Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1868-08-14

oral Bar nave eaCn eApucltly ueClared
that they cordially approve those principles.
lApplausel Our candidates realize all we
expect in pure, patriotic, able, cultivated
Christian statesmen. l have known Gov
ernor Seymour well. knew him throughout
the trying scenes Of the war. | have close
ly watched for many years his course aud
his opinions; and, ] tell you in all sincerity
this night that he is the first statesman in
America. [Cheersl And that we can
commit to him more safely than to any 9TH
er man the destiny Of our government in
these troublous times. Selfpossessed, cool,
calm, sagaciOus, moderate, tolerant-he
viii unite delberation in council with yigor
| in action and seeking nothing but the en-
forcement of the Constitution, he will bring
us bacl; to the Union aud peace and happi-
ness under the shadow Of its wings. Zap
| plause.l
INDICATIONS OF THE CAMPAIGN.
am glad you came hero in such numbers
tonight. / am glad to see this immense
rowd-this great outpouring of the people.
! | am glad to recognize so mauy of our polit-
| ical opponents among your tamiiar faces.
| The spirit which animates them fills my
| heart with hope. 1t Is not the enthusiasm
| made to order by the cldqusrS Of politics;
nor yet the zeal engendered by party dis
cipline. 1t is spirit of thougdtful aud
anxious inquiry-of boding fear. II shows
that the public calamity weighs heavy upon
tho public mind. L. shows that tho man
agement of public affairs eXcites their ap-
prehensions. IL shows fear--I shall say a
coiviction-that the great powers of govern
ment have fallen into unworthy or unable
| hands, and are being welded now rather
for the advancement of party than for the
good Of the country. [Applause.l Ny
! friends, desire to reason with you tonight.
will not speak to you in any partizan
sense. We stand in exactly the same posi-
tion. We are fellow-co -countrymen, fellow
patriots. We have the sams lives TO live,
the same blessings to win, the same dangers
to avoid. We have the same interests, the
same hopes, the same fears. We have the
same country to love, the same institutions
to preserve, the same iiberty.to enjoy. We
ought 20 be-we are alike honest in our
motives thoughtful ia our investigations,
| and sincere in our convictions. [Applause.l
| believe in the principles Of the Democrat
ic party. desire TO WOO you to embrace
them. | believe they will maintain our
liberty and perpetuute our goyernment.-
You have been perhaps, for a long time
members of tho Republican party. You
have given to il your love, your confidence,
your votes, your money, your exertions.--
You have installed it in absolute power.
II has uncontrolled sway. Has 1t answered
your expectations Has it satisfied your
demandsY Voices, "No," "No.nl An
swer this question not to me. Answer il to
your consciences and to your God, Jap
plause.l
R oUEsrITOsSs al ISSUE - 7--.
TIE two great questions into which poll
tics are now divided are, restoration Of the
Uuion and the management Of tho finances
and tvxstion.
Has the policy of the Republican party
satisfied your demands on either
Voices, "No, no."
RErRosPECTIoN.
Let me recall TO you the retrospect Of g
few years. We were told that the object
Of war was to enforce the constitution and
to maintain the Union. Mr. Lincoln told
us so in his inaugural address. Mr.. Sew
erd told US so in his dispatches to foreign
ministers, and in his invitations to Senators
aud members 10 return aud occupy the
seats they had left. Congress told us 80 in
It's resolutions aud laws, Every recruiting
officer who desired TO be colonel OF new
regiment-every candidate who desired to
hold oilice--tcld ug so. IL WAS this inspir
ane1 ,Ga Toinr1~tbe ola cosfitrtion which
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geI ShT1man carriad out IN their legal
J ,onclusion the principles upon which the
= yar WAS ,cmmenced He connnered ar.
mies hs IA Siff,ea iostiie 'rtfe,is. i3s cus
win bis sword The Knot which lied the
states Of Tie Confederacy together and
/, lbaving re- e-establisb,d their relations TO the
,I IJnion' he said 10 bis prisoners. "Go TO
I yonr homes in peace"
This was Union-this was peace--this was
! enforcing the Constitution-this was main
tanning Inc Union-this was executing Fed.
Z eral law. while it maintained tbs rights ana
: 9owers and dignities of the States uuimpar.
\ cd. This was fitting conclusion Of .he war
' 1t asserted Sherman's ability as states