Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-05-12

The regulIrit'es ;" or whatever else we
! please TO c'll them were justified and justiti-
able, just ~ revolution or rebellion is permits
! >ihie when there j. no other escspa from tvran-
hlcal government, under " hiCh neither life nor
| property i sale. II is mahler to rest ON the
| light e revolution, whatever form l. takes,
| than on d,nials which do not carry conN a.
! tons, sud on eVasiOns which deceive nobody
worth decriving.
Sruatnr Hampton in hi> speerh at Blaekyille
on July T. 1875 said frankly that II elections
were TO he ear led by fraud the state would
soon ceasr to b. worth saving. What WIS
done IN 1876. In ISIS. ani $50 was necessary.
Similar wurA i ndi -prn>abc 40 lo ,.,r and
the people will not put up with It, the demo-
cratic masses cannot Ia whipped or spurTtd
M % thn point Of laain- the CLsucr. 81 4 h,uy
peui' i,ry. u !, not right TIA. they should.
tot taorr i not the need now that there VA,
before
Nothing nut The unaltrr,h, determination
OF TIE white people 81 the state 10 carry the
elections. by horh ar b. crook. put the ,loiut
cratic patty IA p'.itIn Ia pI"Nr. IN practice,
that, under mocrat e rui. the taxes Mould
H. lowered. tha' thr la~- wnuid be- Justly all
mini tered. and that the ,ouli ion Of 10, v hole
people would "a idIN unpruAr. Thr~c arr
facts. mo- promises.
That i democratic atthorit, right at the
Senators home. Ihi, j. frankly dealing
With the ease. The New Orleans Time, de
HNer> itself after this fashion:
Il i. true hat .umy a the southern senator,
IA thcir -pcU, u +, during the ,haic, declared
to favor Of fair lsuiiut aui q tTrr count bat il
cannot IT, dcbicd that there J. trmy rooted
conNtc ion ia the mind. OF a very tArgr portion
Of the southern people th,t ia, d,moyratr
party, which cuUtIlHs tn wealth and int lii-
g,ner OF tho south, ought To rule. whether II
has . majority Ot the votes ul mol There &. =
drcp-scatod aversion Ia allowing ntgroe.
Vutc" IN public affair. or tn allowing mon.
not natives, To acquire political prominence
through the aid of negro votes.
Now, sit. !, Is the profound belief Of a
very large majority of the northern people
that the sentiments contained IN these new l.
papers have been made the prevailing ,cnti.
ment Of the South. Senators den, H. They
take that form Of meeting the question ana
that denial involve, a denial uf Tie state
ments of fact upon which this northern be-
lief rests. 1t Is attempted TO sweep II al.
away By the simple declaration that none NJ
these conditions exist, that the facts h4,r
not been proved. that the story Of the Louis
lana parishes J. lie. that tn, tale of the
Shoe string district I'D M4,..s.ippj /, j con
Jur,ng ~ the Imagination. that kcmp,r
County ha, never been understood that tuy
tissue ballot, VI South Carolina ana the
airu,ttIr. n Sumter COUNTY And other ,uuu.
ties exist oult Ia tile brains 10 Bad men vs. hu
have deceived the people.
" hy, slr. u is as EASY tu blot out al. the
uHduubtcd historic landmark, 81 THE past
/. ID W.py uut what is the truth as demon
stFatci lbs scores of Investigations, D,uA.
does uui help tins lou may A> wei. laAr
up Any piece Of accepted historic ,r,tmau,
and deny 1t ,Du MAY a, Wc.. dem, ,h, har-
rors Of the Black llo,c ui Calcutta or ,h,
massacre IF Glencoe lu t.. .t.iur..,., OF