Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-10-21

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Radicals calling themselves war Demo-
crats-a lot of pimps and mendicants Of
shoddyized Democrats who sold them
selves to the party in power for army con-
tracts during the war. They are doubt
less hired at 50 much per head, to get up
Sham war Democratic" meetings on the
eve Of the election.
LET Us STAND TO SEYMOUR AND
BLAIR AND TINE PLATFORM AS
HI Is,
Elsewhere we publish . letter Oh
General Blair, the Democratic candidate
for the Vice Presidency, explanatory OF
his famous Broadhead letter. Though
written two months since, it has just been
made public, and its appearance is oppOr-
tune. The recent movement to withdraw
the National Democratic ticket, had its
origin in the supposition that the dbc-
trines propounded by General Blair in
his letter to Mr.. Broadhead, had operated
iniuriously to the success Of the party in
the late elections. His Reputation by
the party would have been reputation
Of the principles therein set forth, and
would have been an abandonment of
Democratic principles. The original letter,
and this Interpretation of its purpOrt, will
bear the closest scrutiny Of old fashioned
constitutional and Democratic tests, and
come out pure gold. We, for one admire
the candor and bOldness Of the original
avowsl, and the courage with which he
defends it. II majority of the people
of this country are afraid Of candidate
who proclaims the right to resist, under
the forms of law, revolutionary inirac-
tons Of the Constitution so adjudicated
by the Supreme Court, We have ad-
yanced far in degenerscy, and liberty
regulated by law has well-nigh persisted.
The whole object and aim in ejecting
the Radical party frem power is to arrest
its career of revolutionary innovation,
and repair the injury and injustice it has
done. This is the present mission OF the
Democratic party. In the : reconstruc-
ton acts, General Blair, as did
their author, the late Mr.. Stevens,
disccrns revolution. lie calls it 10y
that name. His BrOdhead letter said 1t
was the duty of the government, under
Democratic administration, to undo this
wrong. Can true Democrat say nay to
this proposition If Democratic ad-
ministration shall, in practice, acquiesce in
this-the chef d'GuVTe of Radical mis-
government in all its far-reaching mis-
chief-wherein will the country be the
gamer reconstruction is revolution
shall Democrats let it stand. We speak
plainly. Gen. Blair is right Instead OF
regulating him as a representative OF
the guage Of battle the Democracy has
cast at the feet of its opponent, his letter
should be republished and officially In
dorsed. It'll but an application Of the
phrase in the New York platform pro-
nouncing the reconstruction legislation
unconstitutional, null and void andhthe
Democracy have grown frightened at
their own declaration of principles four
months ago, they may as well yield the
contest at once.
But no such craven timidity prevails.
Below we present a very recent brief
speech Of Gen. Wade Hampton in re-
sponse to the address Of John Quincy
Adams at Columbia, South Carolina, IN
which he recites the history of this fea-
ture in the Now York platform. 1t Will
be seen that he asserts the proPO-
sition to declare against the reconstruc-
ton laws as a violation Of the Constitu-
ton, came. from a Michigan Democrat,
and that its formal insertion was made at
fine instance Of one from Connecticut
He ayows it a. his doctrine and does not
seek to eyade the Endorsement OF 1t. 1t
Is the doctrine of the Democracy IN the
Fast in the Northwest, in the middle
States. on the Pacific, in the
South and everywhere. 1t cannot be
stricken out without vitality stabbing the
Constitution. twill not be. The move
ment to shelve Seymour and Blair
either OF both of them, because they are
outspoken opponents Of the most tagrant
Of Radical heresies and mischiefs, is stul-
tifcation or rank treschery to Democ'
racy. or both. They are the representa-
tives in this contest of the fundamental
nrincipIe of the American system OF gov
eminent. They are worthy representa-
tivss The principle will survive
single political defeat, if majority OF th'
naonle Of the North are not yet sufficiently
racovsred from the debauchery of civil
war to permit it. It's the duty of TIT
Democracy to re-declare their adhesion
to the platform made at New York in al
itslength and breadth, and to rAti(y tn
nominations then made. And they vii
DO it.
The telegraph this morning announce
that Mr.. Seymour takes the stump y
pergon tomorrow at Buffalo. This !
Characteristic of the chivalrOus nature
the man. He is frank, noble candle
gentleman. He will bear the banner O
the Democracy without defacement OF
single inscription it contains and ik
his associate, will speak to the issue witt