The New York herald., 1868-08-24

presents OF ham, corn meal and caiico DRESSES 40,
Georgia vote the democratic ticket LOUD iaughter,
cheers, and v0ice:-"My Wne don. Wesr -. o"ho tho
negroes in this strain for time, whea turning
to the whites, ne again addressed the' a.ees ~
policy OF the Georgia demosiass, ne sn' pnocS ~
forgive those white men who Voteo ior buiock
and the constitution but they damned 10 eternai IN
fanny the white men who went TO Cnlcag0 ana voted
for the republican PLATFORM which virtually says That
negro sfrsre is good enough for the South but not
Qood enough for the North. He would not attempt to
deny that this was fair construction OF the resOlu
tion: bnt he desired It understood that Georgia was
CONQUERED State while Ohio was one OF the conquer
When Mr.. Johnson reconstructed this state ne
declare free four hundred millions OF slave property.
| Were these demands made upon Ohio 1t Is then
simple folly to say that Georgia and Ohio stand upon
an equal footing, for they do not. he concluded by
urging the republicans to stand hrm, to organize
thoroughly and prepare for the election In November
next Grant and Colfax were the only hope OF the
Mr. Brown retired from the stand amid loud
cheers after which j. r. Parrott made speech. Sub
sequenty banner was presented to the largest
delegation OF negroes. This closed the days pro.
ceedngs and the meeting dispersed.
A SIDE SCENE Nor IN THE PROGRAMME.
AS soon as Governor Brown began speaking the
ubiquitous muiatto, Aaron Alpeora Bradley. ap..
peared on the steps OF the west end Of the Capitol
and opened terrible harangue to crowd OF negroes
whom he had gathered about him. Before he was
through probably i've hundred darkies had assem-
bled in front OF the steps, He denounced and abused
the white radical leaders OF Georgia in the btereest
language imaginable, declared they were the very
worst friends OF the colOred race and were leagued
with democrats to prevent negroes from holding
oihoe He advised the negroes to join neither party,
Dut 10 Dand together as balance OF power and vote
with those only who would do the most for them.
Ii the democrats bid highest vote with them not,
voae e, WIN the republicans He was IN favor OF the
and rebels succeeded and attempted TO disfranchise
colored men there would be war-war to the knife,
the knife to the hilt, the hit to the heart The soil
OF this land would be drenched with blood ana be-
fore the contest ended there would be no Southern
rebels or isnnen OF the North left to tell the tale
impossible of
negro.
THE CONCLUSION.
After dark this evening there torch light pro-
cesson composed exclusively Of negroes--n0t a sim
gle white man being among them--and the darhies
were a.so addressed by q few local celebrities.
Jaclssonian Views on the Campaign-A Voice
from the TOmb-Letter from Amos Kendall.
KENDALL GREEN, August TO- 1868.
ALEXANDER RUTHERFORD, Chairman, &c.:-
DEAR SIR-l duly received your letter Of the 18th
Democratic Association, inviting me to attend at the
dedication OF their hall on the evening OF Thursday
next, and expressing the belief that my associa-
tion with General Jackson will enable me "tO add
to the interest OF the OCCASION"
In reply have the honor to thank you and your
committee for remembering me III my secusion and
TO inform you that my duties elsewhere that even
ing, and my dsincinatlon at the age of seyentynine
acceptance Of your KIND invitation But recognizing
the duty OF every living man 10 do what he can TO
serve his country In times OF danger, have no hes-
taton In communicating " you and your association
the views entertain upon the issue involved IN the
elections Of this year.
Of the men who are candidates I have nothing to
say. 1t seems TO me the duty Of every true PARROT
In this m0nentouS crisis 10 think of the great
principles anu results involved and overlooking all
that Is merely personal In the candidates, consider
them US merely instruments in MAINTAINING those
principles and affecting those results. vast ma
Jory ol our Northern people went into the late war
Tor the preservation OF the onion. The was sue
cessiul and the Union was preserved The rebels
everywhere laid down their arms and peace was re-
Ia
make that peace perpetual was State officers in all
The seeding states sworn To support the constilu-
ton OF the United states.
True, every man VINO had borne arms against the !
United States, and every one who had given them |
listing Jaws incurred the penalties OF death and
nscation. From these penalties they could be re-
eyed only by the constitutional pardonlng power,
or by trial and acquittal IN the courts. The subject
was exclusively executive and Judicial, aud Alto
gether beyond the rghtiul jurisdiction OF the legs-
that had the amnesty proclamations OF the
President been allowed 10 have their legal effect,
the southern States been permitted 10 reorganize
themselves under officers sworn to support the
constitution OF the United states, we should long
ago have had peace aud comparative prosperity
throughout bordersr Why Is II not sor Ii Is at
attributable entirely 10 the usurpauons Of Congress-
That body began 10y adopting the aDsurdty tlaL the
successful war for the preservation VI the Union had
ia fact destroyed the Union; that In compelling tho
seeding States to remain la the Union armies
had In TACT thrust them OUT and that however
anxious the Southern people might be To stay or
get In they could not do so without asserting To
SUCCESS of the war put the Southern STATES out OF the
Union would It's failure have kept them inY ON
tiis absurdity was based the entire reconstruction
Leg gsatlOn Of Congress. They assumed that the
ceung States instead Of being portions Of great
repdDlic we're altogether foreign, ana that tieir
people, instead VI being repenLint rebels, were
conquered enemies. Upon these preteXts they took
them out OF the constitutional supervision Of
the executive and Judicial Departments Of the gov
ernn mt anu subjected tnem u the unlimited power
OF Congress, irrespective Of the constitution. Instead
oI leaving tlem TO he pardoned under the laws
existence when their crime was committed, they
passed er post nIctO laws, imposing upon them new
and unheard of disabilities, from icn their ycliuls
lieved ony by the usurping and absolute power
whicn hau imposed them; and when the President
ana judiciary indicated disposition 10 exercise
their constitutional rights, they sought 10 deprive
them oi their rQnlful powers by legislation and by
threats Of punishment by impeachment. Thus, prac-
tcay, has Congress subvertea the constitution and,
on tnis subject taken into their own hands ali the
powers OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS executive and
Judicial. II their theory were true, instead of being
lalse IL IL, where did they get the power to legls
late over the seeding Sta,esto teat them Us out
laws anu put them out Of the pale VI civilized and
tuition Of the United states. And II not there what
righIful power nad they beyond that OF any other
body OF usurpers not bearing the title of members OF
Congress, TO egisate over these people 1t all
The party winch has produced all this wrong,
usurpat,on and oppression calls Itself repuD
lican. Before and during the war its leaders
maintained that the Southern states had not repub
lican governments. because the negroes had no right
TO vote the . same % men , have Joined IN imposing
bers OF white men have no right To vote; ana yet
these governments are republican enough for them.
And these republican leaders have shown their re-
gard for republican government by the scheme
lately concocted At washington aud sent out to be
executed by their tools In the South for taking even
from these -nedged voters the right to for
Presidential eectors-a right long exercised
by the people OF every State In the Union ex-
cept south Carolina, the most arbtocratic In the
Confederacy. And this plan has been actually
adopted IN Florida, and so far defeated IN Alabama
by the veto of a southern born Governor, who
nsyolv an
Iueans soInething more than design to retain
tro OF government even At the expense or every
truly republican principle and Institution Look at
the rest " the new states which Congress has ad-
mitted into the Union, without the population OF
see eond-rate city, each having az many SEN
ators as old States with their ewarming mil
lions. liz ii republican that twenty thousand voters
in tne Western plains and mountains should have
the same representation In the sennte ana the same
vote for PRESIDENT In case Of an election 10y tie
House OF Representatives, ~ million oil voters IN
New York, Pennsylvania, OHIO and other great