The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1868-07-31

The Democratic Nomipstion flr the
vice Pesidsnoy.
,GExERAL GEORGE W MORGAN. ChAfRm. n
OF THE COMMITTEE - THE NATIONAL DEM
ocRAric CoSvxSriox.
CEREAL: take The esrliest opportunity
Of replying 20 your letter no,ify ieg spe OF
nomination for Vice Presiden, Of the United
States BY the Nstionsi Democratic Convens
ton recently held in the City Of New York
l accept without hesi,stion the nomins
ton tendssed in a manner so gratifying. and
give you and the committee my thanks Tor
The very kidd and comp iimen,sry Language
In which you hsve conveyed 10 me the de.
cision Of The convection.
! have carefully read the resolutions adop
Ted by the convention, and most cordiy Ivy
concur in every principle end hea,iinens they
announce. tn
Ny opinion upon al the questions which
discriminate ,hs grsa, con,snding parties
have been freely expressed on all suitable
this time 10 reisrste hem
The issues upon which thu ror,est turnb
&c clear and cun not be obscur. Il or dis
torted by the sophistries Of oar sdverssriss.
They nll resolve ihemse Ives into the old q d
ever recurring struggle Of lew men 10 alb
sor5 the political power VI the nation. -
This effort under every conceivable name
and disguise hns s'asvs shsrsc'si.zsd the
opponents Of the Democratic ppr,y, bot al
no time has the attempt ussun.d place %
open and da'irg n. in this contest The nj.
vc,ssries 81, tree and constitutions! Gov fn.
ment. in defiance of The express language o,
The CONSTITUTION hnvs erected q military
desPo'ism in ten Sstss Of the Union, have
sskem from the President the power v.sied
IN HIM by the supreme law, snd have de-.
prived the Supreme Court Of it, jurisdiction
The righ, OF trial by jury, and The great wr,
of right, the haheas shields OF safe
" for sve-y cItzen, which have descended
10 US fsem the earliest traditions Of our az.
Gesture, snd which our revo u,ionary fathers
sough, TO secure to their pos,esity forever
in the fundamental charter Of our liberties
have been ru'hl.ssIy irsmpIed under Zoo,
bv the irsgmen, Of q Congress: whole State
and communities Of people Of our race have
been a,tsinted, convicted. condemned, snd
deprived Of their rights 40 ciiixsns, without
or trial or witnesses, but BY
Con gressi onsi csc,ment Of * post facto
laws. and 10 dsfsnce 81 the cunsii,u,ional
prohibition. denying even to foil aud loys
Congress the authority TO pass any bill o.
p,tsinder or tx post fscto law. The ssme
sutllo,i,y mas substituted ss cleo.
tors in place Of The men OF our race, thus
iilega lily attained and disfrsnchised. . hos,
Of ignorsnt negroes WIN are supported In
idleness with the public IN nry, and are
combined together to "trip the White race
Of the birthright through the management,
Of FaeedmeL's Bureaus and emisssries Of
conspirsiors in other States. And 10 CON.
plete the oppression, the military power u
the nation has Been placed st their dirposa al
in order 10 make the bsrbsrism supreme.
The military leader, under whose prestige
this usurping Congress has taken refuge
since the condemnation Of their schemss
by the free people Of The North, in the cleo.
tions Of the las, year, and whom they have
selected - their candidate, TO shield them.
selves from The result OF their own wicked
ness and crime. hss announced his accept
snce Of the nomination, end HE willingness
TO maintain their usurpstions over eight mil.
lions OF white people n The South. fix d 10
The earth win bsyoness. He sxclaims,
Let Us have peace! Peace rpigns in Wsr.
saw,' wss the announcement which heralded
The doom Of nstion. The empire 10 .,
peace exclaimed Bonspar,e when freedom
and i,s defenders expired under the sharp
edge Of bic sword. The pence 10 which
Grant invites us 10 the peace Of despot lem
end death: Those who seek to restore the
Constitution by executing the will OF the
people condemning the reconstruction acts,
already pronounced in the elections las,
year. aud which will an convinced, b
still more emphaucnlly expressed by the
election of the Demo cratic candidate as
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