The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-10-24
THE PRESIDENCY.
Address Of the Democratic National Com
naittee to the Conservative Voters of
the United States.


The following is the address, of which we
have already had a brief extract by telegraph
New YORK, October 20.
FeuoD-citizenS !: 1t is privilege and duty
to address YOU on the eve Of the great battle
which we are to fsbt, and which is to decide
whether the government of this republic is to
remain four years more IN the hands OF the
Radical party, or whether, by an energetic,
united and last effort you will wrest the power
from its grasp, and give to us, under Demo-
cratic conservative administration, govern
ment based upon principles of justice, econo-
my and constitutional liberty.
The issues Of the present campaign are
plain and self-evident They appeal to the IN
telligence and patriotism of every voter in the
ably discussed by distinguished orators and
leaders Of our party since the nomination OF
our candidates.
What the Democratic party intends to do, iJ
placed in power by your suffrages, is to restore
peace and union to our country; to heal the
wounds and sufferings caused by the rebellion;
to give to the people Of the South the rights
to which they are entitled under the constitu-
ton and by which alone we can bring back pros
periy and quiet to that distracted section; 10
reduce materially our military and naval es-
adjustments, kept up now on an immense
scale and at an enormous cost; to introduce
into every department of government the
strictest economy ,and to deyelope,Dy nm eqult
able system Of imposts and taxation. the grow
ing resources of our country, and thus to
place the federal finances on solid and stable
footing and to pave the way 10 gradual and
safo return to specie payments. We are
charged by the Radical party, the party OF
violence and usurpation, which for the last
four years, to prolonS its own existence,
has set at naught the constitution and the
fundamental principles of our government,
that We intend revolution and defiance OF cs-
tablished laws. The accusation is unfounded
and absurd; it cannot bc entertained for mo-
mcnt by any intelligent voter, who has even
the most superficial knowledge of the history
proudly point 10 every page OF its record. It
has never violated single obligation Of the
fundamental compact by which these United
States entered into the family of nations. Its
watchwo-d, in peace as in war, he's been and
will always be, the Union, tho constitution,
and the laws. And no man nor any set OF men,
however high they might be placed by the suf-
frages o. their tellow-citizens, can ever expect
to receive the support Of this grelt Conserva-
tive party in any revolutionary attempt against
established laws. The ballot-5oX and the su-
preme will of the American peop.c are the only
means Of redress to which we look.
Fellow Democrats You arc fighting for
good and righteous cause. You have for your
leader tried statesman; patriot who stood
by the Union in its dai kost hour; man equal
" beloved for the purity of his private charac-
ter as honored foi his public virtues
Opposed to you are the NTH who have sub
verted the structure OF our system OF represen-
tative self-government, vindcatcd to the world
by moro than half O century of prosperity and
greatness; the men who have increased our
enormous debt by pl ofigacy and corruption un-
paralleled; the men who III two successive
Congresses have demonstrated their incompe-
tency to diminish our burdens by economy or
apportion them with equity; the mon who have
30 distributed our burdens as that they press
with excessive weight upon tho labor ana in
dustry of the country, making rich men richer
by making poor men poorer
Opposed to you are the men who have denied
for three years OF peace, and will continue to
deny until your votes arrest them, srl'-goveln-
ment to the people of ten States; the mon who
have taken away the power of our Chief AlaSis-
trate to insure Il faithful execution Of Ia" i,w&,
or to command the army and the navy vi the
United States; the men who did lneir worst to
cXpel the President from lhc White House for
obeying faithfully the behcsts OF your supreme
law: the men who, bein, conscious OF their
crimes, dreaded to hare the Supreme Court
declare their quality, and therefore abridged
it's jurisdiction and sllenced its voice; the men
who have usurped and are grasplng and wleld-
ing powers not possessed to-day by any mon-
arch among civilized nations.
Against these men and all their iespotic pur-
poses, which General Grant would be as pow
erless to hinder as he whom they elected four
years ago has been; against these men, their
| crimes in the past, their fast accomplishing
| designs in the future, you are soon to make
one final and determin d onslaught.
Four years ago we failed to e1pel them from
| power, though we predicted then, as we now
| predict. their ipcompetency to give to the peo.
MA deClar0.
| the revolutionary purposes of their most act
i've lenders, who rule their party as they would
rule the country, with O despotic sway. But
these four years have justified our warning
Our worst predictions then are their enact
ments now. What We feared they have done.
| The revolution has made steady progress.
Once more we call every patriot to join our
| ranks.
If the people will now rise in their majesty
and might they can save their institutions, and
rebuild them. II they are supine and regard
less OF their sacred interests, so much in t.;e
| last four years has been accomplished, and so
much in the next four years may easily be ac-
complished, no obstacle then remaining, that
the revolution will become fixed fact, the
structure of our government will have been
completely rcmodclled. 1t may be govern
ment; STILL il will no longer be your ropresen-
tative seif-govelnment.
For this final struggle, then, fellow-Demo-
every muscle and nerve every heart. The time
is short. The foe is stubborn and desperate,
for our victory would be the dcath-blow to the
Republican party. 1t could have been held to-
gether by no other nomination. 1t cannot sur
Yiye your successful assault. One victory is
enough. Your triumph i'll November will fual-
ly re-establish the Union and tho constitution
for another generation OF men; it will restore
peace and good order to the South, prosperity
| to the North, and wise and frugal rule to
both. The great prize is worthy your most
strenuous endeavor.
Our ranks are unbrokcn; OF courage is una
bated. Once more to tho BREACH and this time
victory!
For the Democratic National Committee.
| AUGUST BELMONT. Chairman.
GOVERNOR SEYMOUR ON THE STUMP.
The New York World, which few days ago
urged the withdrawal OF the Democratic ma
tional ticket-one Of the nominees, at least-is
now in ecstacies over the announcement that
Governor Seymour has consented to deliver