The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1868-07-23
Lsttsr rom Cen. PRANK !. BAR.

Colonel Jamss o. Brodhead Dear cozone5--
Ia reply 70 your Inquiries, beg leave 10 say
that ileare 70 yen e determine. % conanltasion
with ny friends from Missodf5 Hhethsr ms
name shall be presented 10 tho Democratic Con.
vention and % submit the following ii what /
consideF the real and only is&ue ii this contest
The reeDnstrHezion policy Of The Radicals will
be complete before lllo next election, lhs states.
20 long exriadtd, VIII Gave been adfdisted. no
ff9 snhfagp established and he carpet bsgeegs
Installed j. t1stir scats IN both branches of Con
efe.9 There i no possibility Of changing the
political character Of tho Senate. even III he
Democrats should elect their President and 4
majority Of the popular braneh nf Congress :.
M raunQts therefore, undo sho Radical plan Of
Reconsideration by Congressional aotlon me
&enAie will continue bar 70 ~ appeal Auaf
We submit % Ii How can Il BE- ov6rthKnwng
a can only beovefthroMn BIZ iho sutloFlts q
the kxccnfiru, who Il sworn 10 maintain fhn
Consultation, and who viii f.dl % do bis flafy Il
BE allows The geustitutlon - perish uBdsf -
ries d Congressional ensctmcnt which are IL
pslpebie sisassssn q iis Fundamental pFlask
Ifthe President elected by he Democracy
eniUFecs uf permits others 20 enfptre lllasn ~
construction acts The Radicals. b. he acees
sion ~ twensy spurious Senators and lfty fsup.
rrsentatlYea viii control Both hfhneAs.s lsf s,.
aress, Ard BIZ administration viii be s. noxer.
le.s AZ The present ono o. NJ Johnson
There L bat ono war q restore the Govern.
ment and The C0nsfflulisn, aud that i ~ she
Pfssinent elect 70 declare these acta null snd
void, compel he army 70 undo rs nsarpaslons
- The South, dssperae liIe earpetbag State Gov
crnmcnts. aliow the whiie paub1s % Fearranita
their own governments and eIeel Senator'S and
Representatives.. The House 81 Representative
will eoatsia majority 0f Democrats from Inc
North, and thnY wilf admit tho Representatives
elected By the wlsiss people 81 he Soash. and
with the cooperation o. Tho President Il viii
not be difisalt - eosnpei the Senate 10 submit
once more % The obligations ofthe Consultation,
u VIII not Be xbia 81 WlthsfApd The public inar.
meat, fdisiiueiIy invoked aud clearly esefr*s efl
90 this Fundamental Issue, aud Il l. he sure rae
% avoid ~ future strife 70 pat this issns plain.
~ 70 thc coEatfy.
which We should allow % control na khaltws
snbmis % Che asHrpallon By which The Govern.
ment has been osafihruwn, or shall we exnFt
ourselves fof ~ fnfi and ramplete restormfgan
II u Idle % talk 81 bonds, Rresnbacks gold, he
pHhlle fslsf asd The pebble credit. What ean
these, with . Congress N both branches Coz
Lfplicd bf The esFpel bAggsrr and their allies I
He W. b pewssiess e stop the supplies By
v hieh IDLE ntFtees Are ofasaiEed iui8 political
rlubs--bf ehieh an army 4 walniRlnei sa pro.
teei thess saKahpuas II ihets oetfages span gte
ballet These, ass shiaEs llke shese eat % she
raxenufs AHd snsoMHrts ~ the Nusefnmeas nDd
dcstroy IL cyeisl, make ihr difference betm ~.
gold and Eresnbaskt. We mmst restore he
Constitution bclsfe Ne aaa restore ths EnAsecs,
and 10 DO the Ne mntt haze : Prrsident who
vii exeeste the piil ~ ne people kY trsmp.
ling iafe enst iks usafpHffont Of t'snefess
haoss a Tie fsfeasiFuctian aris. l wish 70
stana before iho convention apaa this issue.
but Y u ess that embrasss svetysliaR slse shsi
u d yAlus - ils layRs snd ranpfphanalse ~
tnlts " Is III pAa ilsinK laat inclpaes al that
u worth eaAtssi, and without u there Il sch
va MAT sivas dsg~ity. heuos o. vasus - DE
stFnkgis
Yeur sffeud, PASS p. HaAsn.
Wasawafes, 3wne %.