New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-08-15


as dishonest and under circumstances when ne hlnsen
declared made his acceptance dish0nofanle wnen Is
pronosed 10 return 10 sovereign States TO tho control
Of men whose skirts are dripping with the blood OF
brothers. In order that the wheels OF progress may
be rolled backward and the cause lost by the cannon
may be regmned by chicanerywhen All thes9 eVs anu
dishonors threaten IL Is no time 10 caVi ABOUT tue
lesser matters Of the law Other reforms may be dear TO
us but all must perish together unless we nst confront
the immediate peril. The same impulse that made so
many OF MS soldiers OF the starry ag the same deop emo
ton Of patriotism that led Others 10 give years OF time
aud lavshy Of money for the salvation OF be UnoD I'M
pei US now with tenfold force. II fail In the election
Grant have the Democratic promise that al tne
abors OF years shall DO turned TO naught that
the reconstructed State Governments shall be over
thrown by the bay0net; that anarchy ana civl War
shall visit us again, and that the most unhoy cause
for which men ever fought shall be no longer lost
but regained and triumphant; we appear 70 Soud s Us
Repubcanism asks your prayers your efforts and your
votes lest, without them, an endangered ADefy may
demand your services once more upon the hed OF human
carnage Give your support aud we promise you IN
return an era peace Of liberty, and OF prosperity u
aTp 1o whom tho hopes Of the nation have
its darkest hours. never to be Disappointed we repeat
ballot box we vote fought, we shall follow the
ever victorious banner OF Grant
Gn4R IH sHrH R Fps T q H REIyIrtb'
f.... ELIAS COOK, NAHANT T. JOHNSON,
WM 3. SHARP, H... HENRY Il. OAPbNI
. SAMUEL III. GREY, GEo. A. HAsEY.
JOHN NJ. ROBERTS, H. h PANoBORN,
... f. Union Republican State Executive COMMITTEE
Trenton, Aug. 10, 1868.
ADDRESS OF SOLDIERS AND SAILORS COM
MITTEE.
COMRADES The roll call is again on, and
the summons is once to battle We had hoped our
fighting was all over and forever when in 1865 at Apo
mattox Court House, the Rebellion Internationally
surrendered" the Democracy would not have So
and to-day with sered ranks Of Coppcrheads and Rebels
they again force the nation to combat ur .. ....
For three years their bold. bad men have agated
and enbroied the country as IL strife and dssenslo
We're their only life and business. They have stood
uullushingly by Andrew Johnson, and have defended
and upheld bis most dangerous usurpations ana bases
Creatures whether Ccppereads North or Rebels South
against the peace aud dignity OF the country. They
have denounced aud ostrcted tho righteous progress
OF reconstruction South. They have viled and
maligned the loyal OF the South, many OF them our
Dsusa % Of memphis aud New.0reans and now
uphold the ylanes of the KuKluX Kans. Here In
New-Jersoy during the war they refused 70 zee our
absent soldiers vote aud branded al Union SOLDIERS as
"Lmcons Mcrcenarics." aud "Lncoln's HirclnRs,"
40 They rejected the first Constitutional Amendment
abOshlng slavery though their present candidate Tor
man gladden. and they now to repeal assent
~ the second though equally necessary TO the harmony
70 forget the past they now prccaim docn with the
Loyal Government SOUTH and up with the Rebels TO
and bloody past they had no words OF cheer for the
patriotism and loyalty aud conscience OF the nation
and now all their words and acts go TO show that tho
sprt OF the Rebellion stu aniInaes their minds and
hearts. and therefore we submit 1t would DO lmmeas
uably weak and wicked for the Republic again TO trust
them with It's might aud majesty, its dignity and power
,sodiers, what was their recent National Convention
every living soldier mOckery TO the memory OF every
S woman hTGugSont The and What Z their ea6oae
platform but National reputation, suRarcOaod Indeed,
yet pure and smpei What Is their chosen champion
iIorato Seymour but old-time COpperhead or half
Rebel IN disguised What IL his recreRnt associate, but
civil war again open and proclaimedi On the other
hand there stands am Old comraLe, IT, s. Grant the
standard bearer oil the Republican party with the stars
ond stripes firmly IN ms grasp and now again. as at
upon the enemys worksd His platform the platform Of
the Union Republican party, Ia tho broad and shining
platform OF Justice and humanity His army. and theirs
Is the grand army OF the friends Of man, here ana every
where now and eter Hts cause AMI theirs Is tho Ola
cause ba filed oft hut ever won right and truth aud
justice for each and all, oven tho humblest OF G0d
creatures the broad continent across aud Tue VIDE Wora
over . ... .'
Soldiers the issue is thus sqnarely made up and now
certain candidates aud no doubtful platforms On the
side stands Grant, our old cOmrade, the simple,
honest soldier, and Representative Union man Of tho
war On the other, BOratio Seymour. the willy dema.
gogue and tickster and Representative COpperhead OF
the war. On tho one side march the Boys in Blue"
the other flo the Boys In Grey" On the side,
shoulder TO shoulder with Grant and Colfax move
Sherman and Sheridan Meade and Thomas, Farragut
aud Porter On the other, hand in hand with Horatio
Seymour. are Lee and Hampton, Forrest and Semmes.
friends at home, who during the war reoiced over our
victories and mourned defeats On the other are
old enemies the disloyal and tho sympahzers with
the rebellion, who then mOurned over every rebel defeat
aud roiced every rebel victory In short on the
side stands the Nation redeemed and regenerated,
panoped in glory snd honor, and full OF hope for the
future On the other lies the Confederacy dead as we
thought but Weakening to life again. and hoping yet
for perfect resurrection through the success OF Seymour
and Blair
Comrades how say you theni Do you still follow your
old friends, have you surrendered 20 your old enc
niles DO you still wear tho Union blue, or are you
now In favor Of the Rebel grayf DO you stu love the
Stars aud Stripes now In favor OF the Stars
and Barsl No; We Will not insult You even by the
doubt Your hearts, know, still beat true TO the
Union. You still love the old flag You still revere the
memories OF your departed comrades You still love your
Old cliefain and leader YOu have not forgotten his
glorious record OF Doneson and Vioksburg Of Chaita
nOoga and Richmond; OF Five Forks and Appomattox
Court House. and IN November next feel sure you Will
again carry his conqnering eagles onward to victory.
Organize then, soldiers, for another, and, as we trust
last campaign against Copperheads and Rebels We have
broken them mtarly at the cartridge box now lot MS
conquer them politically at the ballot box and thus end
their forever All up and down the lines the drums
now beat and tho bugles sound Forward" Then fall In
to lne mon, and onward 10 victory Defenders
Of tho Union and Grants old soldiers. let US know only
to vote n ire shOtI
Con- ROBERT MoALIIsTER, Gen. f. l.. CAMPBELL.
Gen. JAMES t. RUSHING, Gen. WM. s. STRIKER,
Col. w. T. POTTER, Capt II. ii. LEE,
Gen. L. ID. CRUDE, Col john DANFORTH,
Maj. IL. w. HoAsIE, Col WIN. WARD.
RIDICULOUS CHARGE AGAINST MR.. GRfsWoLD.
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