The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-08-06

Dy placing nlmSelI on tue plallOTiU
of the Radicals No Southern man
can stand on the latter without dis
honoring himself aad disgracing the
country which. gave him birth. Look
at'thc other, and see how proud.and
ijust, and comprehensive are its
principles, and say if it is not sncL
a platform as we we can all stand
upon with safety and honor?
AS it was my good fortune to be
on the Committee which framed
I this instrument, it may be interest
ing to you, perhaps, to learn the de
tails by which it was perfected, anc
the views of those who made it. AZ
you are aware, the Committee .oT
Resolutions consisted. of one mem
Der from each State. On assem-
bling it was found that a very grea
difference of opinion existed
Among other resolutions Offered
were some declaring that the right
of suffrage belonged to the States
and this was announced to be gooo
Democratic doctrine. I agreed to
the propositions, but at the same
time said that it seemed to me they
had omitted one very vital point
which was to declare to what States
the doctrine applied. / thought il
was necessary to guard and limit
that declaration, and to the end
that we might know at what time
we could go back and say who were
the citizens of the States. / asked
that they would declare that these
questions belonged to the States I'M
| der their Constitutions up to the
year 1865. GentlemenzFwer there
from North, South, East and West,
and by all we were met with extreme
cordiality. They said they, were
willing to give us everything wede-
sired; but we Of the South must re
member that they had a great fight
to make, and it would not be policy
to place upon that platform that
which would engender prejudice at
the North. They, however, pledged
themselves to do all in their power
to relieve the Southern States, and
restore to US the Constitution as it
had existed AS we were met in
such a kindly spirit, Icould not but
Ireciprocate it. / Iknew that l was
representing the feelings of my peo
pie. when l did so, and I told them
that / would withdraw all the reso
lutions l had offered, and no doubt
other Southern delegates would do
the same, and would accept the res-
olutions offered by Hon. Mr.. Bay
ard, the Senator from Delaware,
which declared that the right OF
suffrage belonged to the States. !
said l would take the resolutions, if
they would allow me to add but
three words which you wild find EN-
bodied in the platform. 1 added
this: ''And we declare that the Re
construction acts are revolutionary,
unconstitutional and void. In
mense cheering. When l proposed
that, every single member of the
Committeeman the warmest men
in it were the men of the North
came forward and said they would
carry it out to the end. Having
thus pledged themselves, l feel as
sured that when the Democratic
party come to triumph they will
show US remedy for our misfor-
tunes in their own good time, for
which 1 AIN perfectly willing to wait.
Such is the history of our platform,
and such were the motives which
governed the committee in its for
nation AS the representative of
South Carolina on that committee,
[ present that platform to you in
the earnest hope that it will meet
vor cordial approval. AS to my
own share of the work performed
in the committee, I can assure my
follower ttizcns that the only objects
for which 1 lalored were to make it
a strong and honest platform, one
that would secure the rights of the
South and protect The honor of my
State. 1t is for you to say now
these objects have been fulfilled.
Now, gentlemen, the platl or:n en-
bodyirg the principles of the Dem
ocratic party has been given to the
country. Upon that platform w
have placed as our candidates, for
the Presidency and Vice Presidency,
Horatio Seymour and Frank P. Blair
And we accept the gage of battle Of
fered by the Radicals. [Great
cheering. A VOICES And we'll
whip 'em, tool What are the is
sues involved in this momentous
struggle, l need not tell you, for you
know they involve life or DEATH
Success will bring to you deliver
ance from tyranny that gals and
oppresses you every where and at
all times. twill drive from your
borders, and consign to the infamy
they SO richly have earned, the base
brood of satraps who have domi-
neered over the South. The men
who degrade the profession efarms
by waging war on unarmed citizens;
who disgrace their uniforms by be-
coming the sycophantic tools of a
proscriptive political party, and who
use the arbitrary power placed in
their hands only to humiliate the
white race by seeking to establish
the supremacy Of the black. Vic
tory will bring even more than this
to US, for it will give US, along with
constitutional liberty, the right
to manage and control your own
State Government in accordance
with the time-honored provisions
of the Constitution of the United
States. Then may we hope to see
the restoration of honor and decen-
cy in the conduct of affairs we may
hope to see our rulers as Of old, in
telligent, patriotic, native born
and white Tn hat blessed dav of