The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-07-22
The Presidential Election.

to ignore the issues growing out OF the war the
Democratic party would force them upon the
attention of the people, by the character Of its
candidates and the manner in which they are
advocated. There are many indications that
the unrepentant Rebels and their Northern
allies intend to perpetuate in a new form the
old conflict. Toombs, the great champion Of
secession in the Senate and in Georgia, the
earnest advocate and supporter of the Rebel
lion in all its phases, who fled to Europe after
the Rebel armies were vanquished,
and made himself ridiculous and notorious
at celebrated watering places on the Continent
by his vituperation OF the United States Govern
ment, and his violent denunciation Of all the
foes OF secession is now one Of the warmest
advocates of Seymour and Blair, and at a
recent ratification meeting at Atlanta, he con-
oluded his speech endorsing the Democratic
ticket with these significant words:-"AS zoe
have nOw no possibility of fighting Oih the swsrd,
let US fight with the ballot-bor % Wade Hamp-
ton made declaration equally significant
when he remarked that by proper exertions
the principles of the rebellion, although over
thrown by arms, could still be maintained in a
large degree by hearty cooperation with
the Democratic party. Henry A. Wise,
in advocating the election of the Demo-
cratic nominees, said that he protested
against the New York platform, declaring
that he "dissented from its very first plank.
Slavery he acknowledged was dead, but seces-
sion was not dead" He added that "Seymour
he liked, and would vote for, because straws
show which way the wind blows" A host of
lesser Rebel luminaries in the South, and of
Northern sympathizers with the Rebellion, do
not attempt to conceal their determination to
vote for Seymour and Blair mainly, if not ex-
clusively, because they are the best available
representatives of the sentiments which the
Rebel armies struggled in vain to establish.
sThe straws" by which Seymour indicated his
sympathy with the South were numerous.
At the commencement Of the difficulties, he
denied the right of the Federal Government to
Coerce State, uttering dogmas which are the
negative counterpart of the positive doctrine of
secession. Atalater period, after the Confederate
Government was organized at Montgomery,
he expressed the opinion that the true policy
Federal Constitution, and to withdraw their
allegiance from the properly chosen authori-
ties at Washington, SO that they might find
refuge under the genial guidance of JEFF
Davis, and re-establish the Union by tame
surrender to the most daring and dangerous
traitors it had ever produced. Subsequently
he Obstructed the draft and made the famous
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a Northern rebellion, was certainly we'll
designed to produce the popular commotion
which speedily followed in the terrible riots
that deluged the streets of New York with
blood, and required the transmission to that
city at critical period of the war of large
body of United States troops, who were greatly
needed in front. AT later date, but before
the conclusion OF the war, it is alleged that
emissaries of the Rebel Government endeav-
ored to open a correspondence with Horatio
Seymour for the purpose of securing his CO.
operation and assistance in re-establishing
peace ON disgraceful and humiliating terms
When it is remembered, too, that Vallan
digham, the chosen oracle and lead
ing representative of Copperheadism, was th'
man who first boldly insisted in the New Yorl
Convention that Seymour should be nominated
in spite of his declination OF the profereC
honor, it will readily be seen that the Demo
Gratis have chosen thorough Representative
of the anti-war wing OF their party. Instea
of gracefully yielding to the DEGREES of tn
nation, and seeking to regain power by direct
ing exclusive attention to new issues, the
demand from patriotic people an endorse
ment of their old heresies, and they have pre-
ferred pleasing their old Rebel leaders an
their most radical associates to q change oi
men and measures or to recantation @
their past errors. For General Bair's seY
vices in the war, they consider his avowal of
desire to overthrow the reconstructed Govern
ments a sufficient atonement, and they forgi,
rather than honor his martial deeds 10 supper
of the Union cause. He has 30 thorough
identified himself with the movement inaugu
rated for the purpose of enabling the Rebel
to regain absolute rule over the South, tina
they pardon him for his temporary loyalty
and regard him as faithful supporter of thsi
worst designs.
A bold contrast with the ticket thu
tainted with the odors of the Rebellion
is presented by the Republican nominees
Grant and Colfax, the former worthily repre-
sentiDg the military arm of the Union an
the latter the patriotic Congress which neye
faltered in its support of the national cause
1t is impossible that the American people ca
forget, when they are forced to choose batwaa