The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-07-13

/ liz EanzGcE from FSE0OptI Dea3SttoE
+ that & il, more specific and direct thsn
I t. eEkef two, bat perhaps any one q
tbeua would answer the puEposs.
I desire, however. 70 say one VOID In re-
I qgKd 70 the importance Of this manure
I We kzTe been noting the p1ocsed1ngs
Of Q Convention he'd IN the ely o. 1asSl
I York, which has bat just sdiouEueds !
[ have rad the resolntIsns hoos1i ISl-i y
that Conveptiop. TIE platform o. pF1n'
eipIe, ss Laid down. and upon which ~
Z esndidstes have been plaesos apd
TyLsb 70 eAlI the attenEi0n Of the Esnats
! 20 HE lEsue that Is presented 70 the
I country By This platform and BY the
chzTacssr Of these capdhates.
GenersI Grant, in bis IetLer of aeespt-
spes, said: "L<t as have peaes.7 But
4 de Dsmocraiic party By their Convex
lion in New York have said: LIZ Us
have Wsr, there EhaI be no Peaee'-
They have declared in sub1tanee,
might say perhaps on direct terms InAt
the recOnsiructl0n of these States nndeI
the several acts Of Ccngrsss s5a1 ii n 20.
/ be psKnultted ITO sisnu, DOT snA11 u
/ oYkfturned bysLDIIitaEJ force. II tbsy
/ get the power they have announced
/ mat there EbaIi b. no peace in his
county; that there shall be no settle
| 1nkns Oh cur troubles except upon the
! condition Of the triumph Of those who
! have been IN Esbslitous This platform
o
I lion Of the renewal Of the rebellion.
/ Let me call your attention 70 part Of
/ the eighth resolution, in regard 10 thiE
very duestiops In speaking OF the re-
/ construction Of the STATES. they go OF
/ 70 say that ''tJe power 10 regulate SUI
I fTaZe exists with each State MAKING
no difference betwesn loyal States tost
] nave beeu at peace, and 5tatss that
nave been In rebellion putting them
ali uuop the same footing, sDo that
/ ..suy attgmpt by Congress- on any pre-
texf ghaIsYer"-lbAt Is upon ibs pre-
ext Of IEte TebsliLOn, If geo ptesses-''Lo
dspriVs any STATE Of this Eigh: OF inteE.
| fers win Its exercise is h2gLAni
| uHurpstion Of power when can ahn ~
| WARRANT ia The COnstiLuttons ana u
| sanctioned by the People VIII suDVeh
I our form OF Government" Insy oe-
/ clare that tie interference oil Con
zFess with tks suffrage in States
| that have been IN SsDsIllon' tbGugh tnat
! I1teTteFsHce may be aosoIutEiy Deees-
| sarv. y, We have found il 20 tie recon-
| stf1ctIon Of fbe States j. uDcoEsliiu-
| IouHI. end that no Jurisdiction can be
| found for il, ard tbaEGG will subTeTt or
| form Of government This Convention
I has called upon The Tssels Of The South
| 20 rexzrd these governments, orSsntzsd
or the authority OF sets Of Congress,
By the people Of these SEates. a. usuf-
pattonE, uucongttfuttopals and j has
thereby invited them again TO tDEur-
rs-,stlon and rebellion. That Is what
I that resolution mEaDe. There IS where
.be Democratic party has placed Itself
I and lie cand dates, that there shall be
I 10 scguiesrzrcs in the action Of Con
grszz, bur that continued resistance IL
I and shall Ds their policy. They Lave
+ replied 70 General Grant By saying
/ that there SHALL be no peace, bit The
WEr shall b renewed. There can be no
cher policy tor that party unless II &C
I q1iese ia our work. II u does not &C
] cspt stbese TeconE1Euction acts mere
I car be no policy bot thai Of resistance,
and q renewal Of the war. They de-
eiars ibess EeeonstEoction atts 10 Oe
( unconstitutional end void. Being VOID
nobody Is bound TO regard them; theJ
have no authority over any one ls
cosfes or 10 punisht and may be resist.
I'd By any one with impuDity. Thai
nsy not b. tbs language Of this resolu
lion, Dut u - lDe substance and mean
ing Of il. And in consequence OF Till
4 Il resolved the endorsement and the aP
y probation OF the hupdreds OF REBEL
IVEbo were In that Convention from To-
Month; men who organized the Eebe
, gsTerDmsnti men who organized sn'
led the rebel armies In battle. This
Ihen, Is the iRsue-a continuance OF tn
war and q renewal OF the rebellion
becas SO 81 IL either that or II IL sabmts
sion aad acguIescenes to what has beer
done.
But Nr. President we sre not LEFT II
grOpe for the meaning of this ConVen
lion. WsHre not left even to seek To-
IL by Inference. We have the letter o
Gen. Francis 7. Blair, written, i be
7 IieVe, less than a week ago, and thii
letter has been Endorsed by that Con
vention this afternoon by his nomina-
ton as their candidate for Vice PTesl
dent. Tits rs much II part Ofthetr plat
form as fit WAS Incorporated In II, 10
the Ink was hardly dry before Ii wal
Endorsed by his nomination. repeat
! sir. that this letter II Il part of the Dem
ocfntic platform. General Blair, what
ever you may say of him. Is bold
outspoken man, and be spoke the sen
Iimsnts of that Convention. he says
upon these sentiments wnnt to stant
before the Convention" Upon thes
sentiments he was nominated. There
= fore i say that the language OF tn
Democratic Convention Of New Sorl
TO the whole country is war, resistanc
q by force oIHrms TO Congressional leg
: islRtiOn, the overthrow by force OF arm
n OF the governments that nav
been erected in the rebel State
q under the laws enacted b.
. Congress, the continuance OF this re
i bellion, continuance of this struggle
, In n somewhat different form, but Sill
[ the same struggle, contending for tn
same principles.
II Is now announced formally, not a
. Montgomery. not at Richmond, but q
New York. The country need not b
: at "A loss to understand the character o
the contest upon which we are entering
III not one OF peace and acquiescence
or consolidation, whereby the rAVage
OF war may be required, but is a neV
announcement OF the rebellion unde
/ f.ifpllnaIanCpg. hu
under circumstances Formidable Dan
gerOus and solemn.
Let the country look the struggle il
the face Gen. Blair has said truly
that all that Is said about green
backs and bonds and the ques
ton of finance, is mere nonsense
: Tho great issue is he question
OF overturning the new State govern
nents by force. The restoration OF thu
power of the rebels, or, as they call it
B 1.-The white MINIS government" IL
4 those States, aud "ail the rest Is leather
Q and prunellG."
We owe debt of gratitude to Gener.
. al Blair for his frunkness. There need
: be no deception practiced now, anC
, there can be netIber-can DO no olhel
= issue presented substantially to US, bu
that OF the future peace ofthis country
IfSeymour shall he elected upon tina
Il platform he stands pledged TO nae tn,
IL army OF the United States for the pur
10 pose OF oYerturntnR tho government
that have been established in the SuulI
J. by the whole people, and by that army
e TO place the power back again into iht
4. hands OF the rebels. They were Will
that Convention. They have given L
e them their counsel. They have en-
n dorsed Mr.. Seymour. Their Conveu
ton and all have endorsed Gen. Fran