The Portland daily press., 1868-08-21
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and were surprised when the war began will
hardly regard the situation now with the same
Indifference. The threats of revolutionary
violence are perhaps more open and violent
than they were before. Every Southern Rebel
is on his feet. If simply the encouragement
received from the representatives of small
minority of the Northern people at New York
lnaugurates such a reign, of terror at the
South as we see, into what excuses might Sc
cessionists not be led by a national Demo-
cratic triumph at the polls? In the nrs'
place, every Rebel and Copperhead, always
and everywhere, proclaim thu the first step
would be to overthrow the free governments
established by Congressional authority and
to drive out Northern men who nave settieo
soutb of Mason and Dixon's line. Is there
any one idiotic enough to suppose that such a
revolution can be accomplished peacefully?
Did our Union soldiers fight for hot9 We
have already published Wade Hampton's
speech in which he explained how wide and
liberal construction was placed by Northern
Democrats on the words unconstitutional,
revolutionary and void" with reference to the
reconstruction acts, in the Democratic plat
don, of Alabama member of the committee
tee on resolutions from that state, mas gwen
further explanation. He says:
Upon recostruction and suffrage the resolu-
tons were not sufficiently strong and explicit
to meet the views of the Southern delegates.
This fact was first noticed by Mr.. Fitch, from
Georgia, who made an earnest appeal to the
committee in behalf of the South. General
hampton of South Carolina followed, and in
the course of his remarks depicted the condi-
ton OF his State. The simple story of her
wrongs and her humilations, presented as it
was IN language chaste and manner sincere,
produced deep impression upon the commit
tee. Every eye was suffused with tears. And
here followed a scene that shall never forget.
General Preston of Kentucky followed IN a
few words of transcendent eloquence. Del
egate after delegate from the East, North and
West responded in turn, each and all express
ing their deepest sympathy in the condition of
their felOwcitizens of the South, and each
giving the earnest and solemn assurance that
no matter sChdt might be the language of the
platform, their Southern friends might rest as
sured that If the Democratic party a0dS success
jul, the odiOuS and unconstitutional measures of
Dhach they complained should be set aside and
the Southern States all be restored to equal
rights in the Union Mr.. Stuart, of Mich gan
then proposed to insert the words that "the re-
construction acts are unconstitutional, revolu-
tonary and void" and asked his Southern
friends if that would be satisfactory. General
Hampton responded that it would: SO all of
us agreed and those words now stand in the
platform.
Hence it appears that the Democratic plat
form itself does not give an adequate idea of
the settled determination of Rebellion to as
sert its supremacy once more. The Rebel
press unanimously accept the verbal pledges
of Copperheads as being truer opponents of
the party principles than the platform. We
published the other day something from For
rest the butcher. Here is something more of
the same sort from speech delivered at
Brownville:
If, however, the war should come, and hope
it never will, l want no drones in my drum of
bees. (Applause.] If am forced into a COL
lision, tell you that every man shall be COM
PEELED to do his duty. They have got to take
sides with us or the other party. We will have
no neutrals. All must show what they are
If they are not for us, then they will be against
us. We must be unit ON this very grave
question. The militia will be a unit, and we
must be in the same position. When the war
closed L surrendered honorably, and desire to
soldiers and those who fought with me during
the war. love them as / love my own life,
and never intend that they shall be shot
What he means by being forced into a col
lision" is this-the refusal of the Union men
who now have control of the State govern
ment of Tennessee to give it back to Rebels
who are assailing it. If Seymour and Blair
should be elected how long would it be be
this barbarian would give that threatened
"toot" on his 'horn?" 1t will also be remem-
bered that in previous speech he said that in
the event of the renewal of warfare he Shout d
"give no quarter"
Another Southern orator, Mr.. Ramsay of
Georgia, from whom we have not previously
heard, speaks in a similar strain. He says:
We aoiW noo, at all hazards, recouer our lost
liberties, and restore the State. We are in the
midst OF a great revolution, which may end
peaceably at the ballot-box but if not. then
the true men of the South will rally once more
around their now folded banner, and UiU try
the issue at the cartridge-bo1. Remember the
ancestors from which you sprung. There are
men an the North aoho are noW truly uith you.
ana Uho aoiH, IN such conflict, If necessary,
lead your bdttatonS. We did not make the
other war. 1t was forced upon us. We simply
stood for the rights for which our fathers bied
And we MIN sts.na .hese asain, come peace o.
WAR.
1t is proper to remark that "the lost liberties
of the South" are liberties to ''wallop the mig
ger" Nothing more. The franchise taken
away for treason has already been restored by
the Union Legislature of Alabama, and with
magnanimity more remarkable than any
thing of the kind ever before seen or dreamed
of outside of the New Testament, the negroes
in other Legislatures are in favor of doing the
same thing in the very face of declarations on
the part of the Rebels that they will signalize
their return to power by Immediately dis
franchising their en.franchisers ,~.. If
The response to Southern treason from the
North is heartier than in 1860. Franklin
Pierce said nothing more encouraging to the
secessionists OF that year than Frank Blair
says to the secessionists of this. His brother
Montgomery recently told the people of Rich
mond that he began to believe that in the late
war the North was scrong and the South riqht.
This is the brother of the Democratic candi-
date for the Vice Presidency, who is his agent
and especially authorized to state his views!
Capt. Isaiah Rynders, of New York, in a
speech last week said that "He loved the
American flag as dearly as any other man, so
long as at represented government an the
hands Of the Democratic party and no lonqer :"
Did the Rebels of 1860 hear from the North
more encouraging words than these?
Take all the facts we have presented above
in connection with the memorable declarations
OF Vance and Wise in their Richmond
speeches where they declared that slavery
and secession were not dead" and that the lost
cause (secession) would be regained by the
election of Seymour and Blair, and then con-
sider whether second war for the overthrow
of the Republic will be- likely to lessen "the
burdens of taxation" of which we hear so
much complaint. In the election of Grant
alone is peace. After that happy event, the
struggle OF the Southern aristocracy for do
minion over the laboring classes and their war
against democratic institutions is over for all
time. Confidence will be restored, the ma
tional debt will be rapidly reduced and at last
thank God, the Republic will be forever safei
State Politics. ..
Hon. j. A. j. Cresswel of MARYLAND. will
speak at Carmel Village, this evening. In the
afternoon Grant and Colfax Club will be
formed, and flag will be raised He will also
speak at Oldtown, Saturday afternoon, upon