Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-08-06
The Sentiment of the Demo
cratic Party.

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The Mobile Register one Of tn,
most able and influential papers Il
Alabama Its editor, Mr. JOIN
Forsyth, orto give him his ex- Con
federate title, Colonel Forsyth, is &
man of undoubted talents with q
thorough knowledge OF the Eng
lish language, and less given than
most Southern newspaper editors
to the abuse Of words. When he
does use strong language it is there
fore fair to infer that he means
what he says and is not indulging
i'll mere empty rhodomWtade. For
some time past he has been visiting
the North. clos e.ed with the Presi-
dent, in close conference with Dem
Ocratic Congressman and political
managers in Washington and ad-
mitted to the Democratic Rings in
New York. He attended the Con
yention in New York, and was
thoroughly conversant with the
spirit and temper Of that body. He
now represents Alatama in the
Democratic National Executive
Committee. 1t must be admitted
that he has had unexcelled facilities
for knowing the real intentions
of the Democracy, ana his state
ments on that point have the weight
Of authority.
During his absence North, the
Register was close mouthed on the
subject Of national politics, except
when the letters of its editor oeca-
sionaIly gave some indication Of
the course Of affairs. But Mr. For
sYth returned, and in his first po-
litical article in the Register Of Ju-
ly 2lst, in which he mistakenly as
sumed that Georgia would not rat
ify the amendment and would there
fore not lie admitted, he proclaim
ed that "the Democrats of the coun-
try intend to have all the votes east
for Seymour and Blair counted, or
there will be another 'coolaess.'
Texas, Virginia and Mississippi
will also cast their vote, 'whatever
Congress may say on the question:"
and the Democracy will see to its
being counted y .s....
Next day the Register contained
a more formal declaration Of prin-
ciples. In that it is announced that
nothing but an oyerwhelmingde
0eratic victory in November can
avert Il civil war in the land We
are also told that unless "a matori-
ty of the trhoie people of the Uni
ted States is obtained for the Re
publican ttcket--that is, Il majority
Of the whole" including disrran-
chised rebels and excluding colored 1
the Radical candidates
are pronounced elected by the Rad
cal Congress, "the Democracy of
yhe country arW not submit t08t, ,and
'ci1 take up arms" to prevent the
inauguration Of those Republican
Mr.. Forsyth adds-and
here he speaks with a full knowl-
edge Of the facts-"IhiS as tile sem
ttme"& Qf tie Democratic party"
Mr., Forsyth does not rest here,
He denounces the reconstructed
otategovernments Of the South with
The bitterness Of Blair and John
son, and says: "And here we may
IS well say that the people Of
he South do not intend to submit
o that permanent rule, result as tie
Presidential election may." K
There is the whole thing in a nut
he'll. A Democratic victory at the
,olls or a Democratic rebellion ,
f the Republican candidates are
'lected through the exclusion of the {
lislranchised rebels from the ballot
'oX, the Democracy will appeal {
rom the verdict with arms in their {
lands, But should the Republicans +
riumph over the enfranchiscd and {
Iisfrancbised Democracy combined,
he Southern Democracy will still i
ebel. There is to be another re /
'ellion anyway. History repeats {
tself, and the Democratic threats q
u the Presidential campaign of 1860 f
re repeated in the Presidential cam i
aign OF 1868. G
The Register reveals another j
hase of the Democratic programme v
+ rebellion. The negroes are to s
e allowed to vote, if they vote so E
S to suit the white rebels, restore o
he sIaveocracy to power and again b
wet the chains about their own a
ecks. If they refuse to do this, II
let them look to the consequences" " f,
Northern men should read and a
onder upon the article from the Il
- ClevelaRd Herald t,