, 1880-11-11

The 6onther1, people have done many
things within the mast few ycars to forfeit
the claim to chiyalry nnd frAllkncss which
they have always set ZIP with offensive pre-
tense. The prevailing political mctls0lls III
The Southern States are those OF cunccal-
lnent and midnight violence. The Knights
Ut ChlyMlry do hot strike III tho dark, md n
trunk, open, and honest reopto do not resort
to tissuc-ballots. But thera lias been no bet
Ter evidence recently tint tho South Is not
free from Hypocrisy and cant thnn Ben lliffs
letter affords. After tlcplorlnK rs tho most
dreaded event III our history that there Is
IN Solid North ngnfnst II Solid soutll,"--nn
event which Is tho logical result Of, tho
Southern tcniper.-Sonnt0r I'LL proceeds to
whine about sectional allImosfttes anil to pait
for Southern patronage from tho now
Administration. Thu ungrntcful ,nanner
In which the Southern politicians, who COLI
troll the sentiment ut tho people, received
tho friendly treatment Of President lfaycs
will scarcely tempt Ills s,icces5or to ,l,slko
any spcc1al overturcs for lnvor In TINT SEC
tlon. u whine nj t!,ls time comes with pour
grace from class Of men who llnyc en-
c0uraged intolcrnllce md scetto.lal atrt racu
hatred under unusual and utnieseryed marks
Of friendship. Tho New Administration wilt
probably not bc Inclined 10 seek support by a
distribution Of fayors amonV ntpeop!c who
have already shown tllcs.sewes lncaInbla Of
appreciation Ut reciprocity In enos! feeling.
Mr.. Hill grows puslslyely patronlzlnc, how"
ever, VIXEN he agrees to saye VIC c"nnsgy
| from civil strife through ex-Confetlcrate
| patriotism. In this reE,lrt( flo says:
| ACC n movement to nuke ln Issue On tho ro-
suit In Nov fnrk, with Wow tn 'lcfcat Gnr!'cld
tne Snun. W TonKrt's t IT, There would sd @ h9
I%e loor, siipaet, aid t,l,.;se. S"iti. ,sse*.rV,
@ 5 "'S xs ;,s s sfs M s s''t.fg e,e % To e' sp
q,fty W.; ;shS , ths rssssy r. % I sasssiEy ssiay;
liz aers ,,'"' tf @ that + rty " viii tei lie rcoo
Tho South must not o trusted. Nevertheless ,vo
licsn pr1a!se or 10. evoii itcp!,lliean alaso for
s!ther i, impossible. hut sulcly beca,sse e Is
RMs sco q e se Se eotry n iiW S hnn s.rS
Gnu bcar this do not k1ow. 1t Ia M lnjnsticu
M.lparal!sla,l, nna g. wrong that ought 10 cover
Mr.. llftl seems to be lln,l,tndful OF tho fact
TINT ie hatl, In the beginning Of Ills letter,
referred to tho South as "solla." II that
section bu solid, alNt there seems to bo ll0
roonl for argument as to that, how can 1t 10
"the poor, divided, mud abused South" as
ho afterwards lanents? And II "pour a''tt
divided" how Is tic South to avert an In.
pending revolution Of NAlional proportions? ?
1t 1t Ls to be nh agent In "snyEug tho
country" how Is 1t to lo It "oNce more II:
Whom did tho South Baye tho country? Hen
Hill call scarcely refor to TIC Rebellion vi
1910, when the South. lnatpad Of saving,
sought to destroy, tho country, alid continued
Its efforts to that cnd through bloody war
OF four yenrs. Docs llo refer to tho l'Ecsl.
.le,lt!nl election Of 1916? Tho only dispute
III tO tho result OF That clcct[oN ar0sa fron
the cheating nnd bulldozlng Ut the Southern
people. anil tho only rcason why Tint cheat
Ing alu! bul!doztng WIS not sustained b,
0pen rebeltion wus because tho Souther,
lentlers knew that defeat awaited my nov
etturt to break down tho National Govern
mont, Tho itlen tllat the Republican, part,
this year will take tho Presidency pcaccab',
simply "buca,lyu tho South lblils It," Is ex
aspcratlugly l1apertinent. II implies that I'll,
Integrity of tho American Government ait
the peace ut the cnnttnout aru always depend
ent upon tbs caprice Of tho Southern leaders
a4,sl that Mr.. bon llill aud Ills fellows vii
gractously consent this year to forego a,1
otler opportunity for rebellion and clyll Wal
Neither tho Republican party nor the pcop|
Of tho North accept peace OH aucll tcr.ss
Such peace would bu but q lnpre tcn,porar
truce, bidng tho time when ths Southern
tlre-catera should see lit to declare
renewal OF host!l!t!es. In that cas-
tho Mutton would be only league Of States
and every National election would bo subjec
TO tho assent Of the Southorn minority. Thi
A. Mas