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President Hayes and the Old
Whigs.
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The New York Herald comment
ing editorially upon the
which President Hayes has show
his view and management o
Louisiana controversy* conc u 08 38
THE ATHENS GEORGIAN: MAY 1, 1877.
publican party that the Democracy
still has an abiding faith in its power
to win four years hence, and that the
old Whigs of the M Solid South” are
not yet so far iost to all sense of
honor and self-respect as to w kiss the
hand that smote them.”
^Therc is another point on which
hJview is broad and statesmanlike,
even if it be thought somewhat too
sanguine. _ He is understood to aim
at the revival of the old whig party
j„ the Southern States, or rather at
detaching former whigs from the
democratic organization, the policy
of internal improvements by the fed
eral government for the benefit of
the South being the fulcrum on which
ho intends to rest his lever. This
may not be the best plan of opera*
tions, but the fundamental concep
tion which underlies it is the wisest
that could be formed for securing
protection to the colored race. Mr.
Hayes is not mistakcu in supposing
that a division of the white vote is
inevitable as soon as federal pressure
is removed, and nothing could he
more sound and sagacious than his
opinion that two contending white
parties in the South would insure
good treatment to the negroes. All
our political experience in the North
demonstrates the tendency of both
panics to court and caress every
large class of voters and to outvie
cadi other in humoring their preju
dices. The negroes will be courted,
caressed and humored in the same
manner in the South as soon as the
color line is broken and two great
parties of whites aim at success by
winning negro suffrages,
If the President de facto contem
plates such a departure of the old
Whigs of the South as afpart of his
Southern policy, then, it is already a
failure. What greater insult could
he offered the old Whigs of this
Southern country than invite them
to desert the party alone through
which the South has thrown off the
oppressive yoke of radicalism and
join the ranks of their enemies and
oppressors? Just think' of such a
proposition, and coming as it does
from him who occupies the position
of Chief Executive through fraud,
and the usurpation of the government
against the expressed wishes of rtiore
than a quarter of a million majority
of American freemen. This is add
ing insult to injury.
Let our people be not deceived
with the idea that it is alone through
the promised Southern policy of
President Ilayes that South Carolina
is, and Louisiana will be, relieved
from bayonet rule. We do not pro
pose to take issue with the President
as to his policy towards these States,
nor do we refuse to him full credit
for duty done. But we do claim that
the relief to South Carolina has been,
and the relief to Louisiana will be
from the logic of events, which Hayes
neither had or will have the power to
pervert from their just results. Even
while the country was suffering under
Grant’s corrupt administration, Geor
gia, North Carolina, Alabama, Missis
sippi, Arkansas,Texas, and other South
ern States, alone through the powerof
the organized democracy, threw off the
yoke of oppression. To the same
power may we correctly attribute the
relief of South Carolina, and freni the
same source will relief to Louisiana
as certainly come as that time lasts.
Had General Grant been continued
in power he conld not have prevented
it, aud President Hayes viewing it
as an inevitable result beyond the
power of his control, accepts and
Adopts it as his great Southern policy.
No, let us staud by our democracy.
Its teachings at this time are, that
though wo fulled to secure our Presi
dent, yet, through organized demo
cratic efforts, we have secure unto al
the Southern States local self-govern
ment.
Had Governor Tilden been inau
gurated President, and thereby, the
death of radicalism been effected, it
would then perhaps have been well
and wise to have established new
parties and new party lines upon
other than sectional issues. But
never let an attempt at reform in
this respect be made, by going over
to a party whose leadership has been
furnished through fraud and an over
throw of the highest and truest con
stitutional principles of our Republi-
!can form of government. Let us
teach President Hayea ana the Re-
CHRISTIAN CRUSADE.
RUSSIA BELIEVING CIIRIST1AXSFR0M TITUKISn
BONDAGE—WAR DECLARED-POURING
OVER THE PRUTII—ROUX AM A UE-
TlRES—THE SULTAN.
London, April 24.—An official dis
patch has been received by the Gov
ernment from St. Petersburg, an
nouncing that Russia has declared
Avar against Turkey. The official an
nouncement, though expected, has
caused considerable excitement. The
Russian army crossed the Pruth last
night at three different points, Jassy,
Cahul and Bulgrade. Private dis
patches received here, announces that
the St. Petersburg official Gazette
publishes a declaration of war to-day,
At the review of troops by the Czar
at Tirapol, yesterday, his Majesty,
addressing the officers, said : “ I felt
grief at sending you to the field of
battle, and, therefore, delayed action
as long as possible, hesitating to shed
your blood. But now that the honor
of Russia is attacked, I am convinced
you will all, to the last man, know
how to vindicate it. May God be
with you. I wish you complete suc
cess, darewell until you return.”
The Roumanian government, in
reply to the Turkish Grand Vizier’s
dispatch requesting the Prince to
make arrangements with Abdul Ker
im, Commander-m-Chief of the Turk
ish army, to prevent the passage of
the Russian army, has declared that
such a step is too serious to be de
termined by the executive power
alone. The Roumanian Chamber will
be assembled or. the 2Glh instant, to
examine the question. The first Rus
sian' detachment, consisting of forty
sappers and an officer, crossed the
Roumanian frontier yesterday, at
Vestivak. One thousand men are
expected to cross to-day.
The Grand Duke Nicholas has is
sued a proclamation to the inhabitants
of Routnania, announcing the passage
of the Russian army under his com
mand toward the Danube. Rouma-
nia, having received no preliminary
notification, has declared that it yields
to force, and has directed its troops
to fall back to avoid a conflict at St.
Petersburg.
The following is the text of the
Czar’s manifesto:
“ Our faithful and beloved subjects
know the strong interest we have
constantly felt in the destinies of the
oppressed Christian population in
Turkey. Our desire to ameliorate
and assure their lot has been shared
by the whole Russian nation, which
now shows itself ready to bear fresh
sacrifices to alleviate the position of
the Christians in the Balkan Peninsu
lar. The blood and property of our
faithful subjects have always been
dear to us, and our whole reign at
tests our constant solicitude to pre
serve to Russia the benefit of peace.
This solicitude never failed to actu
ate us during the deplorable events
which occurred in Herzegovina, Bos
nia and Bulgaria. Our object before
all was to effect an amelioration in
the position of the Christians in the
East by means of pacific negotiations;
and in concert with the great Euro-
Porte, we proposed to other Cabinets
to dr..w up a special protocol, com
prising the most essential conditions
of the Constantinople conference, and
to invite the Turkish Government to
adhere to this international act, which
states the extreme limits of our peace
ful demands.
But our expectation was not ful
filled. The Porte did defer to this
unanimous u ish of Christian Europe,
and did not adhere to the conclusions
of the procotol. Having exhausted
pacific efforts, we are compelled, by
the haughty obstinacy of the Porte,
to proceed to more decisive acts,
feeling that our equity and our own
dignity cnjo'.n it. By her refusal,
Turkey places under the necessity of
having recourse to arms.
Profoundly convinced of the jus
tice of our cause, and humbly com
mitting ourselves to the grace and
help of the Most High, we make
known to our faithful subjects that
the moment foreseen when we pro
nounced words to which all Russia
responded with comple unanimity,
has now arrived. YVe expressed the
intention to act independently when
we deemed it necessary, and when
Russia’s honor should demand it. In
now invoking the blessing of God
upon our valiant armies, we gave
them the order the cross the Turkish
frontier. Alexander.
“ Given at Ivischeneff, this, the 12th
day of April, (old style.) in the year
of grace, 1877, and in the.twenty-
third year of onr reign.”
Prince Gortschakoff’s circular dis
patch, which was communicated to
the powers yesterday, says that in
seeking to obtain by arms what Eu
rope vainly endeavored to secure by
peaceful means, Russia believes she
furthers European interest.
London, April 21.—A pispateh
from Jassy to Reuters Telegram Com
pany says, detatchnient* of Russian
troops crossed the frontier near ling"
heni, at 5 o’clock this morning.
In the House of Lords, this after- 1
noon, Earl Derby stated that 17,000
Russian troops passed the frontier
last night.
Count Schouvaloff, the Russian
Ambassador, is communicating the
Russian circular.
for two years we have made inces
sant efforts to induce the Porte to
effect such reforms as would protect
the Christians in Bosnia, Herzegovina
and Bulgaria from the arbitrary
measures of the local authorities.
The accomplishment of these reforms
was absolutely stipulated by anterior
engagements contracted by the Porte
towards the whole of Europe. Our
efforts, supported by diplomatic rep
resentations made in common with
other governments, have not, how
ever, attained their object. The Porte
has remained unshaken in its formal
refusal of any effective guaranty for
the security of its Christian subjects,
and has rejected the conclusions of
the Constantinople conference. Wish
ing to essay every possible means of
conciliation, in order to persuade the
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—Its Population.
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