The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1868-08-06
100 WAsHfNdrot June 30.
"Clsasl Jqspss Q. Deoadlea,ti
aDEAR CoIoNEt. I'm reply

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"C5lsaq Jq,pss Q. Deoadhead
DEAR COLONEL I'm reply to
Your inquiries | beg leave to say
that | leave you TO determine, on
aconsahatioh3 With my friends nom
Missouri, whether my name shall be
presented 60 the Democratic Conven-
,iion, aud 10 submit tho following, as
what l consider the real aud only
iysuo inlths contest. cuIril .
''"The Reconstruction policy Of Che
radicals will be complete before the
next election; the States so long
excluded, will have been admitted
negro suffrage established, aud tho
carpot-baggors installed in their
seats IA both branches Of Congress
There is no possibility Of changing
the political character of the Senate,
even If tho Democrats should elect
their President and a majority Of
Che populAf brpuch &C Cbugress. -
We eafnot, therefore, Undo the Rad.
ical plan Of Reconstruction by Con-
grossional action they will continue
% bar toita Tepesl,v Mpstv submit
TO itS How eau'it Be overthrown I
IL can only be. .overthrown by the
authority Of The Executive, who has
sworn to maiptqin the Constitution,
and who willfGil to DO his duty II he
allows the Consultation to perish un.
der q series Of Congressional enact.
ments, which arc in palpable viola.
ihon ofits fupdamsnta principles
n ~ ''Ifthe Ihesident, elected BY the
Democracy, enforoes or permits 9th!
ors to enforce these reconstruction
acts, the radicals, by the accession Of
twenty spurious Senator'S aud flly
Representatives, will eontrol both
brnbches Of Congress, aud his ad
ministration will be as powerless ~
the present one Of Mr. johnson.
''There a but one way to restore
the govern ment aud the Constitu-
ton, and that is for tho President.
elect 10 declare these acts null and cold,
compel The army 10 WHdo ia usurpd.
tons at The South disperse the carpet
sJgg stpte aerwegwnis aileic Ae ohitc
3peoPtSfS ftpVaaisefhef o,olr gorsp-
moHto aud elect Senator's and Repre-.
sontatices. The House of Repre-.
sentatives will contain a majority of
Democrats from the North, aud they
cW admit Tic Representatives. elected
by ihe iohitc people Of he South, aud
9 With the cooperation Qf the President
il will not bo difficult to compel hc
Senate 70 submit once more to the
obligations of tho Constitution. IL
wilfnotbe able to, Withstand tho
public judgment, ifdistinctly invok.
ed aud clearly expressed on this
fundamental issue, aud il is tho sure
way to avoid all future strife to put
this issue plainly to the country.
81 repeat that this is the real and
only question which We should allow
to control u.s. Shall We submit to
the usurpations by which tho gov
ernment has been overthrown, or
shall wo exert ourselves for its full !
and complete restoration2 1t is idle |
70 talk Of bonds, greoubacks, gold, |
the public faith aud tho public cred.
it. What can a Democratic Prosi. |
dent do in regard to any of those, |
with q Congress in both branches
controlled by tho carpet. baggers and !
their allies? He will be powerless
to stop the supplies by which the
idle negroes are organized into po.
litical clubs-by which an army is
maintained to protect these yaga
bonds in their outragos upon the
ballot, These and things like these
eat up the revenues aud resources of
the government aud destroy it's cred.
1t, make the difference between gold
md greenbaoksM We must restore
the Constitution before we can re-
store the finances; aud to do this we
must have a President. who will exc
cute the will of tho people by tramp
ing into dust tho usurpations OF
Congress, ,kpewp as the Reconstruc.
ton acts. I wish to stand before the
Convention upon this issue, but it is
one whieh. embraces everything else
thatts ofVaiuc "a ITS large aud com.
prehensive results. 1t ia the Que
thing that ineludeSall that is worth
. .A'coAtert aud without it there is
nothing that gives dignity. honor or