The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-07-30

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In speaking of the Ra1iTal candidates
for the Presideucy and '.p Presidency,
and of the Radical party generally, the
Banner of the South uses the following
language
AS men Of the South, our opposition of
them becomes stronger and more intense.
Their party has mercilessiy crushed US.
They have placed over us set Of petty
tyrants, who are trampling US down. They
wish to leave us to the tender mercies of
the Negro race. They have heaped sor-
row upon sorrow in our desolate land, and
they brandish the sword of despotism over
our heads if we dare to protest. They
have done against us what they would not
have dared to do had we arms in our
hands. They have violated their pledges,
broken all their promises; and while they
would bind us to our paroles, they con-
slider themselves free to do with us and
against us whatsoever they please Rule
for them is ruin for us. Ineir election
would entail upon us a permanent despot-
ism. Grant as the slaughterer, was bad
enough--aS President, he would be intin-
itely worse.
On other grounds, and for other rea-
SONS, not less just, We oppose them, their
party, and thoiF principles. The Radical
party has broken the Constitution, and,
therefore, forfeited all right to administer
the Government. Elected under it, and
according to its provisions receiving their
powers IRON it; sworn to uphold 1t and
acr under it; limited by it, and solemn
iy pledged to preserve 1t, they have disre-
garded iU-treated it as dead letter-and
they have made the dark hatreds Of their
own hearts the only constitution under
which they would administer the Govern
ment. They have attempted to silence
the judiciary, and to tetter the hands OF
the Executive, and centralize and consol-
idate all powers in their own hands. And
thus they are reyolutionizing the Govern
ment, and the people have the right OF
revolution against them even by arms
and if the people of the North were men,
they would have hurled them from their
places long since. Perhaps, however, to
wait III patience and endure while, was
the better course. Perhaps it was not.
Time will tell. This we do know, from
history and experience, that the longer a
party holds power, the harder it is to wrest
that power from their hands. Not with
out a desperate struggle at the ballot-box
will that party yield. If beaten by bal.
lot, it is not altogether sure that they will
not appeal to arms. Only one thing will
prevent that--their cowardice. Since,
then, that party has broken the Constitu-
tion--since its principles, proposed and
practiced, are opposed to tie principles OF
the Constitution since its history has
been series of attractions of the Consti-
tuition; since its acknowledged leaders
boast. that they have acted outside of the
Constitution; since the interests of that
party are plainly subversive of law, and
order, and civil rights, if their candidates
are elected, then one of two things; eth
er the Constitution is officially abrogated
by the people; Or if it be still in force,
the supreme law Of the land, then that
party's candidates ought to be prevented
from taking their seats.
On the other hand, whatever little of
pure political principle is left in the coun-
try, is to be found in the Democratic organ
ization. 1t is Constitutional party, with
Constitutional principles; and because
Seymour and Blair personate their princi-
pies do We hope for their success. The
South, we are confident, will be overjoyed
at their election, and will labor stren-