The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-08-26
From the Lexington Observer s. Reporter.
Do You ACcepff

When a man tells you that he can see
no difference between the National De-
moeracy, which, as an organization, az
proves aud accepts the principles OF the
New Departure aud the Radical party
which is everywhere fighting to prevent
that acceptance, you may rest assured,
either, that he speaks without the requi
site knowledge and proper reflection, or,
that he meditstes some treachery TO the
great party which he thus maligns for
it is a natural inference that If man can
see "no difference" between two parties,
he would as soon act with the one as
the other But We shall assume, for the
present, that gentlemen whose perspicac-
ity In this matter Is so signally at fault,
being momeutarily confused by misap
prehension Of the facts, have merely
Welded to natural infrmity, in uttering
speech without knowledge. Asfew words
by way of correction and instruction
may not be Improbable.
The Virginia press has repeatedly y
claimed. since the announcement OF the
Dayton Departure, that the principles OF
the ''new movement" received their trst
practical application in the State OF Nir
ginia They had received formal ex
preston during the year 1868. in what
is known as the Walker platform, and
upon this platform as declaration oi
principles the Conservatives OF Virginia
achieved a SPLENDID triumph-saviDg the
State from the evils subsequently, inHict
ed on her sister States by ignorant and
vicious legislation Will it be said that
the Virqinians are Radicals?
The Dayton platform adopted last
Nav while it accepts the XIIIth, XVIII
and XVIII Amendments as q settlement,
in fact, of all the issues of the war. ex
pressly declares that the so called Ku
Klux Bill was enacted for no other pur-
pose than to establish a military des
potism, and perpetuate the present ad-
ministration without regard TO the will
of the people. Revolutionary and dan
gerous in nature. IN direct confic' with
the spirit and letter of the Constitution,
and with the amendments which it pre-
tends to enforce" Is this Radical doc
trine?
The Ohio Democracy in convention at
Columbus, 'denouacing the extraUrdina
ry means" by which the amendments
were brought about. accepts them a.
accompli>bed facts, aud declares them
to be no longer political issues - before
the people. L it considered good Rudi
cal doctrine to "denounce' the unconsti
tutional methods of procedure through
which these amendments became part
of the organic law?
Gen McCook, the Democratic candi
date for Governor of Ohio, is regarded
in his native State as Democrat of the
strictest sect yet he asked in his speech
at Chardon, How can these amendments
lever become political questions now that
they are acquiesced in by almost the en-
tire people of the eountry2 Cannot
men see the difference between the 10y
atty of opposing the adoption of meas
ure, and yielding when it has been adop
ted, and opposition has become uselessY
Ii Gen. McCook is Radical-then the
Democratic party may be said to have
no existence in The Northern States; anC
if acceptance of the principles of th'
new movement, either in-whole or il
part. is equivalent to desertion of Dem
ocratie principles, then, it is eviden
enough that Alexander Stephens, wh'
accepts the XIIIth Amendment, is al
"infernal Abolitionist, and that th'
only genuine. consistent, outspoker
/ Democrats in the land are Gen. Rober
Toombs and Henry Clay Dean. They
accept nothing.