Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-05
Observation-Disclosures 5, 1888
The Solid South.

When will the malignants Of the Mort
allow the country to be at peace? Ho'
long will southern Republicans encourag
the Republican party of the Union {
keep up its warfare upon the South
Isn't it passing strange that MALONE
LEWIS, RIDpLEBERGER. CAMERON, YOsT
&C., &C., do not enter their indignant pro
test against the sectionalism of tn
party with which they claim to b.
affiliated ? There are from Virginia sil
members of the national House OF Repre-
sentatives who are set down as Republi
cans. Why do they not speak a word IL
behalf Of their mother State? There i;
one Republican in that house from Yves
Virginia, one from Maryland, one from
North Carolina, two from Tennessee
two from Kentucky, two from Missouri
Is 1t not absolutely certain that these
southern Republican congressman could
If they would put stop to the outrage
Gus war that is now being waged
against the southern people
These southern Republican congress
men are always ready to assail the Demo-
cratic party in Virginia or any other
southern State if Mr. CLEVELAND or any
other northern Democrat of prominence
does any act supposed to be unpopular
in this section, but they never attack
even the most bitter South hater of their
own party. The Republicans of the
South do thus by their criminal silence
invite aggressions upon their own neigh
bors, friends, and brethren.
II is discreditable that General MA
HONE should have over his party con-
troll so absolute that he even dares to adj
vocate as his favorite candidate for Presi-
dent of the United States such an enemy
Of Virginia as JOHN SHERMAN. What
would MALONE not say OF the Democrats
of Virginia if he were able to point to
any Democratic aspirant TO that high
Office whom the Democrats OF this State
were willing to support Notwithstanding
he had been guilty even one time of such
manifestations of hatred toward the
South as JOHN SHERMAN has been guilty
of thousand times.
How can our section ever hope for
real peace so long as the southern lead
ers of the Republican party thus tacitly
approve of the unpatriotic proceedings
of their northern allies How can there
ever be real union of hearts as we'll as
of hands so long as southern Repubh-
cans support for President and Vice
President of the United States men
whom they know TO be filed with ma
ignant hostility against everybody whom
they are pleased to characterize as rebels
or rebel sympathizers?
The South has no representative upon
the bench of the Supreme Court of the
United States. A distinguished south
ron is nominated to be a Justice of that
court. He is man of exemplary
character, of unusual culture, of undis-
puted abilities, but he has been a
rebel" and "rebel sympathizer " ;
and straightway the northern half of the .
party let loose the fercest of .
their dogs of war, and set them upon
this distinguished gentleman, and yet /
not a single southern Republican raises
his voice in Mr.. LAMAR's behalf or
against that unholy war. Can the south
ern Republicans stand before the people
and justify themselves for this treason to
their section? What says General Ma
HONE? Will he not avail himself of this
occasion to show that he has some inau-
ence with his northern allies?
The resolutions adopted in caucus last
by the Republican members of
the New York Legislature are disgrace
10 that State. They are full of positive
and contemplate puerilities.
One of these last is the charge that Mr..
LAMAR "violated his oath of allegiance
10 go into rebellion against the Union"
Does General MALONE endorse that
charge? If not, why does he not protest
against such attacksupon his Confederate
comrades? General LEE and Mr.. DAVIS
md ten thousand other southrons did
ust as MIR. LAMAR did General WASH
NGTos was real rebel, and was no
ioubt made in his day tho subject
Of similar charge. Every northern
and every northern Federal
n State officer who ever took the oath
% support the Constitution of the United {
States and who afterwards voted to
'hange that Constitution as il has been
hanged since 1866 committed the same
'ort of perjury that Mr.. LAMAR COM :
nitted. ABRAHAM LINCOLN emaneipated
he slaves OF the South after he had taken
N oath as President of the United States a
o support the Constitution, and emanci- il
'sted them although that instrument was s
o framed as to be regarded as the very Il
ulwark OF slavery. Did he commit
erury?
This war upon Mr. LAMAR is only one =
,ature Of the war upon the South which :,
10 Republican party as q party has :,
gain commenced as means Of gaining =
Of the Executive Department
the National Government. Let the
,ople OF this section take warning and 4
zee more oppose solid South to the
forts Of their enemies.