Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-09-04
The Democratic Party and Platform.
FROM A -rEEcH or uo>. HENRY WILSON, OF MASS.
Al BANGOR. NJ. AUGUST y.

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In 1864. when Grant was holding Lee in his
grasp iu the rebel capital. and Sherman was
fighting his bloody way to Atlanta. when patriot
hearts were cheerel hy the hope Of soon subiu-
Cltuc the rebellion, the Democratic party as
sent.ci at Chicago Horato Seymour presided
The convention, inspired by slavery and in SYM
patly with their rebel Democratic friends in re-
bcIon, resolved that the war Is a failure, -
and demanded d" the cessation Of hostilities. 50
The Republican party met in convention, de
clarcd for the comp etc abolition Of slavery, the
subiugation Of the rebellion and the reelection Of
A. Lincoln. These two parties, numbering more
thln four millions Of voters, went 10 the ballot
box. The Republicans invoked the patriotism,
the love Of liberty and the scf-sacrifcing spirit
Of the country. The Der ocrats appealed to cow
arlly fears. selfish instincts and unreasoning
passions and prejudiccs The Democracy. boast
ful rs is its wont, received y out Of 234 elec-
torll votes, and was beaten by popular ma
iorty Of more than 100000 votes The spirit Of
the rebellion wis thus broken The hopes Of the
rebel chiefs. excited by Democratic assurances,
We're crushed. and, in a few months, the rebel
armies surrendered TO our advancing legions.
In November there is TO be another struggle
between these two parties for the control of the
national administration. The Republican party
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convention IN Ne" l"rA' iloit.io oey y.Iour .i.'
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convention "oulu oe no .HOle pa1lO." VI Hise
m ,Iin Was 'le DeiiioOi r,' 0o' u'io" VI iIOi
lhefe asselloleu 'he seil-5aie ,e'iers, Ut thelr
eohpeers, 'hat prohouncel' III loof' 'ie war 10
preserve the nation me- E'ilure' anu ue-
nlahleu Acess'i'lon Oh nos''il''es' WHICH Nouid
nave il'ue neIl'aUle u'siieiloei men. IT Vi .he
hepuohe anu 'he uel'h O.. 'he ha'oh. 10 uiat
convention came also le" disappoihted, sour
anu iAlieh sp!rI's' VINO once were eiiis'eu WIN
i the legons oi Liberty, out VINO never were IN
oued with the generous and ennobllng impulses
Of Human Equality
There came, too, the opponents and represen-
tatlves OF the " lost cause; These represent
atiyes were not the men whose eyes had been
opened IN the storm OF civil war to see the error
of secession, and who had repented OF their trea-
son against the best government IN the world
treason made IN the interest Of the wckedest
rebellion in history REBEL on recognizing slav-
cry as the normal eondirion of society in Chris
tan America and the cornerstone Of their new
government These were the men in whose
/ bosoms still burned the aggressive and domin-