The New York herald., 1868-01-09

and the whig party always right. But. gcntis.
men, the issues Of those DAYS not IKE
the constitution Not with this and dangerous
party that nov conirons as-old wings and old demo.
when We must strike hands, and. shoulder 10 shoulder
unite ana fAl upon the common enemy or the battle will
few days ago in address delivered in this city
fore the Soldiers ana Sailors Union volunteered 70 give
and 10 state what materials the party was Composed
and 10 x up the issues for which they were to contend
he gives 1. under an alias as the democratic or
conservative party, ana he says 1t is composed
with the secession and rebellion OF the Southern rebels
OF q few recruits from the republican party Now II he
means as suppose ne does hat the recruits from tho
the last Presidential contest how will the honorable
gentleman explain tho last election which has taken
place Ia Ohio State that lies 50 close TO Indiana that
he cannot fail have heard the result? There was
ninety Ave thousand republican majority in that State
in the Presidential election OF 1864. There only
thirty thousand republican majority given in State
for Governor in 1857 SO that there
fully forty-6ve thousand recruits In that State
alone But this not all To these foryave thousand
must be added tweny-sx thousand more who voted
against the republican party at the same Icleclion
upon the vital question OF universal negro suffrage; so
that have here somewhere about seventy thousand
IN one single 5 Sde m na m9rs hah ~ ha nA me
and every day Is adding to its swelling Numbers.
have not time to enumerate the well known results In
other states which recently held elections. We
know that recruiting offices have been opened in Cali
fornia, in New Jersey in PENNSYLVANIA, in New York,
fact the recruiting service full operation all
the United States, and that the people are coming
forward with the aacry vote for the restoration
OF the Union they did to fight for its restoration
Now observe gentl that Senator Morton this
new party composed OF just three clements-the
Northern democrats who sympathzed with rebellion,
the Southern rebels and the recruits from the republican
party OF course wo must drop out inc southern rebel
element considering the results Of the election In the
Northern States. leaving only, according TO Senator
Morton's classification, the Northern democrats who
sympalized with secession and the recruits from the
republican party Now, il the Senator is right
and only a few recruits left the party. ,he
fifty thousand aRt.-repubcan majority In New York
must have almost altogether carried by sym7a-
thzers with secession Surely the Hon. Senator could
scarcely mean tnis unless indeed he means that
not to vote republican ticket IS 10 be q rebel and
secessionist. The honorable Senator however, does
not stop with giving to the new party and with
stating its component parts but he is kind enough to
make up the Issues upon which 1t Is to contend in the
approaching campaign He says @ these % issues VIII
second, payment for emancipated slaves ana
third. pensions for the widows and orphans OF the
rebel soldiers l do not know by what authGDy the
honorable Senator undertakes to mako platform for
party to which he does not belong. He is certainly
which he belones but he fails to tell us what the plat
form of his party is to be. The platform which hc
CORPORAL eorporsps ~ guard IN any one Of the Northern
States. 1t is upon no such issues as these
was begun last fall Tho issues of 1868 will be the is
sues Of lS67he constitution Isl the Limitation OF
federal within the Jus, ana ~ he tass
constitution and not outside Of the constitution civil law
instead Of military n saas ana an @ ~ @
people Of other States. whether in Congress or out OF
Congress.
Tue next toast "rhe Conservative Members Of
Congressthe faithful and vgilant guardians Of the con-
sution.n
Senator Doolttle responded The same oath, ho said
which he had taken overthrow the radicals or the
South, who tho secession ss he had also taken
before high Heaven 10 overthrow the radicals of tho
North (Applause.) Those radicals Of the North had
become rebels against the constitution and the Union,
and therefore was that the conservatives in Congress
had fCAearSl o.
gramme Of the democratic party should be arranged
that they should not plant tnemselves upon any
dead Issues They should have live issues
and live men. lChcers.) II they planted
themselves upon platform which should undertake TO
condemn the war TO sustain The Uucn and the consu-
ton, they would be beaten in the election They should
rad Gals OF the North they were lighting the
that they did in fighting the radicals Of tho
North which they would neither give take quarter
tChcers) When Char es Sumner and Wendell Phillips
constitution, then they would get amnesty y--Qaugh-
te-ust amnesty had been aiyen to the radicals OF
Ens By sm There were some who supposed
General Grant by being committed 10 the radicals,
and running on Their ticket. would be 50 powerful that
II General Grant accepted a nomination in favor
o. TOO % poey negro a o 0ser .no
son in the lap Of Deliiah. daughter and appause.l
He would be like any other man. Uangh,erl Who
tho democratic cand date would be no could not tell TIL
after the should have met and nominated
him; but whoever he might be. he must be living
man. standing the living issues OF the hour II the
simple question whether the whit0 man
and civilization should rule the States Of the South
and hold the balance OF power, the democratic
candidate would be elected President OF tho United
States lCheers) He would not mention the candidate.
because there were good many OF them. 1t might bo
Mr. Johnson. cloud cheers aud cries Of ',Yes yes,"
and voice-"H might be Doottle - 1t might be
General Hancock-cheers, but fainter-it might be
OF many others "a voce-"It might be Stanbery.' -
He had disposition this occasion 10 discuss their
merits He would not favor any candidate who in
favor OF Africanlzng the South and Mexcanizng the
whole republic. (Cheersl
that tho democratic party should confer the degree OF
ID. ID. on senator Dixon OF Connecticut, and senator
Doollttlo OF Wisconsin, and nscribe those two DIS
the democratic platform Iauelter and chccrsl
The toast. 'The Army and Navy aud the Vonn-
teer soldiers eoqueny responded 10 by General
Thomas Ewing Jr, of Ohio. He expressed the hopo
that the democratic convention would gvo the party
candidate for the Presidency true 70 the Union as
Old Hickory Winfield Scott Hancock.
The next toast was, 'The thrtyseven coequai States
OF tho Unonn which was followed by the toast OF
stsate Secession and State Expuson-twin rights or
twin wrongs, abJure them both, was responded to
by Judge Marvin OF Florida.
II midnight, and tho guests had considerably
thnned out. The other regular toasts were read and
duly honored
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