Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-08-04

Ilenpe the loyalty Of Maryland,
Delaware, West Virginia or Mis-
souri, as II is to question that oil In
diana or California. The seeding
states and the Southern States are
growing relatively weaker year by
wear. A divided North is essential
10 the success Of any Of the alleged
schemes of the South. Disloyalty
at the South must be supplemented
nv disloyalty in the North before
ii can work injury. If General
Hancock is elected, New York, In
diana, Connecticut, New Jersey
Missouri, Delaware, Kentucky and
West Virginia will contribute to the
result.
New York gave Abraham Lin
coin majority of 10000 in 500
Grant a majority of $4,000 in 1872.
Connecticut gave Lincoln major
ity in 1860 and 1864, and Grant a
majority in 1868 and 1872. Della
ware gave Grant a majority in 1872
Missouri gave Lincoln a majority
of Al 900 IN 1864, and Grant ma
iority of $4,000 in 1868. Indiana
gave Lincoln a majority of 10000
in 1864, Grant a majority of 10000
in 1868, and n majority of $4,000
in 1872. New JERSEY gave Grant
a majority in 1872. West Virginia
gave Lincoln a majority of 10000
in 1864, Grant majority of 5000
in 1868, and of 5000 in 1872.
These States have not been engag-
ed in rebellion. Are they less loyal
TO the Union now than then 7 Nine
States have been lost to the Re-
publican party. They have been
made Democratic by acquisitions
from the ranks of the Republican
party.
Surely no thoroughly unrecon-
structed rebel ever voted the Re-
publican ticket. Yet Florida gave
Grant her electoral vote in 1868,
and a majority of $500 in 1872,
and in 1876 she gave Hayes a ma
iority () of 900. Louisiana gave
Grant a majority of $4,000 in 1872,
and Hayes a majority () Of 5000
in 1876. Mississippi gave Grant a
majority of $4,000 in 1872. North
Carolina gave Grant a majority of
$4,000 in 1868, and $4,000 in 1872.
South Carolina gave Grant major
ity of II, 900 in 1868. and in 1872
of $4,000, and in 1876 she gave
Hayes a majority () of 900. Ten
nessee in 1868 gave Grant a major
ity of $4,000. Virginia gave Grant
a majority in 1872.
Every one of these States will
give General Hancock a majority,
Notwithstanding the fact that the
Republican party will food the
South with campaign literature,
showing that General Hancock
fought and souudly thrashed the
rebels in the war of the rebellion.
Are these States less loyal than
when they voted for Lincoln and
Grant and Hayesl
Are Ohio and Pennsylvania less
loyal because Republican MAORI
ties have been reduced in the
former from 10000 in 1860, Al ,00O
in 1868, 81 800 in 1872 to 1900 il
1876, and in the latter from 20 ,OOC
in 1864, 10000 in 1868, and 49,
700 in 1872 10 $4,000 in 1876!
In 1864 tn aggregate Republi,
can maiorities was 100000 as
against Democratic majorities ag
gregating $4,000; but in 1876 the
aggregate of Republican MAORI.
ties was 307 200, while the aggre'
gate of Democratic majorities wa:
$4,000.
If the test of loyalty is Repub'
lican majorities, the country is be-
coming disloyal very fast.
To me the events of 1876, tn,
willingness, the unanimity will
which the Southern States submit
ted the Presidential question t
the electoral commission, and thei
acquiescence in the result, CAV,
unmistakable evidence of their de
sire for the peace and consequen
prosperity of the country.
| fear, too, the tendencies of th,
Republican party towards a strong
, government. Grant failed at Chi
r cago, not because the "Old Guard
3 were alone in tho desire for
8 strong government, but becaus
3 there were other aspirants for tn
D head of that government and un
til it became evident that there wa
D no hope for them, the delegate
$ who supported Blaine and Sher
D man were as tenacious as were tn
g "Old Guards" and then the pei
t sonal bitterness engendered by tn
e contest made the dark horse ne
a cessity.
+ The doctrine of the right of Sc
e cession was one extreme, that
G no State rights is the other; tn
Q success of the former meant ar
{, archy, that of the latter NEAR
i monarchy. We have survived th
6 assertion of the right Of secession
: aud have stamped out the heres,
y The doctrine of no State rights
Vt more or less heretical.
!, JOHN w. MCGRATI
90 1nnn