Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1868-09-11
The duty zoe ore to the Democrats
of the North.

Gen. Beauregard a tried and trusted lead
err of the Southern people in the late war,
has expressed the opinion, after free
miDglng with the Democrats of the North,
aud making himself familiar with their wish
es and hopes, that we can succeed in elect
ing Seymour and Blair "provided the South
ern people keep the peace in the mean time,
regardless of every proyocation which may
be offered by the enemy" This is the adj
vice of a man whose degotion to the South
cannot be questioned. He does not look
for the redemption of the South in a resort
to violent means. This Is a revolution he
expects to see accomplished in the peaceful
couflict OF the polls aud by the blOodless
vIctvry ct the ballot. Not, IT is true, in the
South, bat in the North aud West, where
the Democrats have promised II We will
keep ourselves upon our good behavior,
that they will re deem us from the terrible
despotism that has crushed almost the life
out of a brave people. The advice of Gen.
Beauregsrd is conceived In the same spirit
as that uttered by the Hon. j. 5. Golladay
in his speech In tins city the other night
He was fresh from Congress, and he told the
people that the Radicals in that body would
rtioice in Bny demonstration against the
laws and the constituted authority in this
STATE bN INC ItE1tt'ltlh. ~ - " pTOuuCb
such an outbreak that Bfownow has been
prompted TO pursue the course he has adop-
ted in calling ihe Legislature together and
advising the quartenug Of militia upon the
people, that tuey may thus he annoyed and
provoked into The commission Of retalitory
acts, which can be used by the uuscrupu-
lous Radicals to show to the people of the
North that we are still rebellious, and only
want pretext to openly and defantly
throw off the allegiance We profess TO the
government. All hot-headed acts on our
part should be carefully guarded against,
lest they be construed by our opponents, as
the National lDtelligencer says, into what
may be pretext on their part for setting
their dogs of war in motion to COnvulSe the
country with some form of agitation, by
which alone they have hope OF success
Though words do not rise to the dignity of
acts, it were also well, whatt yer the provo
cation in mere language, that extremely
violent epithets, in writing especially, should
be permitted.
Let our people bear in mind that we have
every thing to gain by preserving the peace,
and so act that whatever may happen they
will be in the right. Let us do everything
that can be fairly done TO prevent unneces-
! sary excitement, and the Democrats Of the
| North will achieve a victory that will enable
the m to release US from the terrible oespot-
| ism that has fastened itself upon us. We
do not urge a tame submission to outrages.
Let the conservative men throughout the
State organize and prepare for resistance to
every form Of scoundrelism, in force or
| fraud, that tho Jacobns may precipitate,
but be sure that they are not the aggressors.
Be vigilant and resolute, but calm and
wary, aud a victorious Democracy, triumph
ing through the peaceful conflict of the
polls, will as surely come to our relief as
the night follows the day. Union & DiSp.