Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-10-02
From the cineisnati Gazette.
Honest Admissions of Democrats.

part of this county called New Baltimore,
Crosby township. where pure Democracy
prevails. There are only four Union men
in the place, and to get up a meeting the
ueigbboring Republicans have to become
carpet bsgeers and colonize. We held q
largo meeting there last Friday evening,
which brought out many Democrats. 1t
vas addressed by the Hon. Job L. Steven
son and Capt. Carl jain. Mr.. s. COM
menced by saying that he would say few
words Of himself, Of his opponent, and
then pass to the great issues Of the cam
paign. Mr.. S. said: The worst thing
Democracy had to say Of him, was "he
had been Democrat" "Now, if il was
wrong for me to be Democrat eight years
ago, how much worse is it for them to be
Democrats now, after eight years Of such
a record as that party has made" OF the
statement that he had raised a rebel flag,
Mr. s. said at IS he" A Democrat
said "You were a REBEL az toas not
said Mr.. 5. Glad | been, you would vote
for me, for that is Democratic recon-
meodalion." OF his opponent he said
that "Mr. Gary claimed to be working
man, aud asked if any one had ever seen
Mr.. Gary at work?" An old gentleman
said "he had known him twenty five years
and had never seen MIN do any work, nor
had any one else"
Mr.. ). spoke Of the position Of the Re.
publican party on the finances in sound
argumentative manner, and showed the
dangers of Initiating the currency by citing
the rebel buebacks; but that Cary and
his Democratic friends said there could
not be too much paper, and that Pomeroy
said, when asked how greenbacks would
be redeemed, "let them wear out" Mr..
s. showed that If the Democrats succeeded
in getting into power they would either
repudiate our debt or double it by paying
the rebel debt. A Democrat spoke out
and said: "rhat is what they ought to
do "and they will pay for their slaves
tooP' said Mr.. Stevenson; "Yesl pay for
their slaves, too" said the Democrat. Mr..
s. thanked him for being manly enough
to tell the true Democratic principles, aud
said that mauy Democrats thought so, but
most had not the courage to tell their
sentiments.
Dir. s. then took up the question of re-
construction, aud quoted from Blair's
letter to Broadhead. Several Democrats
said that was "ihe true doctrine" Mr..
S. then quoted from the New York plat
form, which denounces the acts of Con-
gross as unconstitutional, revolutionary
and void" and showed that Wade Hamp-
ton had dictated that part Of the platform.
and that the party was pledged to carry
il out at all hazards.
Several Democrats spoke up and said,
"that's right"
Nj Stevenson then said that will bring
another civil war: they said, "iei Il come.
lie told them it was already begun in
the Southern States, aud that not on hour
passed but that blood flowed from loyal
veins. A Democrat said "Carpet.baggers.'
YES" said he, Northern men, and many
Of them knsp-sackers who earned the
right to pass over Southern soil" Said
an intelligent and influential Democrat,
whose nalse can be furnished, "they had
no business down there; they ought to
suffer" Another Democrat laughed and
said that "the Ku.Klux regulators would
Gx EN-" MIR. s. said, "Yes, you have
said that loyal men have no business
South, aud unrepentsnt rebels are as free
as air 10 the NORTH "If Seymour is
elected and does not inouguratea war, they
will put him out Of the way and let the
revolutionist Blair do il, said Demo-
cra,. "That is the way we did with the
last President, to get the aid Of John
son."
This reused the indignation OF every
Union man present. Mr.. Stevenson
turned to the Democrat, aad said: eve
know this Is your plan, but IT, after all We
have suffered, you bring on another civil
war; IL you will bury moro brave men, and
make more widows aud orphans, and be-
reaved fathers aud comfortless mothers,
We will conquer you and your Southern
allies again, and then We will punish
traitors, South aud North" "Why didn't
you hang JEFF. Davis?" said a Democrat.
Mr.. s. said; ave thought we could be
generous to Americans, even though trai.
tors. But If you bring on another war,
we will make tho trees bend, both South
aud North, with traitors" Loud cheers
from Republicans quoted the Dem ocratic
murmurs.
The speaker closed with an eloquent
Dulogy on General Grant. The only
Gary Republican present left, vowiug that
be had heard enough, and would vote the
whole Republican ticket. After the
meeting adjourned the Democrats cheered
fog Bsauregard, Vallandigham, Cary and
jeff. Davis.
We have intimations that there il n Sc