Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1868-10-30
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UNION DEPOT, E. Tenn.
Oct. 2lst, 1868.
EDITORS BRIs Toll Nhws--
Dear Site ;--On yesterday we were favor
ed, ut this place, with q very able speech
from our distinguished iellow-ctisen Col.
A. A. Kyle, Of Rogersville, h. Tenn, upon
the great political issues that so constantly
agitate the public mind at the present day.
Col Kyle is one of the champions of con-
servatism, and is one of the Democratic
Electors Ter The STATE upon the Seymour
and Blair ticket. We will not attempt to
give you his speech in detail, but merely
his leading points, constituting the points
at issue between the two great political par
ties OF the nation. Col. kyletook the ground
that the Radical party had proved false to
every position they had taken, before dug
log and since the war, that they had de-
eeiEed the public mind as TO the true OBJ
jects for which the way WAS prosecuted
He was one of those answering constltu-
tional union men, from the beginning to the
end of the war, and when the question Of
emancipation came up he chose to quietly
part with his negroes than to sever his con-
nection With, what was then, a great and
good government. But be took the ground
that no government had any right TO take
from him, OF any other man, their negroes
that the Radical party had wandered from
the home Of truth and duty, and that they
have done all 10 secure party ends and pur-
poses.
He said, 1.-THE Congress Of the United
States had no right to 60 into any of tho
states aud there interfere with the elective
franchise. That this Radical party had no
right by any third OF legislation to take the
ballot from the respectable white man anc
give it to the ignorant negroes, In order To
secure party ends. But that this was the
only way that they could continue in pow
er That they was afraid TO let the white
man to the ballot box, for fear they would
want division of the Offices"
He said that the leading men ofthe Rad
ical party were in favor OF giving the ballot
10 every man (whte.) He then gave his
course through the war, and expressed
beautifully his sympathy with the negro.
and said he had always been friendly TO
them, and believed they ought, of right, to
have guaranteed TO them protection under
the laws Of our country, but that he was
opposed TO giving him the ballot. He ar
raigned the Radical party for acting treach-
erously with the negro, and inquired "if
any man had ever heard OF the Radical par
ty inviting the negro to share the Ofhceh
with them 7"
Ho says, "nope # the states ever were ont
OF the union," aud establishes that position
by two court decisions. One Of the Su-
preme Court OF Tennessee, Sd Caldwell's
Reports aud another, the holding OF Chief
Justice Chase in tho United States Court
in North Carolina That all the Radical
plan OF reconstruction was unconstitutional,
costing the people Of the United States all
most countless millions OF dollars, all to So
cnre themselves IN office.
He says he is decidedly in favor OF the
enormous public debt being paid in green.
backs. 1hat the 5-20s constitute the arg--
est portion of the debt, aud that the money
that was loaned To the govei nment was.
nothing but greenbacks, and was at the
time twenty Ave per cent. under par. That
the same money now, enhanced in value,
ought TO psy the debt. He spoke freely OF
the recent elections that have come oH In
the States OF Ohio, Indiana and Pennsylva-
MIA aud takes The ground that the Democ.
racy have much 10 encourage them, having
red uced tho Radical majority of last year
which was ninety thousand, tv fifteen thou.
sand this year. He spoke in hopeful antic-
ipations OF y bright aud glorious future for
| the Amerioan people wnen We shall have
| been delivered from he tyranny ofour pres-
ent rulers which he telt certain would be
| accom- iished, sooner OF later, by the con-
| straiued tffurts OF that portion Of our peo-
| pie WHO love freedom Of thought, speech
aud uelion. Maj. Pettibone was TO have
mt Col Kyle here and wo are sorry that,
| he did not. But We really do not blame
him 10 shun fair exposition OF the aims.
of the Radical party when it is convenient
| TO do SO.
Success to yon COL, and msy you never
tire IN ihergrrat work in which you are On
gagged.
A DEsecRAT.