The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-07-22
An Address from the Democratic Sen
atOrs and Representatives In
Congress.

The Democratic Senators and Mem
bers of Congress, at caucus recently
held in Washington, issued the fol-
lowing address:
To our Fellow citizens of the United States,
Friends of Economical and Honest Govern
ment:
The undersigned beg leave to call
your attention to the peculiar impOr-
lance of the elections which take
place this year, and respectfully to
submit suggestions for your cOnsid-
Grafton. By the State Legislatures
to be elected nearly One-third of the
United States Senate will be chosen,
and nearly all the members of the
next House of Representatives are to
be elected next fall. Upon the COM
ing elections, then, depends the ques-
ton whether the Democratic and con-
servative element in the Senate shall
be increased, and whether that element
shall have q majority of Representa-
tives in the House of Representatives,
and as a consequence whether we
shall have constitutional, econom-
ical and honest Government, or con-
tinuance of revolutionary, extrava-
giant and willful partisan rule whether
we shall have a general, uniform, just
and constitutional legislation, with
reasonable taxation and frugal ex-
penditure, or an unconstitutional,
partial, unjust and class legislation,
with oppressive and unequal taxation
and wasteful expenditure. That we
have strong reasons to hope for IA
vorable result is plainly apparent.
The elections already held clearly
show that the tide of reform has set
in with a power that can't be resisted.
Let no blunders be committed by the
friends of reform. If they do their
duty and act wisely, if they throw of
all apathy and act with vigor and
steadfastness, there is every reason
to hope their efforts will be rewarded
by success. Let there be no dissen-
sions about minor matters, no time lost
in the discussion Of dead wants; nc
manifestations of narrow orproscrip.
tive feeling no sacrifice Of the cause
to gratifypersonal ambition or resent.
ment and let the best men be chosen
for candidates, and we may hope to
see our country redeemed from mis-.
rule. And in this connection we beg
lieve to say word to our fellow-citi-
zcns of the Southern States. Do not
| risk the loss of Senators or Represen.
tatives Ey electing men who cannot
| take the test oath, or who are under
the disability imposed by the fifteenth
amendment. Whatever may be said
as to the validity Of that amendment
or of the test oath act, you may RESI-
assured the Senators elected by the
votes of members of Legislature who
are held by the Radicals to be thus
disqualified, will not be permitted tC
take their serts and that members o.
the House of Representatives thus
disqualified will also be excluded. II
is the plainest dictate of practica
wisdom not to incur any such risks
We hope soon TO see the day when al
disabilities will be removed, but il
the meantime we entreat you, do no
lose the opportunity to stregthen thu
Democratic and Conservative fore,
in Congress, and the possibility, nay
probability Of obtaining a majority
i'm the next House of Representatives
by putting it in the power of our adj
versaries to overthrow and disregard
your elections.
Signed, A. G. Thurman, of Ohio
William T. Hamilton, of Maryland
John Ii. johnson, of Virginia Garrett
Davis, of Kentucky George Vickers
of Maryland; John NJ. Stockton
New Jersey; T. f. Bayard, of Della
ware; F. Casserly, of California
Thomas c. McCreery, of Kentucky
Willard Salisbury, of Delaware, ant
ID. S. Norton, of Minnesota, of tn
United States Senate, and by the fol
lowing members of the House of Rep
resentativcs George w. Woodward
of Pennsylvania; Samuel j Randall
Pennsylvania; p. Van Trump, Ohio
Stephen Archer, Maryland; r. !.
, Halderman, Pennsylvania John L
Stiles, Pennsylvania; J. Lawrcnc
Getz, Pennsylvania j. s. Mccormick
Missouri; Boyd Winchester, Ker
lucky; w. +. Niblack, Indiana
o. Cleveland, New Jersey john 4
-. Griswold, New Jersey; Fernad
I Wood, New York /; Eugene M. Wi
} son, Minnesota; j. S. Smith, Oregon
f. T. Dickson, Ohio; George "
D Morgan, Ohio: Peter W. St-ade
Ohio Henry w. Slocum, New York
n John NJ. Crebs, Illinois; Z. S. Nj
n Nicely, Illinois; Patrick Hamill, M:
0 ryland; Erastus Wells, Missouri;
c A. johnson. California; Henry j..
!. Reeves, New York; ID I Briggs, De
a aware; James b Beck, Kentucky
o. Clarkson w Potter, New York; San
n uel Hambleton, Maryland; J PrOctC
# Knott, Kentucky; S 5 Cox, Ne
/, York Charles Haight, New Jersey
n S S Newhall. IllinOisr S c Mayhan
It New Jersey; John Morrissey, Ne
r York; John Fox, New York; Wi
: liam S Holman, Indiana; NJ G ker
G. Indiana d NJ Vanauken, Pennsylv'