Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-10-01
4 Timely Warning.

| THE NECESSARY CONDITION OF rEAoE.
Ex-senator Willard Warner is a Northerr
man in Alabama, who has built up there NJ
extensive iron industry and is doing much tC
develop that State and add to its wealth
General Warner has lived in Alabama evei
since the war. He calls himself Il 'conser
vativc, and in 1872 he supported Horace
Greeley tor President lie is man whose
character should give weight to his utter
anccs. In letter 10 the New York Tribune,
he says
am convinced that there can be no peace
ana no security for the people of either sec.
tion except through the continuing triumphs
of the Republican party. The time for com
promise or formal settlement, il it ever ex-
lstcd, passed forever in 1872 Now the ideas
of the slave Coniederacy or of the free North
must prevail throughout the entire country,
and which shall have sway is the vital qucs-
tion of this contest.
ihc lines are drawn, and the two sections
=" l" battle under the flags of 1861. lamp
ton told the truth honestly at Staunton, and
the issue is, W ere Grant and Sherman and
Thomas right, or were Lee and Jackson 3?
the South seek power through bloody vio-
lcncc and fraud for revenge and that revenge
they will get through the wiping out of the
last vcsti"e of the war legislation, so far rs it
depends upon legislative, judicial or cxccu-
tive action. War lcgislated slavery out of
existence, and it cannot be restored in form
as II was before f; but it is hard to see what
other OF the results Of the war may not be
undone by bold, desperate party in full pos
SESSION ol all branches of the Government
and hot with passionate hatred
Already the ballot has been suppressed in
al least eight States of the Union. The Sc
ccsSnn leaders, cmbuldcned by their success
anu by the tame acquicScehcc of the Govern
mcnt and the people of the country in the
terrible fact, are now pushing forward to
capture the National Government under Il
flag Of truce in the hands of General Han
cock. Let the great North he warned of
da IScr in time We slept on volcano in
1861, and another threatens now. Let no
one he deludcd with the idea that the timd,
subservicnt Northern Democracy will afford
any barrier against the onslaught of these
bold Southcrners with fifteen States at their
back. The history of the past shows how
feeble this barrier would be
here say nothing of the great calamity of
slackened business, checked industry, lower
ct wares ln,pH'rrd public o.,dit which
would surely follow Democratic success this
Fall; but appeal TO the great cultured free
dom and justice-loying North To see To it that
the ballot, the foundation of our free Gov
crnment shall not be subvcrtcd in fifteen
States OF the Nation, and that we, white and
black of the South, who are loyal TO the
whole country and TO the high civilization of
tlta RpbIIltlIrpu ,lapinl all ri
in the Government of our State anil country
by those whose fame rests ON an unsuccess-
iul effort of arms Ia destroy that country. |
repeat that there can bc no peace, no secur-
ity AMI NJ prosperity save in the success of
the Republican party, with Garfield and
Arthur.
General Grant we'll SAYS: We cannot
afford Ia hc beaten now, nor until each voter
can vote freely. and have his vote counted as
cast Let the North speak this fall in
thunder tones, that the hulldozrrs and hal
lot box suffers may take warning of the
coming wrath ui an indignant people They
will respect power and they will respect
nothing else, We may forgive them ever
50 freely ior their hlooly effort To divide the
country, hut they will not forgive us for
t"iin% them in that effort
II You WIN now hy decided mainrities this
will hc the lina! battle. The Bourbon, bull
doing, hallW-h"N stuilius party oi the South
Will he hurl, Il from Inwcr in all or nearly all
the Southern States, and party will succeed
which, ii not Republican in name, will bc
national and patriotic in spirit ami devoted
To fair elections. A minority rules in the
South 10y the possession oi cunningly de
yiScd election machinery, sklliully and pur-
pnscly fitted to their fraudulent purposes
\ great body oi the white people are well
disposed and wish peace and justice.
Il is well that the issue has been So square
ly Joined. Let it hr fully understood and
let MS have The verdict am clad that one
of the old guard ui Republicans is in chief
command ul this last great battle, and hc is
So splrudiily fitted in all that makes a great
Statesman l"r his position rs leader, and for
successful admiration a3 President. Con
tri.l his wis,' and eloquent uttrrinccs with
the "iim and necessary silence OF General
Hancock. prftn the l!"urhons now and
they are hraicn forever We in the South
are p"Wrilcas To- hell You. Though in the
majority, W. slull moi he heard ot at the
halln boxes in November. luurs is the fight
anal yours will ht the .lp'y nf victory with
noble leader in Just cause. du not doubt
your V,rdjr NIIIAEp " NENEE.
rccumsch Ala sept. :, 1850