The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-09-10
Al INDEP ENaHNT DEMouRAT.
E.e4aeat l4e.ter fron. .ehp 7. Jones

/ tIldo parry, IIdukuGSS. honesty anu Justice
deuiand that lie publicly declare the
reasons which lmpei h.iu to such with
idrawai.
| Commencing with the Democratic
! Convention at Chicago, III 1854, | take
the responsibility OF stating that the
Seymours, VallandighamS and Fernando
! Woods Of that convcn ton controlled its
actions, and consequently; by publishing
to the world that resolution declaring the
war failure, running the party and by
such Infamous nandlWork the gallant
! Mcclellan was engulled in a vortex Of
| principles alminr directly toward national
ruin. Democrats by scores left the party
II that time-especialy was this true OF
the suil;er. Many hoping that conserva-
titsm would yet rule their councils, stood
upOn the deck Of the sinking ship.
| Previous to the convention that assem-
bed in the city OF New York, there was
much talk that moderate counsels would
prevail, that the party Would be SO far
ADVANCED as to be in harmony with the
| times, and that a candidate would be
nomiuat~ d, and a declaration Of princi-
| pies framed, which would be acceptable to
large class Of diaaife ted Republicans.
But despite the warnings OF the past,
/ this saline trio, backed by scores Of rebels,
| in 1868, assumed anu exercised des, 0 &C
sway i'll the New York Convention. The
result has been that tie counsei5 Of the
| conservatives have again been disregard
| Cd Hancock and Chase trust aside
! like chati, and ultra demag0gues placed
at the head OF the tick ct.
Bseathing threats Of revolution and
/ rep pudiutlyn, BlaIr prOnoUnces it the duty
! Of the President elect to declare the acts
| OF Congress nuii and void and 60 compel
! The army to undo It's usurpaU0ns at the
/ ooutil. Rebel orators and newspapers
! shouted amen To this sentiment, aud
declare what they failed - accomplish by
/ he rebellion they would achieve by the
success OF The Democratic party. Governor
| II Ise announces that secession is more
alive than ever. Governor Perry says he
viii support Blair because he has declared
F.! that he VIZ assume military power. " ade
! AanI pt:n wants everybody 20 register a
solemn oath IN heaven, that If Seymour
.sots majority OF white votes he shall be
| inaugurajCd at the point Of the bayonct
| The pirate Semmcs declares that the
success Of the Seymour ticket viii restore
| the rights Of oAO s5Outh as they were
before the War-slavery and all. tlG.ilyo:a
! Of the Democratic party at the North
| publicly threaten reputation Of the
national debt, and openly congratulate
| Southern traitors upon speedy deliver
ance from what they term Radical tyranny
On reviewing the list o: delegates who
represented those disatfected States in the
/ New York Convention, every one ofthem
was a rebel, and some of them insultingly
ware the rebel Uniform. a traitor dictat-
ed the main plank of the patform. A
rebel General nominated Blair, and a
rebel General seconded his nomination
amid universal applause.
Nalandingham dictated and seconded
| the nomination of Seymour Forrest, of
Fort Pillow notoricty, and Wade Hamp-
ton were greeted with cheers. while dis
abled Union soldiers playing hand
organs at the door of the convention
for charity were marched TO the Iombs
as vagrants.
Patriotic men deserted such leadership
when the booming Of rebel cannons were
heard at SQmpter Again in 1864, as
| before stated the rank and file of Demo
| cratic party was dccinaa.ed when Gen.
| George B. Mcclellan was used as cover
TO hide their evil designs from the
searching probe Of patriotism.
And now IN 1868 the Democratic party
under like rebel lead, is being sifted OF
all that remainS Of It's loyal and patriotic
! element, for treason no longer hides Its
! face no longer on northern soil, bat bold
| ly shows It's colors.
[ believe that God has decrecd that
this republic, unparalleled for material
social and intellectual development III
the worlds history, shall, (if we are
/ faithful to ali its sacred interests, be
handed down to posterIty. L believe
that the blood Of the Union men has. not
f0olishly drenched the altar OF liberty
and that the principles which our armies
! established Dp their victories will not be
wantonly cast aside. | believe that
every citizen owes higher alieniance
to his country than he does to his party.
| believe that the color OF Il man 5
skin should not prohibit his exercise OF
lhas4i g!l; Of Suffrage Educational quail
fcations should be the basis, and not
color. [ believe the national debt should
be PAID agreeably to the contract under
which it was created.
With this Democratic platform de-
claring the whole work of reconstruction
null and void with a candidate who by
his public acts makes disloyal men his
friends and patriots his enemies, with a
man associated with him on the ticket
who is lightning the torch of civil war
it is evident that the party is lapsing into
a still greater minority OF nuilliers and
reY0iutioniSt 5.
Believing this, and in view of the
facts that | have stated, and many more
which surroud the political horizon.
affirm that the Democratic party to day
occupy the same position to the same
! General Government as did the South
ern wing OF the Democracy in 1860, and
| is proclaiming the same dangerous ideas
advocating the same revolutionary doe
trines They are opposed to a party, no
matter what its errors have been, which
has proved its devotion to the country
While | am frank to confess both par
ties are extremely radical. [ have chosen
to unite my fortunes with radicalism
that preserves and opposes a radicalsln
that tends to destroy the Union,
The man who allows pa.ty harness to
restrain his reason and political reins to
guide his vote, not daring to act indepen-
dent and untrammelied in accordance
with his ownideas of right, is not worthy
to exercise the .cred right of franchise
in country where the government is
based upon the intelligence of the people
j. p JONES.
BELvIDERE August % 1867.