Iron County register., 1881-01-06

hole in the sky to present In the North
american Revscs0 o programme by which
the Republicans can make the best use
Of their triumph. Mr.. Boutwell, claims
that the victory Is due "in the largest
degree to the presence and active Ia
bors of General Grant, Senator Couk.
ling and their friends and supporters"
the faction TO which he belongs himself
In view Of this he insists that the Ro-
publican policy toward the South '.in
its present political attitude must DO
determined, bold and aggressive" This
truculent and vindictive fanatic then
proceeds to unfold o new programme
of reconstruction In the South. Boldly
assuming that republican Governments
does not exist in the South he proposes
to bring into exercise that clause Of the
Constitution which provides that "the
United States shall guarantee to every
State in the Union q republican form OF
Government, and shall protect each OF
them against invasion" Mr.. Boutwell,
argues that with this provision OF tho
Constitution the Republican majority IN
Congress can seize the Southern people
by the throat and put them once moro,
through the processes Of reconstruction.
As first step in this +" bold, deter
mined and aggressive" warfare upon
the States Of the South our Massachu-
sets fanatic proposes that every South
ern member Of Congress be turned out
of his seat who cannot make clear TO
the majority that his record 10 not
"tajnted with fraud or stained with
crime" BY this method Of inverting
laws of evidence, IL will be necessary
only to manufacture charges OF fraud
and bulldozing against Southern mem.
ber and put upon him the burden OF
proving his innocence before n tribunal
of partisan enemies. Mr.. Boutwell, ar
CUES that whenever the majority of the
an unlawful assembly. then q person
claiming q seat in the Senate Of tho
United States by the vote Of such an
assembly should be rejected. BY tho
same Boutwell, method IL would be an
easy thing to declare invalid the Legis-
lature of every Southern State and re-
fuse its representatives admission TO the
Senate. First. reject every Southern
representative against whose election
charges of fraud and bulldozing may be
brought. Second, declare the Legisla-
lures of the Southern Ststes ."unlawful
assemblies" on the same ground, and
finally, overthrow the Governments
of these States and put them under
the heel of the Republican party
on the plea THAI they are
not republican In fact, and that Il II
the duty Of Congress to guarantee - !
each State q republican form of Gov
ernment -tft..-. ..If
This Is the delightful political feast
to which General Malone and Senator
Brown, of Georgia, have been invited
with so many caresses and compliments
upon their wisdom and moderation. !.
Let them contemplate the entertain
ment that 10 spread before them by
leader Of that portion of the Republican
party that claims the largest share OF
credit for the triumph of sectionalism.
Let them and all conservatives consider
in the light Of BOUTWELL, essay what n /
in store for the country In the event of,
the complete restoration Of the "bold,
determined and aggressive" element TO
power in the Governments. Mr.. Bout
well has been somewhat premature In
unfolding the stalwart programme Of,
policy toward the South In the midst
of the negotiations Of the party leaders
TO secure control Of the organization or
the two houses Of Congress through
Southern votes. His paper was -evi-,
IDENTIFY sent TO the press before,
the returns were all in. In tho
first flush Of victory when the Re-
publicans claimed every thing. Bout
well saw in imagination Republican,
majorities in both houses Of Congress,p
and new visions Of bayonet reconstruo-
ton in the South rose before him..
Under this inspiration he fastened to
develop the stalwart policy In tho.
North American Reviev. But the Re-s
publieans will be unable to organize tho.
House without the aid Of Southern.
Greenback votes. and they are likely 10
remain in n minority in the Senate
unless they can cajole OF scduce South
ern Senators into an alliance, which sis
now more improbable then ever IN
view Of the menace made by Bout,
well who expresses the sentiments IL
the stalwart leaders. Boutwell, eha8
blabbed too soon and has thereby set4e
ously marred the success of the stalkarh
party managers in their intriguas to
us,rp control Of the Senate. Hence
the process Of reconstruction in the
South will be indefinitely postponed,-
Harrisburg Patriot "h" 700
We are troubled to know what n
to be done with the great multitude, ok.
Republican editors who denounced
General Garfield in 1873 for certain