The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-01-27
Properly

Properly Answered.
Good for Garfield! Much Of his Ie
cent conduct, and niny of his recent
u@tterauccs, are deserving OF warm
commentator. His reserve. hs mod
Grafton, his libcraiity towards the
South, which gave him not a single
electoral vote, nor many kind words,
(even from Repub.icars). are as admi
rable as unexpected. Can it IL posi-
bl, that he really means to clt loose
from the narrow and vind,ctiye policy
Of his Republican predecessors. from
Lincoln TO Hayes, arc treat the South
ern people as fellov-cOuntrymen and
~co-equal partners in the Union: in
stead Of as mere v~assals whom it wcr"
customary to rob, and Insult, ana
dragoon, and denounce, wi: bout provo
cation, extenuation or decency
1t IS 40 much. we suppose, to ex
rect any such high and mlynanimous
policy of a man like Garfield, whose
whole political career has been c%onfin-
ed to the Sectional tut, the hide
bound Partizn view Of National matters
To burst the party shackies, and rise
to the dignity of a National Ruler
who knew no Nor.h, no Sonth, no Eas:,
no West, no clique nor faction would
require almost superhuman courage,
strength, and Patriotism "a charac-
ter so strong and pure that No mn
possessing it could ever be chosen by
a Party Convention hence never could
reach tie Presidential office.
Yet Garfield has an extraordinary
chance. Nominated 10y accident
therefore without the usual pre- com
initial 10 wire pu!lers. and elected by
. -: ~~j~~;+r that he. can afford
to be <zA9.erous to his overwhelmed OPP
ponentS,-he takes the wheel at a tim,
of profound peace and remarkable bus
mess activity. when it will be easy t.,
strike out a new line,-a National line,
an high and patriotic line. having
for its object the Restoration Of az
1merican feeling in all the land, $
that Northerners and Southernels nay
henceforth feel a National pride in
their Joint progress in all that constr
tutes National greatness.
Could he rise equal to his opportu-
mites, and be a President, instead Of
a mere Partizan, Garfield would ere
the end of his term acquire a fame such
as made Washington 1.-The Father Of
his country He would become a far
bigger man han ole Grant y
These reflections are called forth by
a report Of the meeting between the
President-elect and a large party of ne
groes. who travelled all the way to Ohio
to wire work" a little scheme of their
own, under the old cry of Political Per-
SecutlOn.
Six Of ten delegates were North Caro-
DINA negroes, viz: Stewart E lison,
Geo. l., MADISON, Geo. w. Prince, j.
w. Hood. j. 4. Lehay. aud J. w.
Harris. These fellows, nearly all Of
whom have held office, ard exercised
every right of citizens; thereby giving
the lie to their own statements, (Stew-
art Ellison represented this county in
the Legislature last year and MADISON
is Lieutenant Colonel in the State
Guard, having a regiment Of armed and
unintimidated darkeys, under his com
MANDY -prssented a lengthy address,
which r. B. Elliott, the negro Con-
gresham read with much aplomb. 1t
was written by some demagogue who
bias become alarmed at the relaxation
of party bitterness IN the South. We
give an extract:
Sir. the right of majoritities are lille
gally and wantonly subverted by the
imperious will of unscuplous minorities
for no other reason than this, thatthese
maiorities consist of men who, free and
entranchised by the laws ofthe land, pre-
fer to be loyal to the country Of which
they are citizens, and steadfast in the
support OF that political party which
saved the life Of the nation, and to the
charge which can most safely be en-
trusted the duty of preserving the re-
suits accomplished by the late war.
The methods resorted TO by our politi-
cal opponents in the South to deprive
us Of rightfui participation in public
affairs have been SO often stated to the
public, and are SO we'll known to you,
that it is necessary that we should enter
upon a detailed statement on this oc-
casiou. Suffice 1T to say that by the
infamous use of a fraudulent tissue bal
lots, by liberal Justification of registry
books and election returns, ty tOrcaJie
eectment from the polls Of negro co
tiers Gy armed MODS, murder and q
general system Of terrorism, and by the
refusal IN many nstrnces to hold cleo
ton at precincts uhere the majority Of
roteas are Republicans, the elections
have been rendered a mere farce. State
governments have been made to derive
their powers not from the consent of the
governed, but from the arbitrary will of
d~omineering minorities. We are pow
erless, sir, to redress our wrongs through
tho ~oah,nory n H. g. q
to all intents and purposes they are or
ganized against us, the jury oftentimes
being composed not only of those who
sympathize will breakers of the law, but
frequently consisting in part of actual
participants in wrong doing. MORE
How big a lie this is may be shown
from the fact that every darkey can de-