The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-04-30

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from performing the exalted function,
with which il Is clothed by the ConstitlI
ton and for which il has been conyoke,
by the Chief Magistrate of the nation; thai
you, the republican Senators, may organic,
this Senate of the United States with ref
erencc to the interests OF a party campaign
in the State Of Virginia.
This ayowal of the Senator from Penn.
sylvania furnishes the confirmation, If con.
hrmaii0n were needed, of the statement
which have made that this il movement
10 ally the republican party with any body
OF men which will leave .'the party of re-
action" AS ii is called, and come into it,
embrace, no matter how much begrimed
with the foul doctrine of reputation or
REIMBURSEMENT, whichever term gentlemen
may prefer. do not mean to say that
the republican party means TO adopt
this doctrine itself quite the con
trary. But do mean to say that they in
tend To treat 1t a. a subordinate issue
and no hindrance to their alliance with
them, and are now seeking to confer the
offices Of this body upon men who are ac-
credited by the leading republican journals
of the country with allegiance to this doc
trine, notwithstanding they may as unre-
pentant rebels avOw themselves as having
no apologies to make either here or else
where.
Mr.. President, this is u new departure in
itiated by senators here, and do not be-
heve 1t will result in success. do not be-
lieve that the Northern people will sustain
1t. l believe i know the public sentiment
of the people of the North better than the
Senator from Massachusetts, mir. Dawes,
and better than his cOlleage, mir. Hoar.l
not that ! arrogate immodestly to myself
any superiority over them, or even deny
infprinrifu RIt ha lv
experience Of my people has constrained
me to study the currents of public opinion
at the North closely, intensely, and with
anxious s0licitute. The senators are in it
and of it, but they do not see it in the per-
spectiye, they do not contemplate it in the
objective. ms have found it necessary to
do; and from long and attentive observ-
ance of its indications, | say here with en-
tire confidence that the people of the North,
with all their complications Of business in
terests based upon the inviOlability of con-
tracts, will not tolerate this alliance with
repudiatiDg movements in the Southern
States. | say, sir, that the sentiment of
commercial honor ut the North will not
stand it. Lsay that the sensitiyeness of the
Northa as to the public credit Of this nation
will not abide 1t. The combination will be
dashed to pieces, even though the shock Of
the blow should cause the Republican party
to tOtter upon its base. Gentlemen, say
what YOU may, national honor, national
good faith, with all its yigor, cannot take
into its embrace the leprous body of State
,,,itr H. ,ni '""' oo'o"'"s ''
e. ,,;iI' 800, ,,a,. ,,,,.o 40
nredi., ttat III no,a,nn, u,iI, All in ,bo
SSouth The nnroi sn,,t;,nant ~ that nan.
pie is sound. The majority of the Demo-
cratic party there is standing up for the OBJ
servance of the strictest good faith in pub
Earl t2om a,,a siam,,h;n', az T,on, that
,ar,y and soaL;,, o,Ion ff,,onao Sn.,yad
pnt of its month sRanuhl;ann Sen,tdrs are
sn,nninS M and astound;nr tha cn,yptrv
with their convulsiya afrar,s 70 ntiiiye ms
n,rai 7, l. sir an a,,.,nn, 70 hr;na The Re-,
LII 70, 81, ~ ~. W ~. sI.,ans
\, ~ III. in,.', ,,, s !, ,aiJ ,ndar nar,
W. IN ,n's e,eno. sun , ~ ~ no,u u ,,s,;
pctpas governments tncre' anu W s" pi
,u' , W. ono ioI ,no o.hei' usinS 'n Ia
'ra, patronage no" "here Tue! "seu reu-
IN ~, aioncts 'nGn. ,,.
Inc nrst experiment drought untoiu SUI,
ering 10 tne southern people put secured
nc hepuDncan purity no Pern,anenI es.ap-
isInich. ainohg tne lh.ci!igeht anu IesPvn
lpie eiass oi citiHehs III .nn' coun.!' M. my
ecohu VIII nave no grea.er success. lmc
ahhe uPPli"hccso Vi rcucrai patrVuusc n"Nc
'cen lrieu peiore anu Iu,ieu. VIM uoes
iot KNOW Una. tne n'In 9'ncus oi sn,s ron
,Inilent nav neeh. heiu NV ~ oou.nelh
ionS
In the direful DAYS of reconstruction.
when every state I'M the South was a per.
eel pandcnonium. heard brilliant man
rom the North and another from the South.
landing by his side. uppealinc TO the
Dung men of ambition. and of high and
oble aspirations. TO ioin their marty Tor The
oason tbat IL r,,rnis So.i ,ha an a,onno 70
distinction' riches and fame A
ew were enticcd by the plitterinp allure
nent and are to-day bitterly iamentinp
heir drlusion but the great body of the
oung men of the Soutba the nrofessionaj
zen. the LAWYERS. the doctors. and thc
ounp nlnnters and farmers nil huried con-
rmpt ,ipon the miserable Alternative.
They nreferred 10 live a life of obscurity
nd poverty and 10 earn their bread m the
,yeat of their brows rather than TO rise
lhile virtue, honor, intellect and country
iere sinking. For ten long wears they bid
d their time I'm the trust thai God. whose
tributes ever side with the right. would
gain enthrone the right In triumph and
ispense its honors TO The brave. the con-
cientious, and the true,
Sir, you cannot with the mere agencies of
'ederal power and patronage fabricate n
arty in the Southern States. not nj least
mong that portion of The people which
epresents the highest, best and most con-
.oling influences of Southern society.
y no, ,naor 40 ..v ,h., IN. ponuhI;..,
or,r ~, mn" no, ~ ob 20. ' e,in,, arona ,ha
Iy may not ov'ah io9ung nI'onE .le
Ass VI pcopiE " Msacn ! spvaA. lily
n,any Ionui., ., III ,nc oo1'n W mnlon