Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-09-05
ADDisESS
ny the State Central Committee OF
she Union Republican Party.

she Union Republican Party.
ROOMS OF THE REPUBLICAN STATE
CRNTRAL COMMITTEE
PHILADELPHIA, August 1S, 1868.
To the Voters Of Pennsylvania
/ Within sixty Gays you are to decide at the
polls upon the principles and general policy
that are to control the administration of
public affairs for the next four years. On
the result hang the grave questions of the
peace and good order Of society, the pros
perity Of the industrial interests, the devel-
opement of the resources of the country, the
integrity of the Union, and the guarantees
of liberty.
In the outset OF the contest the party that
for four years paralized the arm of industry
by loading it with burden of twenty five
hundred millions of debt, involved the
country in civil war, and threatened the de.
structiop of the Union and the overthrow
of Liberty, solicits your suffrages declaring
that it has no principles to advocate or mea.
sures to support and calls upon its followers
everywhere to defend nothing. With no.
thing. With nothing in its history for years
worthy to be defended, it is the part of wis.
dom not to make the attempt; for 1T has
manacled the freedom of the press, crushed
out liberty of speech and brutalized the pub.
lie conscience in fifteen States. 1t ostra
cised every man who had the courage to
declare human bondage sin against God
and fragrant violation of the spirit and
genius of the Republic. It waged a cruel
war against the pioneer settlers of the Ter
ritories and covered the prairies of Kansas
with murdered heroes because they prefer
red freedom to slavery. 1t established q
reign of terror and made the residence OF
men faithful to the principles of the Decla
ration of Independence impossible on more
than half of the territory covered by the flag
of common country. Defeated in its eff
forts to elect President of its choice, il
appealed to arms to nullfy the decision o
the ballot-box. In the struggle it laid &
million of brave men in untimely graves
shrouded the nation in mourning, and food
ed it with tears. Such are the ghastly ties
timonials of what the Democracy has dont
in years past.
No thanks to that party that to day W,
have a country to love or u Constitution tt
revere. 1t did all in its power to destro,
both.
And now it again seeks power, through
dscord and civil strife. For four years, du
ring the height of the nations peril, tn,
only hope of the party for success was il
disaster to our arms. IIerce it rejoiced a
| tNeIy OHlOn anu oNci CNCi
Union victory.
It's candidate for Vice President declared
to the convention that nominated him, tha
tive must have President who will exc
cute the will of the people by trampline
into dust the usurpations of Congress knowr
as the Reconstruction acts. / re
peat this is the real and only question
which we should allow to control us. 1t is
idle to talk of banks, greenbacks, gold, and
the public credit = l wish to stand
before the convention upon this issue
Thus was ne nominated, and Wade Hamp
ton advocating the ticket, before and audi
ence in South Carolina, declares "that the
cause for which they fought, and for which
Stonewall jackson died, will yet be gained
in the election of Seymour and Blair"
If this party can succeed at the ballot. box
the work of reconciliation for four year:
will be undonc, and the priceless sacrifices
of four others will have been made in vain
The issue is marked and well defined
Grant, Colfax, and Peace or Seymour
Blair, and War.
| GALUsHA A. Grow
Chairman State Central Committee.
GEO. w. HARMERsLEY,
j. r. MCAFEE. Secretaries.