Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-11-08
POLITICAL.
Address OF the Union Republican Con-
gressional Executive Committee to the
People of the States that are to Vote
in November.

FELLOW CITIZENS Tho importance Of
your action TO the cause of our common
country, still imperiled by a perfdious
Executive on the one hand, aud the def
ant spirit Of rebellion on the other, impels
us to make this appeal before the approach
ing eec,ious. The members OF the Union
Republican, Congressional Executive Com.
miItee. have been So impressed by the ex-
traordinary success which has attended
their effnrts ia the unreconstructed States,
aud by the vital necessity of strengthen
sisp these efforts by the approving voice Of
the prens patty that contributed so effectu-
ally TO the overthrow OF the rebellion. that
they cannot believe the American people
are ready to allow the enemies Of the Re-
public 20 gather new courage in their
opposition 10 the restoration OF the Union
on the basis of equality and justice. Since
our circular letter Of the 20lh Of July last.
in which we laid before you an account Of
our stewardship up to that date. the cause
of humanity aud Of liberty has so rapidly
advanced in the South that we nov look
forward 10 an early realization Of our most
confident hopes. ana oe,assH that not many
days Will elapse after the next session o,
tongress before several truly Republican
'commonwealths will be restored to our be-
loved Union; and nothing can arrest this
magni iceut political contamination but
the Indifference or hostility Of those great
communities which have been alike the
lpreservers and the protectors Of the pub
Tic nberties. What motives can mislead
Republican who believed in Abraham LIN
coin, and who gratefully followed the vie
forious standards of Grant and Sheridan, D,
TO refuse to act with his party in crisis
as great as any that awakened the patrio
sism or the one on the courage OF the 9th :
ers? Our enemies are not only unsubdued.
but from the apostaie in the Presidential
chair to the perjured aud pardoned rebels,
they are absolutely looking to the Repub-
licans 90 encourage them in new treach e
cries aud atrocities The effect upon them
of the October reverses IN Pennsy lvania
and Ohio should admonish aud vitalize
tho Republicans of every other State; aud
when We tell you that every mail brings us
intelligence of new eutreges upon the
Union men. Of the South. white and black,
and that the difficulties that have bc~et
these patriotic multitudes ever since Con-
gress established its reconstruction policy
have been Increased by the recent elec-
tlOns, We feel that we may implOre YOU
not to add To the exultations of our ene-
mics .nd the burdens Of our friends. Ev
cry moral anu material interest is deeply
concerned in the triumph Of recoustruc.
tion. That measure is more than half
completed, and IL will be a sad supplement
4 A A A A
II the American people should prove in
different TO their own duty or autagonisiic
TO their own welfare. The rebel newspa-
pers do not attempt to restrain their eesta
eies over the late elections.
The Charleston Mercury Of u recent date
sayE
The only question for the majority In
Congress now TO consider il this--shai
h'g afge his policy upon he So9iher0
Siat,s. and thss keep IN action and mteas,
exasperation an issue on which IL |. plain
the, have beenand must be beaten. aud
which therefore must fall:or will they give
IL up at once aud leave the pubic mind IL
beengaged on other Issues which may give
thom eomo chance of recovering their losi
popularity and power? lfthey insst mp
oa ci'agiag 10 ths lsshe of aegro suffrage
oad aU,mpf 10 force a. iafo operation ~ rec
oiWiioaayy pioieRee aud tie bayoaef heir
faH ,eW only BE- deeper aud more damniag.
n may eveH bring ruth dpers,nai aud bioody
reir'ba''oa on ihe reroiuiioais's aad tyraais
who Mah afkmpt 10 enforce Il.
The Richmond Edquirer says:
Negro suffrage will not be established
here, except through our own fatal aud
mistaken co operation. IL We will bo fi,m,
patieut aud discreet. In short, the results
IN Pennsylvania aud Ohio, with the 9th
or like indications. are the knel of that
plan OF "settlement' which j. such only in
bitter irony, and the public mind will now
turn more rational views. The road TO
national tranquility Ia still long. IL may be;
but II is shorter than IL was, now that We
are going TO the front in tho righ, direc.
tion. The Radicals had put up false Gn
ger-boards. aud turned the backs Of the
people upon peace, aud then led them AWAY
while protesting to travel towards il.
The Mississippi Avalanche says:
This Radical faction Is simply a baud
OF political assassins aud public punderers
Of whom disappearing Brownlow, the beast
Butler, aud the devil incarnate, Thad.
Stevens, are The genuine types aud head
men the truest representatives aud must
acceptable leaders. We cannot even feel
indifferent. but must. of necessity, hate so
foul aud miserable faction with hatred
that naturally grows more intense with
each new act of daily aud hourly oppress-
ion. The Almighty Rsher OF Us all is a
God Of Truth, OF PIety. aud of Justice
He, therefore, requires such antpaihy at
our hands; aud until lie shall zee fit to
change the eternal standards of wright
aud wrong. IL will bs the duty of every
honest man to detest aud make war upon
the American Radicals-those assassins OF
liberty aud enemies of mankind.
IL requires no prophet to fore,ell that
ifthe November elections should end Ia
Republican defeats, the threat of Andrew
johnson on the 22l OF February, 1866,
and frequently repeated soce, will be full
filed ut whatever hazard Enabled,
from our opportunities at tho National
Capital, and from our extensive correspon.
deuce with our agents aud friends in the
Southern States, to weigh the sincerity of
these threats, We declare To you, our
eouniryman, that nothing more Is required
by these violent, revolutionary aud dos.
perate men but tho belief that they arc