Year: 1879

The Solid South must Break.


There never was such an example OF
generosity and magnaimity in the world
as was shown in the victory ofthe Union
over the Confederate forces at the close
of the war, and that same spirit mas
prevailed in the North ever SINCE ana
would continue to prevail II the oou1h
would only allow it. But instead Of
being met in the same spirit OF generos-
ity by the South, there are alarms
sounded that the Republicans OF the
North are seeking to revive and inten-
sify the wounds, pangs and passions OF
the war and that the southern Demo-
Gratis are seeking to bury them in obliv-
ion of kind forgetfulness. How stands
the record upon this question 1t will
be refreshing reading to look over the
rolls of Congress and see who are seek
ing to allay strife, and are holding out
the olive branch of peace. Twenty
seven states adhered tc the Union in
her dark hour. These States send to
Congress two hundred and sixty-nine
S nators and Representatives, and only


itty-four of them were soldiers in the
army of the Union. The eleven States
which were disloyal and which took up
arms against the Union send ninety
three Senators and Representatives to
Congress. Of these, eighty-fve were
soldiers IN the army of the rebellion
and three more of them were civil Of
ficers in the defunct Confederate govern
ment, making in all eighty-eight ex-
rebel officers out of nincty-three from
the seeding states. In the Senate
there are but four Senators who fought
in the Union army, but there are just
thwenty-three who fought in the
army Of the rebellion and three others
who held high civil command in the
confederate government. In the House
of Representative there are so Union
soldiers from q states and s. confeder-
ate soldiers from | States. Who doe
this record show are keeping up party
divisions on the hatreds and issues of
the war; II there are animosities en-
gendered, and fires of strife rekindled,
it is done by the solid South. The
North, when the war was over, returned
to her industrial pursuits, beat her
swords into ploughshares and her spears
into pruning hooks. Her warriors glad
to get clear of the fatigue of the war,
and having saved the Union, returned
to civil pursuits, but the South chafng
under defeat, kept sending her war


riors to Congress, and as the sequel
shows tor the purpose of gaining by
legislation that which they lost by the
fortunes of war. The South is solid
for purpose. In the Senate there are
but two seats filled with Republicans,
Bruce from Mississippi, and Kellogg
from Louisiana, and measures are on
foot to deprive the latter of his seat.
In the House of Representatives from
the eleven seeding States, only two
straight Republicans have seats. The


South is emphaticaliy solid, and none
need wonder why the North is becom-
ing solid too. Is it strange that the
doings of Congress should fill the North


with alarm, and distrust Of the patriot


ism and good faith OF the men who
represent the Solth 1t IL remarkable
that Democratic papers and the Demo-
cratic politicians Of the North should
have the etfrontery under these crcum-
stances to cry peace, peace, when
there is no peace" Fortunately the
people of the North are alarmed and
arising in their majesty, they have
said in no unmeaning terms, that thus
far and no farther shall this wave of
reb llion flow. President Hayes was
the rock on which the wave was
dashed into breakers, and the victory
is once more OH the side Of the Union.