Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-07-03

been easy Tor me, anu, without vanity. Il
may say. have had some popularity in my
State. 1 have been -four times elevated to
be Governor Of the State. 1 could have
retained that popularity. Duty, in my
feren, course. did ia, and have received
the hearty denunciaiion Of my people. or a
large proportion of them. Tor having done
so.
have been denounced as q traitor to
my race. aud traitor to the .'lost cause"
which have had so much a, heart ; l don
think so; think my course more honorable
than the course Of that man who was n rebel
and sought and receives the same pro,ec-
ton from the government ,ha, receive :.
and there remains in his bosom an enemy
prepared to sting !, when opportunit, offers
tCheers and cries OF "good.rl
When j Tough, you. Tough, you openly
and boldly. When surrendered. / sur
rendered in good faith When took the
amnesty oath. took it intending religiou,ly
to observe it, TApplause. Upon my theory.
which have been taught was the true one
OF State sovereignty, when had formerly
taken the cath to support the Constitution
of the United States, / understood IL TO
bind me only while my state remained in
the Union but If she withdrew, which l
believed she had RICH, to do. from just
cause. OF which liom the necessity OF the
case thought she should be the Judge.
did not feel that violated my oath when |
went with my State. But since that time.
when the Presidcn, OF the United States
granted me his pardon, he required me to
take n different oath; was sworn to sup
port not orly the Constitution OF the United
States, but the Union Of the States. Zap
plau.c. When I Gid iha, l abandoned
the doctrines OF secession. Applause for
could not support the union of the United
States and encourage secession from the
Union. Renewed cheers. The Virginia
and Kentucky resolutions advocated that
doctrine. IL / understand them, it has
always been a part OF the platform on which
they have stood. Hence it IS that feel / am
no longer bound by party ties of allegiance.
to stand by the Democratic party. lCheers.1
IL l cannot stand by them, where dn I
naturally fall then? The Hamiltonisn and
Webs,erian doctrine has been established
by the sword. My own opinions. and the
action OF the Democratic party. naturally
lead me, as think, into the Republican
party. GAPplause
/ know that this is very un populnr
doctrine in the South. bat believe !, !,
the true doctrine. But, let me tell YOU.
MIR. President aud gentlemen. that there
arc many white men in the South there
arc large numbers OF original Democrats in
the South there are large numbers of
original secessionis,s in the South. who 10.
day stand as firmly by the Re publican par.
ty. aud will support The great Captain OF
the age, Gen. Grant, rs we'll rs YOU will.
Our Democratic friends there have appealed
ie the whole country against negro suffrage.
have showered anathemaS upon them. have
denounced it as an outrage upon humanity
and on society, and yet in the late elections
there. negro WHO would vote the Demo.
cratic ticket was really very respectable
fellow. applause and Laugh;er.) They
tell ns that you have established negro
supremacy in the South. No; so. Although
they denounce those Of US who act wiah The
Republican, party rs being no better than
negi oes. still feel tia, | belong 20 the
white race. nnd tha; would advocate and
sustain no policy that put any other race
over my race in the South. or made them
Supreme there. We will grant TO the col
ored people there all their rights. civil and
political. Now VIC DO rot expect them to
be our masters. Much as YOU have seen In
The papers on that subject. il is not so. In
The State OF Georgia. for instance. when
those who are included within the Con.
si"uiionai amendment. though they have no
right 10 hold office under our new cons,i,.
uhon. 60 TO the ballot box, there are 20 600
majority OF white men there What little
property Is !eft is all in the hands Of the
white men. We have the ADVANTAGE +,
ed"eAi'on' VIC have the advantage ofexper.
fence and We claim that we have superior;tv
of race. Tell me not then that The hl,.L
people ofGeoIgia can rule Georgia when
they are 10000 IN the minority. and Nc
have all these advantages. (Applau.e
1t IS not so. sir. in other States. even where
The blacks are in the majority. II our
white race act properly in this matter. there
will be no difficulty Of this sort.
In conclusion. allow me TO say that. while
We have a bard fshl TO make 10 Georgia. II
you will give rs the fruits Of the victory.
will carry Georgia for Gen Grant. loud
Applause } But allow me one word here