Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-11-18

Mo Arrerrsr BELMONT was President of
the Tammany ratification meeting In New
York. and in his opening address an
nornced that the country was tired OF Rad
;ca1 misrllle, and wanted a Democratic,
Administration and presently the banner
appeared. John T. Hoffman for Cover
nor, 1870; for President 1872 q ~ -
Mr. August Belmont was chairman of
the Democratic National Committee in.
1864, and fully represented the spirit OF
his party. In his house, as was publicly
announced at the time, an English noble
man wore a secession badge unrebuked by
the host, who was very angry with young
Uuion officer who resented the insult to
his country. While he was still the OH
cial leader of the Democratic party, Lord
Lyons, the English Minister, wrote to his
Government "Several of the leaders OF
the Democratic party sought interviews
with me. :. The subject uppermosta In
their minds, while they were speaking to
me, was naturally that of foreign mediation
between the North and the. South. Ii
their own party were in power, or virtually
controlled the Administration, they would
rather, if possible, obtain an armistice
without the aid Of foreign, Governments,
but they would be disposed to accept an
offer of mediation if it appeared to be the
only means Of putting stop to hostlll-
ties" o. ore 5LI.tI u --. !. :, T. Z
The Democrats say that they prefer not
to talk about the past. Z OF course not
The last thing that a Democrat should
wish to tell or TO hear is the story OF his
party, But tits not SO very long past );
and the moral of political Renaissance
inst now is that the Democratic party is
led by the same chiefs, and is inspired by
the same spirit, as during the war, while 1t
refuses to aequiesce in reconstruction, or
to acknowledge the validity Of the amend
ments. Mr.. Belmont says now that the
country is tired of Radical misrule. The
Chicago Convention, which, as national
chairman. he called to order, said the same
thing in 1854. 1t said that it was the
sense of the American people" that the war
was a failure, that the Constitution had
been disregarded in every, part, that public
liberty and private right had alike been
trodden down, and that justice, humanity,
liberty, and the public welfare demanded
cessation of the war.
Mr.. Belmont and disparity had no conn
prehension whatever of the loyal spirit and
purpose of the American people then, be-
cause they were merely political organiza-
ton to secure the ascendency of the slavery
aristocracy They have no comprehension
of the spirit and purpose of the same ,peo-
pie now They do not understand that
the autumn elections, upon which MI,
Belmont congratulates his friends, show
that the Republican party will still control
the Government and that the country is
not yet ready to trust those who would
have betrayed it.only six years ago
Mr.. Horatio Seymour wisely confined
his efforts toa treatise uponthe Erie Canal,
while Mr.. S. S. Cox, whom the Eoenin9
Post commends as a candidate for Congress,
did not remind his audience that he said
in Chicago, in 1864, according to report
of his speech, which we have not known
him to question, "Lincoln and Davis ought
to be brought to the same block together.
The people, as appears from the elections
thus far, do not think that the height Of
practical wisdom in politics is to shut YOU
eyes and to refuse to emember.-Harper!
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