Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-10-14

version Of such intimidation 10 be true. paes
before and sirks its diminished head 10 the pre-.
sence Of tho immensely prsponderatiog proper.
lions to which tho system was produced at
last Tuesdays elections 10 Ohio and Indiana.
Ga that day 10 these States. not few Ignorant
aud slavish negroes. accustomed to obey orders,
but thousands of white men habituated to the
exercise of I'll tho liberty incident to free
government were commanded. under pain ofin-
slant discharge. to vote tee republican ticket,
and this. too. at the c,nmeucsment of wintor,
when discharge ilospt enforced idleuenoss
during mcn!hs Ct c,id weather. and the consc-
quent sufferiaS If dependent wives and chill
dren. Add by whom were these commands is
sued? By those 10 whom tho government al
fords 20 more fsvors end privileges than it
does to lis other suijcoEs? NJ, but by few
protected moncpclis;s for whose especial beoeEt
tho existing tsr:f il maintained and poor men
compelled TO pay twice the proper value Of almost
every necessary of te iEo radicals make great
ado about tho freedom Of the ballot, and even
that human anomaly Grant Drates Of the neocs
sity CT tho protection Of suffrage in every State
OF tho Utiop. bus their clsck is only q mcsn6
of divcrting attention from the cruol and heart
less and mcst etfcivc system Ct politic,l intimi'
dAtion that they have adopted and practice at
every avaiatl, opportunity.
Tho elections 10 Ohio and Indiana provo.
among other tticgs. that the msiorty of the
people 10 those States and 10 most Ct the States
10 the North hate aGd fear their fellow citizens
of the South. have 20 corfdeEoe 10 their pros
fessions Of loyalty 10 the Union and interest 10
the welfare of the country, aud will endorse aoy
legislative, juiicia! std executive action that
will irjure them Individually either in tboir
PERSONS or property, and damage tho section OF
country 10 whic; they reside. Ia ctaer words,
they provo that though tho war has been
over for fifteen years, ADD the South hos endur
ed untold degradation aud suffering, s
majority of their coequcrers ate utterly
devoid of the quality CT magnsuimity. and
arc anxious to inhiot upon them still further
indienitiss aod it jurics Nothing will plsoste
them but dissolution Of tho solid South. They
are deaf to all arguments aud will 60. listen to
any thing, they say. IS lorg as the solid Sou,i,
exists. Now, as a dissolution of the s,lid
South means giving the control of some Of
the Southern States to silly. Ignorant and
vicious negroes, who compose tho only strength
the republican party hiss in this sec!ior, The
idea of it cannot bs entertained for moment
There is only one thing the South GIN do 10
effect change in the minds of her enemies.
and that is to trade With them as little as pos
sible, and rely upon thoir owa production Tor
such articles as they do not import directly from
forsign countries. Her monoyed men should
at once organic, companies for opening direct
trade with foreign ports. her merchants make
arrangements for transactiog their business
through foreign houses. ard her producers aud
consumers rely upon foreign markets. For lit
teen weary years the South has in vain held out
the olive branch to her corquerers and bssoughl
them to be friends agaio. Further advances 10
that direction, it is now apparent, will be useless
and since she cannot win the friendship of the
people of the North, let her teach Them that
that friendship is at least CT some pscunisrS
value. If anything will bring them to ressop,
that effect can be produced by touching their
pocket nerve.
It seems that MIR. Garfield knew what be IVES
about when be suddenly Tipped over from the
conservative and moderate wing of bis party to