Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-08-14

party mas INFORMED the people OF the rebel
states that they are at liberty again TO
embark in rebellion, to nuIiify the acts Of
Congress, aud thus to renew the struggle.
The Democratic party has invited the peo-
pie of the rebel States to renew the war.
by assuring them that the action Of Cou-
gress is uaconstitutionai, and that they
are thus not bound to yield any obedience
to these reconstruetion acts OF Congress.
II the people of the South do not again
embark In rebellion, IL Is because they
disregard the express wish Of the Demo.
cratic party Of the North. aud IL they do
again embark In rebellion, the Democratic
party OF the North Is responsible for the
war, aud the blood will bo upon their
shoulders. loud applause, aud voice.
1--WE will liex them again We UNDER
stand, my friends. that niusieen perhaps,
out Of twenty OF the white people In the
rebel States are hostile TO the Government
of the United States. Thcy are hostile
TO these governments that we have formed
they are full OF hatred 20 the people Of
the North; what Is moro, they are all arm
cd. You cau't 40 Into rebel house or
cabin in all the Southern States but what
you will hnd from QUE TO half dozen
rides aud muskets.
Tho private soldiers aud the officers of
The rebel army who served together for
years are living together there IA The same
neighborhoods, ready to take up the mus.
kctend the sword aud 10 fall into lino
again when the Gail - made, aud with this
hos,iIe aud rebol popuIalloa 10 the South.
ern States surrounding these governments,
that have beeu called into existenoe under
the acts of Congress. Tho Democratic
party OF the Northern States arc thus IN
yitipg them to rebellion, aud again call
ing upou them 10 take their arms by as.
suriug them that all of these laws are
vold aud of no force or effect. and that
they are not bound 10 yield obedience TO
any This IL tho position Of tho Demo.
cratic party according 10 It's platform, aud
" the power shall pass into the hands OF
this party, IL they eau elect President
who stands on that platform then indeed
will the revolution 70 back. Then Ia
deed wall all the blood have been shod 10
yait, then will all this treasure have been
wasted. aud after i've hundred thousand
graves have teeu filled up-afier wives
have been widowed without number, aud
iatLers left without ohildren-the rebels
will hnalIy triumph. Alb, my friends,
this samv party was responsible Tor the
beginning of the war. Ii they had not
too the deluded people OF the south that
The Government should be held stlil while
they carried on the work OF secession, they
never would have undertaken secession.
Why, IA this very State. IA this very old
state House up here, tho Democratic mi
nority IA the Legislature OF '0l, told the
people of the Soath that IT an aruy pass-
ed irOm tho State of indiana for tho pur.
pose OF subduing the rebellion then but
lust commencing, IL must hrst pass over
their dead bodies Aud what was the
language OF tue Democracy of Indiana,
vac lhu Language OF tho Democracy OF
Uhlo, aud vi ala the other stated Be-
he,lng these declarations, they madly
plunged into the war against thIs Union.
Dut A iurther evidence was waiting Ia
,egsld to the character OF tue Democratic
psttj, aud vi i.s parposa'. u IL found IA
tho nomiuauon ot uenefai Frauk Blair.
"A - ioaed ~ tnal iotier upoa which he
was noniiated, and w.thVut winch he
could uvt have been nOmiasted. l Will
asN ms i,lvsd ~ leaa svme extracts from
his .vu1I.
ihe reconstructlou policy Of the rad
leals val Do voupistc baiors Tao next eIec
t,on, tau o.,svs 80 lous ekiiaisd wall have
boe. aomllled, negfv suhsagc established,
anu ihe satput Dsgxsfs iustaAed Ia their
scats "a both branches Vi Congress. There
"a 10 psss,Dilly ot changing tue political
character Vi the oenatc, vsva II the Dsm
ocra,s should eleet their President aud a
majority ot the popular branches OF CoD-
gfess. We oaa1ot, therefore, undo tbs
radical plan of ruoonstruellOn by Con
grassl0nai action; the senate will contin-
ue bar TO Il. repeal. Must we submit
to ii? How eau lt DO oyerthrownY Ii
ean~only be overthrUwn BY tue authority
of tho Executive, who II swore TO maiu-
tain Tue Cunstituuon, aud will fail 10 dc
his duty VI he allows the Constitution 10
perish under a ser,us OF Congressional Gu.
aolmenls which are 10 paipaDle violation
of It's fundamental principles.
I'll tho Piusideut elceted by the Do
mooracy enlorces or permits Others to Gu.
lotoa these reconstruction acts, tho radi-
Gals, by tue accession of twenty spurious
senators aud huy Representatives, will
control both branches ol congress, aud
MS aJmlnls,ration will be powcrlcss ai
the present one of Mr.. johnson"
There is tho remedy pointed out By
Frank Blair. They cannot change tho
uoyornmenl by elevIlng President and
the Senate cannot be changed under foui
years. lie states the difficulty 10 the way
oi the Democratic party exactly, ofaccom
plishipg this thing by Legislation. Thc]
cannot uudo It by legislation under fou
years. How theu do they propose to uu
do what we have doue? 10 elect Pres
ident who shall have command Of tho
army, and by military power overturn ant
disperSe these loyal State Governments
and shall by military power aud IN de-
lance Of tho action ot Congress, reinstat'
the rebel State governments return rebel
to power place tho Union men, Of the Soutl
10 the hands oil these rebels who brough
T the war upon Us. This Is the remed
proposed by the Democratic candidate 10
the Vice Presidency. aud | would like {
appeal 10 the honest Democracy within
tbs sound OF my voice. Do you approx
of ibe proposition? do you propose not
agaia ~ rvsort 10 war aud bring upon u
} ali tho horrors OF revolution2 will as
! my friend to read again from Gen. Blair
letter, t,.s