The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-23
Dr. nacksy, taking the chair was somewhat cossss
valve, under the eircaQislsncss
Hauli,. Down the Flag Of Grant.

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valve, under the ercaeisssness.
Hauling Down the Flag Of Grant.
The Mobile Timer. which for long time bed ths nas
OF Grant for President and Fossenden for Vice President
nsing Al is masthead hauIs downs It's colors with the
allowing editorial remurks:-
Tho world has witnessed more useless sacrifice
OF personal popularity than that exhibited BY the self
ordained suicide OF General Grant With every chance
In his favor TO become the savourthe second father OF
bis Countrywide seems To have been only inspired by
the OWL genius OF dsorganzaion and to have battered
the highes. chances Of legitimate fame for the gratnca
ton OF petty temporary power II there 10 vet life
executive department, and he has actually dared to
dsobsy the orders OF mis- Constitutional chief We
mand OF the army, and finally bring order ous OF
chaos by crushing 'down Congressional aggression ana
opened tho forthcoming struggle against the odsus
powers OF factious Congress can DO neither long nor
doubtful. r4...-
Important Conservative Address 20 the Peo-
pie OF Alnbania.
An address, signed by Benjamin Fitzpatrick and
many other respectable vhito citizens OF Alabama, has
been published. It recommends that the conservative
citizens refrain from voting altogether on the question
Of tho adoption rejection OF the new constitution,
and sets forth length the for the recommends
ton. The following the prominent features OF tho
address, 'ta sea @. tf@
BY the law OF Congress- as II now stands majority
OF tho registered voters OF the state must vote IN the
about 1877 900 registered the State so that t
will require 81 900 votes to adopt the constellation We
could not under the unfair Influences arrayed against
u.s. reasonably hopo TO secure than 81 600 votes
against the constitution and unless We do we would NOT
accomplish moro by voting than we would by refusing
to vote Then the most certain way or defeating the
constitution as the law now stands Is TO refrain from
Congress- and a' snsssea that the majority q the
votes cast shall decide upon tho adoption rejection or
departure from the law which it mas ordained and
the rule which had presented for itself and the people
should be the constitution Of Alabama, and viii be com
PEELED exhibit tho world the fact that the consttu
Alabama, but the constitution OF minority OF the
| whole people, and that negro minority.
II Congress obtain Its consent 70 perpetrate
such outrage that the ntarnenta principle
OF representative republican government 1t will thereby
prove to the world that such Congress is resolved to
do Whatever II may deem necessary 70 execute its fell
purpose OF placing tho eight millions OF whites In tho
ten excluded States OF the South under the beet and
domination OF the four millions of Negroes
our voting down the present proposed constitution
would avail nothing with such Congress; but. on the
employ the means they thought esotve to carry into
oHsc. its hostility to the white raos Of the South
It mast be kept steadily IN mind that the reconsiruc
ton Of Congress their authors 10 be not
much the friend Of tho negro the enemies OF the
white race and that this pretended friendship for tho
stands upon Tho known fact that the whites OF the
South be msds the tools Of radicasm. but
that the negroes may b. madc such tools
Could the constitution be defeated by voting against
IL under the assumed change In the law OF Congress
usa We arc constrained TO the opinion that il could
not bo First-Because the negroes as body will vote
but Ibis would be- the rule sscond|The machinery for
conducting the registry and the elections Is in the hands
of those who favor tho adoption OF the constitution,
aud there Is sufficient means OF purging the polls or
preventing detecting frauds the registration or in
the management OF tho election.
The address proceeds argue that ftne whites join
issue with the blacks in contest at the ballot box II
will DO used as an argument by their opponents al
nlra
Of negro suffrage ana perhaps forever prevent shsm
from practically asserting their hostility thereto. the
following are among the closing paragraphs Of the
In advising you to refrain from voting Do NOT
mean TO commit you to non-acton On the contrary,
peaceful and fair action sxcsp. in voting only We
urge upon TO induce sny white man not heretofore
rssisrstio,n boards assemble, - they viii do 10
. few days We advise you TO use ali your
proposal lever the number vino
vote tho less will be The moral impress Of their action,
q; . ss " ?:
underlying principle Of our republican government
that power comes up 70 tho government from the
on-vosins for the present is not non.action. tits
the most effective and powerful action. The time may
not he distant when may become your duty to votes
you ought to keep fully prepared 70 vote
your entire strength whom that time comes
The Mobile Advertiser OF the 18th instant gives the
following the argument used BY the committee that
framed the above address in coming to their con.
clusions:-
The hope OF the South IA from the North. II We 20
into the election wo may IA / and the radicals will
say, You consented to the test you whipped
the issue and concluded by it. we defeat the eepali-
tuition they will form another, since the convention
the President power 70 Reasonable It. Therefore,
the committee. let have nothing to do with the
uncean thing but In silent fortitude against tho
unconstitutional oppression.
The Adrertiser Is not disposed to be satisfied with
these But the Montgomery Mail and Advertiser
endorse them.
Political Miscellany.
Mr. Marshal Jewell nominated BY the republicans OF
Connscicst their candidate for Governor OF
the and enterprising leather manufac-
turers In that State. He younger brother OF Hon.
Harvey Jewell Speaker Of the Massachusetts, House OF
Representatives.
In the North Carolina Reconstruction Convention
Of the body servants Of JET Davis, who captured
with him, elected principal doorkeeper. In tho
South Carolina Convention tho assistant secretary
crossing clerk doorkeepers scrgoant-aLarms and
sengers are all coIorod.
\ Tho Democratic state Convention Of Pennsylvania
has been called to meet in Harrisburg March
The Now York Radical State Convention meets in
Syracuse on the 5tb OF February.
VIII Cumback declines being considered q candidate
for tho radical nomination for Governor OF Indiana.
This VIII probably fears an anti-radcal expression or
the will OF the people next fall.
NEWSPAPER CURRENCY.
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