The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-07-17
TIVE PLATFORM AND THE CANDIDATES.

however. give the gist ofits subject mat
ter, the platform does this:
If lenounces negro suffrage, wants
one currency for all, demands payment
Of tho bonds in greenhacks, and inc TAX
nt;on of the bonds. favors revenue
1,riff and the sale of the public lahds.-
tSnJorses ASpREw JOHNSON. Demands
a.nnoetv for all political offences. ana
the regulation of the franchise DH tnc
r,.sner1ive States. Pcndletons IMAM
cjai theory is endorsed.
The address concludes as follows
Irnon this Platform the Democratic
party appeal toeyery patriot, lhciua'nE
iii tie conservative elements ana All
",ho desire to support the Constitution
and restore the Union, forgetting an
list differences ofopinion. to unite WIN
"a in the present great struggle iaf llie
liberties of the people-aEd that 10 an
such. to whatever party they may nay Nv
heretofore belonged, we eN'cnu Iii III
right hand of fellowship, ana nan ~,
such co cooperating with us rs if'ehos anu
brethren. ,.
democratic papers applaud the plat
form very highly. The National iEtei-
,ioencer saws it is "N orthy of the Con-
xention and of the great cause wh'c.' II
re,reseuts." The philadelphia age
saws it is "explici. OH all points Inc
world declares that it is, on the WHOLE
.,, hodv of sound political doctrine,
"a avon tbe Herald admits that It Is ~
good platform. .,,,,o,
Our own opinion OF this, In common
with all platforms, may be summed VI
In the words of a Kentucky Congress
man. uSir,n said he, addressing tn
sneaker, "i have Travelled on many iMl
.d.1s Int never yet on one in VINE
INV ewes did not encounter th's auiiio''
,ion. keep Off the platform wheh III
rsoro;n notion Nevertheless, III
,,octrines laid down by the Democrac
of1s6s contain all or nearly all that W
fthe South couldin reason haveasNe'
and we doubt not that the SCUM, IL pc
,n;tted. will rally to this platform WI
something of the old-time enthusiast
1tisa day OF Jubilee to the Democrat
,ol;,icians: a day of terrort to the KaC
Gals for the two wings OF the Dem.
racv. thus Joined, are well-nige oahl
otent.
The candidates are IIoRIATo SErMo'
80 Now York, and Gen. FRANCIS
BLAIR, ofMissouri.
MFR. SEYMOUR was nominated Oh
tventy-scccnd ballot. The Conve MI
norsistcd in casting its vote for him'
though he positively declined the mol
elton while the voting was going o
Ueisaman of great ability, and
hoor since he entered public lie an
.ox;ble Democrat, He has mica
atotiou in the Federal councils, but
honn member of the State Legisia'
nd twice Governor of New York.
MANY wears, he has been one oiVhe
ron,;n.nt of the State politicians
,c Of the most powerful and ihh'
tial public deb tiers oil his ga J. ms
1t,c,l sneeches are amongst the ]
able aud convincing OF the tl'ncs'
the solithty and clcarness oil AIS II
;cct. saws the Richmond Dlspatc'
oo,,os nearer to SlLAs WRIGHT, III
ant of other days, than perhaps any
n,,n in New York. His advers
dread his power Of argument !
ono Of the ablest cxpounderso'""'
stitutionaI form of governments ah
osit, most devoted defenders III
Union. r.,
presented to the country from
nowerfu State OF New York, wit
noo Democratic majority, this aoic
should carry with him great
force into the other States, aud
a.. harmonious and enthusiastic
no,t If the Conservatives and L
Gratis of the Union.
Gen. FRAScIs Z. BLAIR, II la"y'
man of ability, was member OF
cross when the war broke out bV
his position to take command
federal army. After the war, N
the Conservative side IN iaVor
,,.,odiate restoration of the So'
states to the Union, and liber'
generous policy towards the Sou
IIcrs a son of FrANcIs +. BhN
yearsago the distinguished eulto
Globe, the organ OF Gen, JAekso
mInistration.
rbe ticket thus formed, conclu
= Dispatch, resting on one hana W