The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-06
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positions which deceive nv Judgment when say
aaat great change ID going ON In the pupiic mn'.
Inc mass or the republican party are more thouydt
lui, temperate and just than they were Hnrny the
excitement which attended the progress and close OF
the civil war; AS the energy OF the deuocraGc party
springs from their devotion TO their c2use and not TO
their candidates, may with pr0pUety speak OF the
fact that In the political history OF our country
has the action OF any like body bn hailed with such
universal and widespread enthusiasm as that which
has been shown in relation to e position ton Of the Ma
dates had nothing 10 do. Had any others OF those
named been selected thls spirit would have been
perhaps more marked The zeal and energy
OF the conservative masses spring from desire To-
make change OF political policy, and from tie
In this G,th they are strengthened by the co.opera
ton OF the great body OF those who served IN the
Union army and navy during the war. Having given
nearly sixteen thousand commissions to the Oicers
OF thai army know their views and wishes. They
demand the Union for which they fought. The
assembled was held In New York and endorsed the
acton OF the National Convention. In words instinct
w N Ia p teS y, called nas the to
m terms OF fervid eloquence they demanded the re-
soraon OF the rights and liberties OF the American
people
when there Is such accord between those who
proved themselves brave and self-sacrcing in war
ana those who are thoughtful and patriotic In
Gil, cannot doubt we shall gain political triumph
which Will restore our Union, bring back peace and
prosperity to our land. and win give us once more
ernment.
am, gentlemen, truly yours, &C..
To General @. W. MORGAN and Others commit.
tee, &c, &c.
Speech Of Senator Morton, Of Indiana.
The Hon. Oliver P. Morton in speech recently dc.
lvered al Indianapolis after reviewing the platform
OF the democracy, General Blair's letter and the
availability OF the two Presidential candidates re-
ferred to the consequences Of the success OF the
democratic party as follows:-
Now. my friends, allow me to call Your attention
quences Of the success Of the democratic party in
the approaching election. One of the first cOnse-
quences would be the elevation Of the rebel soldier
In this Convention you find the rebel and the North
ern democrat standing the same platform exactly:
yon find the most influential men Of that Con-
venton to have been rebel onicers and none
oreo saers an the sncnr who had col
colo blood after they had surrendered; but vet this
man was received into fellowship in the Democratic
than his. II you bring this democratic party into
power the rebel soldier must be pensoned like the
provided for as we provide for the widow and orphan
or the Union soldier. They must be placed upon the
same level, for ask you r the rebels of the South
get INTO power through the medium of the demo-
cratic party will they consent to tax themselves in
common with the nation to pay pensions to Union
soldiers and the widows and orphans Of Union SOL
diers while theirs are unprovided for9 Never This
is against human nature; and the first thing they
ton OF the democratic ticket win be to place
the rebel soldier In every respect upon the same
level with the Union soldiers, and their widows and
orphans, and an who are pensoned. Another IN
eviabIe consequence OF the success OF the demo-
cratic party will be the reputation Of the national
debt. The democratic party has no position status
upon the subject Of the national debt except re-
pudiaton. WhyY l. Because the democratic party
or the North was opposed to the creation Of the debt
act of Congress in authorizing the issuing of bonds
or the borrowing OF money was denounced as I'M
constitutional. The several acts OF Congress- autho-
rizing the issue OF legal tender notes. were declared
to be shameless and wanton violation OF
in its power, by its politicians and its news
papers to prevent the bonds from being sold,
their money to carry on the war. and now the great
mass of the democratic party hate the bondholders
They hate them because they lent their money to
carry on the war, and whatever may be the feelings
OF Seymour or the bondholders Of the democratic
party in the State ana the city OF New York The
hate she bondhoders because they lent their money
TO carry on the war; and they will never pay them
dollar principal or interest II they can help H. But
and IN solemn anliation with rebels OF the South.
The rebels OF the South put their money in Confed
crate stocks They invested their money to carry
the rebellion. They were conquered. They losfevery-
thing. And now want to know II there is man
stupid enough 10 believe that these Southern rebels
when they shall GENE into power through the me-
dunn OF the democratic party, will tax themselves
along with the body of the nation to pay our debt
either principal or interest Never therefore it is
the Inevitable result the memorable logic OF the su
alton the very constitution OF the democratic party,
brought into power that reputation will be the
tain result. The only thing that would reconcile
them 10 the payment OF the debt would be the assump
ton OF their dent and putting II the same basis;
but that would be reputation, because 1t would make
the debt so large that never could be paid Another
consequence OF the coming into power OF the demo-
cratic party and OF the overturnipg OF these loyal
state governments that we have built up In the
South will be the restoration OF slavery. did not
think so year ago. l thought come what might.
they never could restore slavery. 1 do not think 40
now. | think If you give them the power they will
cOlDret pcOple
turn those State governments down there and they
will disarm the negro population. They are all armed
themselves and then, with the sanction and appro-
baton OF seymour and all the democratic politicians
Of the North. they will by military power, return the
colOred people 10 slavery. That would be another
inevitable result OF success Of the democratic party
The senator remarked on the suffrage question:
Now. my friends, we hear a good deal upon the
question OF negro suffrage. My distinguished col
night took occasion 10 advert TO that subject, and
wish to read an extract from what he
said , he saysgy an act OF Congress /,
Columbia. and now at every election in the
city OF Washington the disagreeable sight Is wit.
messed OF hundreds OF white men being jostled and
crowded from the poHs by organized bands Of ne
proes" My colleague told the people last night that
in the city OF Washington the sight IL frequently
witnessed OF white men being Jostcd from the polls
10y the negroes. think my colleague has been mis-
Informed. l never heard of that, and never paid
30 poor compliment to the white men myself. Tine
idea that the superior race the unconquerabe Anglo
Saxon with all his intelligence, with his possession OF
arms with ali the advantage that intelligence gives,
even in the city Of washington, has been crowded and
jostcd from the polls by these poor negroes Where
has that occurredf We know that In Mississippi
al the late election there were whole counties where
the negroes were not allowed 10 vote by the armed
white men, the rebels; but who Tan point to an In
stance where the negroes have ever kept the white
men from yotIngf And now the appeal IL again
made 10 the prejudice against the negro; again THAI
old prejudice IL TO be dug up: all disgusting and rot
ten and dsagreeabe as u IT, II is TO be presented To
the public gaze to again urge men to vote the demo.
cratic ticket. All, there II one answer TO that. IL
was by one OF those tricks that often occur In
democratic conventions that Chief JUSTICE Chase
was prevented from being the democratic can
didate for President; and but for this trick
my distinguished colleague would now be
standing upon platform of universal Suffrage
IL IL well known that Judge Chase who for
TWENTY-FIVE years has been the advocate OF coiored
suffrage, who may almost he said TO be the father OF
IA afi