The union Democrat., 1868-08-22
Goodness Gracious


The best laid schemes Of men aud mice.
/, is sail, will sometimes fail. Ii seems
that the rule viii apply to the schemes oil
Mongrels also. For three years past the
Southern States have been kept under mlii-
,ary rule. aud the Southern negroes kept IN
ileness at the expense of the government.
During this period, the Freedmen's bureau
and military sa,raps have together welded
the sceptre Of absolute despotism over ten
millions of American white men,-the ex-
penses of government have been increased
two hundred per cent, since the close ot the
war. over the highest peace expenditures in
the previous history Of the country the
constitution has been violated the Supreme
Court gagged the impeachment of the
President attempted Industry paralyzed;-
the national credit sunk by reckless extrava
gance aud the unsettled condition of the
country, for the purpose OF arranging mat
ters at the South in such way that the
electoral vote of that section could be se
cured for the Radical nominees. But
there's many q slip between the cup and
the lip." just as the Radicals have got
everything fixed up according Co Thad. they
find that the machinery won't work TO suit
them. Even handed justice commends the
Ingredients of their poisoned cnalice to their
own lips and they don't like the dose.
They are in q terrible dilemma, and the
carpet baggefs at the South call on Congress
for aid, as will be seen by the following dis.
patch
WASHINGTON August l6.-A movement is on foot
amoug th. leading Republicans South, have their
legislatures in call for september ses>in of
Congress They aiege that unes they protected tho
Democrats Will succeed Oy orce III cvercinS electors
nearly every State
Go, due>s gracious I" who would have
thought that loyalty" could be reduced 10
such desperate straight. "Uniess they are
protected the Democrats will succeed by force
in coercing electors in nearly every State. !"
That is to say if the people are allowed to
fairly express their preference at the polls
Democratic Electors will he chusen in nearly
every State. Such thing must not be VI.
lowed. Popular will must not prevail. The
" Gud and morality" party cannot relinqulsh
the reins Of government because the people
are foolish enough to vote against them.
Oai no. 1t were better that the people
should stagger under double the present load
Of taxation that niggers and Cinnamon
should hold the balance of political power;
that the constitution, :be judiciary, repub.
lican government--everythln dear to Am
erican freemen be blo,ted OUT, than that the
earth and the fullness thereof shoald not
belong to the Saints Of the-Deyil.
1t is q great pity that the people cannot
" see i, in that light" They do not intend
that ten States and ten millions of their
brethren shall be given over to E'Eh plan
bondage. They, with singular persersitv.
object to exorbltant and unnecessary tax :.
,inn. They want. all classes to hear their
lust proportion of the public burdens. They
want one currency for everyb"dy-not guild
for the bnndholder and greei'baeks for the
Industrial classes. They want Congressional
u,urpa,iun stopped and States Rights respect
ed: In order To accomplish these ends they
will vote for the standard bearers "f the
Democratic party, Seymour and Blair. Rad.
icnlsm is doumed aud all the sillainuus
schemes Congress Can yet devise will not
save 1t.