The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-05-09
a SPLENDID DEFENSE
or THE SOUTH BY SENATOR
VOORHEES,.

M AND CRIME THAT ChunEu
THE BANIsHMEST or THE
REPUBLICAN PARTY--A
GLOWING PROSPECT.
Who, Mr.. President, has not fol-
lowed with loving heart the wanders
inys and the work OF Old Mortality
pursuing his pivns task, with mallet
bud clisel, restoring the tlme-worn,
weather. b. aten, and fading names
md epitaphs ci the hont red but al
most iors often deadf The genius Of
the great master and magician. iich
&nd fertile as he was IN wonderful
Rnd beautiful creations. evoked from
HE legendary lore Of Scotlind no
6icture more fascinating than the
bent form OF this old man, whose
self imposed mission Il was 10 bring
Two distant periods Of time togs ther
|1n tender and reverent memories, %
II the minds OF his own generation
Nth grateful affection for the past,
lud to produce. ~ far a. 10 bis hlm
BIZ power, peace and harmony o.
tsrth and good will among men.
How dark and striking IN contrast
Is the spectacle We brhold at this
time ia our country and 10 our midst!
NOTHING can be presented more re-
rnlsiye TO the minds OF benevolent
beings whether in this world or in
! the world Of justified isi:s, than the
leaders Of a great party crouching
8 down amongst the baser passions Of
mankind, and their tanning, kind
ling, and carrying fnel 70 the ex-
piring AMI almnt extingui.hed EN-.
bers yet here aud there 10 be found
among the ashes OF \ dreadful fra
ternal war. wenty.three springs
aud summers have decorated with
flowers the graves Of the dead. and
MS many autuYns and winters have
covered them with falling faneral
leaves aud shrouds Of snuw since
peace was declared between sodiers
in the field and yet 81 this lac day q
campaign Of political aniluosity 4
again declared against the leople Of
the South, their rights, their secu.
rIty, and their good name.
The especial anger Of Republican
leadersis excited because Of lhs vote
OF the south in q national contest Is
solid against thslr party. Will
SINE one on the other side Of The
4 Chamber. snd with even the slightest
/ knowledge human nature. tell me
how the vi , Of the South ,Ould bt
other than il isg You had poIiiical
SUPREMACY once from the Potoma,
20 the Rio lirande. Al one time aud
another for seven years ann "a y
after Ia aar yon had the ass,d-ncs
IN every state On the entire South
YOU elected Republican governors
State officers. and legislatures u
j them all You hal the purse viii
which to corrupt. The sword viii
y which to iatimidats, and . Rrnbii
can Congress and President 10 tnac
and 10 en- o,ca ali laws necessary fo
thc orerthrw or individual aud St,t
tights and for the consolidation Q
our pos,r.
Ycu seized upon the enfrAncl,i G
Iegro aud south 90 organiz and hfr
BIN ngain / the peace AMI tecurit.
bf p0lllic i and social order, and IL
n time and IN many instances ,oi
o jucceeded. You and your allies, VII
mostly went there fiom the North
not aaiIi.s Of the Coniederaoy.' bu
Miles Tor . .wer and plumber, swtp
own upon the helpless South liz
Iyier.Al upon tie Carnatic, al
eft scarcely yestige from which I
hope and with which 10 rebuild, eS
tent it, never-falling soil and Il
uneh and splendid @anhood. ~
d spolle,l states of their fesoirce
nd you dismantlud them of the
edft. You Issued their honds a.
tscurilirz IN the interest 81 iraui
Nd hawkcd them on the maiket
Ne couet, rieit paper. for abyihiu
M could gel. You ordered 1--we
Ngztiun,. aud sens commi tees an
:, oemraissions, composed ol your bi
lerest pa,tisans, into the 5 nth. &
Ne purpose Of scraping together a.
Dplting u permanent Iorm tie p
sier uf yagabonds aud scoundts
- xhich 70 defame and l.la:k'
6eruia.lon Of the Sou cfd pc
1hey we're proclaiM.d ~ sor
- - > a. bandits. and In others
ipns. You repeatedly annu
st elections when their resu
eoable TO the stability .
6ier Of society aud against I
I'd Of partisan plunderers. Y
ld have overturned the State 20
ment Of South Carolina in Isl
again sicked the substance .