The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-28


tutiona and void"-this ticket, pledged TO declare
the reconstruction acts null and void compel the
army to undo its usurpations dispense the carpetbag
State governments, and allow the white people
to reorganize their own governments and elect Sena
tors and Representatives, endorsed by The
Northern democracy with the same cOrdiaiity win
which they endorsed the platform OF 1854 declaring
''the war iailure'' ana demanding ''the cessation
OF hostllities.n Southern democrats who could not
endorse the democratic platform Of 1884 or support
its ticket, because three-quarters of million OF
"boys in blue" stoed between them and their North
ern friends, could leap over the graves OF three
dred and fifty thousand dead heroes and fraternaly
embrace their sympathizing friends, who have ever
State'' or 'subugate the Southn aud endorse plat.
form and ticket. Henry A. Wise pr0clams that Use
cession is more alive than ever" and he supports
Seymour aud Blair because they Will "assume mill
tary powerr for the overthrow OF the reconstructed
governments OF the South. Vance boosted TO
The people OF Richmond, on his way home rrom
the New York Convention, that .the South
would gain by the election OF Seymour and Blair all
it fought for in the rebellion" Admiral semmes
who commanded the Alabama when the Kearsage
in the face OF Europe sent her TO the bottom The
seas, and who revenged himself by destroying un.
@ ae r snsees had
al have been Il democrat all my life before the war
curing ,he war ann since r Inc war and fought lhe
grand Old democratic party has arisen from its long
sumber and the election OF Seymour and Blair Will
reduce the negro to subordinate position as an
inferior race Percy Walker told the same Mobile
asssmbage that this is the first time since Lee
rendered to tho enemy that sword which "nashed
VIGOROUSLY over 80 many battle fields that here
seen light on the clouds hanging over the Southj
for ''the great, democratic party has taken
into the rebellion for the right to call the roll
of his slaves on Bunker Hill, ana came ont OF the
rebellion without the right TO call that roll on his
own plantation, vauntingly proclaimed to The demo-
cracy OF Georgia, gathered In mass convention ut
Atlanta that ''as tbs late war was produced by the
defeated democratic party In 1860, we shall never
have peace till 1t Is restored In 1882 He divines the
mission of the party, for he tells the delighted
Gcorgians that 1.-The grinning skeletons which have
set midst LEGISLATORS shall be OuStp1
by Frank Blair, whom the democratic party has ex-
pressy appointed for that purpose. All these things
shall DO swept from the bosom OF the countryn
Howell Cobb, denouncng Governor Brown, the loyal
white men OF Georgia and repentant rebels and loyal
order and law, rs traitors TO the country, thus char
acterlzes and coupse!s concerning them:-"You owe
to to 'ns ST 20 yo DOWN children 10 ,a anG
memories this day and all days aud for all time
to come the feeling and spirit OF adherence
men. o Heaven for some blisterlng words
that may write nfamy upon the forehead Of these
men; that they may travel through earth despised OF
all men and rejected OF eay scorned by the devil
himself. They may seek their final congenial resting
place under the mudsls of that ancient institution
This reconstructed democrat 10 the same Howell
Cobb OF whom Andrew Johnson said, "Cobb re-
NAMED in the Cabinet until the treasury bank
rupt ana the national credit disgraced at home and
abroad and then he conscicntlously seeded"
These are but specimen utterances which unre-
pentant and southern democratic politicians
pouring into the too willing ear OF the people Of the
South lately in rebellion against their country The
declaration Of General Blair in favor OF trampng in
the dust the reconstruction acts INSTANTLY aroused
the rebel element OF the South and sent
the ku KuX kians on their errands OF insult,
outrage and DEATH No wonder that the rebel
General Preston FASTENED to nominate the author
OF that rebenspring letter as the candidate for the
Vice Presidency; no wonder that Wade Hampton
wonder that Fort Pillow Forrest, who now declares
that certain event he will 'toot his horln for
Fort i o will give no ann wo a viii
so much JUNCTION the vote Of Tennessee. Blar's
scditious and Revolutionary letter |
struck responsive chord IN the bosoms OF the |
Southern democratic leaders These delegates as
sured their Northern political associates that they
you'd carry the reconstructed States for the green
pack and grayback tickets. The holder OF the rebel
eiders hardly disguise their purpose TO seize |
he polls and have only the white vote cast and |
counted Wade Hampton called on MS demo- |
ratio associates in New York to 'reg,ster an |
'ath" that they would place Seymour and Blair |
u white votes I'm spite OF all the bayonets |
hat can be brought against them" This rebel |
rooper and democratic leader tells the people OF the
south mot to employ any one, white or back VINO |
yives his aid to the republican party" And this |
Is generally approved aud applauded by |
southern politicians and presses, though so cruel |
and oppressive to the poor Iaboring men, houseess
and homeless, who WIN thus be compelled to eXcr-
else the right Of suffrage under duress and with the
menace constantly before them of being driven from
their humble cabins and dispossessed even Of the
fields they are cultlvating on shares. need dwen
but briefly on what the republican party proposes to
do Its history Its platform aud its candidates
speak to the full comprehension OF the American
people. To that history, TO that platform and to
those candidates IL points with confidence and pride
1t appeals, as ever, to the higher. and better
appeals to that comprehensive patriotism |
which embraces the whole country and the |
people OF tho whole country to that love OF liberty
which accords equal rights 10 all men, to tnat sense
Of justice that gives equal protection To the poor
mans cabin and the rich mans mansion, AMI TO I
hat humanity that lifts up the lowly and the weak.
II success crowns its efforts, II the administration
hail be entrusted TO General Grant, with n House
Of Representatives to sustain that administration,
mol Af nltT nafln hn an sta1 fhn
states will all be speedily restored TO their practical
relations TO the general government, equal rights
viii be assured and disabilities removed, the nations
faith Will be untarnished ts currency and credit |
improved, AMI peace In the language OF Mr.. Lin
coin, ''w come To stay Then the blood poured |
out like autumnal rain will not have been shed in
vain for then united and free America, with liberty
for AL and Justice to all, will enter upon career |
OF development culture and progress that |
No less significant and no less pronounced |
are the history, the platform and the can idaes OF
lag ideas, no beneheent policies, no enn0bling |
deeds for PATRIOTISM for liberty, for justice and for
humanity. Hut II does reCaI Images OF siaveryits
shackles, It's whips It's unrequted tolls and its all
pervading lmpuries-the slave power, itS arrogant |
and aggressive demands ever assocl-
a.ed win Illuminating concessions, compromises and
aposiacies 10 freedom; dark cOnsprGcies, lawleSs
rebellion. fields OF blood, iayption, qeb.s ana Che
graves OF the nations dead Its platform speaks or
she reconstruction acts as Revolutionary, uncon-
stitutional aud voiir-bcnehcent acts. by which
seven dsorganized commonwealth were reorga-
bhNt, WI bc pstrls vi olh'J anu NDeTN, ana re-
Stored TO representation In Congress ana TO the bless
ings aud benefits " the Union. Its candidates are
pledged ~ 'trampe in the dustr those reorganixed
aud restored commonwealth their constitutions aud
laws, by which equal rights and privileges
corded ana secured TO ALL Those candidates are
also pledged for that unconstitutional uu-Anericau
and wicked mon'tr0sty. 50 alien in spirit and tone
to the Declaration of Independence and the utter
ances OF tie fathers, "a white mans government"
In place OF the constitutional aud American idea-a
government "of all, by all for an" This record OF
fourteen years. thus platform and these candidstes
the Wild revolutionary ana dlsor.anlzei uttcraiecs
OF Bier, ToombS, Cobb and Other Southern demo.
oIalc leaders speak, In language not to he msunier
stood by the country the purposes Of the democratic
party and what it proposes TO do. The currency Is
10 ue further Deprecated the public faith broken
and the national honor tainted: state con.
situations are 10 be abTc.ated: the civil
rights OF millions Impaired, the Right u vote,
now possession, taken from threef ourhs of u