Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-11-25
undertaking the SOUTH"


A Republican paper far up in the int
ror OF New York proposes to supple
mehi the "irrepressible conflict" of the
late Mr. Seward with another. The same
region of country, of course, win suffer
from the new one, which is. to be exact,
tie cause of liberty in the South lib
erlv from The odiOus rule of the Bour-
bons that nave 50 long cursed that sec
lion" The first blow has been struck
by the mighty Malone, whose success in
that liue is expected to breed pestilence
in other States south and west of Vir-
ginia.
Ii Republican papers do not know
any better than to write such stuff, the
Post will take pleasure in enlightening
them; but if their only intention be to
impose upon the credulity of their
readers. their party will have the fiddler
60 pay after a while in an amount large
enough to satisfy the most bitter Demo
crat. Such political changes as have
taken place in the Southern States are
due entirely TO divisions in the Demo
cratic party, sustained in most cases by "a
solid Republican support of the weaker
faction. These divisions are apparent
in Virginia, Tennessee, Mississippi and
Arkansas. They have grown out Of
matters pertaining solely to each State.
In every instance, tried by Republican
professions since the organization of that
party, the great majority of Democrats
have been right. and the minority,
sustained by Republican aid and com
fort, have been just as far wrong.
In Virginia the issue was repudla-
ton of one-third of the State debt; three
fourihs of the Democrats opposed it,
While the Republicans. with very few
executions, favored. A Republican party
with the principles OF Malone would be
snOWtd under IN Iowa, yet they are good
enough on the other side of the Poto-
mac
In Tennessee the issues are similar. A
minority of the Democratic party last
year ran candidate of its own for Gov
ernor, which interesting proceeding al
lowed a Republican to step IN and make
the Legislature too close for Democratic
comfort. If the election had come of
this month instead of November of last
year, Tennessee Republicans would have
stirred the waters under the earth IN or
der 10 trade for the Legislature. In
lCOU, luOuBHs IT puuidelOh was o'J ~ ~
pudiaiOn, and wasn't sugar coated with
al the attractive names since thrown
around it by Republican orators, states
men and journalists. Raum didn't be
gin to mould public opinion until this
year.
In Miss 'ssippi little band of Green
hackers, a very small handful as now
appears, dropped out of the Democratic
ranks. The entire Republican party of
The country recognized these gentlemen
at once as the very men they had all
along been looking for to save the State.
Had these discontinued fiatists resolved
in the plainest English that the national
tieb ought to be Tepudiated at once, Re
publican support would have been just
as hearty, aud, il is TO be hoped, MOI
more effective.
In Arkansas the trouble is just begin
ming. and arises from a division in the
Democratic party upon the question of
having cer'a ain bonds iudOrsed by tn
State. a chance 10 remove the feiters
from this long suffering people by sup
p0rting the faction of which comes
nearer Reputation than the other may
soon be offered Republicans. IL is safe
to so far discount their patriotism rs
to say that no men are more willing than
they are to 90 farther and fare worse for
the sake of bleeding Arkansas.
These illustrations show the precise
nature of Republican efforts to unite
with Southern regulators and fiatisis
for the purpose of Overthrowing the
Democratic party. whose wise govern
ment of that section has so developed
aud improved it as to call the attention
of the world 10 its marvellous resources
and wonderful advantages. The very
men who are instigating these move
ments in the Southern States would drop
through a political trapdOor the NOM mt
they undertook to put such schemes IN
working order at their own homes, and
they well know it. That they have sue
ceeded in Virginia, and may elsewhere.
is no reflection upon the Southern peo-
nle. as such results are rendered possible
anlv through the ignorance of the colored
voters. which fact is also very well
known TO these Republican patriots,
wbo if they can persuade the country
that their sole motive is to 'hberalize
the south" will be entitled to recognl-
ton az the first confidence men OF their
day and generation