The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-09-03
Communicated I
Shall the Democrats Succeed /?

+ Communicated
Shall the Democrats Succeed
b. The disgraceful war record yand
taeasonable lutterances of CRATIC
Seymour, should be sufficient to de
3ter any thinking man from actin g
with the party, which presents him
| as its candidate for the Presidency
Then to this add the letter of F. P
Blair, which secured him the second
place on the Democratic ticket, and
you have a dose that cannot be swaE
t1owed by any Union man Butt this
is not all, nor the worst that can be
said. The platform and the nomin,
1 ations of the N. Y. Convention, are
Endorsed by Southern rebels. And
such men as Wade Hampton,
Semmes and Toombs, have mount
dethe stump, and advocating the prin
ciples adopted, at the Democratic
Convention as the triumph of the
"Lost Cause,'' for which they had
labored so long and faithfully g.
= First, we hear Wade Hampton
telling his Southern brethren tnat
they repronised all things de-
sired, and it must be remembered
that Mr.. Hampton was a member in
bgood. standing, oflthe committee ON
Resolutions of the N. X. conven-
tion, and therefore ought to know
something about it, Let9us tell it
in his own words. "Thcy said they
were willing to give. us everything
fdesired, but we CT the South must
remember that they had a great
night to Lake and it would not be
ncllcy to place upon the platform
THAT which would engender preju-
dice at the North" Can any intel
ligent man fail to see in this, snake
in the grass Is not the old spirit of
rebellion still dominant, not only
South, but North? F? Surely we can
see it in no other light, and it is con-
firmed by the nomination for Vice
President, of man who had already
said :"Let the President elect, de-
clare these acts null and void, and
compel the army to undo its usur-
pations at the South and disperse
the carpet bag state government" :"
This is nothing less than a call to
arms, and if followed out, an usurpa-
ton Of power which must necesar.
lilly end in anarchy. We have still
more proof to back us up in our
position. Mr.. Ramsey, noted
and we dare say, posted rebel, was
in attendance 1T the Democratic
state convention of Georgia, and
gave vent to his sentiments as fol
lows: eve will now, at all hazards,
recover our lost liberties, and re-
store the State. We are in the
midst of a great revolution, which
may end peacefully at the ballot
box, but if not, then the true men of
the South will rally once more
around their now folded banner,
and will try the issue Of the car
tridge-box. loud and enthusiastic
applause. Remember the ancestry
from whom you sprung. Thereare
men in the North. who are now tru-
ly with you, and who will, in such a
conflict, If necessary, lead your bat
tilions. We did not make the war.
It was forced upon us. We simply
stood for the rights for which our
fathers bled, and we will stand there
again, come peace or war" Rob-
ert Teombs, and the ssgallant; ,Ad
miraP' Semmes endorsed every word
Of this speech. Suchis the position
Of the Demo ocratic party to-day =
And we must confess that in view
Of the sentiments Of Frank P. Blair,
the record of Seymour, the declara-
tions of Southern rebels, and of the
fact that the New York convention
hesitated to give more explicit utter
ance, to the scheme of Revolution,
from fear, Of its effect upon the
North in view of all these facts, it
is hard to perceive how any man
can support this party. The issue
is a plain one, as the old one, wheth-
er loyal men or.traitors, shall rule;
or. in other words, shall we have
peace Or shall we have war Con
servative men, ponder well the
truths that are presented to you dali
", examine the records of both par
ties, and we do not hesitate in say
ing, we know your influence will be
for Grant and Colfax. -.