The Evansville journal., 1868-10-02
Are They FOrgerIes ?
IFrom Harper's weekly.l

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From Harper's Weekly.l
The New York World says: 1.-THE
Radical newspapers have forged
speeches and put them in the mouths
Of Southern Democrats by whom they
were never uttered"
Is it forgery that Frank z. Blair,
the Democratic. candidate for Vice
President. wrote to Colonel James y.
Broadhead, on the Both of June:
There is but one way to restore
the Government and the Constitution,
and that is for the President elect to
declare these acts (of Reconstruetlon)
null and void, compei7 the army TO
undo its usuTpat1ons at the south, uls-
perse the carpet bag State G0vern-E :
ments, allow the white people to. re-
organize their own Governments, and
elect Senator and Representatives,
Is il forgery that Wade Hampton
said alta Democratic ratification meet
ing in New York:
And / want you all to register an
oath that when they { the white peo-
pie OF the South, without regard to
the exceptions of the Reconstruction
acts. do vote, that these votes be
counted; and if there Is a majority of
white votes, that you viii place Sey-
mour and Blair 10 the White House,
IN spite ofall the bayonets that shall
be brought against them Pr
Is it a forgery that Wade Hampton
said at his receptioh In Charleston
that he proposed ia the Committee on
the Platform, % the Democratic Con-
ventIOn, to insert the words, And
we declare that the Reconstruction
acts are revolutionary, unconstitutlon-
al and void?" and that he added:
When L proposed that, every
single member of the Committee
and the warmest men In 1t were the 4
men Of the North-came Forward aud i
said they would carry it out to the
end?'' eoi7gJ ~ -ooa% 70 ~ 1eoare b
Is it a forgery that Mr. @. G. Lang
don, delegate to the Democratic Con-
vention, said in published letter be-
fore the 4th of July, that the recon
struetiOn measures are uncOnstitu-
tiOnal. and of course, absolutely void,
that this would be the chief plank In
the Democratic platform; that the
Supreme Court, probably at its next
term, would so decide; and that he
added: .,-v v---..-.. .-.. ..-.
Then all we want is a President
whose views are in accord with that
decision, and who has the will and
the nerve to do his duty. 1t will be
his duty to enforce the decree of the
Court IL need be, atthe point of the
bayonet?"
Is it forgery that John Forsyth
said, in the Mobile Register, speaking
of reconstruction:
"And here we may as we'll say that
the people oe the South do not intend
to submit to that permanent rule,
result as the Presidential election
may2 a-nl Iae l,L-o SEQ. % aat H.
Is it a forgery that Raphael Semmes
said at Mobile:
i have come TO declare that |
have given my allegiance, heart and
soul to the old, flag, provided we can
restore tue old flag again to be the
representative of the principles of the
Constitution, which we will be able to
effect by the election of Seymour and
Blair2 loo -ai nf ast vs- 5eaa
Is it a forgery that the Charleston
Mercury said: 'atctt
Peace was made by General Sher-
man in the Spring of 1865, in his
terms of capitulauon with General
Johnston That was peace, and moth
luE GtSG ever Will DC DcdC6!
Ii 1t forgery that Albert Pike
said:
"Tho South is our land; the North
is foreign aud hostile realm. X n
IF the old Union cannot be restored
we will hope to see, the South indie
pend Mt before we die q Ne knJ
N Isit forgery that General Battle,
Of the late rebel army. said at the
HNqTpcpwqt1a r,,oat1po Mohfla.
The Democratic party indorses
principles for which you battledP'
is it 4 forgery that the Richmond
Enquirer says: - 7r.-r-..s .7ssr-.-
Hhe next Democratic House. oi
Representatives In ease of a co pttst,
wilt Tecagaize, aud only recognize,
. sueh meuibersa as come there under
legal constitutions, and that faYi
been adopted by the Tree consent Of
tie Write people of the State?p sect
Il it 4 forgery that the -RichmOn'
Wing, speaking of the Blair letter
said: -
He declared without hesitancy
and in term too. clear and decided +
be Ialsuntlers toods : sthat, were he Pres
ident the lsw hoie Executive powe
should be et4bloyed to blot out ever!
vestigs of Radical reconstruction?
Is 1t a forgery that Wade Hamp
ton said: 1ta-lHe = ~ VI lftW
~ VT TryIto convince the negro that W
are his real friends; but if he wi
not be convinced, aud Is still joiue
to his idols, convince him at lea'
.e that1he must l0oh0tD those ido'
whom he serves as his gods, to fee
and icIotte aim = Agree among your
selves, aud actii firmly on'this belle
that yOn Wit not employ any one VIII
votes the Rddicat ticket?" Il = =
~ aa Issit a forgery that Albert Pike, /;
oa Pfesidentofsa Democratic club, of
eially said of Democratic cards 4
reeonaiiendatioh for colored men: Is
1--WE hone that hereafter, when an
DGmodrat desires to employ colore
man iii any capacity. he will ask
r- see hiYschrAgandi If none is produce
.ai will refuse to employ himf .noa
g @s itla forgery chat the Chattanoog
b Ui1ion said: .z-a.r..a71r'...5 s..s.i.T
a a I" suffer any and all taunts OF tyi
amy uutil after November, and then
well. Wa would rather be nimbl
squirrel than a white Radical?''
Is it forgery that the New Yor
fWoFid slid of such speeches of Wad
Hamilton as we have quoted: r
..l 81 We ilaIe found them to be th
candd d aud persuasive utterances (
an honest and courageous man
NJ Aadif these are all forgeries, wh
IS it chat the Charleston HeTcHT
said: y --33 -esa
Private adyiees from our mo
strenu6usfriends at the North reque
that we should protest against the in
prudent expressions that have escapC