The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1868-10-22

- wlsHISdfdS, June So is6s)i
Colonel JANIS D. BRoApHHAD
DEAR CoLoSEL: In reply to youl
Inquiries. beg leave to say, that
leave to you to determine, onsconsul-
tatlon with my friends from Nilsson
ri, whether my nsmeshall be present
I'd to the Democratic Convention, and
tu submit the following as Shat
consider the real and only Issue In
this contest. 3
The reconstruction pclicytef the
Radicals wlll be complete before the
next election: the States so lop& ex-
cluded viii have been admitted, NJ tero
suffrage established. and the carpet
baggers installed In their seats IN both
branches of Congress. There is no
Possibility Of changing the political
character Of the Senate. even II the
Democrats should elect their Ptesl-
ieiit and a majority of the popplar
branch Of Congress. We calmot,
therefore, undo the Radical plan Of
heoastruction By congressional ac-
ton; the Senate will continue bar
ats repeal. Must We submit TO itf
How can It be overthtownp 1t can
only be ,overthrown BY the authority
Or the Executive, who isswOrn to
inaintaih the Constitution, and who
SiA fall to do his duty ifhs allows
the Constitution to perish under @
teries Of congressional enactments
which are In palpable violation of Its
fundamental principles.
II the President elected BY the
Democracy enforces or permits Others
taenforee these iSe Obstruction hets
the Radicals, by the accession Of
twenty spurious Senator's a6G MY
RepresentatiyeSSswlllr cOrtTSb RStb
branches Of Congress, and his admin
istration WILDE as powerlessas the
present one Of Mr., johnson. :.
-fhere is-butLona wsy-tof YestoSe the
Government and the Constitution,
and that Is for the President elect to
declare these acts null and void, COM
pei the army to undo It's usurpations
At the South, dispe.sc the carpet-bag
State governments, allow the white
people to reorganize their own gov
+rRmeats,y and elect Senators ! and
RSprtseRtatiFes. Fhs4Ioase OF RdpS
Iesentatlveswlll coatain majority of
Democrats from the North, and they
will admit the Representatives selec-
ted by the white people Of the South,
aud, with the cooperation Of the
President, it will not be difficult to
compel the Senate to submit once
meystO tEsFohligstions. efthe C9nsti-
ldtion. %it viii not De able to With
stand the public Judgment, ifdistinct-
ly invoked aud clearly expressed on
this fundamental issue, and It Is the
sure way to avoid all future strife to
put the issue plainly to the country.
a repeat, thatthis is tiie real and
only question which we should allow
to control us; Shall we submit to the
D H. . s H .
psurpatlonso by which the Govern
ment has been overthrown, or shall
we exert ourselves for Its full and
r@ne eteSeaPrati9ae A3RlpstatiiR
Of bonds, greenbacks, gold, the public
credit. What cana Democratic Pres
idens do in regard TO- any Of these.
With a Congress in, both branches
controlled By the arpet-baggers and
their allies2 lie will be powerless to
stapS the ssuppHes, by which; idle
aegroes are organized into political
Elubs-by which an army is main
talped TO protect these yagabopds, ~
thair odtragesapoHtGe ballot These,
and things like LheSe, eatup the ,reFe-!
npes and resources Of the Govern
lhent afd 'destr6y Its credit make
'hc difference betwesaigohand green
backs. We must restore the Copsyi-
tuition before we can restore tlie'flhah-
ces, and1Uj totiIis, WeI must have a
PRESIDENT who will execute the will
Of the people byItrampling,int dust
the ustfpdti6ifs Of Congress Known
rs the reconstruction acts. Iwish to
tkahd beforetke c5ntention upon this
issue, but it is 9pe which embraces
eyerythingelse that Is of value in its
leRGahtli e0hipfdhfhivc feaI5sT Il
Is the one thing that includes all that
u worth contest, and without it
there is nothing that gives. dignity
honor, or value to the struggle.
,|Irh< WI cYoGftriend.
FRANK 7. BLAIR.
.~HAsH1SdroSHD} C., May 20, 1868.
Gepersl JosFPH R. HAwLEY.
Prssiisat aatioAal- -tnion .Rssa5keda
Contention:
Imf6fnaliy accepting the noAlna-
tion of the National Union cRepubli-
Convention Of the 2lst of May In
s.taatt, pc seems proper that some
statement Of the views beyond the
mere accsganses Sf the Nomination
should be expressed IT,
The pyoceedipgs q. the convention
Observation-Disclosures W isdom. odeYaL
iien ,andg patristism, and nI believe
express the feelingsof the great mass
5fthose WHO su.taincG the cotmtfy
through its recent trials. I'enforse
their resolutions If elected to the
!AeeI )et lPrssideht OF the STaAIsa
STATES, it will be my endeavor to ad-
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