The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-14
POLITICAL INTELLIGENcE.


senator Wade delivered characteristic speech In
Cincinnati on the 10th inst IL was ms maiden
speech OF the campaign and was unusuaiy Dasser
and rungent We make the following extracts
DEaooRArs AIDING AND ABETTISd TIE E SOUTH ,, -.
sympathize with those who, under sucn circum-
stances would raise their arms TO destroy that gov.
eInnent the best that the world ever saws You did
sympathize with them; but nothing was done, Sir,
NJ ali. they had majority In Congress; they con-
troIed every branch o. the administration IN their
own way: they mad both houses OF Congress-; they
had -. President; every officer was appointed by
did Inc radicals do during this timer Nothing.
Why, we coud have done nothing II we would.
ST. f sney s Seu b de-
cede from the Union. They tired upon your Dag,
tacy CAPTURED your forts, they made captive your
rot together and passed laws making war upon the
iitGd states, aud VIII say here, in passing, that
they had framed their Confederate constitution was
then Congress passed laws to c0ndscate all the pro-
perry thai belonged 70 any Northern man. Iremem-
Northern man that debt was confscated by their
laws 10 their coniederacy.
seized by the conederacy ut once and c0nscated TO
advance the interests or the rebellion. Yet have
Known many squeamsh democrats, when we have
talked oil conscation to be perfectly h0rr0rstricken
that we should mint ut doing so tyrannical an act
showing taat the, stu sympathized with the emil
i ell, sir, the radical party up to this time had
done nothng-hau they, MIR. Democrats Not a thing.
Ia Congress- And the greatest Dlunder you ever did
make on Gods earth was when you quit your seats
and lett tie government IN our hands. loud
cieers.) Twas there, and never, sir at any period
o. my life did rc.o!ce SO much as did when you
ood The q N
up IL every measure you proposed; every one. me
records Of Congress win show 1t; and, sir after you
had ired upon Fort Sumter, after you had nrcd
upon III glorious Old flag OF our country, after you
had made captive the soldiers Of the United States
the demo U g raaS party in Congress- sti stood BY you
ready % oack and assist you IN anything you under
LOOK. iut, MI Democrat, You could never have
Yodr lot headed Southern blood got the better Of
yoar discte.ion, anu YOU ran away from Congress-
tie radicals. Where we should have been to-day,
Goa ony knows, DO MOI; but you might have driven
xua inen tie question came up what shall we do to
STAY tie hands OF tins cursed rebellion, threatening
thea by armed force to SEIZE upon washington, which
was beleagnered. and lake the government into
those rebel hands. Why sir these radicals that you
70 u a and Va ~ naa me Tu
10 40 these things and that the government could
not de.e1d ITSELF We we're not ready to do that. But
there was not democrat IN Congress or out OF Con-
srcis but put forth this accursed, miserable, cow
asaly doe'rlae that the government OF the
lCGeers) No coercion,n they said; that was their
WatCiiwogd. "iou could not coerce State but
beautiful sosern Ms that would be to Ss attacked
h. tcbe $ with the iel purpose OF overthr0wing and
Geos = ana mo power ~ tae gSvcrnmen NJ 70
InseIs9 now, II there IS democrat IN J.. this
with shame wren lie thinks OF the miserable, craven
cowaIdy principle that his party adopted them that
the governments could not defend itself against
traitors.
DRAocRArrc ISSUE MADE AT TIE NEW YORK CON-
v.sroN-DIgrEa DEAuNcIArioE OF DEMOCRATIC
LEADERS.
The democratic party lately met in convention at
New YORK to declare their principles anew and to
designate the thai should weld the government
OF the United states or tae four years to come. VINO
I'D
candidates mat they nave brought into the field
Wny sr, ifit had Tot TRANSFERRED before our eyes, II
II was moi matler u history should not have be-
.esed IL W 10 possible 1Or o great convention Of
American ostiAens, after this cursed war had been
put down, 10 Call convention and call into their
councils 10 ASSIST them In designating the men
OF li,elr choice tne very head men and the very
men OF those VINO had been the principal
actors in the great rebellion, and nnrepeutant at
tlat. east look back a moment into our history and
Want would you have Thought Of General Washing
tom alter the revolutionary war If he had called back
General Arnold and taken HIM into his counch to
assist him IN governing the people Of the United
Sialegf (Laughler.
For the men in that council were more infamous
than Arnold himself. General Arnold had never
been clothed aud educated and nurtured by the
government OF the United States and sworn 10
nad been taken by General Arnold; no snch acts
OF government had been awarded to him.
Ana 11 YET sr up to 6ae baS Sa c Of the
TO Judas lscariot, the most Infamous man shat
ever lived What do they say OF General Lee
hum 10 bea Christian gentleman. tLaughter.l Let
US ses what kind OF Christian gentleman this Gen.
places TO excuse tins traitor from the Just award OF
his nfalny. Aud yet sir, he Is the most sneaklng,
nns q wa as t WsUse Gat sno n so
Wien the rebsion broke out old Scott was at the
head OF your army. mountaineering, and his
Chief OF stan, his most intimate counsellor was Gen.
eral Lee, most trusted by him and most trusted by
the county,. lie lurKed there In the councils Of
General scott, got oil his plans, understood what he
intelded 10 do 10 put down the rebellon-there, "a
his confidential oAcer, lingering In his ranks until
the coufederacy and swore allegiance to that ada.
Ing the PERJURY OF his soul to hell to his treason.
T.st + the Christian gentleman they talk about
stun than This. No internal traitor by preaching
moderation or pretending to lie y saint, can wash
act or beiraying his country. What old General
Washington would have done might be good
what would have Deen the tate Or Arnold could he
have laid his hands upon him. lie was willing to
compromise WITH The British ana nd, CIV, I've
power General Arnold. What do you suppose he
" Do YOU tSins no would have invited him to New
York to help To make President "A voice-I
guess not.,D / tel you, my friends II would have
been different kind OF elevation from that lie
would have hanged him quick as the saying Ia, II
would have made his head swim. Qaughter.l
And vet what amazes me more than anything
ese Is that the infamous traitors now-professng
rep ntance, as blatant as defiant as ever throwing
9 e ah Of ase c ana
into their councils. TO make government ior the
people OF the Uaied States.
This is the issuo--Mil you tear Off the epauets OF
General Grant and place them upon the shoulders or
this Infamous Leet Shouts OF '9Sever.'D WIN you
tear the epanicts from General Sherman and place
them upon forrestf t"Never.w What do you say
10 swapping the glorious PM Sheridan for such
man Us Wade namptonS ('Never.'D tell you, sir,
II IL were possible for thus democratic rarty to have
succeeded you would have had General Lee In the
War Department., and you would have had Lee, For
rest, Breckenridge and the wnoe pack into the
councils Of the nation. saw Semmes not long
since In Washington, and the democrats crowded
Ground him, gos on their knees, and paid him
more Difference and more respect than they did the
greatest patriot IN the world. These things relate
10 show you that the democratic party, organized
to-day, ID corrupt Is rebeliou5, has not q single
"democratlc;, never was word 50 UNANIMOUSLY per-
at1nc N a rir.