The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1868-09-17

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| declaration of devotion to the Constitution
by body of men, one-third of whom are
fresh from a four years war against the
Constitution, and the other two-thirds OF
whom fully sympathized with efforts to
overthrow the Government.
| What faith can be placed in the pre-
tended veneration of such men as Hamp-
] ton, Forrest, Vallandigham Seymour, and
| Clvmer. and the other leaders of that Con-
/ vention, all of whom either fought against
1 the Constitution or remaining In safe places,
! exerted all their power and influence to
1 defeat the efforts of the Government for
its preservation
I'd. A simple recognition that with the
downfall of the rebellion, slavery actually
/ perished, but there is no acceptance of the
logical consequences which follow the ex-
tinction of slavery The freed people are
wholly ignored.
/ Slavery abolished and the right of Sc
cession still maintained. These are all the
results of the war as understood by the
| Democracy. In all other respects the
States are, as they were, to be held in the
iron grasp of governing class, privil-
edged aristocracy, who are to lord it over
! 5000, 900 of the subject race, and retain
in ignorance and degradation all of their
own race not members of the favored class.
That is, the 1000 old slave masters,
who made and conducted the rebellion, are
to take possession of the conquered States
and people and run the Government ma
chine in the old groove.
LET THEIR WITNESSES TESTIFY.
i That the purpose Of the Democracy is to
DESTROY the reconstructed State govern
ments, and restore the rebel leaders to
power and control, let their candidates,
: and the men who controlled their conven-
tien, witness.
Extracts from letter of Frank p. Blair,
June 30, 1868: .eaa
'sThe Reconstruction policy of the radi-
; Gals will be complete before the next cleo
ton the States, so long back excluded,
> will have been admitted /; negro suffrage
: established, and the carpet-baggers in
i stalled in their seats in both branches of
: Congress. There is no possibility of
= changing the political character of the
Senate, even if the Democrats should elect
! their President and majority of the pop
! ular branch of Congress. We cannot,
, therefore, undo the radical plan Of recon
: struction by Congressional action; the
Z Senate will continue bar to its repeal
e overthrown? 1t can only be overthrown
by the authority of the Executive, who is
= sworn to maintain the Constitution, and
! ! who will fail to do his duty if he allows
= the Constitution to perish under series
Il Il of Congressional enactments which are in
y palpable violation of its fundamental prin
ciples
e off the President elected by the Democ
Al r.
/ these reconstruction acts, the radicals, by
y the accession of twenty spurious Senators
u :, and fifty Representatives, will control both
II branches Of Congress, and his administra-
e tion will be as powerless as the present one
q of Mr.. johnson.
e ''There is but one way to restore The
Government and the Constitution, and
o that is for the President elect to declare
; these acts null and void, compel the army
7. to undo its usurpations at the South, dis
L perse the carpet-bag State governments
l. allow the white people to reorganize their
e own governments and elect Senators and
q Representatives. The House of Repre-
d sentatives viii contain majority of Dem
IS ocrats from the North, and they will admit
{ the Representatives elected by the white
IL people of the South, and, with the coop
Grafton of the President, it will not be
II difficult to compel the Senate to submit
y once more to the obligations of the Con-
e stitution. 1t will not be able to Withstand
the public judgment, if distinctly invoked
/ and clearly expressed on this fundamental
IT issue, and it is the sure way to avoid all
; fusure strife-to put the issue plainly to the
l. country.
~ Il repeat that this is the real and only
q question which We should allow to cop6roi
III"
e 1t was upon this letter that Frank p.
!. Blair obtained the nomination. 1t was
the sentiment of this letter which brought
: Wade Hampton and Gen. Forrest to his
!; support. s'
!; Senator Bayard understands the plat
e form and the Blair letter to be substan-
TALLY the same. He says 'It (the
platform) is In accord, in some measure,
with the sentiments of the able statesman
and gallant soldier who received the NOM
< ination for Vice President, General Frank
t Blair, of Missouri" 1.,,..,..
g Speaking of the Blair letter, the Char
! lottesyille (Va.) Chronicle says:
i 1There cannot be two opinions among
: those who desire to see the Constitution
re-established as to the doctrine of the
letter, and we believe that the chances are
: in its favor as matter of politics at this
time. The Democratic party is nothing
unless it is bold and aggressive, and the
: Blair letter, as well as the previous record
> of the General, furnish very good guaran-
e tees that he is the man to give it that
character Sd ais .IeeleF-