Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-08-21

for the better, peacefully, by the oaiio''
The declaration in the platform that Ger
tain acts of the present Congress anu o
the preceding Congress-, are uncons'iIu
tional and void, is copied after Similar oe
clarations in the old platforms OF the ole
narties You recollect that it was declared
Inv the Democrats that ''the National Banl
recommendation prohihitory tarif
vos unconstitutional "-' the attempts tt
Interfere with slavery in the States were
Unconstitutional. "
Such language in party platform does
not mean war, especially when it is avowec
therein that it /" stands upon the Constitu
ton as the foundation and limitations o.
the powers of the government.
| Which is the war party ?
Which party keeps up revolution
The Republican party is responsible fol
all the revolutionary acts of the present
and last Congress And every act of theirs
has been approved by the party in the Con
yention which nominated Gen. Grant.
The platform approves of all the outrageous
acts as enacted and administered by Con
gress or by it's agents. Congress has
usurped all the powers of the government.
| tt has undertaken to be the Executive In
carving out its own acts, without the aid
and in despite of the Constitutional Exc
cutive
It has undertaken to decide upon the le-
gality of it's own acts to the exclusion of the
constitutional Tribunal. II Jay. or Mar
shall, or fancy. had been Chief Justice.
they could not have succeeded-but they
had an accomplice in Chief Justice Chase,
and the voice of the Courts was smothered.
They attempted to remove or suspend
the President by impeaching him for al
lodged crimes-which crimes were virtues
compared to their own acts, and were only
prevented from succeeding by the fact
that some of the better men of their party,
such as Fessenden, Trumbull and others,
gave way to their fears of the damning
Judgment which they saw awaiting them
from the great tribunal of history.
They have forced upon States, that had
long since yielded to the proper and legit-
innate ends aimed at. by the war, to wit
the abolition of slavery and the death OF
secession-a class of persons to hold office
and vote for oficers-by military power
against the will of the people of the States.
And they unblushingly in their platform
proclaim that Congress ought to secure and
take control of suffrage in certain States,
and leave to the people of other States such
control; not only that, but their platform
guarantees that Congress shall maintain
for all time negro or unlimited suffrage in
the Southern States.
What does this mean?
It means that the old citizens of the
Southern States, who could heretofore vote
and hold office, are to be under the control
of Congress-ignoring all the powers of
the States as integral governments igno-
ring all the powers of the Supreme Court.
It means that no Southern State shall
by the motion of its own people hold .
Convention and put down negro suffrage,
even if the negroes aid in doing it.
It means the eternal vassalage of the
Southern States-whilst the people of the
Northern States are declared to be free.
It means that the Republican party,
under Grant, will maintain political slavery
in North Carolina and political freedom in
Massachusetts.
That is honest That is fair. That is
the way to hold out the olive branch of
peace. LET US have peace" A man
meets his foe, overpowers him, gets him
down, binds him, gets upon him and
thrusts his thumbs into his eyes, and
whilst so holding him, looks around COM
placently and cries "Let us have peace. -
My foe is for war, and if he cries enough,
don't believe him, he means not word of
it. Seymour, covered with the pure piano.
ply of ancient conservatism, which covered
Clay and other great Wing leaders, and by
the leaders of the (purer) Democracy of
purer times, appears as the good, great
and genial giant to reliece, simply oelieve
the pr0strdte-not to punish, not to retail
ate, but simply to vindicate his equal right
after fair fight to the character of man
hood and equality. And backed by mil
lions of followers, says: "We will settle
these matters" Seymour gives his word
and the assent of all his followers that the
old Government, as administered by Wash
ington, Jefferson, Adams, Madison and
Jackson "should be, ought to be, and with
all his efforts shall be attempted to be re-
stored"
That Grants party means war is proven,
by the spirit of Congress IA majority all
the time.
By the evident desire to put arms in the
hands of his partisans QoyaD in the South.
By the efforts made by Governor Hol-
den and the majority in our Legislature to
arm the loyal in our State-they propose
to set up mischievous body of men, who
in general would be reckless persons of ali
colors, in every county in the State-the
ostensible and pretended object of which
is to protect loyal men. In the name of
God, are we not all peaceful and loyal
Where is the traitor or practical disturber