National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-01-13

The Democratic press is busy in at
tempting to show that no issues or prin-
ciples are involved in the great anti
Bourbon movement at the South. They
realize that the Bourbon party is break
ing up, and that its power is departing,
but they protest that this ought not to be
so, because there are no principles in
volved. If this were true it would be as
good a reason for disbanding the Demo-
cratic party as for keeping it together.
But, so far from being true, the line be-
tween Bourbonism and its opposite is as
clearly defined rs that between death
and resurrection.
The Democrat or Republican who af-
fects to see no principle involved in the
grand uprising against Bourbonism which
has already made Virginia Il free State,
and which is going on conquering and to
conquer until the ghost of Slavery, which
is the Democratic party, is laid, will do
well to talk with Southern Democrats
who are in revolt against their party.
They will instruct him as TO the issues
between the two contending forces at
the South The Northern Democrat,
whose hope for office rests upon the con-
tinued political solidity of the South, will
save two or three years of his life by ac-
ceptng the fact that he crimes neccS-
Sdry for he perpetuution Of Democratic
minOriy rule IN that SCctimi are Of HCm-
ScireS he main issue Of to-day, Is there no
principle involved when Bourbon
like Joseph Brown, of Georgia, proclaims
in the United States Senate that not Re-
publican numbers, but Bourbon intell-
gence-God save the mark shall domi-
nate in the Southern State S, and meets
with no rebuke from any Senator of his
party? Are there no issues when Ma
hone is set upon, as if he were a male
factor, by the Bourbon pretenders to fair
play in elections, simply because he prac-
ticed what they hypocritically preached2 ?
is no issue furnished when Demo-
cratic paper like the Vicksburg Miss J
Herald cries out against any further de-
bauching of public morals by the open
and shameless perjury, fraud and terror
ism which are the indispensable condi-
tions of continuance of Bourbon rule ?
The Bourbon party is doomed to de.
strurtion for its blind adherence to Il
condition of mind which has no relation
to the present, but which is, on the con-
trary, the sullen and stupid feeling OF
anger and regret at the result of the
rebellion. Bourbonism has not ceased
TO pay its devotion to slavery, and hates
the political power which emancipated
and the people who were made free, II
has no desire to adapt itself to the new
order of things. 1t cannot learn thai
Time rolls its ceascless course, and thai
Progress apologies not 10 the Past. The
world will not pause 10 hear the Bourbon
cause reargued, The fate of war settled
it, and sensible men are now organizing
national restoration and peace,
Reconstruction is going on North a'
well as South The mouth-honor done
TO political liberty by Republican knaver
who traffic with its Bourbon enemies
will not longer pass current, A solid
South for the Democrats rs the best way
10 insure a solid North TO the Republi'
cans viii not be any part of the policy o
this Administration. The Bourbon ioXe
will no longer find their only antagonist
in the South 10 be Republican geese
ready 10 be told by their opponents how
hard TO oppose them. The old one