The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-11-02

OF the State with general Government,
when Calhoun declared that the United
States Government should not collect
customs in the State of South Carolins.
which caused Jackson 70 declare that
by the Eternal il be raises his band
against constituted authority 1 will
hang him as high as Haman without
Judge or jury" 1t was not long before
these crafty people sough. 70 break the
Missouri compact by setting up war
with Mexico, which resulted In tie
Independence # Texas, a province Of
Mexico. which was soon admitted 4
State of the Union. with the compact
that she might be erected into five
States in the future. giving them there
by ten electoral votes and ten votes
the Senate with innumerable members
OF the House of Representatives. Short
ly war was forced with Mexico.
which resu tel In the, Requirement Of
New Mexico AMI California, all south
Of Missouri line. which they proposed
also in time 10 erect into slave States
The discovery Of gold inducsd hun
dred thousand people from the Free
States, and this Solid South party
failed in their anticipation Much ex-
citement prevailed in Consequence of
their violation of faith. and it was
sought 70 aIlsy it by the com promise of
1850. which provided for the admission
of California as a free State, at the same
time exactIng the fugitive slave law.
The Solid South was maddened to the
last degree. and threatened a rebellion.
This gave rise 10 the Republican party.
which was orgsniZed and led 10y every
leading Democratic statesman at that
time in Congress save Cass. HamIin,
Hale, Banks, Boutwell,. Butler. An
drews and Sumner who had previously
left the Democracy. Anthony, Dix.
Dickinson, Chandler, stanton. Cam
eron. Nilmot, Chase. 0glesby, Logan.
Morton, Fremont and Grant came out
from the slave-de.ling, slave catching,
slave-scourging Democracy and in 1856
nominated Fremont for the Presidency.
. They failed. aud in 1850 elected Lin
coin. After the election this Solid
South party dismahtled your forts; rob-
bed your minis aad treasury and scat
tered the navy to the four winds.
Their Senators aud members with lofty
mein and high standing phrases babe
adieu TO this Government and its for.
tunes and confederated a Government,
the corner stone of which was human
slavery .ests blishing for labor the mans
acle, the lash, the blood hound and the
block. When the eject Of the people
went upon bis way to obey their high
behests he was assaiied by mob at
his very entrance beyond the slave
line, and in disguise sought entrance to
the Capital of the Nation to assume his
solemn vows. beseechipg them in hu-
initiating terms to come back 10 their
allegiance, assuring them that slavery
should be preserved: but they were
defiant aud deaf to all entreaty. They
fired upon the flag which had never
trailed in dust tomortsl man and a heavy
vengeance fell upon them. A member
OF the House of Represe ntatives arose
from his official seat, trsvcrses the cor
rider OF the Capitol, enters the Senate
cham Der where sat the Representatives
OF the States. and stealing stealthily
behind, smites down to the death, if be
could a Senator in his seat intent upon
the duties OF his high office. The war
went on. Such atrocities as befell
the poor victims of Anderson.
vile, Belle Isle and Libby
were horrid and revolving to every in-
stinct of humenity; atrocities to which
barbaraties OF the hordes of Attila, the
Goths and the Vandals. the Black Hole
OF Calcutta and the Jersey prison ship
were miracles of mercy. After four
years of bloody war the Union was
saved by patriotic Republicans and val,
liant Democrats, only to find still more
revolving crime than any before in the
assassination Of the President of the
United States. shilling that noble heart.
which beat with charity toward all ami
malice toward none. This Solid South
opposed every measure of reconstruc-
tlon' every measure for resumption,
every measure to promote tie welfare
OF the country, and to day stands OH the
tore front OF Government with .nsjori-
ties In both branches of Congress.
Ihere was new occasion for an outbreak
against the Government. These Solid
South people for so years held possess
ION OF every branch of the National
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Legislative
and Judicial. They never reelected
any Northern President, albeit North
ern man with Southern principles. and
when 10y chance any Wing was elected,
found an early grave. and. oae IN
the interest OF the Solid South cameJto
his place. This may seen. an improper
imputation. but remember the Bslti-
more mob and Booth, who, were he now
alive would be strenuous supporter
OF The candidate of the Solid South
These people wrung from the Supreme
Court OF the. United States the heaven
degying nosstrous declaration uttered
by Chief Justice Tsuey, an octogenari-
an and valetudinarian, with wripkled
visage aud decrepid form, trembling on
the verge of eternity THAT the black
man had no rights which the white
man was bound to respect No right
to lite, family or friend, no right to es-
cape from tie evils and dangers of hu>
manity. emascul-tiog from human
rights by implication nine. tenths of the
human family. So we have a party
disruptive. sediiious aud rebellious.
seeking possession ot the Government !:
sparty--the Solid South-which never
did one act to elevate mankind; a party
led by men who represent a pastoral
people. not familiar with the vast sub
stantial interests Of this country, its
commerce, manufactures. agricultural
interests; party which has proved 10
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