New-York tribune., 1868-08-28
party mourned, and would


Democratic party has been she deadliest foe of the
African race and OF lbs friends. IL has scohed a.
and ieered at, every geEeI9nS. humane. and ennob-
ling idea and steadfastly striyen 10 defeat eyeTy
measure 10 make it free recognize its rights ee-
vae its condition. rcsisted making free slaves used
by Rebels FOR military purposes at the opening Of the
war, and the act foTbddng officers Of the erny 10
return fugtiyes seeking the protection OF the
tional ag; the abolition Of Slavery IN the nations
Caultal and the prohibition OF Slavery IN the na-
tional Territories; the repeal OF the Fugitive Slave
act and the freedom of slaves captured or coming
within the lines Of our armies tho recognition of
the nationality of Hayti and Liberia, and Mr Lin
coins Proclamation of Emancipation; the enrolment
of black soldiers to fight the battles OF the country,
and the fresdOm of black soldiers, their wives and
their children; the admission Of the cOlored people
of the District Of Columbia to the night to testify IN
the courts and the night to RIDE N the pubic coIey
anees: the Constitutional Amendment forever abol-
ishing Slavery in the United states. and the Freed
mems Bureau for the aid, protection, aud education
of emancipated bondsmen suffrage 10 coloFed men
i'm the District Of Columbia and the Territories Of
the United States; the Civil Rights measure secn
ing to black the full and eqnal benefit OF all Laws
for the security of person and property and the
amendment to the Constitution providing that no
person shall be denied equal protection Of the laws
equaliZng representation, SO thHt three OF Wade
HamptOns troopers shall no longer count the same
As seven loyal soldiers OF tue North, and iorbdding
the paymeDt of the Rebel debt payment for slaves
emancipated; the Reconstruction measure. giving 70
colored men in Rebel States tho right to vote, and
the acts for restoring the seven reconstructed states
all the struggles for these and kindred measures, by
which slavery has been abolished aud the freedmen
elevated to the full rights and pnyegeI u AAe5l-
can citizenship in the States lately ~ rebellion the
Democratic party has appealed to tue b3sst passions
and prejudce5 still 10 Cypress TINS people ana hIGet
the realization Of their new-bOrH hopes lnspiee "
emancipation. To keep them ia bondage anu siil 20
prevent their development, u has studously msTep-
resented the sentiments opinions, and acts OF their
friends. No character however purc-ho services
however exalted could preserve any man OF set A
men, from their obloquy, fodl abuse, 9nd yruPsrous
magnity. La 1864, when Grant was holding Lee IN
his grasp In the Rebel Capital and sherman was
fighting his bloody way 70 Atlanta, when painot
hearts were cheeTed by the hope OF soon sutJlgaSng
the Rebellion, the Doinocratc party aSSehotea az
Chicago HOratiO Seymour presided. Inc ConYen-
ton Inspired by Slavery and IN sympathy WIN
their Rebel Democratic friends Ia rebellion, resolved
tbat the " war Is a failure and demanded " the
cessation of hostties" The Republican party met
in convention declared for the compige bolion OF
Slavery the subjugat Of ths Rebellion and The re-
election of Abraham Lincoln. These two p3rilaS
numbering more than four millions OF voters, Went
to the ballot-box. The Republicans INVOKED tse
patriotism the love of liberty, aud the seliSacnho
ing prit of the country. The Democrats apPealed
to cowardly fears, selfish INSTINCTS and unreasoi{
passions and prejudlces. Inc Democracy, poloIN
as it is won't received 2l out OF 2Si electoral votes
and was beaten by popular majority Gi more Ian
100000 votes The spirit Of the rebellion was thSs
| hroken The homes of the Rebel chiefs excited by
Democratic assurances were crushed, and IN lew
Onths the Rebel armies surrendered TO our advane-
| ing legiOns. In November there IS TO Toe anoihcr
struggle between those two parties Tor ne coniroI
| of the national administration. The hepnDllcan
party met at Chicago reaihrned its Poicy OF iecV-
sfructiOn. pronounced against AL forms OF Icpuls
ton, for the reduction and equalization oi taKaon'
for the equal protection of American citHchS iOi tRa
recognized obligations TO our soldiers, and To me
widows and orphans OF the gallant dead and for the
| removal Of restrictions imposed upon hGDelS as
rapidly the safety OF the ioyai people WIN amlL
! The Convention then presented the name OF zen:
Grant the great captain who has so often narshaed
our armies TO victory and Schuyler CollaA a staies-
man of pure life stainless honor, ana G0hlinql"hs
| influence. The Democratc party aSsemDIe' III III va va
tiopal Convention in New-IOrk. lloratio Seymour
again presided. That selection OF lis piehidng ON
Ger was m0niton 10 the country THAT TINS CohYSn-
ton wonld be no more patriotic or wise than was the
Democratic Convention of 1864. There Assembled
the self-same leaders or their COmpeers that pro-
nounced in 1854 the to preserve the nations nte
failure and demanded "a cessat ION OF hostlllies
which would have made inevitable dlsmemDcr-
ment Of the Republic and the death OF the nation.
To that Convention came also q few disappointed,
sour and fallen spirits, who once were enlisted WIN
the legiOns of Liberty, but who were never lhloueo
with the generous and ennobhng impulse OF h'nnan
equality There came too, tho exponents and repre-
sentatives OF the lost cause These representatives.
| were not the men whose eyes had been opened In
the storm of civil war to the Of secession
! and who had repented OF their treason against
| the best Government in the world-treason
! made in the interest of the wickedest rebellion
| in histOry-a rebellion recognizing slavery az
the normal condition OF society IN Christian
America and the cornerstone OF their new
Government. These were the men in whose bOsoms
still burned the aggressive and dominating spirit d
oppression and caste: These were the men Who
with no change Of feeling, sentiment or purpose,
came retrieve in the OF politics what they
had lost ON the field Of battle. There was Wade
Hampton of South Carolina, who, on his way 10 the
leQe " The cnuse for which StoEewall Jackson fell
cannot be in vain, but in sOma forn will yet tri-
umph" There was Gov. Vance Of North Carolina,
who told Rebel troops, during the war; 10 pile he'll
full Of Yankees that their feet will stick out OF
the Windows There was Buckner OF Kentucky,
who came to Washington at the opening OF the war
10 procure arms for his State and commission for
himself: but who went back TO Kentucky, betrayed
his State aud country, joined the Rebel ranks, aud
afterward forced to surrender "unc0ndtionaly'
to Gen Grant. There was Preston, also OF keniucky
who abandoned his State, became Rebel General
= Commissioning aud consplrator IN Europe-against
his country. There was Basil Duke, one Oh john
horgan's heutenants Ia his thleylng. ToObing and
murderous raids through ONO and Indiana. There
was Robert Ould, of Virginia, rebel general and COM
mssIQRey aud familiar with the Aorro[s o. PeAe 1e
and Libby Prison. There was Forrest. OF Fort Pu-
low infamy, concerning whose fendiSh conduct
Congressional committee thus reports: OF the men.
from 300 TO 400 are known TO have been killed at Fort
Pillow, of whom at least 500 uere Murdered ~
cold blood after the post rds IN possession of the
rebels, and or men hed hrOrn d06n Mer d'Es
and ceased 10 offer resistance" or l52 members OF
the Convention from the Rebel States, there was
not one Union man of well-knOwn and approved
loyalty There were more Rebel soldiers than
soldiers of the Union army"-more members OF
jeff Dayiss Congress than OF the Congress OF the
United States Is their any wonder then. that one,
who had heard the Rebel battle yell IN the Land of
tho Rebellion, should have instlnctlyey exclaimed,
the rebel yellD he heard the shout that arose az
the words of Wade Hamptons resolution, declaring
the Reconstruction Acts revolutionary unconstitu-
tiOnal, and vOld"f The financial portion OF the
Democratic platform was dictated by Pendietsn:
That great financial genius seems 10 be hugely pleased
with his work 1t is, however, cheat. deluslon
and snare The Government owes bonded dept
paying interest, and nor-paylng interest debti II
deem the bonds with the gTeonback debt now issued
then il is simple swindle, for the GOFerhmeht
has of its greenback debt to use for thas
purpose III t is meant that the Government IN Nlo-
laton Of its pledge, shall issue more of its nonintsr-
est paying debt to redeem the inteTest-bearng deDb
then 1t means turther deprecated currency tne
e I.Hlar Hll TANA