The Lincoln County herald., 1868-05-07

But the measure Of the cup Of conspiracy
10 not yet full, and will not be until the
meeting Of the Convention, when down.
right bribery 10 to be tried, with sufi.
oient number Of delegates to give the
bondholdsrs and Lineolu shoulder.straps
the control. This is the conspiracy. II
will DO tiled with determination which
alone can spring from ayarice and faction.
But, If successful, II wifi be only the first
step Of the most disastrous and ignomini.
Gus defeats that ever overlook party.
We say this, not - threat, but % ply.
sician 10 sometimes compelled to inform
bis patient that he is "struck with DEATH"
A gensrslized aud bondholderixcd Dem
ocratic party 10 "struck with death" ("
Il will be party Of leaders without .
people-of rich men, deserted aud des-
pissed by the posr.
"But," IL will DO asked, "do you con-
sider Il impossible to elect . Democratic
President?' BY no means on the con
trary, We consider the Democratic party
certain to elect, If il has the sagacity to
let alone oil the dead issues, and tho rep
rcsentatives Of dead issues, and present,
with 6sry scal, those only which are living
and burning in the public mind. On the
most living and burning Of all Issues in
the brains Of the masses, vis negro equal
ity, or negro voting, the Democratic par.
ty alone can win. This would be suffi-
cisnt, If there we're no other. And this
10 tho greatest of all. It involves oil
there is Of our future. It underlies, not
only the purity Of Caucasian blood, but
also the perfection OF Caucasian civilisa.
ton in America. And there 10 no ques.
ton on which such intense hatred and
wild enthusiasm can be aroused. But,
then, thero is another question Of great
power before the masses, and that is this
one about tho taxes. It is in vain to
cheat the people with postponements and
palliatives on this subject. This horri.
bic load Of taxation must bs lifted. The
poor must be relieved from this great
wrong Of bearing oil the burdens, as they
do under tho present system, and the rich
must be taxed precisely according to their
wealth ofevery description. The system
that taxes the poor mans COW aud sheep,
and lets of FREQ Of all taxes the rich mans
bonds, must DO thrown down. The
whole system must be thrown down. The
debt must DO lifted from the nocks Of
tho people. If not ono way, It surely
will another. Any attempt to postpone
this question will only bring it down at
last with o terrible crash upon those
whose avaricc blinds their judgment. It
is not impossible that the boudholders
may bribe number Of tho Democratic
Convention, but they cannot bribe the
hunger and want that are sure to como out
Of the bowels Of this debt. The Eve hun.
cry senses cannot be hr;bed. The wrath
which springs out Of destitution and .
burning sense Of wrong cannot be bribed.
The issues must be met. Dodging and
deception will be in vain. Docs some
one say, 1--WE must not raise tho question
Of finance ?" But tits raised-it is tre-
mendously up, and it will be impossible
to lay it by party copjuriug.
These issues, above named, embrace, in
one way and another, the whole Of tho
reconstruction despotism Of the Rump.
They embrace all thcrc is Of q wise and
thorough campaign at tho present time.
With these we would be sure to win, il
all loyalty lodges ore loft in silence, and
the whole of the lato war be forgotten.
II is passed and now tho thing for US to
do is to save our countrymeu from its
consequences If We can. The war is passed
but its consequences arc terribly here
Wo must grapple with them, and must
conquer them, or 60 down in dsspotism
and ruin. But, at any rate, wo may be
sure that tho Democratic party will never
be brought into power on platform oi
Black Republican principles. Let the
past 60; but the future must show Z
revival Of Democratic liberty, or that il
gone too. Another thing il indispensable
those who we're 90 unfortunate as Ia
get their fingers caught in the Lincoln
trap must stop abusing those who did
not. To think Of uniting the Democratic
party otherwise 10 an idle dream. On
these conditions, the Democratic party il
united. Those who have never straysd
from Democracy neither need unising mol
reconstruction they arc there, and they
will 10 thero forever. Let those who
have strayed only unite themselves, and
the union Of tho party 10 complete. Let
them give up this foolish business Of try.
ing to defend thoir connection with Lin.
coin, by abusing those who wore. loss
fortuuats-that is, let them keep the
peace, aud it will not be broken.
A young person once mentioned to Dr.
franklin his surprise that tho possession
Of great riches should ever be attended
with undue solicitude and instanoed Z
merchant who, although in possession oI