The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-09-09

1t is amusing to pick up Republi-
cav eceaklies and read how the editors
roar, bawl, froth and foam about
"rebels" and the ''solid South p
The more a%rrant, stay-at-home old
towards the persons were during the
rebellion, the more savage, rantan-
kerous ard blood-thirsty they seem
now. towards are always boisterous,
blustery and brave when there is no
danger ahead. So it is with these
old bombasts now. They would
make you believe there is certainly
a war imminent again unless you
vote the Republican ticket, and that
they were almost dying with patriot
ism and love of country to throw
themselves into the bloody chasm!
But it is all cant--all buster and
bosh. There is no danger of a war,
any more if the Democrats are sue
cessful than there is if the Republi-
cans succeed. Peace and quiet
ieigns in every southern State, as
much SO as in any northern one, and
in proof of this for about the tenth
time, we quote what Gen. GRANT said,
after passing through several South.
ern States, in a speech at Blooming.
ton, Ill. Here it is, and it is no for.
gerry like the published extract pur.
porting to come from WADE HAMP
TON, but his genuine utterances:
cit may be appropriate on this &C
casion to refer to my trip through
, the Southern States, and to what
! have seen while travelling. 1 havt
been gratified at my reception in al
!. the recently rebellious States.
t passed from Philadelphia to Florid'
J, on my way to Havana, and on my
return came vta Texas fiom Mexico
i thus passing through all the rebel
. lious States, and it will be agreeabl
to all to know that hospitality wa
rendered me at every city through
which 1 passed and accepted in near
: all of them by me. The same deco
r~ations were see in every State tina
n are seen here tonight. The Unto
flag foated over US everywhere AM
> the eyes of the people in those State
y are as familiar with its colors 8
yours, and look upon it as guarar
n teeing to them all the rights an
n privileges of a free people withor
l. regard to race, color Or previous cor
.e dition of servitude. In most of tn
% States upon the reception conmi
tees, side by side, are men who wor
~ the blue and men who wore the gra,
=, and reception addresses were mad
n in part by those who wore the blu
and those who wore the gray. W
have no reason to doubt that thos
J., who. wore the gray will fulfill all the
u have promised in loyalty to the fla
is and the nation."
Now, then, what We want to il
&c quire of these old blowing blathe
sixties is, if Grant is a competel
L witness, and whether he did OF di
not lie when he said the above? L,
- us have no more blather, pleas
Is about the terrible things in tt
le South, but answer these plain an
te certainly fair questions. If Gener
y Grant did tell the truth, what al
e thority is there to lead intelligeI
people to believe, as these polite
Vi knaves would Lave them do, that
Is great change has taken place in tt
last sixty days in the South, and tt
people there are now engaged in bul
AZ doing, killing negroes, organizir
rebellion, destroying property ar
c. depopulating the country? I'll
South is solid against the Republ
N can party and that is really the gre'
crime in Republican eyes. 1t is sol
~ against them because Republics
OF rule there was controlled by thieyin
carpet baggers, and was mis-goverl
ment, robbery and oppression. TIL;
: and nothing more.