National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-18

To The Editor Of The National Republican:
One of the anomalies of the Republican party
and one which Southern Republicans who have
suffered untold miserieS can't understand, is the
insipid hankering after reconciliation which
seizes the Republican party like cramp-coliC
after every great political battle We do not stoI
to count and care for our wounded and dead but
are anXiously seeking our enemies and clasping
hands over the bloody chasm'' In 1876 this was
chronic, for soonerwas this hOtly-contested and
disastrous Ito many of us here) fight over than an
era of halcyon days dawped for the very men who
opposed us, and now that the Republican party
has again achieved grand victory over the hydra
headed monster of state Rights sovereignty what
do we see? The same
CRINGING AND FAwNING
on the part of the buldozers and the extension of
the right hand of fellowship by the Republicans
l do not mean to object or obStruct the laudable
purpose and interest of haTmOnizing the sections
Not So earnestly desire that this grand American
country be unified but not al the expense and sac
Tifce of race whose loyalty TO country and devo-
ton to party is only excelled by their zeal to God
Let it be with those who recognize the results OF
the war facts and final, the Government as slI-
preme, and the rights of every American citizen
TO those weare willing to strike hands; but it seems
strange, wondrOus strange, ptifully strange to us
who know them, that the rife clubs are invited TO
attend
THE INAUGURAL CEREMONIES
of President Garfield. They are thoroughly recon
structed ~ now, and can hurrah loudly for the
SIaIS ana stripes ana IliS glorious Union as
any. 1t is a bit of patriotism which invariably
takes hold of them after defeat and dies by the
next election. Down here we know them and
doubt their professions.
"Yes, yes, their faith attesting Nations own:
lis Punic all, and TO a pToverb known.
The Richiand Rife Club, of this State, accepts an
limitation to attend the inaugural celebration What
was the action of that club on the ID of November
1880, in the city Of Columbia? How were they en-
gagged on that day? suppresSing the rights and
liberties of the Republicans by terrorism and
fraud, and the vote of this State, which be-
longs TO the Union Republican party, was sup
pressed and perverted by the aid of this
very rife club. Another reconciliatory invitation
is to the Palmetto Guards, of Charleston whose
members are known violent bull-dozers and dis
loyal whose action in the recent national election
contributed toward the fraud perpetrated in
Mackeys district, which is appalling TO any other
civilization save South Carolina one Why did
not the military master of ceremonies, so fall of
brOthery love, send an invitation to the Carolina
Light Infantry, of ChaTleston,t one of the crack
companies ofthe National Guard, and whose esprit
de corps is behind none other? And besides. they
are loyal to the flag, the party, and 10 Garfield.
WHAT a SPECTACLE!
noble generosity! Inviting the men who robbed
Garfield of the vote of this State to join in the
tivitieS! PshawI tis nauseating. Mordecai in the
gate will mar the pleasure of all LOYALTY present
Better have them don the red shirt and amuse the
crowd with their yells; twill be sweet music for
some. We regard this offering a license to fraud
and bulidoZing, and encouraging disloyalty. 1t
was the immunity of 1873 which made II hardly
possible for us to vote at the last election. Such
experiments have failed and always will. There
were promises made at the patriotic shrine of
Bunker Hill in 1876, but what did they prove in
1873? PuTlicd fdes, and always will be until the
right is asserted by too lenient Government
We of the truly lo object to this free and easv
q all hands round" Let none dance but the
OLD GUARD.