The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-09-14
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From Hmpers Weekly.
The New York World says: 1.-THE
Radical newspapers have forged
speeches, and put them in the mouths
of Southern Democrats by whom they
were never uttered"
Is it forgery that Frank P. Blair
the Democratic candidate for Vice Pres
ident, wrote to Col. James G. Brodhead
on the 30th of june:
There is but one way TO restore the GOV.
eminent and the Constitution, and that is
| for the President elect to declare thess acts
| Lof Ieconstructionl null and void, compel the
army 10 undo Its usurpatlons at the South,
dispense the carpeI-bag State governments,
allow the white people to reorganize their
own governments and elect Senators and
Representatives."
Is it forgery that Wade Hampton
ins in New York:
"And want you all TO register an oath
that when they 1.-THE white people of the
South, without regard to'the exceptions of
The reconstruction actsl do vote, that these
votes shall be counted, and II there is ma
jority OF white votes that you Will placeSey-
/ mour and .Slair in the White House In spite
of all the bayonets that shaIl be brought
against them%
Is it a forgery that Wade Hampton
said at his reception in Charleston, that
he proposed in the Committee on the
Platform In the Democratic Convention
" luseELa lne WOEuSI Anu we ueClbEe
that the reconstruction acts are revolu.
tionary, unconstitutional, and void ?"
and that he added:
"When j proposed that, every single mem.
her OF the Committeeman the waTmest
men in 1t were the men of the Horth-came
forward and said they lo9uId cary II Out 10 The
end!"
Isit forgery that Mr.. G. c. Lang
don, delegate 10 the Democratic Con-
vention, said INA published letter be-
fore the 4th of July, that the recon-
struction measures are "unconstitu,
tional and, of course, absolutely void,
that this would be the chief plank in
the Democratic platform ; that the Su-
Dreme Court, probably at its next term,
would so decide; and that he added:
'Then all We want is President whose
views are with thst decision, ana who has
the will and the nerve to do his duty. IT
will be his duty to enforce the decree of the
Court, If need be, ut the point OF the bay
Onet?"
Is it n forgery that John Forsyth said,
In the Mobile Register, speaking of re-.
constructions:
people OF the South do not intend to submit
10 that permanent rule, result as the PreSi-
DENTAL election may "
Isit "a forgery that Raphael Semmes
said ut Mobile:
81 have como to declare that have glven
nag, proUifcti we can restore the old flag again
10 be the representative OF the principles OF
effect by the election OF Seymourand Blair ?"
Is it q forgery that the Charleston
Mercury safd:
"Peace was made by Genernl Sherman in
the spring OF 1885, IN his terms of capitulation
with General Johnston -, That 1.oa was as peace
Is it u forgery that Albert Pike said:
Go,,tI, 10 n,,r lopTl. fI,a IS n for.
eign and hostile realm......if the Old Union
can not be restored, we Will hope to see the
South Independent before we die 2"
Is it a forgery that General Battle,
of the late rebel army, said Mt Dem
ocratic meeting in Mobile:
"The Democratic party iudorses the prlncI-
pies for which you battled?"
Is it forgery that the Richmond
Enquirer says:
"The next Democratic lIouEe o { Represent
atIves, in case OF contest, will recognize, and
under legal constitutions, and that have been
adopted by the free consent OF the white peo-
pie Ofthe State?'
Is it forgery that the Richmond
Whig. speaking of the Blair letter, said: {:
"He declared without any hesitancy, and
in terms too clear and deciG cd 10 be misunder-
stood, that, were he President, the whole Ex-
ecutive power should be employed to blot out
every vestlge OF Radical lreconstruclion"
Is it IS forgery that Wade Hampton
said:
"Try TO convince the negro that " Q are his
zeal friends; butt he Will not be convinced,
and is Sill Joined to his idols, c nvlnCe him
at least that he must look 10 those idols.
whom he serves as his gods 70 iced and
clotne him. Agree among yourselves, and
act firmly on this belief, That you will not
employ any one who votes the Radical
ticket? ?"
Is it a forgery that Albert Pike, as
President ora Democratic club, official
ly snid of Democratic cards ot recon-
mendation for colored men:
ave hope that hereafter, when any
Democrat desires to employ coiOred man
in any capacity, he will asE 10 see his card,
and II none is produced Will reuse 10 em-
pIoy him?"
Isit a forgery that the Chattanooga
Union said:
ttlafter November, ana then-well. we would
rather bs nimble squirrel than wh'te
radlcal?"
Is it a forgery that tho New York
World said of such speeches of Wade
Hampton as we have quoted:
eve have found them TO be the candid and
persuasiveiutteranceso OF an honest and cour-
And if these are all forgeries. why is
1t that the Charleston Mercury said:
"Prlvate advIces from our most Strenuous
friends at the North request that We should
protest against the imprudent expressions
that have escaped some Southern speakers
since the adjournment Of the National
Democratic Convention. 1t is questionable
whether at this time any thing Is to be gain.
ed by too much reference to things that Jar
on peoples nerves. What wewantJust now
is to win?" -,L aE t5,
If these are not forgeries they show
distinctly that the policy of the DEM
ocratic party,rshould it succeed Mt the
polls; will be the forcible overthrow OF
the governments ofthe Southern States.
That will necessarily produce civil war.