Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-09-17

A correspondent Of the Cincinnati Ca
risi has been travelling through Kentucky. ald
reports the following part Of conversation
with a prominent Democrat # thlt Sus,
Union Democrats, returned Union soldiers. and
all men who are opposed TO more war. NOR,
bloolshed and more taxes, viii do wen t. reu-
der the words Of this Kentucky rebel
80 suppose the prospect of a quie, condition
OF affairs l. not very favorable, 90 ! remarked i1
the course of the conversation.
No, replied Mr. W. Of P. and We
don't want any such a condition The northern
Democrats are talking about rc-torinereace. and
settling the troubles Of the country AFT once.
They are fools. and know well enough that the
people Of the South cannot afford peace d. mat.
tiers now stand. Peace. he'll with Radical ui--
ger governments in the southern States. with %
ID niger bureau fastened upon the country
to he retained there by the Niger Seuate-u6.
sir. we don't want any such peace, and we don't
intend to have it,
But asked, what remedy have You to
offer: Il seems 10 me that the people are get
ting tired Of agitation, and then the whole Dem
ocratic party, both North and South have been
demanding that the Radicals give them peace
ever since the end Of the war.
My remedy, sir, Is the remedy that the whole
Democraticparty would apply. We cannot afford
peace, for the very reason that It would De the
death Of the Democratic party and all our hope.
Tor compensation for slaves and other property
taken from us by the thieves whom Lincoln de-
nominated the Union army.
II would leave negro suffrage in the Southern
States; would leave those States in the hands of
the id carpet-baggers and low. thieviuc
whites Of the South who pretend to be loyal.
while it would disfianchise the GOOD and purc
men, the heroes Of the war-the men who. above
all others, should be rewarded. The ID
fool Democrats Of the North are willinr 10 re-
ward them-expressei their willingness at the
New York Conveution-lud they talk about
doing it peacefully. just a, though they had au
the say in the matter 90
Respectable members Of the Democratic party
North there is the doctrine which YOU are ok
peeted to indorse, profanity and all # You
succeed in electing Seymour and Blair, prepare
to open your purses and shell out compensation
for all the emancipatel slaves. BE ready 50
settle this little bin without any WY faces. for
there will be plenty more Of the same sort. We
quote one more paragraph from the same au-
thority. 4 crowd Of men in front Of tavern
were discussing the niger and his pros
pective status under the reign of Seymour and
Blair, when an Old gentleman remarked:
Boys,'you may have something more to do
than hunt up your Old negroes then ]. we
carry the election You may prepare to rally
around the standard Of Gen. Blair You will
have something else to 10 besides lying around
here doing nothing. Blars election means "a
hight. We have selected him upon his letter,
that letter Is declaration Of war if he is elected
anu kentucky will be expected TO furnish 80
least one hundred thousand men.
No man can fail to understand this, and II lss .
doubts 1t, let him travel through the South him
elf He need not 70 far to learn the startling /.
essen that seymour's election means another .
var.