The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-07-03
CHANDELIERS CHEsTNuTs.

hs escape. but the punishment melted out to
him was swiftly and silently performed.
CHANDELIERS CHESTNUTS.
The New Hampshire Fire-Eater Pays His
Respects to the South.
The July issue of The Forum contains long
article by Senator Chandler, of New Hampshire,
on "Our Southern Masters" some of the gems of
which are presented as follows:
The political control of the United States is now
In the hands of q southern olgarchy as persistent
and unrelenting as was that which plunged the
nation into the shareholders rebellion Its mem
bers own President Cleveland constitute the major
iy in the national house of representatives and in
ciude twenty-four of the thirtyseven democrats of
the senate, where thiryeight northern republicans,
aided by one from the SOUTH prccariously hold
nominal control. This complete southern domina-
ton of the government is Us evidently founded on
the colored people of the south it was when the
cries and creams of the bondmen invokedthe ven
geance of heaven on their oppressors. Then, as
now, the negroes entered into the basis of represen
taton In congress and the electoral colleges Now,
as then, the negroes have no voice or vote in the
elections; but the white men vote for them and
WELD their power, and thereby rule the north and
tie nation. The excuse offered for thus trampling
ruthlessy, by murder and fraud, upon the right of
suffrage as guaranteed by the fifteenth amendment
of the constitution, is that negro suffrage would
produce negro supremacy, and negro supremacy
would curse the country. Is this attempted justil
cation of wrong and crime sufficient
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Any defense of the so-called negro and
carpet-bag government of South Carolina may well
be left to Daniel Fl. Chamberiin, its refugee gov
ernor. He has meekly kissed the hand which snlote
him, and is now New York city democrat, a
maligner of the republican party. Another similar
outcast, Ex-Governor Rufus B. Bullock. has pur-
a1,o hs, r
publicly advocating while yet claiming to bea re-
publican, the deliberate abandonment by the north
of the fifteenth amendment.
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1t was impossible that the victorious north
should submit to such an immediate return to
national political power of southern rebels
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The southern whites, during their brief
period of reconstruction under President Johnsons
plan, had shown that they accepted the abolition
OF slavery as q form merely, and that by means of
atrocious vagrant and labor laws they intended
again to reduce the colored to state not far
removed from slavery
Without suffrage for the negro northern public
sentiment and honor would have demanded the
constant interpostion OF the federal power in the
southern states for the protection of the always
loyal and now free oolofed citizens. The southern
whites would have broken any promises which they
might have made, and would have eyaded or defed
any national laws not enforced by federal officials.
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But the southerners who had puriured them
selves TO become rebels, and who were, therefore,
under limited and temporary disfTanchSement,
were sullen and indignant. They were encouraged
by the utterances Of the northern democrats, and
renewing with them their former political re-
lations. with the view again to rule the nation by
solid south allied with contingent Of northern
congressional and electoral votes.
And now so it is that the south which, dur
ing more than half century, dominated the ma
ton by means of slavery and the power which slav-
cry gave, has, after period Of rebellion caused by
slavery and q period of reconstruction prolonged
by crimes against the freedmen, again seized the
reiIs of government, and has rewaded itself for
its rebellion by increased representation In congress
and in the body of electors which chooees presi-
dent. The north is supposed to have conquered.
Let it be borne in mind-it cannot be too
often repeated-that if the constitution were in
force Blaine Instead Of Cleveland, would now be
president. If the colored citizens could vote and
have their votes counted cast, the election next
fall would, with hardly the form of contest be re-
pnblican and on the 4th of March, 1885, Cleveland
would surrender the executive power to reDubli-
can president, who would be sustained by con-
gress republican in both branches.
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In addition to this pressure, the manhood, the
dignity the selireSpeet, and the honor OF oil cit
zens of the north require that they should compel
our modern southern masters to desist from their
attempt perpeualy to rule, thorough crimes against
the black man and against the constitution, that
country which they wickedly but yainly tried to
destroy in order to fasen firmly the chains of
slavery, and to extend its accursed power and inu
ence into the territories Of the union.
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