Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-10-23
Co.. aav,,,our.s Speeches.

Gov, Seyrnours speeches at Rochester ana
BuHalo are able and sensible, just what We
would expect from statesman and patriot
Tn his sre.ch at Rochester he said repel
with INDIGNATION the suggestion that any mem
her OF the democratic party, or that party as an
organization, or that myself, as an lndiyldual
Of that party, will ever do violence to law or
order. Let US inquire into tue reasonab!eness
of this charge Suppose the people OF the
United States see fl to elect democratic Presl-
dent and Vice President. Is your government
changed? Do we hold unqualified power?
Gould VIC make war? Could We control the leg
isIation Of the country? What will our powers
be under the laws as they now stand
Won have seen the Chief Executive of these
limited States shackled by legislation you have
seen him arraigDed as criminal before court !;
Won have heard majority OF that tribunal pro-
nounce him guilty man, and he would nave
been deDosed from power had they not iacKea
one vote to make two-thirds OF the Senate TO
sanction that action.
hinder the action of Andrew johnson YOU'D
equally sbackle democratic executive. Ii we
succeed in this election, our republican irlenos
viii control the Senate and House of Represen-
tatives, and army, tor their candidate Is the
genoral who commands that army. :.
How absurd, then, is the cry that there IS
dancer from an Executive thus shackled and
noVerless. 1t may be asked, then, what do VIC
cain If we change the Executive and place one
Of different party in the executive chair, When
his powers will be so limited just this, my
friends-Whie be can ahirmatively DO but 1T
tie, he can do much to check the unWlse ACTON
of the party now in power; he can 90 much to
nrotect the labor Of this country from unWIse
legislation he can do much to check In future
the dangerous policy which threatens the dearest
and most vitalinterests ofthe country. Cheers
But more than that. It is necessary for the
welfare Of the American people that there shall
be given popular verdict which will say that
the policy of men IN power is not such as meets
their approval. What we hope and aim to do
in this contest is to stay the progress of contu-
sion, usurpation and uoWise legislation
In his speech in Buffalo he said: Our hope
is, in this election, to put into the executive
offices those who could stay the tide OF corrCp-
ton those who could save from further lnju-
ries the system of constitutional government
those who could protect our people from cgls;,
lative wrong. We feel that our success would
be a rebuke BY the American people OF measures
which have been condemned so strongly oy
many leading Republicans and Republican
presses, as we'll as ourselves. Ii the candidates
on our ticket should prove capable, honest,
and true to their trust, at another election the
people of the United States could go farther
and make Democratic House of Representa-
tives, and in due time the character OF the
Senate could be changed; and believe that
the day is at hand when the Judgment and
votes of the American people willrestore again
power to that time honored party under whose
influence our country was made great and pros
porous. None Of these changes could be made
violently; none could endanger public peace,
but they would ali tend in The end to promote
the welfare and prosperity of the United States