The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1868-09-17
,RIFRG. PA THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER H. 1863

by which it is made the duty of the Pres
ident to afford such protection
The platform further adopts the Repub-
llcan policy IN regard to the public lands. |
The administration of Andrew johnson |
is fully endorsed
1t enters up long list of charges against |
the Republican party, which have been in
the mouth Of every rebel and Copperhead
from the beginning of the rebellion to the
present time.
1t will be seen by a careful perusal of
the Democratic platform that it practically
confesses Judgement upon every issue, ex-
cept that of the public faith and the res
toration of the Union, and on these sub
jects it declares substantially that the cur
rency shall be made good by violating the
national obligations, and then issuing the.
nations promises to pay, just what it re-
fuses to pay. First, discredit the Govern
ment paper, and then force it upon the
people. And on the question of restoring
the Union it declares that, to the extent
that restoration has been effected, it shall
be destroyed, and the States be RENTED
to the condition they were in at the close
of the rebellion, subject to the control of
the rebel leaders As they declared the
war a failure in 1864, they declare restor-
alton failure in 1868.
But they further declare that, if entrust-
ed with power, they will make restoration
a failure, by force Of arms if needs be, and
| by Executive power will compel the ad-
mission of rebel leaders into Congress and
the other departments of the Government.
Thus it is, the Democrats contend for
the issue of an irredeemable currency and
the restoration of the rebellion and the
| Republicans contend for the maintenance
of the public faith and the restoration of
the Union. These are the issues, and the
only issues, presented by the Democracy.
THE TESTIMONY.
When the rebellion was at It's zenith, in
the very height of its power, Fernando
Wood, then as now, Democratic leader,
said
''The war should cease, because it should
never have been commenced, inasmuch as
there is no coercive military power in the
Federal Government as against the States,
are sovereign, and in possession of all which
power not delegated. If power of coer-
cion exists at all, it is legal and not mill
tary."
/. Mr.. Wood desired TO have the Union
hleiAoAeAhI, anu bllG 1cUtlllOn pun
down by suit In court. He denied the
power of coercion, but insisted that if il
existed at all it was legal and not military
HOW is IT NOW
Mr.. Xssd and his associates do not
like the reconstructed governments
What is the remedy they propose? Is il
legal or military? General Blair has
already answered that it is military, and
not legal that the Democratic President
to be elected must, in defiance of law and
the law-making power, destroy those
: States, undo what has been done, force
the representatives of the rebel oligarchy
2 into the Cabinet and the National Coun-
cils, and 'conpel the Senate to submit "
And it was because of this declaration that
; F. p. Blair, Jr., was chosen as the repre-
sentative of proposed rebellion which
the Democratic leaders, North and South
are advocating and organizing.
z.... Conclusion next a0eeE.