National Republican., 1880-09-18

the single bridge ut ST. Louis has capacity
tcniold the traffic that ever float cd on the
Mississippi with an actual commerce four
times rs great rs that Of the river beneath.
Tho carrying trade, ho said. Is controlled by
the seven great cities, Boston, New York,
Philadelphia and Baltimore in the east and
st. Louis Chicago aud Cincinnati at tho west.
Referring to statistics he showed the rapid
strides Of commerce at tho north in tho past
twenty years, while ut the south it bad stood
still. Continuing his argument, ho said:
These uncrriug proofs man ana locate the bulk
and substance Of the nations wealth and business
But some man may saywhat has all this to do with
electing Garfield and Arthur aud republican con-
gross2 answer. II has everything to do with IT,
Agnin, some man may say all these vast enterprises
aud tranSoctions arc managed by individuals and
corporations as private business and what are they
TO politics or politics to them2 answer that the
good of every one of them depends on lust aud
friendly laws and wholesome administration OF the
government
sny this, speaking In tho great commercial mo-
tropolis of the western hemisphere, and speaking
to men whose wisdom, integrity and enterprise
have made this ono of the greatest aud In my be-
lief the most generous benevolent city on the globe
affirm that the broad issue at this election Is
whether our colossal fabric Of commercial indus
trial and financial interests shall be under the
management and protection Of those who chiefly
created and own IT, or shall he handed over 10 tho
sway Of those whose share in II is small aud whose
experience, aniCcedcnts theories and practices do
not 1T them or cntitle them 10 assume It's control.
Tariffs, tax laws finqlCcs. currency banks,
courts, appropriations, the maintenance aud on.
iorCcmcnt of national as well as state lHws-theso
are the things upon which prosperity depends and
these are the things at stake In this election. The
party which represents the tax'paying portions OF
the country Is the party whogc representatives can
best be trusted TO vote upon drafts the treasury.
The cOnsiderat on of disparity of interest IL 1t
stood alone ought to turn the scale IN deciding
whether to puthc government into the hands of tho
democratic party "aS now constituted and con-
rolled" In the language of General Grant But In
crority ofintcrest or ant0gonsm Of interests un-
fortunately not tic only consideration. Banded
sectional rcscntmcns andsterile hates disngurc and
pervcr the political policy of those who dominate
The SOUTH forobodng immcaSurable peril and evil
should they come to WELD tho whole forces of the
national government.
Intolerance of free action nnd Of oqun rights in
political or even business affairs Is too patent and
ilagrant TO be denied or doubted. One glance
at southern elections proves oStracism, tyranny and
wrong In monsrous proportions. In 1868 eight
southern states gave mnjOricS for Grant In 1872
seven states did the same thing. Their republican
vote was very large. Only four years aftcrward
100000 Of these votes disappeared from this count.
In the nine other southern states, In the same four
years, 100000 republican votes disappeared from
the returns also making an absence Of 66oQO)
votes. Most of these stled votes were the votes
OF men who had been slSves-freedmcn only just
crowned with the crown of American citizenship,
and proud and cagcr-mure proud and eager
than the most of us-to exercise the right TO vote.
Does any sane man doubt that they would have
voted IL they could, or that those who dared and
could did ro,e. aud that thcir votes were not hon
Hook at the spectacle presented in individual
states.
The speaker next removed tho wcll.lnown
and substantially acknowledged processes by
which the republican vote in tho south was
wiped ont and silcnced in the southern states,
and said that one Of tho chief uses mado OF
this ill-gottcn power had been tho population
Of honest debts. Every southern state but
Texas had lately rcpudiatcd its obligations
I'm 1sT) Tho lnlltg of tl4 Ia as
S2i2,500000 Now these states recognize and
pay interest on only S53.075,9i5. Whether
thn residue Of debts are also TO be forsworn is
now I'm open issue.
THE PERIL or DEMOCRATIC AscESDEScY.
But we are told General Hancock would watch
them! An angel might watch tiger u child
might attempt to divide hcclstelk with a blood.
hound; lamb might lie down with lion, but tho
lamb would lie inside The peril of democratic
aSccndcncy in all the branches of the gOYernncnt
is deeper rooted thnn any measure within the
scope of existing public questions Statesmen
abroad talk of tho balance OF power" ana o
changing the map Of Europe" These sayings
mean not much more than might easily occur here.
| The resolution admitting Texas to the union I'm
1915 provided for erecting ont of Texas four addi-
tional states. The area and population are both
sufficient. The area IL 27lC01 square miles, the
population amilllon aud half such proceeding
would add eight to the number of southern scnN-
tors and add to southern power In the electoral
college From New Mexico and other territories
whose traditions and prciudiccs have descended
from slave.holdng influences, several new states
may also be made. schemes exist not In embryo
hut far advanced. to obtain "a slice of Mexico 20
Cattle stealing on the lio Grandc border has been
and Is a fruitful occasion for iuculsOns Into Mex
lco Special cavalry reglmGnts otun!lsnal slzchave
been raised and stationed on the Texan frontier.
1t Is an open secret that not long ago much cxer-
ton Nnd nlertucss were needed TO keep us out of
another Mexican war.
Without violating tho constitution or transcend
ing the usagcs OF the republic, at least seven now
states could be brought in, aud IN the case of some
of them very plausible case could DO made. The
project would become high party measure. IT'S
success would assure complete democratic ascend.
ency IN the nation for generation Nt oNst il
would put the government not merely in the hands
of tho democratic party, but Of the southern dem.
ocrutic party.
Why should not this be done? Who and what is
to prevent 1t If the democratic party IL elected
The northern wing could never resist the southern
wing in congress were these new states brought
| forward for admission, The northern wing never
could, never VIII ana never can withstand the
pressure of the far stronger south wing. Gmyita-
ton and arithmetic make such resistance lmpossi-
bic Just MS pound cannot outweigh II ton, just as
one man cannot outnumbor regiment. The past
Is pltlul In its warnings IN this behalf. Despite
pledges anu northern indignation northern demo-
Gratis in congress united in voting down the WilmOt
proviso In order TO make California slave state;
united In voting for the fugitive slave law; united
IN the mighty periidy which oYerthrew the Mis-
souri, compromise III order to iaslen slavery on
Kansas and other states, and united In defeating
the homestead law-all at the behost of the south
ern ma jOrity.
Mr. Van Bnren at last, like Macbeth, would "go
no further IN this bloody business" and political
destruction was his reward. Mr. Douglass Mt last
made brave stand against sectional aggression,
and he was hunted tO his grave. eau Gus Is king,
and the ayGngiug angel is hardly moro incXorable
in decree, or more unorring in retrbution.
THE DEMOCRATIC ASSAULT on THE JUDICIARY.
ono of the main bulwurks of the republic is the
judiciary. Tho courts ofjustiC0 are umpire, con-
servatur, citadel. The supreme court Is the final
arbiter of many moment0us controversies. This
great tribunal Is very obnoxious to southern Lead
ers in congress and ont. Itis in their way IL does
not always decide aS they think The halls of con.
grcss rang last year with assertions, uttered with
passionate yehemcnco TINT the laws for protecting
elections are unconstitutional soon aiterward u
case on the docket Of the supreme court involving
tho validity OF these laws, was reached, and the
court decided them valid, A register In bank
Tuptcy not long ago oyerrulol the chiefjustico on
the construction of statute, and 10 1t often hap
pens that the court is not able or ToGOnditG enough
to get at the true inwurdness' and profound
depths Of the law Ms understood on the hustngs,
where the moonshiner thriyes aud the lTe-eater
regns. Muttcrings deep and loud breathings of
dire onglngs TO go for the court, have for years
been gathering IN volume.
In the house of representatives for two or three
years this feeling has now and again found harsh
voice in unseemly, sinister words
TO what does all this pave the way Tho COn-
gre3SiOnai Record viii inform you. on tho goth Of
January, 1880, Mr., Manning of Mississippi-a state
well known to be jealousy sensitive 10 the pure
administration Of Justice and the rigorous punish
ment OF Crimes-especially hideous, cowardly mnr.
der and massacre-inToduced bill to place
twelve new additional judges on the supreme
bench. What an easy, cileCtual and withal plans.
ibe, disposition this would make of the court. In.
creased business would be such an innocent excuse
the court could sit by seYens for some purposes
state sovereignty and state rights amendments to
the Con,tituton and cotton taxes and the like are