The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-08-19
THENEW REBELLION
How the Southern Democrats Talk.
ECHOES OF 1851.

ton. # - 49,
As it was my good fortune to be on
the committee which framed the in
it may be interesting to
YOU. perhaps, to learn the details by
which it was perfected, aud the views
of those who made it. As you are
aware, the Committee on Resolutions
consisted OF one member from each
State On assembling 1T was found
that a very great difference of opinion
existed. Among other resOl utlOns
offered were some declaring that the
right of suffrage belonged to the
States, and this was Announces as
good Democratic doctrine. | agreed
to the proposition, but at the same
time said that it seemed to me that
they has, omitted one very vital pOiAt,
which was 10 declare to- what HtAtes
the doctrine applied. l thought 1t
was necessary to guard and limit that
declaration, and to the end that we
might know at what time we could go
back and say who were the citizens
of the States, l asked that they would
declare that these questions belonged
to the States under their Constltu-
lions up to the year 1895. Gentlemen
were there from North, South, East,
and West, and by all we we're met with
extreme cordiality. They said they
were willing to give Us everything we
desired; but we Of the South must
remember that they had a fight to
make, and it would not be policy to
place upon that platform that which
would engender prejudice at the
North. They, however, pledged
themselves to do all in their power to
relieve the Southern States, and re-
store to us the Constitution as it had
existed. As we were met in such a
friendly spirit, [ could not but recip-
rocate it. | knew that / was repre-
senting the feelings of my people
when 1 did so, and L told them that |
would withdraw all the resolutions
that l had offered, and no doubt other
Southern delegates would do the
same, and would accept the resolu-
tiOns offered by Hon. Mr.. Bayard, the
Senator from Delaware, which de-
clared that the right of suffrage be-
longed to the States. Ils9id / would
take the resolutions If they would
allow me to add but three words,
which you will ind embodied in he
platform. | added this: And we
declare that the reconstruction &C :
are revolutionary unconstitutional
and void. Immense cheering. =
WADE Hampton. Charleston, South
Carolina.
L will tell you another fact, which
is enough for this time, that. as the
late war was produced bv the. q feat !
Democratic party In 1859, we shall
never have peace until it is T.si1Ted
in 1853. II X. Toombs, Atlanta, July
10th, 1853.
The same Toombs, in his speech
before the Atlanta ratification meet
ing. eulOgized Seymour rs one who
had been true to them-trlte az ped ?
and true he Iear." So he was.
If there be any set of men would
sooner tax, it would be those men
who furnished the means to carry on
the most unhOly, wicked, and cruel
war IN history. | would not tax them
az property. but | would because
oda read Hp0R the face Of these bonds a
Contribution 30 an lRhOLy and t1icked
purpose. II ten. L. K. Bowie, Balti-
more ratification.
Seymour was nominated as a War
Democrat, for the reason that no
other could win. He was called
War Democrat, bat he had ReUer C., u
any aid or support 10 the g,UeTnBleat
an the prOSecefiOa of tie tcar l0hea "a
could be dcOided. ln 1863, when the
rebel troops were in Pennsylvania
aud the government called On Sey-
mour, who was then Governor of New
Ork, to furnish troops IN oxEei
them, he answered in the same man
ner, u not In the same language, os the
GOVernor d. Kentucky. in 1861. viz.
thdt ne could not send fherp He did
send them, however, for the re0 n
ibat he could no. do ofher,n;ee : Con-
tain (brother of Thomas) MorshalI
Democratic meeting in Kentnckv
We arraign them in the pame of
our beloved Confederate Je.S u
cheers, whose bones are strewn ali
over the Southwest, killed in baltIe
by the atroeiOus cruelty Of the Radi.
cal government" Cheers Colonel
Williamson, Shreveport, Louisiana.
=" BY the election of Seymour and
Blair all the Confederacy fought for
will be won. Gov. Vance, Rich
mon1 ratification Its t#E4s.t st
(This IS the same Vance who, In an
address to the North Carolina soldiers
during the war, urged them . to pile
hell so iull Of Yankees that their tet
would stick out OF the windows, land
. who subsequently declared that he
was going to fight the Yankees until
hell was frozen over, and then he
would fight them ON the ice. %
By the election Of the Democratic
ticket only could the uoblest men who
ever lived-the gallant sons Of The
South-sain what they have foue IT
for without the sacrifice of n mole
principle. Colonel Slaybaek St.
Joseph.
Agree among yourselves, and act
firmly on this agreement, that Won
will not employ anv one who votes
the Radical ticket. Wade Hamp-
ton.
On the issue of the contest besora
them depended their all. Before the
war the Southern people believed II
State rights, they fought and smiled
their blood for State rights. Unfor-
tunately for them, and perhaps for
the whole country, the result af tba
war was a. permanent extinguishment
of State rights, unless. tintle,. C-,,l's
providence, the Democratic partv ~,
der the leadership of Seymonr 81 ~.
Blair, re-establish the time .honoraJ
principles. = Judge Jones Mnhi J.
ratification. viz
Mississippi must uote and tba n.
nsocracy aciH see 10 Il Jefoo ~ ra,,,, ~
Texas ana Virginia cannot 90 tb b.o,,est.
with the forms of the Radical ne :
gramne In time to be admitted ~ u
fore the election, as Congress will All
journ before hand. But they must
gOte--Mo5iie AdUTtiser. 81
The great Democratic party. will
rise in its might and majesty, aud pul.
verize and purge the Congress, Just as
Cromwell purged the long Parliament
The signs of the times are preguan