The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-01-31
N,,r R,b,l Conspiracy.

The RECENT speceh Of the Hon. %. p. Morton,
Senator in Congress from Indiana, before
the soldiers anil sailors Of,he District Of COlum-
bia was 81 effective anil opportunc an appeal to
the COOL sense Of the country. anil especially to
the Republican party, that il has aroused against
!, the whole rebel AMI coPpcrhcd prcss. The
Washington Chronicle says Of this speech. that
nothing that has recently been spoken on the
duty Of the Republican party snd the designs Of
the rebel conspirsto> has twn ~ we'll spoken
~ these brave anil honc, worls (; AMI no pat
riot win ral them ~i,hou, bcins convinced
tina, all that Is neccssry o. rSiNc the spirit that
broke the r,Sllicu On the battlefield AMI at
the hallo,-hcS. Is 10 ~, up'u the practical rem
eies he r-sents a. his Nuntrymen. The enc
mics q FRYE Institutions sc encCuar~l by the
belirf ;hsi ,ss Republican party has been de-
mc-slisrl ~ Ne rccnt elections but when
they >e uy,,a ~hs, issues that yrcs, organira-
ton CA ~ r,llicl. they will realize TO their
bitter CO, TIA, the energies that reelected Lin
caln in 1854. AMI rebukrl his pcrfdious sueces-
or in 1850, are rapidly yitaliring and crystal
hing for a sublmer triumph in 1868. The
question now, more than ever, is irheihsr The
traitors or the pciriois shall rule the .fmsricaR
Gorsrnmsnt, AS Senator Morton says: "Therc
arc two IDEAS paramount in the American mind.
antagonists anil irreconcilable, each struggling
for supremacy-onc is the justice AMI prOPriety
Of the war to put down the rebellion and pre-
serve the integrity Of the Union the other is
the rightfulncss Of the rebellion and the wickcl-
ne-s anil injustice Of the Government Of the
United States in putting il down by force Of
arms"
1.-THE latter triunphs not only are the auth
ors Of the bloody conspiracy which came so near
overthrowing the Rcpublic rcstorcl to full pow
er, but all their hateful theories are endorsed
and all their dark designs encouraged The
senator from Indiana shows that IL the Republic
can party is beaten in the coming elections the
rebels AMI Copperhes.ls are committed by all
their record,
First. To place under the feet Of traitors the
whole loyal population VI the South, white and
black.
Second, The payment for the cmancipatcd
slaves, as pro,el by the new constitution Of
Maryland. in which the General Assembly Of
tina, State Is plclgcl to pass laws providing Tor
the payment by the States for slaves emancipat-
el. AMI To adopt measures To obtain from the
Unitcd States compensation for such slaves; by
the action OF Georgia In her constitutional con-
vention Of 1865 AMI by the late resolution Of
the Democrats in the Legislature OF Kentucky,
taking similar grounds with their brethren Of
Maryland.
Thrill, The assumption Of the rebel war debt.
which the Senator shows would he the inevitable
result Of u DcmOcratic triumph next year, by
pointing out the fact that the Southern Demo
Gratis and rebels put all their money and prop
erty into Confederate stocks and bonds, anil
that they will never voluntarily tax themselves
to pay Northern bondholders, or act in concert
with Northern party that proposes to tax
them for that purpose.
Fourth, That the success Of the DEMOCRATIC
party next year will certainly result in laws to
pension the relsl sollicrs. their widows and or
phans, upon the Government Of the Unitcl
Statcs-a fact startlingly proved by the manner
i'm which the Union soldiers are pcrsecuted AMI
ucnpuhSct ai' SSaItl anu FV"ueus ""ss'N'
in the rebel States VI Kentucky, Delaware and
Maryland.
Such are the main points VI this mastery all
drcss. They will 20 straight to the heart Of our
patriotic people Ike strong religious truths.
Acting upon them AMI describing all divisions,
with Gen. Grant for our standard bearer. VIC
shall not only complete reconstruction in the
South. but consolidate the Republican party in
to an enduring national organization, by
sweeping triumph in the November elections.