Year: 1878

record Of its own State. Its plea Of mot
guilty" is elaborate, jesuitical, hypocriti-
cal, and is made all the more formidable by
typographical display of double leads,
which gives it loud look, If not potent
influence. The effort is quite labored, but
marvelously insincere. II insists that the
South is now solid for domestic benefit, and
not for the purpose of securing emoluments
in the way of Southern war claims and
that sort Of thing, and for the
very singular Southern reason that
the Constitution interposes an insupera-
bic barrier" to such ends. This, coming
from journal and State that have de-
spitefully treated the Constitution rs a null
lity, so far as the guarantees Of citizenship
are concerned, excites n feeling Of derision
rather than Of confidence or respect. No
one can be made TO believe that the South,
In view Of its own recent history, will ever
burden itself or become bowed down by the
weight Of its responsibilities in preserving
the Constitution from infraction. With
hands reeking with the gore of murdered
victims all over the South that is soldifed
in human blood drawn by assassination,
the Ners and Courier gives utterance to the
following hypocritical cant:


The South Is confident that time will vim
dictate her wisdom, her good faith and the 10y
atty OF the Southern people to the obligations
reassumed at AppomattoN, and Is determined
that her people shall not be condemned un-
heard, even by packed jury. Tho RESPONSE
biity Of stirring up hatred between peoples
s...
and peace shall not be upon us or upon our
children. Whether the South is believed or
not, 1t is due to her to protest against the as
sumptions and pretensions of her old oppo-
nents. From q partisan press and partisan
leaders the South appeals to tho great body Of
the American people,


The North asks of the South the same
iealty TO the Constitution of the United
States in all its requirements that is now
yielded to it everywhere else in the country,
save within the limits of the late Confed-
eracy. Upon this much the North will in
sist, for the reason that the Southern policy
Of virtually DISTINGUISHING a citizenship
which is used to swell its representation in
the National Legislature, and is q wrong TO
him who is disfranchised for opinion sake
and to other sections of the country, which
cannot be tamely submitted to. Itgivcs to
section and party an undue advantage
which must DO met aud overcome by solid
Republican North, to protect Northern in
terests from mischief il not absolute over
throw.


The Nc,rs and Courier very graciously in
forms the public what the South is solid for.
1t is to make paradise where there are no
Radical niggers, no carpct-baggers, but n
nest of Democratic angels, dressed in red
shirts, with rifles in hand, ready to keep the
peace by killing some one else. But we must
let the Netcs and Courier plead its own
cause. 1t says:


The South is solid for good government In
the South, which good government can oely be
enjoyed by giving the conduct of publ affairs
to the white people who, almost without cx-
ception, are Democrats. Because the Southern
whites are Democrats, the Southern State gov
crnmcnts are Democratic; but the paramount
object is honesty, economy, aud peace In every
State Of the South.


The English OF this is that good govern
ment is the prize for which the South is
cOntending-that style of good government
which is secured by crushing out the con-
stitutional rights of majority of the peo-
pie, first, because they are negroes, sec.
ondly, for the reason that they are radi-
Gals, and thirdly for the reason that, being
black or white, they are not Democrats. Ii,
either white or black, they are Democrats
then they can form the basis of u good gov
ernment, and not without. "rhc para
mount object is honesty, economy, and
peace in every State in the South" Hon
esty is reached through repeating, ballot
box stu!ling, and a general system Of de-
bauching the elective franchise. Economy
is secured by numbering radical niggcrs and
leaving their corpscs by hundreds on the
surface Of the earth TO he devOured by
beasts, as this saves the expense of burial.
Peace is accomplished By numbering, driv-
ing out, or subjugating all political scnti-
memt in the South that does not consist
with the views, plans, and policies of the
Democracy. This Is the peace that is
sought and found-the peace of persecution,
violence, and death. In view of three years
of almost indiscriminate slaughter Of the
colored citizen for political opinion sake
in view of the ostTacsm and persecution
of white Republicans who had sought
homes in the South, invested their capital,
and settled with their families for the re-
mamdcr of their lives, and who have been
literally forced to sacrifice their property
aud depart to find place where they could
escape wrong and persecution and live in
peace. In the light of n recorded history,
whose pages are filed with the annals Of
crimes and atrocities that disgrace the
nineteenth century; in view of all this
pyramid OF wrong and injustice to
mould u "Sold South" the News ana


Courier meekly and with canting hypocrisy
cxcaims: ave appeal to the great body oil
the American people" In 1861 the South
appealed to the great body of the American
people and they came in companies, regi'
ments, brigades, and divisions, and remained
until their work was supposed to be done
/ They now fud it was but partially ac-
complishcd, and if they come again under
this new appeal they will come to stay and
settle in the South in such numbers that
they will be able to protect their rights oI
person, property, or opinion, from outrage