The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1865-11-30

In making oursditokial ebeisanoe be-
fsee shs people of CAROL, Ne iphoauce
tothsm sTzr DrnocRAr1c Awe
exTr," and hope the aoquaintanee may
Prove one q long duration, sadsof mu-A
tral profit and pleasure. 80.
Promises in profusion are the, usual
conconitants of an Introductory. We,
however, have none to make Only in
the proper performance of the duty
We have assumed, DO we to expect to
merit your appreciation, or claim your
sountensnce and support. And this,
we feel confident, will be accorded us
IN proportion as it may be deserved.
More We neither claim nor ask. q
As the title Of the paper indicates, it
will be the exponent of Democratic
Observation-Disclosures which have been
tested in the crncible of Time, which
were the principles predominant in the
halcyOn days Of the country's history,
and which have eyer been productive
Of public and private prosperity and
signalized by strict regard For Consti-
tutional obligations and the rights Of
every sect and class, So 9 Z q
Whilst we shah feafiessiy promulgate,
truthfuny exponnd, and dispassiouately
defend these principles, we shall at the
same time freely exercise the right Of
an American citizen to eriticise and
condemn whatsoever we may deem amiss
or erroneous in the policy or principles
ofour opponents; endeayoring to do so,
however, in manner courteous and
void ofofence personally to the most
tastidious. 3ls4Tali4 boea sdF O.,
Upon the important topics Of Recon
struction,7 Registration, and Universal
or Negro Suffrage, an intimation of
our pr9clliyities may be desirable, and
we have no eoncealments to make. In
opposition to enfranchising the negro
ard eleyating him to a position of
equality with the whites, here or else
qchere, alOac or hereafter, No uncertain
note shall ever trill from our pen. The
very idea is repugnant to our feelings.
a conception SO UNANIMOUSLY loathsome
should and shall receive our extreme
.reprobation. In the formation of this
Government our sires, in their wisdom.
made it government of whites, and
having for the best part of century
prqspered socially and politically With
out their aid, we see no valid reason
why at this late day we should require
the interference or assistance of the
negro. In our own race there surely
remains sufficient intelligence, patriot
ism and discrimination to guide Alright
the Ship of State without the aid of our
sable friends, or we have sadly degen-
Grated. That there are those who would
astoQp to conquer" and elevate them
selves Into position and power over the
shoulders of the negro and at the sacri-
fee of their own race, we are well
aware, but God grant that we may
never witness the hour of their triumph!
Reconstruction--speedy certain, last
iRg-is our hearts desire. The policy
pursued by the President, in this par
ticqlar, meets our hearty approval and
endorsement. Had, however, the warn
ings and coupsels of Democracy pre-
vailed, instead of the rawlings Of sectional
fanatieism, millions Of treasure and
rivers Of blood might have been saved,
and Reconstruction rendered term to
Americans politically unknown. We
hail with pure delight the fact that
peace again spreads her white wings
over the land, and now, as good citizens, |
it is our duty to prepare to foot the bill
which cruel war has inflicted upon us.
and restore the kindly feelings between
sections and citizens that were wont to
exist. 3d 3.ob RS. H 4
The registration of voters, in itself.
is to us not particularly Objectionable,
when for a proper purpose-the proven
lion of illegal uses Of the elective fran
'hise- though We think entirely UNI
necessary, especially in the rural dis
tFicts. That feature of the enactment,
leweyer, which ostyacises the citizen on
lccount of his sentiments or opinions,
We oppose as Anti-Republican, as derog
tory to the spirit of the age, aud as
'etteF suited to the times and latitude
f Pqritanism than to our times or re- ,
ion. That Maryland, in days of yore
crowned for her liberality and toler-
nee, should now lead the van in the
larch of intolerance, is in the highest !,
agFee humiliating 10 every one of her ]
ms possessing mind of liberal and n