The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-08-13
POLITICAL.
Letter fTDEs Senator ss0G:;.fsC Gce
eEse E0E.IU0G.Oils.
WAsHIEGToN, July l3, 1868.

~ AsHlNG'oN. July Id, Icoc.
0. II. OSrander, Esq., Danri{e, Pa.
DEAR SIR: [ am in receipt Of your let
ter Of the 10th instant, in which, speak
ing for yourself and forty-eight other con-
seryative republicans Of your town, you
express g "sense of disappointment and
regret that no better names had been Of
lered by the democratic party to lead the
conservative and patriotic masses of the
people to victory, and the radical repub-
lean party 70 deserved and lacrited de
feat. rs gentlemen and a statesman
Mr. Seymour holds our respect, but as
peace democrat We are iudisposed 70 vote
for him; and you are pleased TO say that
if my name, among others, had been placed
at the head of the ticket, call would have
been we'll, and victory would have been
certain" You desire my opinion upon
the situation and she prospects Of q third
party
thank you fer the confidence thus re-
posed in me, aud shall not shrink from
the responsibility Of stating frankly my
opinion.
I DO not think the organization Of any
third party is wise, or can work any prac-
tical good to the cause in which we are
engaged. In the very nature Of things,
when great principles are .. stake, there
are, and there can be bu. two effective pc
litieal parties. ''IIe tia: is not for me, is
against ne, in politics, az well as in relig-
ion, is q truth upon which every wise man
is compelled to act.
"What, then. is the great and nara
mount issue? What j. that great and un-
pardonabe wrong for which the radical
party is now orraignel and should be oy-
THROWN
It is substantially this:
IN violation OF the constitution; in vic
latiou Of pledges made and often repeated
from the first battle Of Ball Run to the
end of the war; pledges to the north to
get men and money; pledges especially
made to the Geid and in the elections;
pledges made to the south to induce them
to lay down their arms and to renew their
allegiance; and pledges to foreign powers
to prevent intervention, in violation Of
all these solemn pledges, upon which We
invoked the blessings Of Almighty God
upon our cause, and By which alone We
gained to master the rebel ion; in viole-
ton of the natural and inaIienable rights
of the civilized men of every state to gov
ern themselves, and IN violation Of the
clear provision of the constitution which
leaves TO each state the right to regulate
suffrage, this party has, by CT post tacfo
laws, disfranchiscd hundrcds of thousands
of the most intelligent. of their citizens,
aud has forced upon six millions Of our
; own Anglo Saxon race the universal ard
; unqualified suffrage OF seven hundred
thousand ignorant, and, in the main. half
civilized negroes.
This is the great wrong for which that
: party is arracncd at the bar Of public
judgment, and Tor which it should be or
crthrown.
To consummate thot great wrong they
have abolished all civil government aud
civil liberty even, il those ten states.
: They have established five absolute nil
itary dcspotisms, wherein all rights to life
liberty and property are subject to The
viii of one man.
Taey have kept the Union divided
They have prevented TIE restoration O.
industry.
They have kept down the credit Of tht
govern ment. during three years Of peace
/. to point so low that, to the shame of ov
cry American, the per cent. bonds of tn,
. United States sell for only 73 cents il
a gold, while the bonds Of Brazil bearing
j only 4 per cent. interest, bring over SO
r cents in gold.
, They have encroacheG upon the JUS
rights of the executive.
: They have threatend the independence
of the supreme court.
D They have unjustly, and without cause
;, imreached and put upon trial the presi
n dent himself, and, by every species of de
c nunciation. and even by threats of assassi
+ nation, have endeayored to force the sen
ate to convict him, in order to place in tb,
! executive chair one who will use all it
y power to copsummate that gigantic wron;