The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1868-07-16
9hs Democratic Nomin lions

Liz Fl"Iioi III "4'h l'i".NS"i't to' wa wv
Convention are now before us and
nothing more cheering % the dropping
spirits Of our neople could lave bceli
anticipated by the most sang'Iinesshan
the results Of the delilrcrii;ions Of this
great assembly Of patriots and states
men from all parts ofsthe country -
The platform not only comes fully up
to tho sound constitutional princi lies
which have ever CHARACTERISED the par
ty, but reaffirn,s the Jeffersonian, doc.
trines Of State rights Us, s,essential To tho
maintainance Of tile American confGd-
Grated system Of Government, arruigns
the radical party before the country as
gui.:yo of the !uulest and lasests acts Of
tyrrallny and misr L., and drnounccs
''the reconstruction Acts (so-rallrd) Of
Congress, rs nsUpI oasl and n"constH :
tionol, ryro'Mionnry end roid." The NOM
inees of the Convention for 1'reSilrpt
and Vice President are worthy Of
bearing tho banner IF the party thus
inscribed with the rnrc republican,
and distinctive ideas Of American con
stitutional Liberty, longllt by the bloo.l
Of II common ancestry
uORATlD SEY I)J2. (of N,w
York, is rs pure IN snunl drmmlAt
us the country hus produced, wise,
learned anil accomplished, nm cxpe-
rienccd statesman, christian gen L.
man Of unblomished character, and
high social position, and on'y mncna-
be to the charge of adheling TO his,
principles throughout the entire war,
against nll tho array of radical power,
with its :orrent ormal passions, swerp-
ing away tile foundation oftle Coisti-
tion, an example Of heroic and patriot.
ic lsv ton to duty, which ent ties him
10 the al,niring confidence of every
true man.
FRANCIS P. BLAIR, Of (lllssol'ri,)
IL we'll known able a,rl consistent do
m0cratic stuteslnnn-an enthusiastic
and .g.llant volunteer soldier Of tho
Uniun Army during tho war, and IL
mlgilaniluous and generous advocate
of restoration, since tho surrender, the
nominee for the Vice.PreSierncy, is II
worthy associate with SEr SOUR Oh fl'e
platform which enlholies the priuci-
plies which lie boldly advocated in ad-
vance Of the Convention. The people
of South Carolina are capable Of emu
lating the magnnnimity OF our HAMp-
TON, who seconded tie nomination of
Gen. BLAIR, the officer whose troops
burned his beautiful residence during
the war, and letting tho dead past
bury tie past. will mlrch on with their
brethren 0full sections TO Tho re>tora.
tiun ofa pure catholic and .Ancricanisln.
Tho array Of parties upon Il sectional
basis, causcd the disruption of the de-
moar:;tic party in 1861, with all the
bloody consequences which succeeded
the election of sectional President un
sectional i,lea. This grand, cntlusl-
astic and harmonious meeting of q
united Democracy knowing no North,
no South. nu East, no West, but the
Country, tho whole Cnun ~ and Moth.
iug Tut tho County" is the sure pre-
str,, os i restoration o. TIE y mericail
Union, founded ~ WASulSGroS, JrI-
FErsoS and MADISON and tllrir nnl'lu
cumpatriutS of l116, sustained and snl
ported ~ WEBSTER, CLAY and CAL
uory and their r",nl"rrs, and drhas' Il,
divided, rrostitntcl AMI I'LL but de-
struyed forever l'y tho mud, selfish,
corrupt und malignant ,alic''li,m under
which tho wlI.e c@lt.y yo s:uln' III
anguish. Ones ,norc shall the soa of
tie Sunt! greet with rntlusia ;ic DO
votion, the prou banner o: his cana-
try, for heacr'!"rth it shall representa-"
longer tyranni'1l and malignant d"s-
pDstism, hut II grand natimality-the
Constitution and tho Uminn-un,l,r II
wise, hcl.ignu nn,l patriotic udIninia-
tration.
-
The Legi,lsiurr.