The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-03-25
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

We have cndcayorcd 10 impress the people OF
this section with the necessity of cooperating with
the Democratic party of the North as best calcu-
I lated 10 subserve the interests of constitutional
liberty and promote the furthcrancc of those great
principles of freedom upon which this government
was originally founded. Many persons arc doubt
full of the expctency of attaching themselves 10
ony party, and are naturally aversc to comming-
ling with party organizations To all such VIC
commend the following declaration Of principles
by the Democratic party of New York. In their
recent State Convention, as contradstinguished
from the plans and purposes of the kaaicais'
! which are known and read of all men
The Democracy of New York, assembled at this
extraordinary juucure of public AFFAIRS to dellber-
ate uuon the solemn obligations they owe to them
sclvec and their felow-ctizcns in tie other States
of the Union, anu 10 Cypress their high satisfaction
that the representatives Of the people from every
Sate in the Union are to meet again ns OF old and
in the spirit which animated the Fathers of the Re-
public to Law anew the foundations of civil liberty,
| the Democratic masses of this State, With an
uuanimity never before surpassed, have brought
10 this convention the assurance of their unbenuing
purpose to lay aside all personal aspirations ana
local interests and to devote their enrirc energies
first necessity Of political aud social lie the res
toration of the Union and the re-establislment OF
the constitution us the supreme law of tile land,
and TO this they arc impelled by the peculiar ext
psncy of the terrible peril 10 which they are
broucht-for they find that by subversion of the
time e-honored policy which the people Of this coun-
try established for tile furherancc of their high
interest, both Houses of Congress of the United
States by successive violations of their pledge, in
fractions of the organic law and of the public faith
to compass mere partisan ends have brought our
people and institutions 10 the very verge of ruin.
They have broken the resolution affirmed so often
in the face of the civilized world that The warlike
measures and energies of the government should be
directed solely to the restoration OF States uDlaw-
fully sought TO be taken out OF the Union. They
have, after tapping the liie-blood OF the people and
expending millions Of treasure 10 accomplish this
end driven the restored States out, denying their
rightful existence in the Union, treating them as
subiugated provinces and held by right of con-
Quest, and now hold ten sovereigntics subject 10
central control and military supervision. and the
guaranteed domination Of an inferior race. They
have deGaniy spnrned the constitution of the
ganic law OF the land and issued their decrces and
erected their will the higher law, to which tile
coordinate departments Of government, the judi
ciary, and Executive, arc 10 nod ac9uicsccncc and
to which the people, bound in fcttcrs rs thralls of
their minions, are to submit without a murinur.
They have, under the pretence Of diminishing the
public debt. imposed heavy tribute upon every
cizen-saving always those who have amassed
large share of the public funds upon every trade,
pursuit, and necessary of life, thus absorbing the
entire profits of all industries They are now
wasting their vast fund.- so wrung from the hand
of industry and labor, in extravagant appropria-
,ions to Lerpeuate in themselves a political dy-
nasty, applying this year iull Sl5 000 OU0 of the
moneys nndo up from taxes laid upon the people
to the maintenance of standing army. and this in
n time OF profound peace. They have broken the
plighted faith of the government. expressed in its
amnesty to political offenders and present in the
hateful form of test oatIs 10 sovereign electors at
the polls, the alternative of dsframchisement or
pcrjury. They have prosituied and corrupted
every branch of the public service. They have
forced debased currency upon the people, while
demanding gold from The public creditor. They
are adding hourly 10 the burdens Of the laborng
classes, making hc rich richer and the poor poorer
They have imposed All exorDiiant tariff, which has
driven our commerce from every sea. They have
paralyzed our manufactures by expressive lmpo-
sitons They have invented the most oppressive
system of taxation 10 take from the aborer The
hope of reward. and they have filed the land with
smarms of public officials, who harass tho people
and eat out their susienancc 10 insure their
fatal dom nance in The pending canvass, and to
complete full conspiracy to overthrow the gov
ernmcnt of our fathers they have resolved 10 de.
pose the President and install one of the chief
ccnspira,ors in his plnce-nn act which the Con-
servaliye frcemen Of New York declare to be with
out justification or plausible le-eacase, and denounce
as an outrage without parallel in the history OF
civilized government. BY such methods they as
pire to complete an usurpaion which viii subject
the people of the North, Of the Souh military
domination.
For which causes We hold them 10 be enemies to
the peace, prosperity and liberties Of the republic
and We invoke the aid of all lovers Of civil liberty
in every Stale to join with US in one grand and
successful effort to rid the country Of tyranny, Sc
cure the triumph Of Democratic principles and the
restoration of the perfect Union OF these States.