Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-09-04
The Likeness Of 1860 and Of 1868.


New York Independent
The Likeness Of 1860 and Of 1868.
From the New York comms Advertiser.
We have recently called attention to
fact that the Democratic party Of the
South is taking very similar grounds to
those held by them in 1860. During the
campaign Of that year they threatened
revolution il Lincoln was elected, and
the period between his election and his
Inauguration was employed in maturing
their plans of revolution, and in prepar-
ing for war against the Government. On
the 9th OF November Lincoln was elect
ed. On the 7th the United States officials
in Charleston resigned. On the 10th
Hammond and Chestnut resigned their
places in the United States Senate. On
the Goth Of December South Carolina
adopted the Ordinance Of Dissolution
State after State "went out" until May,
1861, the whole South was "free aud in
depen dent"-a condition from which they
were rather violently shaken some few
years after, by one Ulysses Grant
During the canvass of 1860 it will be
remembered that Southern orators and
presses made the threats, which they sub.
sequently endeavored to make good. The
exact point then made was that MIR. Blu.
chanan was to be relied upon to "let the
Union slide," and the doctrine of his
message that the power to coerce State
has not been delegated to Congress or to
any other department Of the Federal Gov
ernment, was anticipated. In October,
1860, the Charleston Mercury used the
following languages:
"Mr. Lincoln will not be installed in
before this time the Southern States will
have determined their course; and if this
course shall be secession from the Union
by one one or more Southern States, Mr.
Buchanan will have to guide .thf course
of the General Government TO meet IT,
If he thinks that q State has right 10
secede from the Union, of course he can
not order any portion Of the United States
army or navy against a seeding State. II
he attempts coercion, every Southern man
in his Cabinet, and in the army and navy,
will doubtless leave them. Congress has
no power to control the Presidents views
Of the Constitution, and the duty it in
wolves.
X 4. X X
"Before Messrs. Lincoln and Hamlin
can be installed in Washington as Pres
ident and Vice President Of the United
States, the Southern States, can dissolve
peaceably 1--WE know what we say) their
union with the North. Mr.. Lincoln and
his Abolition cohorts will have no South
to reign over. Their game would be
blocked. The foundation Of their organ
izaton would be taken away; and, left to
the tender mercies of baffled, furious
and troubled North, they would be ours.
ed and crushed as the hagitious cause Of
the disasters around them. But if we
submit, and do not dissolve our union
with the North, we make the triumph oi
our destruction"
This exposes the general outline Of the
plans, and how we'll it was carried out il
fresh in the memory of our readers.
The point taken this year is, that a
Democratic President will effect the com
ing revolution, and restore the control oi
the Southern States to the former rebels
Thus Frank Blair says in his Broadhead
letter:
ave cannot undo the Radical plan oi
reconstruction by Congressional action
the Senate will continue bar to its re-
peal. Must we submit to il? How can il
be oyerthrown2 1t can only be overthrown
by the authority Of the Executive, who
is sworn to maintain the CONSTITUTION, and
who will fail to do his duty if he allows
the Constitution to perish under serie.
of Congressional enaetments which are
in palpable violation of its Fundamental
principles.
"If the President elected by the De-
mocracy enforces or permits others to en-.
force these reconstruction acts, the Radi-
Gals by the accession of twenty spurious
Senators and fifty Representatives will
control both branches of Congress, and
his administration will be as powerless as
the present one Of Mr.. johnson.
"There is but one way to restore the
Government and the Constitution, and
that is for the President elect to declare
tuOSe acts nun NoAuj oVmPo' thS "a ~
J to undo its usurpations at the South, dis
perse the carpet-bag State Governments
allow the white people to reorganise their
own governments, and elect Senators anC
/ REPRESENTATIVES. The House Of Repre-
sentatives will contain majority of Dem
ocrats from the North, and they will ad.
NIT Representatives elected by the white
people eff the South, and with the coop
Grafton of the President it will not b
sufficient to compel the Senate to submi
once more to the obligations Of the Con-
stitution."
This work is to be done by the "Pres-
ident elected by the Democracy" and
Mr.. Seymour is not elected. they hop
that the present Executive will undertak
, the task.
A few days ago the Charleston Mercu