeat tho voice of the people at the ballot
box
ment and the constitutional liberties OF the people
the Southern States have made =. n sol,d sonth !,