New Orleans Republican., 1868-08-27

The leaders of the so-called Democracy
have been asked how they expect to " dis
perse " the State governments Of the South,
in case of Seymour's election, without a
resort to force, without a revolution. They
10 not answer. These governments have
been recognized as legal by every depart
ment of the National Government. How,
then, can they be overthrown except by
violence? bow can they be wiped
Out,' the Congress of the United States not
consenting, except bys coup d'eict' The
Democracy do not answer. They remain
silent. They cannot fairly meet the ques-
tion, and they know it. They do not at
tempt to meet it. Whenever they refer to
it at all, which is now very seldom, they
affect pleasantly and indulge in unmean-
ing generalities, and thus evade the issue.
They suppose tha. mere twaddle will sat
sfy the people Of the United States upon
this subject, do they? They think they
can thus divert public attention and lul the
public mind into security. They miscal-
culate. Their threats, open and undiguised,
have gone forth to the entire country, and
they must either retract them-which they
have not done-or they and their party
must be held responsible for them. No
soft words, or evasions, or affected pleasan-
tries will have the least effect upon the
minds Of the loyal voters Of this country.
Here is a sample threat delivered not
long since by one of their party, Thomas
Ewing, Jr., in public speech:
"0n the Sd of November next the Ameri-
can people will endeavor to restore those
States to their constitutional rights.
Should this by a possibility fail, the white
population Of those States may succeed in
placing themselves in possession of their
governments; otkerloise as sure as he Anglo
Saxon blood runs in he veiils of Southern
men, there tsi1 be an nphedvGI Of ciU2 aedr,
and then. should Congress sustain the
blacks, ashes will cover the ruins of the
whole Republic"
This was uttered after the nomination Of
Seymour and Blair, and tallies perfectly
not only with Blair's letters but with the
spirit Of the platform Itself.
Here, then, is bold proclamation blurted
defantly in the faces Of the loyal masses Of
the Union, that the Seymour Democracy
will not submit to the result of the ballot
box If it should not please theml That is
precisely what the Secession Democracy
said in effect in 1860, and we have no rea-
son to doubt that they mean now what they
meant then. Unfortunately, the country
then did not believe that they were in
earnest. Sane men could not suppose that
the seceuHionisss in 1860 really meant what
they said, and 80 the country was all I'M
prepared to meet the terrible issues that
we're forced 50 Unexpectedly upon It.
We have seen no reputation or denun-
citation Of Ewing threat by any Seymour
leader, organ, committee, or any other
Seymour authority whatever, North or
South. 1t will be seen that the authority /
ofsLaVress is assailed- Congress, which is |
the law-making power Of the United States.
70 whose enactments every man isbound to |
submit until they are repealed BY The same
authsrity, or are declared unconstitutional |
By the Supreme Court.
b Sustaining the blacks, 2 Ewing means
of course. since be can mean nothing else,
saslzining shs present laws in relation to
he Southern States, which laws have been
ackneE|e3geds and are now acknowledged |
by eTerg department Of the government.
It's such threass a. the ons to which we
have hers alluaea that aze causing the STAN
peds from ths psmoeralie party, so-called,
'f il best clemens into ths ranks Of Grant
'nd colhx that sse causlng ths wissst
lna enlnest conservative Efihkefs North and |
,outh 10 sol.sr nndsf g. bCanss 81 lie
parry ia order q Aats sbs
slssry ireH d|se disasters. Il
These threats sfs having, Is might have
sen expected iust TIE contrary sfsds i