Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-08-18

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penditure is maintained that challenges the
credulity of even those who are best acquaiRt-
ed with the audacity of Tammany Hall. do
not desire, gentlemen, to be understood as
making a raEdom and reckless charge incul-
pating every Democrat in the land and hold
ing him responsible fer the corruptions N
New York. have too mnch respect for in
dividual members of that party, and trust, l
may say, that have too many friends within
the ranks of that party to permit me to make
SO unjust an accusation; but this do say,
and address it especially to honest Demo-
Gratis, that the source of the power and con-
trolling guidance of that party are in just such
hands as have been guilty of the gross frauds
recently exposed in New York. Without
the aid and leadership of Tammany it would
be- impossible for the Democrats to carry
the State of New York, and without the
State of New York their chance in the
Presidential contest of 1872, would not be
worth reckoning, and they well know it. l
60 further gentlemen and aver that the power
of Tammany with its money in the north,
and the power of terrorism in the south, are
weapons relied upon by democratic leaders
to carry the national contest next year, and
if it were not for this, we should have to-day
absolute peace throughout the length and
breadth of the land. Why, ask is there not
as much supremacy Of law, as much civil
order, and as thorough protection of life and
property in the south to-day as there is in
the north? Why is there more disturbance
between the Potomac and Rio Grande than
ranoop ons,.ar s;n,si, hao.msa !, :. Nv.
for tho ;r,orost of tho damocro,;o rar.v 20
hnra; !. 90 ons,,o .;r,.I., han.,,eo -
CO.. ,ha ;n.orost ~ 49,, Jor,poro,;o nar.,, ~
suoh annd;.;on oaa;.s shaII ho -
ts;ned IN Tho soutb "a sh.I, nraven+ a fa;-
nd nrrestra;ned vote nc tho rbole neonla
and 40 not ch.r,a th;s -asnors;h;I;tv ,hnIjv
mon tho democret;c norty in Tho sonthern
states They arc tho ;m,ned;.+a octors Int
the rasnonshle endorsar, arc in tho nnrtb If
| in tlo nortb tho domoer.,;c nsr+y e. Sov s;r-
cerelv honestlv and earnestIv rnlea II there
would he an end at once Of Kn.Klnx ont.
| raoes in everv soptbarn State Nav gentle.
mon a. in the oldan time ton r;ghteon. man
| might have turned the wrath Of Cod from the
| doomed citv of the Main so this dav and
this hour IbeIevo T could n.n,a ton iood;na
asn;rants for the Presidential nomination of
the democracy. whose united and righteous
appeals for neace in the south. would nro.
duce peace in the south. And this brings 10
the test the sincerity of the new denar-
tire. And what is the new denartnra9
WIN. certain constitnt;onaI amepdmsnts
being adiudged necessary to secure the full
fruits of the victory of our rebellion. and these
amendments having been regularly adontcd
by the reouisite two-thirds in both branches
of Congress, and the ratification of three
quarters of the States, the democrats refused
to abide by them. In several instances every
democratic member in Congress voted against
resolutions in the House, declaring these
amendments to be of binding force, the last
vote of this kind being given so lately, /
think, as April of the present year. But the
late Mr. Vallandigham, and a few others
discovering that this attitude of the democrats
was incipient rebellion, called halt, and the
party in the north generally obeyed, resolv-
ing that upon the whole they would agree to
submit to the constitution of the United
States, and this lawabiding spirit being so I'M
usual with that party and the sensation of
constitutional obedience so novel with Them
That with keeuness of wit and reactive sar-
casm, apparently not appreciated by them
selves, they with one consent called it
new departure; but we must be pardoned for
a little incredulity as to the full sincerity of
the new departure until we see it bear fruit,
when every man in the United States enjoys
his full rights to property, his full protection
to person, and his undisturbed right of suf-
frage, and all this by cooperation of the
democrats, we will begin to have some faith
in the purity and sincerity Of the sudden con-
version of that party. Until then we will
pray, and hope for the best, and yet all the
while be tortured with distrust.
| In illustration Of INV feeling. Won viii, mar.
don me if I narrate a bomesnun anecdota
which came to nv Inns when the Maine De.
mocracy made their new departure. A mons
old deacon OF the Free viii BAPTIST church
had a scape grace son who gave him a vast
deal of trouble. and who. AFTER wears of mis-.
conduct and bad morals. run off and was nm.
heard of for several wears. Finally. when
the old gentleman was well advanced in life
and his property had to he disnosed of the
son turned up. protesting to he a thoronohlv
reformed man and an eyemnIarv menher ~
the church. The old man was of conrse do.
LIGHTED and eager tn believe i, b;s son,s s;n
ceritv. but withal A shade distrnstful .n5 in
order 70 assure himself he snb;ectaJ his san
to a personal examinaton n ascertain e sUn
ldences of his conyersion. a. tbeoIoo;ans torn
Ri. When the examinat;on wa. cnno,udad
the old man said Joshua Won answer
well. your evidences seem GOOD and s;n.