The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-07-28

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ERssH BL.sIRs REJ'oEE FESs.asr
.F III LKrrEE.
The following letter deliberately
written 10y the Democratic candidate
for the Wee. Presidency, ia view of his
probable nomination by the New York
convention FOR the first or second place
in the gift Of the nation, foreshadowed
the character Of the platform TO which
the rebels and Conservatives dare ask
the people 70 piu their political faith.
1t needs 10 comment He who runs
can read il II only anarchy and revolu-
ton. Let Il be passed around for
general inspection aud denunoiation Of
every well-wisher of has country.
WASHINGTON, jane 80,
DEAR CoLoNEL In reply to your inr
| quiries / beg leave to say that ] leave
to you TO determine, on consultation
with my friends from Missouri, whoth-
er my name shall be presented 10 the
Democratic convention, and to submit
| the following, as what ! consider the
real and only issue in this contest
The reconstruction policy Of the rad
icals viii be complete before the next
election; the States SO long excluded
will have been admitted, negro suffer
age established and carpet -baggers IN
stalled in their seats in both branches
Of Congress There's is no possibility OF
changing tine political character Of the
Senate, even il the Democrats should
elect their President and majority Of
the popular branch Of Congress We
cannot, therefore, undo the radical
4 plan OF reconstruction by Congressional
action; the Senate will continne bar
10 it's repeal. Must we submit TO it?
How can it be oyerthrown2 II can
only be oyerthrUwn by tho authority Of
the Executive, who is sworn to main
tain the Constitution, and who viii fail
TO do his duty il he allows the Consti-
tuition to perish u der n series Of Con
gresaonal enactments Which arc IN pal
pable violation Of its fundamental
principles
II the President elected by the Dem
ocracy enforces on permits others 10 on
force these reconstruction acts, the
radicals, by the accession Of twenty
spurious Senators aud fifty Represen-
tatives, will control both branches OF
Congress, and his administration w1ll
be as powerless as the present one Of
Mr. Johnson. .E
There is but one way to restore the
government and the Constitution, and
that is forthe President elect to declare
these acts null and void, compel the az
my to undo its usurpations at the
South, disperse the carpet bag State
governments, allow the white people TO
reorganize thier own governments, and
elect Senators and Representatives.
The House Of Representatives will con
tain majority Of democrats from tho
North, and they viii admit the Repre-
sentatiyes elected by the white people
Of the South, and with the co-opera-
tion of the President 1t viii not be diff
fcult TO compel the Senate 10 submit
once more to the obligations Of the
Constitution. II win not be able 10
withstand the public judgement, il dis
tinctly invoked and clearly expressed
on this fundamental issue, aud it is
the sure way TO avoid all future strife
10 put the issue plainly 10 the country.
[ repeat that this is the real and on
4 " question which we should allow to
4 control us. Shall we submit TO the
usurpation by which the government
has been oYerthrown, or shall We ex~
ert ourselves for its full and complete
restoration Itis idle 10 talk Of bonds,
greenbacks, gold, the public faith, and
the public credit. What can demo.
cratic President do in regard to any Of
these, wi b a Congress in both branch
es controlled by the carpet baggers and
their allies He viii be powerless 70
stop tho supplies by which idle ne
4 groes are organized into political clubs
--by which an army Is maintained 70
! protect these vagabonds 10 al their
outrages upon the ballot. These, and
J things Ike these, eat up The revenue
and resources Of the government and
destrow it's credit make the ditierance
between gold and greenbacks. We
must restore the Constitution before
the finances, aud 70 Do this we must
have d president who win execute the
win Of the people by trampAng INTO
Z dust the usufpatlon ot Congress. known
a. the reeoasiruction acts. wish 70
stand before the convention upon tbis
assue. but il Il Que which embraces ey-
I erything else 81 saiue ID ~ large and
comprehensive results tits the oae
thing that Includes ali that - worth 9
eoutest, and without Il t1ere - netii-
ing thai girea dlgaity, honor, n sa'as
I % the struggle
Your friend Fass y BH8b
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