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vnnt the South should DO.

hut let MeS3tcuTs NS Wusvvs~tS w WV -
ample, Senator Hill, Of Georgia, seems
"a have had a similar idea IN bis brain when
he wrote bis recent letter In favor OF dis
solving The sosidsty Of the South. The Re
publican party must be disbanded. he says,
because II n hated Ia the South, and the
Democratic party bccause IL Is hated IN The
North. We are perfectly willing to have
che soIsd South disintegrated whca Mes
s,enrs che Republicans OF the solid North
xball SEE the example. MI. HAAS letter
needs 40 furfAer comment. But we wish
70 say few words upon the propositions
~cou,sxued IutAe following letter from a fir-
ginian:
The southern Democrats will take no
part In tie next presidential campaign;
neither In nominating conventions nor at
the polls. And whyy
,(IoIt Is evident ttst the people OF the
North are determined tast the man whom
wee supsort shall no, he President ecen II
elected. Can anything prove this proposi-
ton sore clearly than the fraud OF 1876
and their recent victory over Hancock, the
brilliant soldier aud patriotic statesman,
with man whom they had FIRST convicted
of sbribe-takiug and peliaryS Tbey'could
take iail.bird and beat our best man Just
sas easily. Then why butt our heads against
a stone wall? Being under a crcSs-hre oil
negroes at home and sectional hatred IN
tfbe North, we are otligedto be'Democrats,
and solid too, so long rs things remain in
their present condition. But we will stop
irving TO elect a President, not only be-
cause the effort Is useless at present, but
Il. AofN cafafi nn
ton.
i3) The Republicans would not be
Obliged 10 90 10 Ohio for their candidate.
IA IL would save both Jewell and Bar
mum vast amount OF money, time, labor,
and living.
(5) The Radicals, having no foe to fight.
would quarrel and 6gbt amoDg themselves,
(6) We should have more time and atten-
ti0n for our own business.
III II would prove that we are not so
hungry for Office as we made believe"
(sl n the North refuses US a voice IN ma
tional politics, we should have 100 much
self.respect to beg for IL; and II excluded
from political relations, would 1t not also
be wise 10 curtail our tasisesS relationsl
(9.) The next appointment VIII shit
the predominance from East to West, and
the evidently conflicting interests OF these
between which we should hold the balance
OF power.
(lO.) II is time for us 10 think and act for
ourselves, rather than be whining and wag-
ging our tails at tbe heels OF northern De-
mOcrats to whom we are under no earthly
obligations that know Of.
u1.) The Republicans would clap on
high tariff, and under its stimulus We could
soon manufacture enough TO meet our home
demands at least aud thus keep our money
ut home. perhaps build up importing bust
ness of southern cities, and after awhile,
NAV be, we would become quite respectable.
12) We could not possibly lose anything
by IL.
Now, Mr.. Editor, what do you think OF
my predictionY You have the floor.
TENTH LEGION.
1. Southern voters acsH take part in the
next presidential election, whether we call
them democrats or not. More than |
half OF the present Democrats Of the South
will continue 10 he Democrats and to act
with the northern Democrats. Our sena-
tors and representatives IN Washington will
all Except General NJ AgeNE) meet IN caucus
with the Democratic members OF those
bodies; act with them on public mea-
sures; and assemble with them in
their next National Convention; and
will carry majority OF their Democratic
constituents with them. Carrying ma
jority, they will he apt to carry them as a
body. Theories are very deceptive. There
is no man, no set OF men, in the South that
can induce her voters to desert the Demo-
cratic party and act with the Republican
party. AS no other sort Of disintegration
OF the solid South will please the northern
stalwarts, we conclude that they Will not
be pleased very soon. Come, row, let us
have a few OF the names of southern lead
GERS who are willing to renounce the Demo-
-cratic party and to refuse to go into caucus
With the northern Democratic senators and
representatives. General MALONE Is the
only one we know OF. i" The people Of the
North" are not all Republicans. Very
nsarly half OF them are Democrats, In most
OF the northern States, and n majority
of them are Democrats In the most
wealthy and popuious northern State. Mr..
HSyEs's popular majority in the lnorthen
States was only about 10000 out OF vote
in those States OF several millions. We
woalla indeed butt our heads against stone
waildf we were foolish enough todrive off
the millions OF friends and allies we have
in the, Nerth. We will not "stop trying to |
elect a PRESIDENT" There is no power on |
earth that could keep the southern people |
from taking part In presidential election.
They waaid follow bad leaders rather than
surrender this privilege. La fact. II sllOur
leaders were TO try TO pursue, and induce
the voters to pursue, this course new and |
bad leaderswsIld antagonize the old ones,
and the Republicans would carry every
southern State. The South would beiust !
as solid az ever, hut on the wrong side.
2. f" STANDARDIZATION viii cease when
the Republican stxlwarts shalt lind that it
does not PSF. Weere hopeful that 10 is
now welnigli over. II the Democrats COR
troll the next House OF Representatives, il
will never be Eeard Of again.
"a The Radicals woud have at bome the
same foes they now have; and, therefore,
would have no occasion to "quartel and
fight among Themselves" 1t is unphi'esoph-l
Ical 10. assume that we could disbaRd the
Democratic party ~ the North by releasing
10 act with them. They " o.ld, on the can
trary,,very likely be all the stronger by our
secession from their ranks. a majority Of
The northern people are ,oeylajDly Demo
srats