The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1869-09-16
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Future Policy of the Democratic Party.

Future Policy of the Democratic Party
In accepting the nomination as the
Democratic candidate for Governor OF
Massachusetts, JOHN Quincy ADAMS de-
livered speech, from which we make
the following extracts. He is the FIRST
prominent Northern politician who has
ventured to put forth any policy for the
Democratic party to pursue in the next
campaign, and for that reason his views
will be read with interest:
DEAD ISSUES.
And first of all, upon matters of nation
al policies, although they do not enter
this debate, it is proper for us to propose
what we deem the wisest course to steer
In my judgment, our defeat in the last
election substantially settled the recon-
struction and negro suffrage controversy,
much as we may dislike the decision.
There is no way short OF revolution oy
which it can be reversed certainly tor
four-and, considering the complexion OF
the Senate Of the United States, now the
effective government of the country
probably not for ten years, at least. This
insures, at any rate. a fair trial OF unver-
sal, unqualified suffrage at the South !;
and even when it's failure is ascertained,
it is probable that all moderate men will
agree that no sweeping measure OF dis
franchisement would be expedient.- The
barbarian ballot then should be regarded
by wise party as no longer Legitimate
subject of discussion. 1t passed from the
realm of debatable questions, and should
now be classed in the category OF facts
Arguments for and against it's adoption
were admissible last autumn; but now
they are out of place. We cannot advo-
cate or help it, We must accept it as
oneof the elements in the problem Of
fered for our solution, and address our
selves to that as affected by this insepa-
rable modification.
THE COURSE OF TRUE WISDOM
AS things actually stand to-day, what
measures will best serve the general wei
fare? This, gentlemen, with great de-
ference to difference of opinion, seems to
me the only course open to us. To act
otherwise would resemble the wisdom OF
a general who was beaten in battle which
no had joined, in order to cover certain
points should, after the victorious passage
of his opponents and occupation of the
disputed territory, rally his army anew,
on the same battle field, and there fight
an imaginary foe, while he leaves all be-
hind him to the unopposed progress OF
his antagonist. Let US leave such strate-
gists to bang off their big guns at empty
woods and waste their ammunition upon.
the debris of battle fields, while we press
on to assume new position full in the
enemy's front, where, when we have re-
stored our lines and reunited our ranks,
successful battles may yet BIZ fought and
redeeming victory won. In this spirit,
we would say to our formerfellow-citizens
in the excluded provinces: "Come into
the Union; stand not upon the order OF
your coming, but come at once; when
you are in, and we can act as fellow
citizens once more, we will meet together
and consult upon future measures" This,
gentlemen, in brief, is the spirit which, as
it seems to me, should animate our action
upon past issues; for the present and the
future are very important in these days,
and will allow US scant time even to celc
brate the funeral rites of our dead past.
Eternal activity is the price of party life;
and the road behind is strewn with car
cases of the factions which could not see
that in politics dead principle is mere
prejudice, nauseas to the people Vague
declamatious upon natural rights or
wrongs, whether white or black, female
or otherwise, no longer delights people
that is gradually taxed out of house and
home. The man who finds it daily more
difficult to find his children bread, will
relax his anguish that the negro has a
vote; the most passionate lover of his COL
ored kind may recognize a fellow creature
in Southern planter, if they both agree
that the price of coal is an outrage, the
duty on iron swindlc, and the tariff an
abomination to be abolished. In truth,
it is high time that, after some twenty
years Of a refreshing season for the ma
tional soul, we should take short term
of attention to the public body-which
needs it badly enough.
The SOUTH IN THE NoRTH.-Tbat the
South has made wonderful advance in
material prosperity during the past year
:, toet;6ad to in MANY wnvs The follow.