The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-08-29
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of President of the United States,
can fail to be impressed with the
cares and tolls OF him who, is to
meet its demands. 1t is not mere
ly to float with popular currents
without policy or purpose. On
the contrary, while our Constitu.
tion gives just weight to the pub
lie will, its distinguishing feature
is that it seeks to protect the
rights of minorities. It's greatest
glory is that it restraints upon
power. 1t gives force and form
to those maxims and principles of
civil liberty for which the martyrs,
of freedom have struggled through
ages. 1t declares the rights of
the people to be secure in their
persons, houses and papers against
search and sizures that Congress
shall make no law respecting the
establishment of religion or the
free exercise thereof, or abridging
freedom of speech or of the press,
or the right of the people toape-
tition for redress of grievance; it
secures the right of a speedy and
public trial by an impartial Jury.
| No man can rightfully enter
upon the duties of the Presiden-
tial Office unless he is not only
willing to carry out the wishes of
the people, expressed in a Consti-
tutional way, but is also prepared
to stand up for the rights Of the
minorities. He must be ready to
uphold the free exercise of religion.
He must denounce measures which
would wrong personal or home
rights, or the religious conscience
of the humblest citizen of the
land. He must maintain, without
distinction of creed or nationality,
all the privileges of an American
citizenship.
! The experience Of every public
man, who has been faithful to his
trust, teaches him that no one
can do the duties of the Office of
the President unless he is ready
not only to undergo the falsehoods
and abuse of the bad, but to suf-
fer from the censure of the good,
who are misled by prejudices and
Misrepresentation.
There are no attractions in such
"a position which deceive my iudg-
lment when / say that a great
change is going on in the public
mind. The mass Of the Repnbli-
can party are more thoughtful.
tempered and just than they were
during the excitement which at
tended the PROCESS and close of
the civil war.
AS the energy of the Democrat
ic party springs from their devo-
tion to their cause and not to their
candidates, l may with propriety
speak of the fact that never, in
the political history of our coun-
try, has the action of any like
body been hailed with such uni
versal and real enthusiasm as that
which has been shown in relation
to the action ofthe National Dem
ocratic Convention, with which
the candidates had nothing to do.
Had any others of those named
been selected this spirit would
have been perhaps more marked.
The zeal and energy of the con-
servative masses springs. from a
desire to make a change of policy
and from a belief that they can
carry out their purposes. In this
faith they are strengthened by
, the cooperation of the great body
of those who served in the Union
, army and navy during the war.
Having given nearly 10000 com
missions to the officers of that
army, L know their views and
wishes. They demand the Union
, for which the fought. The larg-
est meeting of these gallant sol,
f diers ever assembled was held in
, New York, and indorsed the &C
tien OF the National Convention.
In words instinct with meaning
! they called on the Government to
} stop in its policy of hate, discord
f and disunion, and in terms of fer
tvid eloquence demanded the re
: storatien ofthe rights of the Amer
/ lean people. When there is such
t accord between those who proved
J themselves brave and self-sacrifi
e cling in war and those who ar
! thoughtful and patriotic in cOun
ell, / cannot doubt we, shall gail
: a political triumph which win re
! store our Union, bring back peac
r to our land, and gives us ono
e more the blessing of wise, econc
2 mical and honest government.
/ am, gentlemen, truly yours
$ etc, m
! HORATIO SEYNOUg.