The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-10-26
Elegant Extracts for Democratic
Rendera

Elegant Extracts Tor Democratic
Readers.
Judge Pierrepont, in his address before the
war Democrats in New York, Wednesday
evening, after quoting the familiar statements
Of Wade Hampton, proceeded to give the fol.
lowing instructive array OF citations from
leading Democratic authorities, which cannot
be too widely perused;
Gov. sharkey, Of Mississippi, says;
"The Democratic party has put a platform
that ought to be acceptable to all North and
South. Its foundation IL laid In the Constitu.
tion. II demands INN ediate restoration OF all
the states to their equal rights in the Union.
It declares the Union to be indissolublc, and
II dscldrcs The tholc Congregational sySicm Of re-
coaaruefiOn roid. and, a, a consequence, every.
thing tchich has been done under Il roid also. On
this platform we Of the South can stand; 1t
will restore Us to our rights-to our position
OF ls65-and blots out all that has been done
under the arbitrary and unwarrantahle de-
msnds Of Congress"
He says OF Seymour and Blair:
They cannot falter now; they are commit.
ted. They cannot undertake TO administer a
GoveEnment part valid, part void"
And the Mobile Tribune adds;
"The great Democratic party will rise in its
might, and the dagger Of Brutus may aid In
accomplishing our redemption from Radical
rule, ruin, and usurpation. II we are success.
full in the approaching contest we shall gain
all that we lost In the Lost Cause"
by the election OF seymour and Blair,
uONtEnOT VANCE, VI NOTtH ShEOllHhf
call that the confederacy fought for will be
won"
And 1t is asserted By the Mobile Register
That the counter revolution will not be
complete without more blood-letting."
The Richmond Enquirer adds
1.-THE white men ofthe Southern States have
seen the day when they could use the bullet,
and II God In his anger permit the necessity to
arrive, they will use 1t again"
The Georgia Democratic Convention de-
clared:
There might once have been a necessity
for the rebels of Georgia to submit to the mil
itAry authorities, but there 10 none now. The
Democratic chivalry Of the North are march.
Ing to our rescue"
Says Governor Wise:
" Secession 10 not dead; II is more alive to.
day than ever. l support Blair because he
promises revolution"
J. NJ. Ramsey, of Georgia, declares
That the true men Of the south are ready
| TO rally once more under the rebel flag, and try
| the issue Of the cartridge box"
Toombs bid defiance in these words:
| THE reconstruction acts are null and void,
| aud shall not stand. The grinning skeletons
| that have been set UP in our midst as legisla.
| Tors shall be ousted by Frank Blair, whom our
party has expressly appointed for that pur'
pose"
| Captain Semmes, who robbed and burned
your unarmed merchant ships, in = ratification
speech st Mobile, said
81 drew my sword against the old flag" .
~ have come here tonight, from the
country, to rAtiTy and rejoice with you in the
nOmination OF Seymour and Blair"
Colonel HeTndon, following him, said:
"lf there were AIRY omissions In the plat.
form, the brave and magnsnimous speeches oil
Seymour and Blair have supplied them all"
Then reading the letter of Blair which prom
issd "to trample into dust" by military power
the laws OF Congress, he exclaimed:
"who but brave, true, generous hear,
could utter such sentiment IS this"
The rebel Judge Jones said;
"He asked for no better platform than the
letter OF General Blair"
Mr.. Charles Gibson, in his speech said:
MIR. Blair, III this letter, tells us that II he
be elected President OF the United States, OF
become President-he tells you that II he be
use the necessary measures to remove the
safe governments OF the South"
The rebel Judge Churchill used the follow
| ing language:
"rh.nk God the people have been ahead OF
| their leaders, and have never believed that
| their sacred cause was wholly lost. Their
faith is now rewarded. great party is now
ours, and we should all press on to victory"
| When a law of Congress 10 distasteful, the
rebels declare that It Is unconstitutional, and
Blair proposes to .trsmple It into dust by
military power. tine President elect" he
tells us, must do this; he cannot even await
for the inauguration. But II the COnstitu.
tiOn itself stands In the way, what do you
think Ia to he done thenl Why, declare II to
be unconstitutional, to he sure. The four.
teenth amendment was long since adopted,
and has in due form been declared n part OF
the Constitution, and yet ex-senator Pugh, oil
Ohio, says;
20. -! would not give them three.cent post
will be. It Is u base fraud, and say, As Frank
Blair said, these carpetbag governments must
} be overthrown."