The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-29
POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.
Address of the Union Republican Congress.
sionnl Executive Committee to the People
of the States Tint Are TO Vote in November.

Address of the Union Republican Congress
sionni Executive Committee 10 the People
Of the States Tint Are TO Vote in November.
Fellow CrzESs-The importance Of your action to
the cause Of common country still imperiled by
peridous Executive on the one hand and the defiant
spirit Of rebellion the other impes make this
appeal before the approaching elections The members
OF the Union Republican Congressional Executive Com
mttee have been SO impressed by the extraordinary
success which has attended their efforts in the
sructed States and by the vital necessity OF strengthen
the the great party that contributed 50 easc.uay
to the overthrow Of the rebellion, that they
cannot believe the American people are ready
TO allow the enemies OF the republic to gather
courage ID Their opposition 70 the restoration q the
letter OF the goth Of July last in which laid
fore you account OF our stewardship TO that date
the Of humanity and Of liberty has rapidly ad
vAnced the South that look Harvard carly
realization Of confident hopes and believe that
many days will eapse after the session OF Con-
gress before several truly republican commonwealths
will be restored 10 beloved Union and nothing
arrest this magnihcent political communication but the
which been alike tho preservers and the protectors
Of the public liberties What motive can mislead repub
lcau who believed in Abraham Lincoln, and who grato
fully followed the victorious standards Of and Sheri
dan, refuse To actswh his party 10 crisis great
that awakened the par otsm OF the the
age OF the others Our enemies only unsubdued
bur- from the apostats In the Presidential char 70 the
perured pardoned rebels thoy looking
to the republicans TO encourage them in trsach-
cries and atrocities The effect upon them Of tho
October reverses in Pennsylvania and Ohio should ad
monsh and vitaze tho republicans OF every other
State; and when tell you that every mail brings
intelligence Of ou,rases upon the Union Of the
have patriotic multtudes Congress
established its policy have been increased
YOU not 10 add 10 the Civilizations OF our and tho
burdens Of friends Every moral and material In
Is deeply concerned in the triumph Of recon.
struction. That 10 moro than half completed
and will b sad supplement to all their sacrifices Of
blood and the American people should provo
own welfare The rebel newspapers do not attempt to
their ecstatics the late elections The
Charleston Mercury Of recent date says
The only question the majority in Congress now
to consider Is thissha they urge this policy upon the
Southern States, and thus keep In action and intense
have been and must be beaten and which, therefore,
must fall win thcy give II up ~ once and leave the
give them some chance Of their lost popular
ity and power II they insist upon cllnging 20 this
issue Of negro suffrage and attempt 20 force IL into
operation by revolutionary violence and the bayonet
their fall will only be deeper and canning. Ii
may bring with personal aud bloody retrbution
on tho revoiuonists and tyran who snail attempt 70
enforce It.
The Richmond EnqMircr says
negro suffrage viii not not DO established here, except
through and mistaken Co operation IL
will be firm, patient and discreet In Short the results
in Pennsylvania and Onto with the other like indica-
lions, the kneI Of that plan OF settlement" which
is such only In bitter irony, and the public mind will
turn to more rational views The road TO national
tranquility Is sti long, II may be- but IL s shorter than
was nov that going to the front in the right
direction The radicals had put up false finger boards
turned baCk5 OF the people ana led
them away while protesting to travel towards II.
The Memphis Ar1idnche says
The radical faction simply band Of political assas
aims aud public plunderers, OF whom disappearing
BrownIow, the beast Butler and the devil incarnate
Thad stevens the genuine types and head men-hs
trues representatives accept able lenders We
cannot even feel Indifferent but OF necessity hate
so foul and miserable n faction with . hatred thai
naturally grows more intense With each new act OF daily
and hourly oppression. The Almighty Ruler OF as all Is
God OF TRUTH Of pety and Of justice He, therefore,
requires such antipaihy hands and until He shall
ht 20 change the eternal standards OF right and
wrong will be the duty every honest dstess
and upon the American radicals, those assas-
sins Of liberty and enemies OF mankind
II requires prophet 10 ioretcli that II the Novem-
Der elections should end In republican defeats the threat
Of Andrew johnson on the ed Of February, 1894 and
frequently repeated SINCE Will DO fulfilled st whatever
hazard Enabled from opportunities At the national
capital and from extensive correspondence With our
agents and friends the Southern States weigh the
sincerity Of these threats declare TO you coun
uymen that nothing more 10 requ red BY these violent
revolutionary, and desperate men but the belief that
they sustained by the public opinion OF the conquer
ing states 70 adventure another conspiracy and 70 de-
msnd, necessary, By foces their restoration 10 the
peace What patriot viii not shrink from contributing 70
such catastrophe That the American people are
ts,s's appeal 70 foros, though backed by The whole
rsbs army. would end 10 his overthrow and their
perpetual disrsnchisement may be confidently antci-
but when by the cordial and united performance
OF plain aud peace vi duty the ballot boz Novsm
ber you avoid further blohdshed assss the great
tendency. few words Of ours should DO required 70
arouse you instant Apprehension Of your counry
peril asd your own solemn obligations. wnsn We can
secure every thing BY intelligent and discrimiuatee
exercise Of the ballot why shall encourage the men
Who possess the confidence OF party and thou
sand times confessed that they deserved The sevcrest
punishment for their cfimes There command
ing Interest that IL not deeply concerned Ia the triumph
Of the republican parry the coming electionA Every
owner Of pubic securities national state; every rail-
road corporation every bank. every savings institution
every manufacturer cvsy mechanic and isborcr With
aresnbsck In his pocket would instantly feel the defeat
OF thai party the depreciation OF their property and in
thc decline of their business Bear mind that al who
republican party also interested In che overthrow OF
the national credit Tho recent speech OF Jesse r.
Right IL startne proof OF their masnsn and danger
ous purposes That daring sympathissr. II 10 confirm
The justice OF his expusion for treason from tho senate
in 1901 recently declared q public meeting In Ken
tutions Congress wae unconstitutional body ito acts
null and void The national debt II not binding ala
very nee abol,ehsd slaves must BE- returned their