Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-09-04

for all and Justice to all. will enter upon a career
Of development, culture and progress, that shall
insure " future grand and great
No less significant and no less pronounced are
the history, the platform and the candidates Of
the Democratic party. Its history recalls no in
spring ideas, no benefcent policies, no enobling
deeds for patriotism, for liberty, for justice and
for humanity. But it does recall images Of
slavery-Its shackles, its whips, its unrequited
tolls and It's all-peryading impurities-the slave
power, its arrogant nominations and aggressive
demands, ever associated with humiliating con-
cessions, compromises and apostacies TO freedom
dark conspiracies, lawless rebellion, fields Of
blood, taxation, debts and the graves Of the
nations dead.
Its platform speaks of the Reconstruction acts
as revolutionary, unconstitutional and void of
benehcent acts by which seven dsorganized
Commonwealths were reorganized on the basis Of
loyalty and liberty, and restored to representa-
ton in Congress and to the blessings and benefits
Of the Union. Its candidates are pledged 10
- traTple in the dust - those reorganizel and
restored Commonwealths, their constitutions and
laws. by which equal rights and priyilges are
accorded and secured to all Those candidates
are also pledged for that unconstitutional. un-
American and wicked monstrosty, so alien in
spirit and tone to the Declaration of Indepen-
dence, and the utterances Of the fathers, - a
Hhite Mans Government in place Of the
constitutional and American idea-a government
'' Of all, by all, for all This record of four
teen years, this platform and theae candidates.
the wild, revolutionary and disorganizng utter
ances Of Blair, TOomhs, Cobb, and other South
ern Democratic leaders, speak, in language not
to be misunderstood by the country, the pur-
poses Of the Democratic party, and what it pro
poses TO DO. The currency is to be further de
preciatei the public faith broken, and the na-
tional honor tainted State constitutions ate 10
be abrogated the civil rights Of millions i'm
purel the right to vote, EOw a possession,
taken from three-fourths Of q M ilion Of woi h
ing men the education Of the people, So longel
TOR by the poor Of both races, Is TO be postponed;
hatrcis, insults and Outrages TO the loyal are TO
be intensified the soldier, who fought for the
restoration Of the seeding States, and who now
hopes. by his skilled industry, to make the war
wasted fields Of the south bloom once more. Is TO
be forced 20 leave his new home, and the ma
ii-'ut spirit of 81 avery and Caste Is to rule
again. Then tbs murlerous alyice Of Albert
Pike, the friend and champion Of Blair and
Seymour, addressed to the young men Of Mssis-
sippi, may be accepted and followed to the ''bit-
ter end :'
''Youug men, it is for YOU to bring back to
tNN fNAltl It's Hnl'ltu Ai Aut 1putl - 'uA
land The North is foreign and hostile realm.
Stand at the altar Of your country. Swear eter-
nal h4trel TO It's opprcssors. Swear that the day
shall come when the Susquehannah and Ohio
shall be Ike rivers Of fire. they are now rivers
Of blood, between your native land and that Of
the Northern Huns, which uo man shall attempt
20 eros, and live"
With one or the other Of these two great par
ties, tellow-citIzeus, You are constrained TO act
ia the coming election of President Of the
Cuitci State Consider well, pray YOU, the
histories, the platforms AMI candidates Of these
PARTIES now asking your sufrnges. Remember
that by ifs fruits the tree Is known and by his
lee'ls man is Judged. Apply to these political
oreaniztias- those words Of Holy Writ. Test
them 10y the high standards Of love Of country.
and love Of man, and vote as they prompt and
approve s. voting. you shall DO something 50
heal th wound. of war rebuke and repress law
las-uess and violence, develop the material and
moral forces of the land secure equality Of
rights and privileges. and thus lift our country
To- it- prgle-tinel rank among the nations