Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-10-24
ARE THEY EORGERlEs ?


by whom they were never uttered"
Is it forgery that Frank p. Blair, the
Democratic candidate for Vice President,
wrote to Col James o. Broadhead of the
30th of June:
"There is but one way to restore the Gov
erDment to the Constitution, and that is for
the President elect to declare these acts of
reconstruction null and void, compel the
army to undo its usurpations at the South,
disperse the carpet.bag State governments,
allow the white people to recognize their
own governments, and elect Senators and
Representatives 2"
Is it a forgery that Wade Hampton said
at a Democratic ratification meeting in New
York:
"And / want you all to register an oath
that when they cthe white people of the
South without regard to the exceptions of
the reconstruction acts) do vote, that these
votes shall be counted, and if there is ma
jority of white votes, that you will place
Seymour aud Blair in the White House IN
spte OF all the bayonets that shall be brought
against them ~
Is it forgery that Wade Hampton said at
his reception in Charleston, that he proposed
in the Committee on the Platform in the
Democratic Convention to insert the words,
And we declare that the reconstruction acts
are revolutionary, unconstitutional and
void 2" and that he added:
when proposed that, every single men,
Der OF the committee and the warmest men
in it were the men of the North-came
forward and said they acou7d carry 1t out to
the cad?"
Is it forgery that Mr.. G. c. Lanrdon.
delegate to the Democratic Convention, said
in published letter before the fourth of
July, that the reconstruction measures are
Unconstitutional, and, of course, absolutely
void" that this would he the chief plank in
the Democratic platform; that the Supreme
Court, probably at its next term, would so
decide and that he added:
Then all we want is President whose
views arc in accordance with that decision
and who has the will and the nerve to do his
duty. 1t will be his duty to enforce the
decree of the Court, if need be, at the point
of the bayone 2"
Is it a forgery that John Forsyth said in
the Mobile Register, speaking of reconstruc,
tion
And here we may as well say that the
people of the South do not intend to submit
to that permanent rule, result as the Presi-
dental election may2"
at Mobile
~ have come to declare that have given
in my allegiance, heart aud soul, to the old
flag, Procidcd we can restore the old flag
again to he the representative of the princi
pies of the Constitution, which we will bc
able to effect by the election Of Seymour and
BairSr
Is it forgery that the Charleston M1cwy
said:
Peace was made by General Sherman in
the spring of 1865, in his terms of captua.
tion with General Johnston. That was
peace. and nothing else ever will be peace?"
Is it forgery that Albert Pike said
"rhe South is our land the North is a
foreign and hostile realm. m.............Ift the old
Union cannot be restored, we will hope to
see the South independent before we die r.
Is it forgery that General Battle of the
late rebel army, said at the Democratic
meeting in Mobile:
The Democratic party endorses princ-
pies for which you battled 2"
Is it forgery that the Richmcnd Enquirer
says:
"The next Democratic House of Repre-
sentatiyes, in case of contest, will recognize,
and only recognize, such members as come
there under legal constitutions, and that
the white people of the State e.
Is it forgery that the Richmond Wig,
speaking of the Blair letter, said:
"lIe declared without any hesitancy, and
in terms too clear and decided to he msun.
dcIstood, that, were he President, the whole
Executive power should be employed to blot
out every vcstige of radical reconstructiou.'
Is it forgery that Wade Hampton said
Try to convince the negro that we are
his real friends but if he will not be con.
vnCed, and is still joined to his idols, con
vince him at least that he must look to these
idols, whom he serves as his gods, to feed
and clothe him. Agree among yourselves
and act firmly on this belief, that you will
not employ any one who votes the Radical
| ticket ?n
Is it forgery that Albert Pike, as Prcsi
dent of a Democratic club, officially said Of
| Democratic cards of recommendation fol
| cOorcd men
I'VE hope that hereafter, when any Demo
! crat desire to employ cOlored man in any
| capacity, he will ask to see his card, and i
none is produced will refuse to employ himl'
Is it a forgery that the New York W0rle
| said of such speeches of Wade Hampton IA
we have quoted:
1--WE have found them to be the candle
and persuasive utteranccs of IN honest anC
courageous man r.
And if these are all forgcries, Why is i
that the Charleston Mercury SAID:
Private advlces from our most strenuou
friends at the North request that we SHOULD
protest against the imprudcnU expression
that have escaped some Southern speaker
since the adjournment of the National Dem
Ocratic Convention = 1t is questionable
whether at this time anything is to be gainet
by too much reference to things that jar o
peoples nerves. What we want Just now
to win a.
If these arc not forgcries they show dis
tinctly that the policy of the Democrat
party, should it succeed at the polls, will b
the torcible overthrow of the governments q
the Southern States. That will necessaril
produce civil war.
How the COpperifcads Propose 4
RaS the Farmers.