The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-08-27
NOR.
Address to the Republicans of Pennsyl-
Vania.

Vanld.
Hon. Galusha A. Grow, Chairman of
the Republican State Centred Committee.
issues the following address to the voters
OF pennsylvania =
Rooms of the Republican State Central
COMMITTEE, Philadelphia, Aug. 1865
10 the Voters of Pennsylvania Within
sixty days you are to decide at the polls up
on the principles and general policy that
arc to control the administration of public
affairs for the next four years. On the.
result hangs the grave questions of the
peace and good order Of society, the pro-
sperity of the industrial interests, the
development Of the resources of the couns-
try, the integrity of the Union, and the;
guarantees of liberty.
In the outest, the party that for four
years parlayzed the arm Of industry by
loading 1t with a burden of twenty-five
hundred millions of debt, involved the
country In civil war, and threatened the
destruction of the Union and the over
throw of liberty, solicits your suffrages,
declaring that it has no principles to ad-
Vocate or measures to support, and calls
upon Its followers everywhere to defend
nothing. With nothing in its history for
years worthy to be defended, it is wis
dom not to make the attempt; for it has
manacled the freedom of the press, crush
ed out liberty of speech and brutalized
the public conscience in fifteen States.-
1t ostracised every man who had the cour-
age to declare human bondage a sin
against God and a fragrant violation oS
the spirit and genius of the republic. 1t
waged cruel war against the pioneer set
tiers of Territories and covered the prai-
rles of Kansas with murdered heroes, be-
cause they preferred freedom to slavery.-
1t established reign of terror, and made:
the residence of men faithful to the prfn-
clples of the Declaration of Independence
impossible on more than half the territory
covered by the flag of common country.
Defeated in Its efforts to elect President
OF Its choice it appealed to arms to nullify
the decision of the ballot-box. In the
struggle it laid million of brave men in
untlmely graves, shrouded the nation i'm
mourning, and flooded it with tears
Such are the CHASTITY testimonials of what
the democracy has done in years past.
No thanks to that party that today We
have country to love or Constitution to-
revere. 1t did all in its power to destroy
both.
And now it again seeks power, through
discord and civil strife. For four years
during the height of the nations peril,
the only hope of the party for success
was IN disaster to our arms. Hence is
rejoiced at every Union defeat, and
mourned over every Union victory.
Its candidate for Vice President declar-
ed to the Convention that nominated him
that "we must have President who with
execute the will of the people by tramp
tang antO the dust WsmPations Of Con-
greSS kRoocH as the Reconstruction acts.
x | repeat, this is the real and only
question which we should allow to control
US. 1t is the idle to talk Of bonds, green
backs, gold and the public credit. = 3
L wish to stand before the Convention up
on this ISSUE" Thus was he nominated,
and Wade Hampton, advocating the tick
ct, before an audience in South Carolina,
declares "that the cause for which they
fought, and for which Stonewall jackson
died, will yet be gained in the election of
Seymour and Blair"
Ii this party can succeed at the ballot
box, the work of reconciliation of four
years will be undone, and the priceless
sacrifices of four others will have been
made in vain.
The issue is marked and we'll defined =
Grant, COJac and Peace or, Seq.
mour, Blair and Var
GALUSHA A. GROW,
Chairman State Central Committee.
GEORGE w. HAMERsLEY,
j, Il. MCAFEE. 0ecr s..