The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-08-02

IN 4 tlbe .even,N yeer. u rtsOfs 10 M and
hiring upou al al the horrors Of revelation Fesa
he rsmainder Of the Blair letter. Hp ssys th.t
he wapts TO stand before the Convention upon tn's
proposition 10 renew the rebellion. He ala go -
fure the Convention upus that :. ~ -
s.x,nmr. / belitye. was mot no0inafed under
sous y enty fsc or thirty bs'Iots Hese - the
direct pfl,ppsiflon. lie - 70 ~ u0snana'e0, -
III. mon /. proposition to osertnrn tbs6 tate GOV
ernmen,s By military force, and fhss sgais BRING
war upon rs You who want war. vote for Frank
Blsir, but you who want sace, voc ipr drs1S ,oa
he raid, Let us have peace" tAppisase.l no
man now need be deceived Ifany msn = dfceiv-
ed il is because he intends 10 be. But tnefe =
an honest MN who wants the bleeding wounds o.
the coentry baupd mp, who wants - return 70 inc
paths Of prosperity, growth, power ana deveiop
mcnr, 10 every respect, he mist avoid ting 1of
that ticket Frank Blair was put upon neinina-
tiup becanse OF that letter. He was put in nom
nation nv The rebel tieBeral Preston. His nom
ination was seconded by rebel officer frcn South
Carolina. Wade Hampton. He was nominated ~
The rebel element Of the South, and accepted BY
the rebel synpsthizing element Of the North, ana
now stands A the Democratic candidate Tor the
Vice Presidency. That letter ia the Democratic
platform. II expresses fully snd directly Wnsa -
contained in the general platform IN more gen,
ernl And pcrhaps imperfect manner.
And nov INV friends let me consider for few
the chstacser OF that Convention. One
hing il H. be observed that Is, the Southern men
went into that Convention and took possession OF
Il aLd With the same ease and assurance that they
did any former Democratic Convention, and the
Democratic party Of that Convention submitted
to them with tho same facility they had always
done. Now ask you, my friends, who were the
Democrats from the oou.h? They were men who
had been in the rebel army during the var; men
v no bad commanded the rebel army; men wh"
had occupied positions in the rebel congress a.
Representatives and Senators; they came 70 rep
resent the Democratic party and make the nomtn
tons.
Now, my friends, allow me to call your attention
very briefly to what would be the inevitable ON
eequsnces Of the success Of the Democratic party
In the approaching elections. One OF the hrst
would be the elevation q The rebel
soldiers to the same platform occupied BY the
Union soldiers. / repeat, the first c"nsequeuces
would be the elevation Of the rebel soldiers 70 the
same platform occupied by the Union soldiers In
this Convention rebel and Northern Democrats
stand upon the eame level. We find men, the IN
huentsl men in thar Convent, n, 70 have been
rebel officers. and pone was more influential, more
potent aud powerful than General Forrest, Of
Memphis the butcher who had colored soldiers
and even children murdered in cold blood after
they had surrendered. Yet he was received into
full ! ship. and no voice was more potent than
bis. Il We bring this party into power, the rebel
soldiers must be pensioned just as the onion sol
diers, and their widows and orphans the same u.
nurs. They must be placed upon the ZANE level
For ask ycu. if the rebels should come inro pow
er through this medium, will they tax themselves
to pay pensions to Union soldiers. and the widows
and orphans Of Union soldiers, while theirs arr
not to be provided for? Never. That is against
human nature. The first thing they will do il
they como into power by the election q Seymour
aud the Democratic ticket, will be to place the
rbel soldier in every respect, upon the same level
with the Union soldier and their widows and or
phans, the same All who are now pensioLed.
Another inevitable consequences Of the success
Of the Democratic party, will be the reputation
of the national debt. The Democratic party has
no status before the subject OF the national deb,
except reputation. Why? First. because the
Democratic party Of the North wasopposed to The
creation Of the debt for the purpose OF putting
down the rebellion. Every Act Of Congress au-
horizing the issue Of bonds or borrowing money
was denounced as unconstitutional The several
acts af Congress authorizing the issue Of legal
tender notes we're declared to be shameless ard
wanton violation of the Constitution. The Dem
ocrac party did all in its power, by its politicians
and newspapers, to prevent the bonds from oeing
sold and the people from lending money 10
garry on he war; and now the great mass OF the
Democratic party hate the bondhoiders; hale them
and aiever may be the feelings Of Seymour az
TO the bondholders, or Is the Representative q
he city and State Of New York. yet the great
ody Of the Democratic party hate the bondhodr
ers because they lent money TO curry on tho war.
and they viii never pay dollar Of the principal
II interest if they can help it. Again, the Demo
cratic party 10 in open fraternity and solid afhia
ion with the rebels Of the South who lost every
hing in the war. want to know if there is
nan stupid enough to believe that the Southern
-ebels. il they GUILD come into power through tht
medium OF the Democr attic party, would tax them
'elvcs TO pay our debt, either interest or prine
pal, while theirs should remain unpaid. Never.
therefore say, that it is the inevitable result.
he inevitable Iogiea result OF the ftuation, and
II the very constitution Of tho Democratic party.
nat it cannot and win not pay that debt, but if i,
$ brought into power Repatriation will BE- the Ger
ain result. The & -eat body Of the party in the
North bating those who lent the money TO carry
IN the war. The rebels having lost everything.
heir capital and stock, having been defeated in
battle, ii will be incredible tn suppose they vii,
Voluntarily tax themselves when they 'ne into
10 it, wouii be TO assume their debt also, and put
/ on the same basis. That would be repudatiun.
BECAUSE it would make the debt so large it never
,ould be paid.
Another consequence Of the coming into power
# the Democratic party. and the oserturnng Of
bese loyal State Governments that have been
,nilt UP in the South, will be the restoration Of
avery. I did not think year ago. ! thought,
ome whnt might they nsyer could restore slave
y. I don't think so now. 1 think il we give
hem the power, they will return the colored peo
lie to slavery. They are all armed themselves.
md with the sanction of Seymour and The Demo
rairc politicians Of tho North, they would, by
nilit,ry power, reduce tho colored people 10
iayery.
BoSps AND GREEHBAcks.