National Republican., 1883-01-16
North aud south.

The republican party was born Of the ne
ccssitcj of freedom. il camo into being TO
represent thc hostility of free labor to slavery.
Its demand was free territories. Its antago-
mist was cnthroncd in state church. and mart.
Its title to millions of human chattcls was
claimed MS divine right, and those who de-
nicd IL were social and political outlaws. The
young party won after one rcpulsc, sup
pressed the resistance Of its adversary, oman-
cipatcd, cit2cnized, and cnfranchiscd the
slaves, and, satiatcd with twenty years Of
achievement, is now slumbUring while its
enemy sows tarcs in its wheat.
What drug dulls the scnsc-what insens-
blitv TO danger stupcfcs the party ut this
time? II requires but II simple reference to
the apportionmCnt TO see that of the lol ClcC-
foral votes of the union in 1881, 153 will be
cast by southern states. If these were to
vote together they would only want Is of the
2ls northern electoral votes to make ma
jority.
Can the democrats carry the whole south
and As northern votes? They can only
carry the whole south by the aid of re-
publican allies. They have lost Virginia
through coalition of republicans and read
,justcrs. They cannot regain it unless they
can break up that coalition, To that end
they arc bending every energy. In that work
they are receiving the aid OF certain rule-or-
ruin republicans, who cannot in tho nature Of
things have in view any other object than re
publican defeat. The democrats have not only
losing North Carolina through Il similar coali-
ton between republicans and independents
North Carolina is rs certain as Virginia to 20
against the bourbon democracy in 1884, and
Virginia Is as sure to do so as the coalition is
maintained and madcstrOng II is entirely in
the power of the republican party TO so shape
the future as to reap the benefit of the liberal
alliance in those two southern states without
lowering its standard of principles They
will cast twcnty-thrcc electoral votes, and
long before the election their stand can be 80
clearly taken that the hitherto solid south
will crumble and disintegratc. Nothing can
prevent this but crafty treason to the
cause at the north, supplemented by thought
lcssness, indifference and crcdulity. lf the
coalition in these two states arc broken
there win be no moro similar attempts, and
the republicans will be- remnndcd to the polit-
ical slavery of previous years, under which
republican votes enough TO hurt the dcm0c-
lacy are mover counted All that will then
remain for the enemy 20 do In order 10
possess the government and entrcnoh
himself in power for twenty years,
will be to carry Is Of the 2ls electoral votes Of
. the north. For these they will confidently
! lool, to the following states, having the FOL.
/ lowing electoral votes; California, r lndi-
ANA, IL; New York, 35; New Jersey, o They
/ do not doubt their ability 90 carry either OF
these states. Their total vote Is o. These
added 10 solid south would make .2O. OF
nineteen moro than majority. BESIDES these
eight othcr northern states worc last Noycm'
her carried By the democracy, la several Ui
these thoy have strong hopes.
m view of these plain facts, Is itau cNaggou
tion 10 say that the implacablc enemies oI
southern liberation are ondeavoring to max,
thrdumocmticparty inyiucihlc tHuughn solid
southY What other motive can inspire them
VIII they pretend to any hope Of succc,s ioi
the maided republican party In these statc'
whore coalitions have resulted Ia the dc
feat of the democracy for the first tim,
since l-122 or do they believe that the in
dependent democrats can now be corralct
aud marked aud branded with party nam,
by which they have hitherto refused 10 cul
thcmsclyos2 Practical men look at what i
and can be, Tho men who make republican
voting and It's fair count possible in Nrginij
aud North Carolina have done it II
their own way and under their owl
nomenclature. They are standing army
sub,istng themselves, and enforcing hu
man and political rights, which northern
republicans have failed to do, Their powe
does not depend on northern republican favor
Well for the deserted black man that il doe
not. They viii not lose their following no
will they be whipped into subservicncy t
democratic or republican bourbons. 1t vii
, DO mistake TO assume that men VIII