The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-11

tions which divide the people Of the United states
party met at Chicago during last May and placed
General Grant and Mr. ColfaX before the country as
their candidates ana inc o1ieea a.
reputation as sotdte, nome sohdteoef as scdes
man. HIS adat''tstratton Or Ms Congressto ..aH
| Grdnde scas treak ana toicked 10 the last
| degree He openly avOwed and acted upon the
| OF his party In Congress, even against their
| plainly declared purposes In the acts OF
| left the people OF the States subject to be recon-
structed, free to accept or reject the proposed
sure Under MS instructions has sataps prescribed
newspapers, dismissed ctrH officers arrested citizens
for exercising thiS cypress prtUiLege "inlpedt
n,eRts' TO reconstruction, thereby making the erey
cse Of a legal rtgat, conceded on htnsel, crime
sons. He accepted the confidential position or Sec
rotary Of Var from The President, had his ceractty
dLectty npedched on HDe or his colleagues a'sd at
tempted to support his uerdcy on pleading his o,on
treacferv. Hts letter accepting the chicago nominal
tory. He declares his adherence TO this ertrdord-
nd1y manifesto until ne or the public change their
opinions. He does not euen 1Dec the slightest sense
or obligation TO the constitution; the tcM ofthe peo
pie Is lbs TQeSsed polar star, achc by his oi1n IN
tepretatton, means the ,otl OF the revolutionary oc
ton aohch seeA to use his military reputation TO
peype ,tate their oiDn po,Der aad suoue,t The
constitution. Leu as ny hsn ana ms COZ
sage o. e the ssana T s1nicn eg hsre
model Of audacity, OF falsehood and Of "A shameless
contempt for popular Intelligence. Even the few
contains were inserted with fraudulent intent and
appropriated TO the wicked purpose OF covering up
the plumber OF the people and cOncealing the Ia al
wounds inflicted on the constitution. 1t deuounces
"all forms OF reputation as national crime"
simply to put countless millions In the pockets of
"money changers" to which they are not lawfully
and rightfuly entitled. 1t announces equal taxa
tion as sound and pure principle, and relieves
fifteen hundred millions OF the property Of these
demands the ''strictest economy in the admnistra-
ton Of the government" whilst its trainers have
a. nInI arlv HUg hmm 1rAd
since the close Of the war without lessening
the public debt to the amount Of a single
would do honor to the heroes OF Newgate denounces
"the cOrruptiOns which have been 80 shamefuly
nursed and fostered by Andrew Johnson" whom
they have stripped OF all power and therefore, OF all
responsibility for the administration of public affairs.
1t declares. sympathy with all oppressed people
struggling for liberty" except the victims Of the per-
1dOus tyranny OF its own architects 1t invites i'm
migration and pledges protection to emlgrants
against all kings poentates or powers except their
worst enemies, the radical party, which demands or
all emigrans the unconditional support of despotism
this side OF the Atlantic the price OF protecting
pardon and peace ''admission into the communion
OF loyal people' to all who will join in conspiracy
against the constitution and none Others II lauds
the principles OF the Declaration Of independence,
which Its advocates for seven years, both in peace
aud war, have been struggling 10 overthrow. 1t
votes especial honor mot gold to brave soldiers
ana seamen," pays for their blood in deprecated
government paper. with which the lame and the
halt the widow and the orphan may buy gold to be
paid in taxes to be voted specially to bOndhOders.
The true soldier always honors "a foeman worthy OF
his STEEL, the Confederate soldiers who did their
own duty In the late would not willingly see one
pledge OF the United States 10 her soldiers viO-
lated, one right withheld; nor would they pluck
laurel from the brow OF single soldier, whether ma
tive or foreign, who fought them in the late war;
besides other and nOber reasons, whatever glory
they may have deserved viii not be lessened by
muns upon their adversaries. Finally this platform
cOngratuates the country upon the assured success
OF the reconstruction policy OF Congress as evinced
by the adoption OF ma 0rity OF the states lately In
rebellion OF constitutions securing equal civil and
political rights to all;' pledges the radical party
maintain equal suffrage in all these .late rebel
Sates but expressly declaring that "the question
OF suffrage IN all the loyal states properly belongs TO
these States" .This policy OF reconstruction thus
endorsed by the Chicago Convention, makes up u
clear and final issue between military despOtism and
constitutional government. II leaves no place for
compromises; neither party give quarter,
"VG ricttS" must he inscribed upon the banners of
the contesting hosts. II was meet and proper that
the enuncation OF the success OF this policy should
be clothed in language OF open, shameless aisehood.
IL is not true that majority OF the states lately in
rebellion, or any one oil thcin have adopted cou5ti-
tutions securing equal civil or political rights to all,
or any other constitutions whatever. There was not
single act from the beginning to The cOnsumma-
ton OF these atrocities which had the voluntary
assent OF the people OF either OF these States The
whole scheme, In all Of the parts and by all its ma
chlnery, was concOcted and adopted with the sole
view Of defeating the popular will.
You know, fellow citizens, that there was not a
native white man In the state who gave public utter
ance To single word OF approval Of any OF its pro-
visions. one OF Its prominent features, the four
teenth constitutional amendment, had been nearly
unanimously Dy the Legislature OF GEORGIA.
Even those VINO advocated its adoption relied upon
the infamy OF the radical party rather than upon
merits OF the scheme to accomplish thai end. Ex-
Governor Brown, Its leading supporter, commended
II TO your acceptance solely upon this ground. 1t
was the custom OF ancient heathens to worship rep
tiles, crocodiles and demons, to whom they would
sacrifice even wives and children to proptlate their
wrath and To arrest their 1erociy Ii upon TINS
principle that you were urged to lay your honor
ana your manhood at the feet OF your enemies. You
were told by this emssary Of these usurpers
that If you did not accept these terms your
lnnhQ w uth hA tad mil.
your children would become houseless and
homeless wanderers and outcasts, and that
these radical monsters Infatuated by your stubborn
devotion to liberty, would invent new instruments
Of torture and and still more diabolica punish
ments to conquer your frmness. These appeals to
your fears were scornuly rejected the tempter and
the temptation were trampled under your feet.
Other means were resorted TO In order to manufac-
ture an apparent assent OF the people. Twenty
thousand ofyou, all Of you who had even held the
ONCE OF Justice OF the peace were already dsfran-
chised by this policy The ignorant blacks were
government officials with public pap, and then edu-
Gated into the belief that a radical vote meant
OF these ignorant people might detect these frauds
under the Pretext OF projecting them against
ws liked ey bayOne to give .hsr pS es
consent to the policy OF reconstruction.
Yet even this was not enough. A plan Of
In the so-caed constitution which offered TO the un
fortunate free discharge from all Of their debts
and thus increased TO some extent the number OF
Pope and Meade, aided by their chief, have faith.
fully labored TO compass this iniquty. They com.
PEELED every civil officer in the State to remain silent
support 1.-THE policy or quit his ONCE; they CON-
PEELED all newspapers to advocate on pain OF being
deprived OF all legal advertisements In the state:
they openly encouraged negroes, criminals and adj.
venurers in insulting and robbing the honest peo.
pie Of the Commonwealth, In order TO make the
existing state Of things uncomfortable; and when all
this failed 10 accomplish their nefarous purposes
POPE, In organizing the Convention aud Meade In
organizing the legislative and executive depart
ments Of the so-called government OF Georgia
shamefully aided and Allotted the fraudulent regis.
trars throughout the state, and thereby put upon
you O defeated convention. defeated Governor
and fraudulent majority IN the Legislature. All
these facts are well known TO the thousands OF men
and women who are before me this day. Yet this
Chicago Convention has the audacty to say that the
state OF Georgia has done this wicked thing. We
already had o government when these intruders
were put upon u.s. The people had assembled i'm
convention ut the call OF the President and with the
free aud open acquiescence Of Congress. They had
made constitution In conformity with the require.
ments, OF the FEDERAL government; IT had been ac-
quesced In by the people They asked for no change
they wanted none-no human being seemed to desire