Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-06-09
RADICALS VS.. CATHOLICS.
Rev. DIR. X. j. BrecISInrIdge in Albany
Keynote Of the Radical CanVass-Re-
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Rev. DIR. X. j. BrecISInrIdge In Albany
keynote OF the Radical Canyass-Re-
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From the Albany IN. W Argus, June 2 a'
OPENING OF THE CAMPAIGN OF HATE AN
INCENDIARY THREAT.
The opening of the Radical campaign in
this city, in behalf of Grant and Colfax,
was an ominous one. A meeting was gotten
up which was intended to illustrate the
enthusiasm with which the nominations
we're received; and to give the signals and
watchwords of the assault upon the De-
mOcracy. H.
Everything seemed auspicious TO great
meeting. The Radical Senate was in SEES
sion, engaged in the trial Of the Dorm i'm
parchment. The Presbyterian Convention
attracted many visitors. The getters-up OF
the meeting turned to this latter body to
get their orator, instead of the Senate
having indeed been rebufied in their appli-
cation Of the latter direction. The Rev.
DIR. Breckinridge was solicited to open the
campaign. He had presided over the Bal
timore Convention which nominated Lin
coin and johnson, and his name was re-
lied upon to give character to the new de-
mOnstratinn.
We knew that not few of his Rever-
end associates were disguised at his lend
ing himself TO a political movement,
which had ceased 10 be identified with any
great moral question, and which only
aimed 10 preserve power in the hands of a
party that had used it for selfish ends.
DIR. Breckenridge not only made parti
sa,! speech at the behest of political com
mittee-invoking the name of God repeat
edly to give II pious Rir-but in his zeal
he overdid his work. Pointing out how in
the future, New England and the South
would have little to do in directing the
politics Of the country, which would be in
the hands of the great Middle States
reaching to the West, and particularly
New York, he said that New York must
be redeemed from the disgrace she had
brought upon herself last fall" He al
luded to the city of New York as contain
ING 30, 900 Roman Catholic voters, whom
he denounced as the cause of the Radical
defeat and be said the State must be re-
deemed, even il 10 do 40, New York had
10 be burned to the ground
AT the close Of his remarks" according
10 the Epeaiag Journal, "the audience
rose 40 AAHll lGNA anu hoNS nm nearly
round Of cheers, followed by another for
the ticket )" but the Journal suppresses all
mention Of the infamous sentiment, and all
reference to the deprecatory remarks Of
Mr.. Townsend, OF Troy, who followed,
and who evidently regarded this incendi-
airy declaration a. one in every way utterly
unfit TO be made
We have waited to hear il the sentiment
should be disclaimed by the author, or re-
pudiated by his party He seems 10 have
no explanation TO make, and they no dis
clamer 50 We may regard these words az
the keynote Of the campaign.
A war Of sects il 10 follow a war Of sec
tons; and the spirit Of hate which has
swept over the country, blasting its fields
and blighting human lives, is to be in
voked 20 a new career. Not State against
State, bat family against family, and
brother against brother, are 10 be armed
for the encounter, which these blood
hounds of Zion are baying on.