The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-10-20
POLITICAL.
The Proposed Change in the Democratic
Ticket-The Scheme Abandoned ai
Impracticnble.

A Washington telegram, OF Friday night, to
the New York Herald, says:
The chief topic of conversation here to-day is
the eleventh hour Democratic movement loot
ing to the wi hdrawal OF Seymour and Blair.
city. boldness, impractlcabillty, rashness and
foliy form subjects Of discussion in every cir
Gle. and there is so much said pro and con that
it is really difficult to determine whether those
who denounce it or those who profess to re-
gard it with admiration are the most numerous
in this city. Inasmuch as the scheme has
come TO sudden check, and may indeed be
said to be entirely defunct nov, it is a matter
of no moment how much strength or weakness
it possesses here.
It seems pretty certain that there will be no
gathering of the National Democratic Commit
tee. and, therefore, no changing of front or
swapping # horses before election day. How
ever, some of the prime movers IN the matter
are unwilling to give it up. They believe they
can even still force Belmont to succumb by
urging their scheme vigorously and getting up
n furore Throughout the country. They say
the very boldness and novelty of the thing will
40 captivate the popular mind az to corpen-
safe for oil the objectionspuged against it, and
that to 1epudlate it after the extensive public
exposure will prove more detrimental to the
party than to adopt 1t. There seems to be
n
johnson who favor the scheme, and who as
sent that even yet, were he nominated, he
could so manipulate the public patronage as to
overcome the small majorltlcs developed in
Peprsylyana and Ohio and gather to his sup
port thousands who condemn both Seymour's
antecedents and Blairs unlucky revolu-
tionary letter. The American people, they
say, know. where Johns1n stands. They
know he is strong Union man, whose
words and deeds during the war leave
no room for doubt They believe the persecu-
tions he has endured in his attempts to arrest
ultra -Radicalism have won him the good will of
thousands OF moderate Republicans, who would
not vote for Seymour and yet dislike the Chica-
20 platform. They contend the Democracy
could be united IN his favor, and that with the
supposed detection he would occasion in the
Republican ranks, by the power of patronage
as well as natural sympathy, his election would
be assured. l do not imagine this movement
will really amount to anything. Wade says the
Democratic party will have to change princi-
plies as well as mon before it can get the people
to endorse it. In the Hall of Representatives
to-day Colfax had O pleasant passage with
Beck, OF Kentucky. Said Colfax, 81 hear you
are about changing your candidates" 'Oh,
don't know" answered Beck; Il am inclined to
think with Lincoln that 1t is bad policy swap
ping horses when you are crossing tue stream"
but" said the Speaker, "What will you do
with all your Seymour and Blair banners, &C.,
if you change candidates." "Oh," said Beck,
laughingly, but with meaning shake of the
head, "rm afraid We shall have to get rid OF a
good many other things as we'll as our ban
ners."
CHIEF JUSTICE CHASE ON THE cANDIDAoY-HE
IS NOT wILLING-HE WANTS TO ATTEND TO
HIS DusINEss-HE WANTS TO BE LET ALONE.
A Washington telegram to the Tribune says: {:
So fa. as the name OF Chief Justice Chase has
been connected with the movement OF the De-
m ocracy for change OF candidates. it had
been done without his knowledge ond against
his desire. He remarked to q friend to-day, in
alluding to the efforts being made to substitute
his namo FOR that Of Mr.. Seymour On the Demo
cratic ticket: Il am only lawyer trying to at
tend to my business. I do not think it proper
for me to take any part in politics, and have
no desire to do so. | have never sought the
Presidency. and I shall never seek it. am
satisfied with my present position, and shall be
glad to be allowed to attend to it." ln reply to
4 direct question he stated that he had never
been nominated in thu New York Convention
unanimously upon such platform as he could
sanction he would have accepted the trust.
There can be no doubt, however, that he looks
with dispeasure upon all reports which in any
way connect his name with the change OF front
movement, and he has never Thought OF the
matter as affecting himself.
ANOTHER "SAT1oNAL CONVENTION" &C FEE
WANTS THE RIGHT TO vovE IN THE NORTH
ERN STATES.
A circular, dated B lltimore, calls for con-
vention OF the colorcd people Of the United
States to assemble on the 18Th OF January next,
in Washington city. The circular thus ex-
o aims the object OF the conventions:
s'The partial or total exclusion OF the colored
citizens from the elective franchise and other
citizen rights in so many States of the Union
especially demands, and ought to receive, the
continued consideration of every colored man,
and OF tho Congress of the nation. Surely,
the fourteenth amendment of the United
States constitution. recently adopted, does not
Justify such exclusion. Surely, citizenship. as
declared by that amendment, carries with it
the rights Of citz ms; and the evident duty OF
q lberty-loving and o loyal Congress is to c
that republican form OF government is guar
anteeu to every State. That is not guaranteed
while any State is permitted to withhold from
citizens, ON account of color merely the rights
of citizens Whatever other subjects you may
deem of sufficient importance to bring before
the national convention, brethren, this exclu-
sion is tie all-absol bing question OF the pres
ept, and must call forth our earnest action, by
petition, by personal appeal, by protest, and
by what votes we have, until justice be done.
Tho right secured OF voting, Irrespective OF
color, will necessarily restore to US other
rights of which we are now deprived"