Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-07-28
How the Rebels Ratify the New
York Nominations.

man had spoken, admiral oemmes
was discovered in the audience and
compelled to advance to the stage.
He began with the following bold dec
laratiOn:
IL have been a democrat all my life
before the war, during the war, and
since the war--ond fought the 1Uar on
the principles Of democracy, believing
that the grand old Constitution which
embodied these principles was about
to be destroyed"
The unrepentant old pirate, it will
be seen, claims to have been consist
ent throughout. He goes into the
support of Seymour and Blair just as
he steamed into the attack of the Kear-
sarge-and he will meet with pretty
much the same fate. But let US hear
his Southern democratic oracle's
views of the pending campaign:
"There is really but one grand is
sue in this contest, and that is the res
toration Of these states to their prop
er places in the Union, with all their
rights and privileges unimpaired. The
issue will have the effect to driUe from
our midst the hordes Of adventures
who have swarmed upon us like vul-
lures, to eat up the substance of the
people. The issue oOiIJ again redu e
the negro TO q subordinate position as
the inferior race, and restore the white
man to the government which belongs
to him. When you have settled this
issue it will be time enough to rid our
selves Of the leprous army which has
been fattening upon the wealth Of the
South. 1t will be time enough to set
tie questions of currency. 1t will be
time enough to destroy the tariff and
taxation under which the nation has
been grooming. And now, fellow cit
liens, have come here to declare that
| have given in my allegiance, heart
and soul, to the old flag, proDided we
can restore the old flag again to the
representative of the principles Of the
Constitution, which we will be able to
effect by the election Of Seymour and
Blair"
1t would seem from the last sentence
that Semmes has given in his allegi-
ance only on condition that Seymour
and Blair are acknowledgements he
may resume the style of carrying on
1.-THE principles Of democracy which
he says he Illustrated during the war.
Another speaker following Semmes
was Judge Jones. He, too, believed
the pending contest was for the re-es-
adjustment Of the "time-hOnored prin-
ciple" which appeared to be crushed
by the failure of the Confederate cause
He said:
'On the issue Of the contest before
them depended their all. Before the
war the Southern people believed in
State rights. Unfortunate for them,
and perhaps for the whole country,
the result of the war was permanent
extinguishment of State rights, unless
under Gods providence, the democrat
ic party, under the leadership of Sey-
mour and Blair, re-establish the time
honored principle.
The speaker believed in sustaining
the ticket nominated by the democrat
ic convention. He believed it was a
most satisfactory ticket; Seymour was
well worthy to fill the chair once
occupied by a Washington and jeff
erson. 1t is true, he would have pre-
ferred Pendleton, but when it came
to matter Of preference he aoOuLd pre-
fer MarSe Bob Lee to anybody. Still
he was amply satisfied with the ticket
1t was a good stroke Of policy to Sc
lect the standard-bearer from the En-
pire State. 1t became necessary Il
take the Vice President from the
West, and one was required with {
military prestige. Frank Blair fillel
the bill and was nominated. The
speaker asked for no better platform
than the letter Of Gen. Blair"
That is surely explicit enough
But not less so was the Hon. Percy
Walker, who earned his title in tn,
rebel service. He characterize
Grant as a human donkey, and Colfal
as man without character, and pos
sessed only of low and persistent Gun
ming. But his abuse is nothing-th
exposition Of his own purposes an,
of his party associates is the mail
thing. He said:
This was the first time since tn
day when Robert E. Lee, the grea
commander OF armies, was cOmpelIe,
to give up the contest galIantly wage,
for four years, and rendered to tn
enemy that sword which flashed victc
riOusly over so many battle fields, tina
he saw light in the clouds hanginj
over the South. Since the termina
ton Of that contest, mighty wrong;
hard expressions, bitter modification
and humiliations have been our lot
At last the great American heart seem
to have been struck, and the great NJ
tiondL Democratic party has taken u
our cause. 1t seems to the speake
that the 4th of July, 1868, was as flu
of promise to the down-trodden PEI
pie of the South as the 4th of Jul
1776, was to their forelathers. :
HoratiO Seymour says the negr