"As the campaign proceeds, the issue is seen to be joined, not between the PUBLISHED BY THE WASHINGTON, D. c. 1880. Robert Toombs to a Friend in Washington. From a Speech of Hon. Mr. Horr. "We of the North do not seek sectional strife, * * * What you really need is to go to work. (Great laugh: ter.) You should have more schools, more enterprise and thrift, and less recklessness of life, less hatred of what you call carpet baggers-damned Yankees ! Your business enterprise should be conducted more with piety and less with pistols! What Mississippi needs to day is more corn and cotton and less cussed. ness, slaughter and applausel; more mills, more manliness; less murders, less moonshiners. What would improve South Carolina is more hams and fewer Hamburghs. She should raise more horses and hogs and less hell. (Great applause.]"-Congressional Record. "But what are we to do? We cannot put in one of our own men this time, and have to take a ‘Yank.' That being the case, let us take one who is less 'bluebellied' than the most of them. You may depend upon it, sir, that, “Yank' or no 'Yank,' if elected, the old boys of the South will see that 'Hancock' does the fair thing by them. In other words, he will run the machine to suit them, or they will run the thing themselves. They are not going to be played with any longer. If you hear any man say that 'Hancock' can not carry all of the South, you may put him down as a fool." THE CONTENTS: (For Extended Table of Contents, see Pages iii to xii.) Chap. I. The Impending Crisis, Page ll. Spirit of "Solid South," " 4 * III. Dem. Revolutionary Intent, " 10 “ IV. Special Sessions-Vetoes, " 38 " V. Session 1879-80--Vetoes, “. " Vi. Dem. Election Frauds, " 56 " Vil, Dem. Administrative Looting," 90 - VIII. Solid Southern" Claims, " 100 " IX. Southern Whiskey Revenue, “ 111 " X. Hatred of Union Soldiers " 115 so XI. Bounties and Pensions, " 119 Chap. XIV. Labor Question, Page 132 " XVII. Greenbacks, Resumption, &c.“ 154 " XVIII. Dem. Fin'cl Administration, “ 163 oo XIX. Relative Weight of South, " 169 " XX. National Platforms, 1880, " 173 « XXI. Platform Analysis, '56 t,'80“ 177 6. XXII. Letters of Acceptance, " 186 6. XXIII. Gen. W. S. Hancock, “ 189 - XXIV. Hon. Wm. H. English, “ 196 Compiled by GEORGE FRANCIS DAWSON, (Treasurer of the Republican Congressional by direction of the Republican Congressional Committee. CONTENTS. cated-A “Necessity” for the Safety and Freedom of the Southern States”-The duty to fight for it-The South will abide by the Constitution as they construe it - Assurance PART I-Page 1-The Paramount Issue of the · of full Triumph to the South--The coming Hour-Democratic Leaders preparing for Southern Domination-"Principles and Practices" of the Slave-holders to be Re- stored-The Mississippi Shot-gun means animated his hearers—Spirit of the Missis- sippi Press. Wallace shrieks “Aggression"-Representa- tive Hill declares that they will inaugurate PART IV-Page 8–Further Testimony as to Hancock whether they elect him or not-- the Spirit of the South, from Southern Speaker Randall and Inauguration by Democratic, Greenback, and other sources, the South !"--A Greenback Oratór Astound- ed in Alabama-"The Confederacy still exists !”_"Jeff Davis is yet our Presi- dent!”A “Solid South will give us con- trol, and we can redress all our wrongs"- Voice of Virginia's Democracy--The hour at last has come to take the Presidency, “and resume the Record of Glory where in 1861 South”---Testimony of Senator Wallace, it unhappily closed !"-Governor Wiltz of General Joseph E. Johnston, and Wade Louisiana says the South is solid for Han- Hampton-Hampton's condition piedge- cock-" There is no occasion now for Bull- dozing.” The Negro must side with the Democrats, “ or go to the Wall”_"The Im- perishable Heritage of Glory” transmitted by Rebels—White Republicans to be brand- ed as Enemies-White Republican candi- dates to be “Saturated with Stench"-1,000 Democratic votes "equal to 5,000 vile PART I-Page 4-Wade Hampton's Speech Radical” votes—“We have the Count”- at Staunton, Va., backed by Proofs of Genu The Democrats control South Carolina, and ineness-The Indissoluble Bonds of the “intend to Retain it at every Hazard !”_ Confederacy– The “Glorions Heritage” of Heroic deeds of Rebel Sires--We offer no hate and lust of Power-He adjurés Virginia Excuse for being a Solid South-The Cen- by her Confederate “Traditions" to stand tral National Greenback Organ on the Spirit by the “ Solid South”--A “Glorious Past” of the South-The party of Hate, Malice, "Our one great object," Hancock's election and Subversion--Advises Greenbackers to Look only to that; Fight for it!”-Elect “Work against it, Vote against it, Refuse its Hancock and the North also shall be Bull Alliance! dozed --The Republican vote North shall disappear—"Peace and Union” when the South can Dictate--"Consider what Lee and Jackson would do were they alive. These are the same principles for which Revolutionary Proceedings and Purposes they fought. * * Do not abandon them PART II—Page 5--The Confederate Briga- PART I-Page 10-Introduction to the Evi- dences of Tilden's Revolutionary Inten- tions-Democratic Revolutionary Proceed- ings thus far-Their remarkable growth- How a Minority can Overthrow a Govern- ment-Forcible Illustrations of the perilthat Speech-The right of Secession now vindi- texts for Revolution always ready. |