Litchfield enquirer., 1868-03-19
WASHINGTON, March 18th, 1868.

copy of Mir. Doolittle' speech, in a turned envelope directed to prominent democrat there bearing Wm. H. Barnum's frank. Somebody also spelled my Christian name wrong, which Is little remarkable iu a Conservative who is supposed t, be inti- mately acquainted with the Bible; and es peclally the prophetic names thereof. Iu connectlon- with tue above. I would recom mend to all conservatives a perusal Of lst' Kings; XVIII, 2l, etc. And now for the speech:
 MT. D. says, in speaking of the issue, "was the rebellion right or wrong?" ''I not only admit it to be truA that the war to suppress the rebellion was right, but, with all the power God has given me, maintain that it is true; the rebellion Was wrong; its suppression was right. There ford, when he lMorton says or implies that the ruling idea on our side Is that the rebellion was right, and it's suppression wrong, he states not only what is untrue, but without shadow of foundation" He claims to speak for the democrats, and that they hold the above views Now I have repeatedly heard democrats through the war say that the rebellion was right, that the south had IS good a right and cause to re- bel, as had the Continentals Never have heard q retraction by man or paper. i What resolution or act, has been proposed by the Democratic party which even impli- edly admits the idea that the rebellion was wrong, and it's suppression right? When, where, and how, have the democracy en- dorsed the war, suppressing the rebellion? Are the cries ''white mans government?' l ''State sovereignty" ''new rebellion!" ':rev- 1 olntion is upon us!' endorsing it?
 He says there are three political schools; have no rights which white men are bound to respect; their normal state is that of sla- very And IT that school, also. the federal government has 10 power to enforce Q state t. obey the constitution against its will, and state may sacede Ut pleasure. y Again we ask, when, where, and low, has the Democracy repudiated this theory? Point me to one act of theirs in that direction. Ii they have given up that precious doe Urine, have they not manliness enough to say so, without lodging behind J. R. Doc little? The prefix to MT. D's. name says he is honest, but the dilemma is this, either the Democrats are towards, and sneaks, striving to gain an election on false preten- ces, or Mir. D's. simply lies!
 Tue statement of the Republican School is fallacious, in that he claims that socia equality follows on the right of suffrage. Nothing can be further from the truth
 Does the right of suffrage vested in the Germans and Irish of New York City place them on a ''social equality with the resi- dents of the Fifth Avenue? Is there a merchant prince there who fears his daugh- ter will marry one of his hod-carriers if he be allowed to vote for him for Mayor? Who wishes to be insulted :? Such desire is an insult to common sense or common ex- perience; and yet we have the baseless as- sertion thrust in our faces from the high seats of national legislation as triumph ant argument. Mr. D. and every Demo crat knows full we'll that it is as false as the older claims, that the negro would not take the bread out of laboring man s fight, that he would come North and mouths, that he would not work, and so on cd na~seana during this ''Cursed Aboli- tion war?" Has not every assertion of theirs in regard to this cruelty treated and oppressed race proved to be false? This bug-bear of social equality will soon be slowed away among the ridiculous errors of the party, and men will blush to think that their ancestors ever honestly have held such opinions.
 have one request to make of all who may feel moved to work for my conversion to the Democratic party, that they will be kind enough to answer three questions: 1st. What do you propose to do with the freedmen? what should be their status in the to be reconstructed States? 2d. Do you propose to repadiate the war debt? 3d. Do you propose to pay the former shareholders the value of their slaves at the breaking out of the rebellion? To these questions I earnestly invite the attention of every one who proposes to vote the Democratic ticket on the first Monday in April. W. D.