The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-08-06

rebel States that they are at liberty TO
again EN- bark in rebellion, to MUMMY
the acts OF Congress, and thus 70 re- re.
new the struggle. The Democrats
rebel States to renew the war, by assuf-
| ing them that the action of Congress IS
| Unconstitutional, and that they are
thus not bound 10 yield any opeulsnce
to those reconstruction acts OF Son-
gress. 1.-THE people OF the South 90
cause they disregard the express wish
Of the Democratic party Of the North,
and if they do again embark in rebel
lion, the Democratic party of the North
| is responsible for the war, and the
| blood will be upon their hands.
loud applause, and a voice, we VIII
| lick them agaln."l We understand
my friends, that nineteen, perhaps out
( OF tW enty of the white people in the
rebel States are hostile to the Govern
ment of the United States. They are
/ hostile to these governments we nave
| formed-they are full OF hatred 10 the
people of the North; what is more they
are all armed. You can't go into
rebel house or cabin in all the Southern
! States but what you will ind from one
to half a dozen rifles and muskets.
The private soldiers and the OIL
I GERS of the rebel army who served to-
| gether for years are living together
Z
/ to take up the musket and the SWORD
and to fail into line again when The call
/ is made, and with this hostile and rebel
population in the Southern states sur
rounding these governments that nave
Deen called into existence under the
acts of Congress, the Democratic par
ty OF the Northern States are thus In
vitiug them to rebellion, and again
calling upon them to take their arms
by assuring them that all of these laws
are void and OF no force or effect, and
that they are not bound TO yield obedi-
ence to any. This is the position of the
| Democratic party according to its
| platform, and If the power shall pass
| into the hands of this party, II they
\ can elect President who stands on
that platform then indeed will the rev.
| olutiou 90 back. Then indeed will all
the blood have been shed in vain; then
will this treasure have been wasted,
| and after five hundred thousand graves
| have been filled up-WiVeS have been
| widowed without number, and fathers
| left without children-the rebels VIII
finally triumph. All, my friends, this
same party was responsible Tor Inc
| beginning of the war. IL they hau
not told the deluded people of the South
that the Government should be held
still while they carried on the work of
secession they never would have under
taken secession. Why, In this very
State, in this very old State House up
| here, the Democratic minority In the
| Legislature of '6l told the people of the
South that if an army passed from the
State of Indiana for the purpose of sub
| DUNG the rebellion then but just COM
mencing, il must first pass over their
dead bodies. And what was the Ian
guage o: the Democracy OF Indiana,
was the language OF the Democracy OF
Ohio, and of all the other States. Be
! lieving these declarations, they madly
plunged into the war against this Union.
| But il farther evidence was wanting in
regard to the character of the Demo-
cratic party, and of its purposes, 1t is
| found in the nomination of Gen. Frank
| Blair. 1t is found in that letter upon
] which he WAS nominated, and without
| which he could not have been nomi-
mated. 1 will ask my friend to read
| some extracts from his letters:
"Ihe reconfuuciIon policy of the Radicals
| Will he complete before the next election;
| the states SO long excluded Will nave been
| admitted, negro sU1T6age established, and
the carFet-baggeTs installed in their seats In
| bCSh branches of Congress. There ia no pos
| Hibliity of changing The political character
| OF The Senate, even If the Democrats should
elec: their President and a majority OF the
| popular branch Of Congress. We can not,
Therefore, undo the Radical plan OF recon-
Gy HsI 10 tIs Ts1t.oI Snst
we submit 10 II? How can II be Overthrown?
II can only be OveTthToWn by The authority
, | OF the Executive, who Is BWC IN to maintain
| the Constitution, and who Will fall TO do his
duty II he allows the Constitution to perish
under series o. Congressional enactmeuts
which are in palp3ble violation OF It's fonda
mental principles.
..IfIhe President elected by tire Democracy
enHorceS or permits Others TO enforce these
rec0nstTucIIOn acis, the Radicals, by the &c
cession of twenty spurious Senators and mtg
Representatives, VIII control both branches
OF Congress, and mis- administration Will be
powerie;s Is the present one OF Mr.. John
SON."
There Is the remedy pointed out by
Frank Blair. They cannot change the
Government by electiDg President and
the Senate cannot be changed under
four years. He states the difficulty In
the way Ofthe Democratic party exact
ly, of accomplishing this thing by leg.
islation. They cannot undo it by leg
islation under four years. How then
do they propose to undo what we have
done. To elect President who shall
have command of the army, and by
military power overturn and disperse
these loyal State Governments, and
shall by military power and in defiance
of the action of Congress, reinstate the
rebel State governments, return rebels
to power, place the Union men of the
South in the hands of these rebels who
brought the war upon us. This is tht
remedy proposed by the Democratic
candidate for the Vice Presidency, anC
would like TO appeal to the homes
a Democracy, within the sound of my
i voice; Do you approve of the PROPOSE
! tion do you propose never to submit
, to tho will of the Government? do yor
. propose now again to resort to war anC
, bring upon us all the horrors of a revo'
, luton? l will ask my friend to read
again from Gen. Blair's letter.
''There is but one way TO restore the Gov.
eminent and the constitution, and that f
for the President elect TO declare these act'
null and void, compel the army to undo IL
usurpaIions Mt the South, dIsperse the car
pet has State governments, allow the white
people TO reorRaniZe their own governments
. aud elect Senators and Representatives. The
House of Representatives will contain ma
icrlty OF democrats from the n orth, and they
will admit the Representatives elected by
the white people OF the South, and with the
co. operation OF the President II Will not be
difficult to compel the SenRte TO submit once
more to tho obligations OF the Constitution
It will not be able TO Withstand the public
Judgment, II distinctly invoked and Clearly
expressed on this fundamental issue, and II
, Is the sure way TO avoid all future strife Ia
get this issue plainly TO the country.
AZ repeat that this IS the real and only
question which we snonia allow 10 con, control
which the Government hos been over
, thrown, or shall wa exert ourselves for It's
full and complete restoration? 1t is Idle 10
talk OF bonds, Greenbacks, gold, the puOlic
faith and the public credit. What can n
: Democratic President do in regard 10 any OF
these with Congress in both branches con-
trulled by the caTpet-baggers and their allies
a He wall be powerle>S 10 stop the supplies by
which Idle negroes are organized into polii-
9 ical clubs, by which an army Is maintained
v TO protect These Tagahonds IN their outragCs
0 upon the ballot
These, anu things like these. eat up the
, revenue and resources OF the Governme nj
= md destroy its credit. make the difference
e between gold aud RIeenbacks. We must re-
: store the Contribution before we can restoTf
9 the finances. and to do this we must have n
: PIasident who will execute the will Of tI,S
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