The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-08

and tobacco, for instance, because they are mere
uxuries at most. la imposing this tax we ask but
one question-how much money can we squeeze out
OF these things2 We tried two dollars gallon, but
the whiskey rings in Chicago st. Louis and all over
the country were too strong for the government
They bribed the oiceholders, and johnson would not
remove them; We could nor nep ourselves. and put
down the tax 6p whlskey 70 1fty cents gallon and
10uf dollars q barrel, making about sixty cents q
gallon II was fixed at that price because II Is all
we can collect Ii is now cheaper TO pay the tax
than to defraud the government. Do the democrats
mean that they for equal taxationY IL not what
lao ey Ts say e and
OF that sort. We say no. Tax the carriage that Pc
longs TO the rich mamie is able to pay 1t; tax the
uries OF fe-the people who use them are able to
but do not tax those articles required by every
pouy. Exempt them, because men cannot get along
=, THE BLACKS AND WHITES OF THE SOUTH.
Inc republican party stands to-day where 1t stood
until II rs restored upon firm basis The State gov
ernments III the South are republican In FORM They
are Igahzed upon the basis Of giving the power to
Tue Iriends or the Union. 1t happens that some OF
those friends are black. 1t safer to trust the des-
tnles OF those States to loyal negroes than to white
Ieoels. blair says he wants to overthrow those
state governments and allow the white people to
form governments for themselves" would have
no ODlectiOn 10 mat u he will explain which white
people he means. 1t n not enough that man should
be whie-he should be patriotic and honest. | make
no discrimination between colors have no doubt
tia III twenty years hence your sons will say:-"Our
fathers were engaged In terrible war; there were
three millions OF people In the South that were true
TO the government and were willing TO fight for 1t
II they could secure their freedom, and after they
Had been emancipated and fought the rebels and
oXertdrew the &c, the question as to who
helped the government In its hour OF trial or the
rebes-came up. The great democratic party as
ernment made by white men for white men and
their pOsterity forever and gave the control Of the
government 10 tnose rebels ana would not let them
be controlled by the blacks simply because they
blacks"
The points on which the two political parties differ
were presented by the General as foows:-
To reach proper conclusion need not speak Of
the past except TO illustrate the present Our demo-
and yet they In their platform call the Union party
to account for all the acts they characterize as
wrong from the very day OF its birth until now. We
must, therefore, like them, look back and review the
past. You are greatly mistaken If you suppose you
can determine the anin9s Of a party from its plat
clans to misead the people, To determine the true
aim and scope OF party organization you must first
inquire into the materials OF which 1t Is composed
Names are Of no Importance. We call ourselves
pubcans and our adversaries call themselves DEM
ocrats. What is the present aim Of the democratic
party Is the question. To determine that must go
back q little may say what they have been aiming
to accomplish for years and may say who 1t is that
Morgan county q great many patriotic men
that belong to that party. There are men In this
the war-brave, gallant and patriotic men. l
should be wanting in self-respect II should ques-
ton the patriotism OF these men, whose services 80
well understand. But men like these constitute
very small part OF the organization The great bulk
of the democratic party in the North are men who,
account OF unfortunate political opinions were not
able to help during the They did not believe
the government had power to save ITSELF They could
not cOerce State and because they could not do that
1t was impossible for them to shoot REBEL They could
do nothing; their hands were tied. They were per-
fectly honest, but ! think unwise. In addition to
them 1--WE cannot disguise the fact) there were men
throughout the North who desired that the national
government should be northumberland who re-
lolced when even the rebels won victory and
wore long faces when your brothers were
triumphant in the field. How many there were
! do not know; but they are to-day part Of the
democratic party. Is IL not truep This was the ma
terial that composed that party during the war.
Since its close they have received large accessiOns
from the South-inen who have come to the party
were rebels during the war. and they tell they
rebels STILL Wade Hampton sald at the close OF the
war:-"The Southern people could have had their
own terms II they had Joined the radicals; but we
would not do 1t; We always intended to join the
preference is this:-Governor Brown, OF Georgia.
said, "When ceased to be rebel surrendered the
principles upon which the rebellion commenced
me during the war; These men CAME
into the democratic party without surrender,
did before the war, and I apprehend If they had
another opportunity they would act they did
before the war. These men received into fun
fellowship In that party, and they were cordially
welcomed at New York. If you read the reports OF
their recent OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the democratic
or republican papers-yOu will find that wherever
Hampton, Forrest or Preston rose their appearance
was greeted with loud applause. Is that not SO
Cries Of Eyes yes ro II 1t is they received
not with the JOY angels experience "over one sin
ner that repenteth," but JOY over unrepentant,
no opinion, we have yielded to force and to force
al0ne.n These elements constitute the democratic
party. You ask, how 10 that material to any ques-
ton before us n0wY answer, 1t Is because they
Will act out their political convictions If they sue
coed to power The party that receives Forrest
with his opinions, believes that he was and is right