Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-08-20

dsnt of the United statesoan fail 10 be im-
pressed with the cares and tolls VI him who
| Is 10 meet ita demands. II is not merely to
float with popular currents, without policy
| or a purpose. On the contrary, while our
| Constitution giycg inst weight TO the public
[MiIl, It's distinguishing feature Is that it
socks TO protect the rights 0f the minority
Its greatest glory is that ii puts restraints
upon power. II gives force and form 10 those
maxims and principles Of civil liberty for
(which The martyrs Of freedom have struggled
for ages, II declares the right Of the people
to be secure In their persons, houses and pa
pers against unreasonable search and seiz-
1 Iires that Congress fshall make no law re-
4 specting the establishment Of religion or the
| free exercise Thereof, or abridging freedom
| of speech or Of the press, on the right of the
people TO petition for the redress OF gTiev-
ances.n ii secures the right of a speedy
and public trial by an impartial jury
No man au'Ss can ightfulIy gihd By,..dsGtisS enter
ohicennless he is not only willing to carry
out the wishes of the people expressed in
constitutional way, bnt is also prepared to
stand up for the rights OF the minority. He
must boready to uphold the free exercise of
religion; he must denounce measures which
wrong the personal OF home rights or the
| religious conscience OF the humblest citizen
of the land; he must maintain, without dis
tnction of creed or nationality, all the prlvi-
leges of the American citizen. The expert
ence Of every public man who has been faith
ful to his trust teaches him that no one can
do the duties Of the Office OF President unless
he is ready not only 10 undergo the falsehoods
and abuse Ofthe bad, but to suffer from the
censure of the good who are misled by preju-
dices and misrepresentation. There are no
attractions in such positions which deceive
my judgment when say that great change
is going on in the public mind. The mass Of
the republican party are more thoughtful,
temperate and inst than they were during
the excitement which attended the progress
and close of the civil war,
As the energy Of the democratic party
springs from their devotion TO their cause and
to their candidates, / may. with proprety
speak OF the fact that never m the political
history ofour country has the action OF any
like body been hailed with such universal and
real enthusiasm as that which has been
shown In relation TO the position Of the Ma
tional Democratic Convention. With this the
candidates had nothing 10 do. Had any 9TH
ers Of those named been selected, this spirit
would have been perhaps more marked, The
zeal aud energy of the conservative misses
spring from desire 10 make achange Of pol
icy, and from thought that they can carry
Out III ldlth ftuOJ uIO
strengthened by the cooperation Of the
great body Of those who served in the Union
army and navy during the war, Having given
nearly sixteen thousand commissions to the
officers of that army, know their views and |
wishes. They demand the Union for
which they fought The largest meeting of
these gallant soldiers ever assembled was |
heldin New York, and endorsed the action of
the National Convention in words distinct
with meaning, They called on the govern
ment to stopinits policy of hate and discord |
aud disunion, and in terms Of fervent elo- !
qnence demanded the restoration of the
rights of the American people. When there |
is such accord between those who proved |
themselves brave and self.sacrifcing in war,
and those who are thoughtful and patriotic in
council, / cannot doubt we shall gain politi-
cal triumph which will restore our Union,
bring back peace to our land, and give us
once more the blessings of wise, ecOnomi-
cal and honest government. am, gentle
men, truly yours, &C., HoRATIo SEYMOUR.
General o.. W, Morgan and others, commit
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