The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-08-06

'Ao" ~ Hio AoHSseJ, hio paIIiOtiSn au'
his unsullied reputation. By the posses
sion of every virtue which adorns rubll
or private life. Horatio Seymour stands
E the first ofstatesmen; and his explicit dec
laration that he approves every line O
those resolutions; that he will stand upon
them in the contest; that he will carry
them out in future, wherever be may be
placed; gives full assurance that he vii
make them effective in his administration
Tremendous applause.l
Mr. Blair is an accomplished and expe
lren statesman brave and able sol.
~.er. His father was the nearest friend
Of General Jackson-his brother, the con.
fdant and adviser of Mr. Liucon, and he
himself the disciple and protcge Of Ben
ton. [Applause.
1t anything mode were needed to fire
your hearts with the enthusiasm which
mark ed their nomination, let it be drawn
from the contrasts which our country to.
day presents. The republican party has
been for eight years in absolute possession
of every department of the federal govern.
ment-lt has had the executive, and the
Legislative, and the judiciary, obedient to
its behests. 1t has had possession of eve
~ state government in the union. with
very few exceptions, So few that they
scarcely serve to Illustrate the rule. 1t
has had every department Of the govern
mental power, both state and federal, ~
tirely in its hands. IF vetoes have been
nterposed, they have been overrid len By
a two-thirds vote. If adverse judicial de-
cisions have been expected, the court has
been reorgauized by a dimiuut,on Of the
Judges, or the case has been taken from its
cognizance by a change of the law Of ap-
peal. If states have interposed an obsia-
Gle, their assumptions have been met by
TIE strong arm of the federal power.
Having thus had absolute possession OF
the government during four years of the
war, it has also has possession Of it during
more than three years Of profound peace
1t has had the enjoyment of power, and it
is responsible for It's use.
But in what condition Go We find The
country to-day? Where is the constisu-
tiOn which they swore to uphold? Where
is the union which they swore to main
tain Where are the rights Of the states
which are essential to The maintenance of
that constitution and union?
We have had t. rec years of profound
peace; not hostile arm has been raised
IN opposition 10 the government. and vet
today ten states are he'd By the strone .
arm Of military power in acknowledged
subingation, or else arc compelled to sub
NIT by that same power to frames Of state
constitutions and governments which they
abhor, whose foundation and sole purpose
is the enfranchisement Of the negro aud
disfran chisenont Of the white man.
know they tell Us that the work Of recon-
struction goes hravely on 1t does for
sooth but il Is not the restoration of the
south not the restoration of the union
not the rocsiablishment Of civil govern
ment. Read your ;elegraplic dispatches
of to-day, and You will see that 10 Georgia
men are being tried by military commits
sion, upon charges OF murder Read your
dispatches Of to-day. and you will see that
the military commander Of that state de
clines to recognize the validity of the leg
islatu'e until the house Of representatives
hail turn out the democratic members.
Gentlemen, do you see no danger here !?
When years ago, He predicted this result
and warned against the first step in rcvo-
lationary progress, the republicans laugh
cd at our fears called Us copperheads and
traitors. [Aqpause.l When Napoleon
was called on-young, unknown to his
coun'rymen, never having had command
even of regiment-to quell revolt Of
the sections, he did it ehectualy. In
four years he was first consul and master
of the French people. Here, a grand
party, through the general of our army.
attempts similar usurpation, which the
democratic party opposes, as iniinical to
the whole system of republican govern
ment, and it proposes safe and simple
means by which it may be asserted
now read from the declaration of princi-
pies.
Immediate restoration of all the states
to their rights in the uLion, under the
constitution, and of civil government to the
American people.
"2. Amnesty for all past political Of
fences, and the regulation Of the elective
franchise in the states by their citizens"
The republican party is the party of
corruption. Read the report Of the COM
missioners of revenue. Count the num-
Der of clerks who are seeking in vain to