Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1868-08-14

The great drawback to Democratic suc,
cess has been the sympathy Of the Demo
cratic leaders with the authors Of the rrbel.
lion. Although there can b no headway
against enlightened liberty in this country,
without the assistance Of The rebel votes,
nothing frightens and revol,s our people
more than this very fact. Even the rank
and file of the Democratic party. ~ least the
native American element, 10 shaken in its
allegiance whenever this fact is made prom
inent. To hide il, therefore, from public
view has been the careful study OF the
Northern Copperhesd chiefs. They snder'
stand the profound horror Of the rebellion
among the masses, and If they do not re-
speet they fear it.
Hence, ever since the fall Of Richmond
and the defeat of Lee and Johnston, their
effort hes been to hide out Of sight every
evidence Of rebel cruelty dusing he var,
and rebel inRratitude since the var, and also
every sign Of their own sympathy With the
terrible crime Of treason.
Like Eugene Anm, they have laboeed to
cover away fron human sight and memory
oil the evidence coovictine them Of bcing
partners 70 the attempt TO murder the Ne
public.
To this end George H. Pendleton inven>
ted the counter-ir irri,ant of reputation.
To this end the banner Of The white
msn's party" vas raised BY Geo. w. Wood>
ward. Of Pennsylvania, and James A. Bay.
ard, Of Delaware.
To this end Andrew johnson made war
upon Congress, as IAN unconstitutional body,
hanging on the verge Of the Government"
To this end Sir William Wallace, chair>
man Of the Pennsylvania Democratic State
Committee, calls upon the people to rally
against negro suprempacy in ths South.
To this end the Unionists Of that section
are villi6ed As "carpet-baggera' if they are
Northern born, and - "traitors" If they are
native.
To this end the negroes are steadily out
ragged for the purpose Of prscipisAting q var
of races.
To this end Republicans like Butler and
Stevens are calumniated.
And to this end Union soldiers are tempt.
ed with Offices to unite with their persistent
enemies and slanderers.
But 3 gr-a, catastrophe has overtaken this
dark aLd esfersle game.
The rebels refuse to hide the proof Of
their war upon . just and generous govern
h.ent.
They refuse to take back seat in the
Democratic temple.
They demand that, in change for their
votes, the Copperhead leaders shall subscribe
to all their conditions and ideas.
They declare, like Frank Blair that the
Democraiic party shall ignore everything
in the present CANVASS but rebel restoration
Orer alttke South.
Therefore, 10 the words of the Democrat
ic candidate for Vice President. nominated
by rebel voices 1t New York they insist that
this is .THE REAL AND ONLY CUES
TlON,- and that ut is idle to talk Of bonds
greenbaeks; and gold, tie Ps6lie Jdih and
tie public credit"
So that rebels have taken the right of
the great Democratic column. At New
York they came ~ conquerers, and we're
received ~ benefactors, Two elements con-
tributed 70 their Oas;ership Of that body:
their own natural audacity and the craven
-ubmission Of the CoPperhead leaders.
They went prepared to yield nothing, snc
they left having accomplished everything.
1he whole drift and ending Of the delib-
erssious of that convention was not simply .
concession to rebel rejudices, but tribute
to rebel patriotism.
Horstso Seymour, the consis eut alder and
and abetter Of the bloody conspiracy against
the Republic, Vas nominated for President.
Gen. Blair, the inventor Of the plan 10
overthrow the reconstruction laws By force
of arms, vas nominated for Vice President
Wade Hampton, Of South Caroline, Who
on his way as delegate, declared that the
lost cause would be Recognized. originated
that revolutionary plank in the platform
which the same General Blair. before his
nomination, declared TO be 'the real and
only question" in issue.
Ina word. nothing was allowed to con-
tribute to the Del ocratic Northern idea Of
hiding away oil proof Of the injustice of the
rebellion or of Copperherd sympathy with
the rebellion.
Hancock was sacrificed - . candidate for
President, and the Democratic Union SOL
diers. Who we're sednced BY the belief that he
might be nominated, were sent home NOR
tilted, disgustsd and and indignant.
What then could be moro truthful than
the declaration that the rebels have COM
mand Of the Democratic party in The Pres.
idensial campaign?
They have not lost single trick.
Their barred Of Grant has been ineorpo-
rated into the pledges of the candidates and
the platform OF the party
Their savage treatment of the Union
prisoners has no: been censufed.
Their piracy on the high seas, their per
jury, their attempt to poison our people and
10 burn cur towns, their threats Of Sepoy
retaliation have not been mentioned.
But they have been met - great heroes
and statesman, and their rebellion has been
characterized rather IS . mistake than m
ohenss. and those who fought in it konored
or their courage.
{ The lines ere carefully drawn.
The rebels have the right of the Demo-
crate column. They have Won il bravely,
and they viii le "a il to thee
The Republican party in pescs was the
Union army in war, and follows the same
leader.
How could be otherwise when the rebels
have once more taken the Geld against the
Government, but Ulysses 5. Grant should
assume command OF the forces that are to
put them down forever.-P2ilade!phia
iress.