Wilmington journal., 1871-07-14

ssaxe willing to say end to do. We are
.snot prepared now any moro than We
" have ever been to admit that the action
. of the South in the late war was cr1ml~
" nal. We do not propcse TO do 80 now or
"in the future, and such we hslieTe to be
"the feeling Of the South
Can this apparently possibie conflict
between tie necessities Ct the horthefo
" Democrats and the hon9f of Southern
Democrats bs reconciled We think 1t
"can, and D7 en- alliance hsf~een the two
viDgs Of the party instead OF fusion.
g Let Southern Democrats cay to their
" "Ncrthern brethren Experience has
"taught Us that the time has not Jet come
d" when we can unite and act as party,
"one aud indivisible. Let us. however,
"act in harmony. We of the South, while
eve desire to maintain our own seif-re-
"spect, SEQ and appreciate the necessities
" Of your position. We believe your cause
SIS for the future our cause.-the common
q" cause of parsonal liberty and local self
government. We have confidence In
"you. and We believe you can 6ghs our
battle unaided more effectually than
"with our assistance. We therefore pro-
"pose in the coming Convention TO noml-
"nate a candidate for the Presidency, and
"to make the platform; no Southern man
"shall appear or take any part, but we
"will leave you free to name your lsader'
"and to shape the plan of the coming
"battle. We do this trusting in your
"bonor, and with tho assurance that
"though the South may decline the
"honors, she will not shrink from the
- Iabors of the campaign
"Thus free and unencumbered we lave
"no fear of defeat for our friends in the
"North, nor have we any apprehension
"f for our success at the South. Ku Klux
bills and Southern Outrages will at once
become stale thunder and speedily play
'out. Policy, self respect and good taste
'' will all be satisfied in the demonstration
"that though experience is bitter 1t is
blessed in that We retain it's teachings" >"
Our correspc ndent will see that we have
been guided entirely by our judgm eat and
not by our feelings We prefer rather to
leave everything, the platform, the candl-
dates ard the plan of the campaign to our
! Northern friends than to dictate in any
manner or make any threat. We erect
no standard we do not propose to fold
our arms. 1t is the honors and not the
labors of the campaign which We should
decline. We propose 20 take the best we
can get, even if it be only hall loaf, for
we know that with the success CT Radical
ism we will Rave only stone for our por-
ton. For these reat ons, as we'll as be
| cause we have confidence in the National
Democratic party-because it has been
''recklessly true to principle :" because 1t
has ''jsoparded its success. when grace
fnl yielding would have brought Office and
em0lument ;" because in its success was
the only hope Of constitutional govern
ment, We are willing to pledge our sup
port to it's candidates without participa-
ting in it's deliberations.
&c We do not expect the Democratic
party at the North TO concur with us, in
many of the opinions and feelings connect
ed with the late war;" 1--WE do not ask
our party friends" we said in our editorial
|
'tdead brothers and defeated cause. We
''dppeaI to no people or the globe for sym
I" pathy-re fought apiUbout tt-erc lost
IS ogitho,1 it-,ce hare suffered eciAboM IT,.
''We propose to work out our material re-
1" generation by our own efforts, and with
IS ont surrendering our manhood and hon.
Sc 'orable pride.
"These are not matters for political coma
"ventions and party platforms. We are
I" as much interested in the maintenance
'' of good government in tie United States
I" as those who fought in her armies or la
I" bored in her legislative councils. In
deed, we have been the chief, if not the
''only suffers from the vindictiveness and
violence which has characterized the
"tpirit and action of the General Govern
"ment since the war. We are, therefore.
I" willing from necessity, if from no other
motive, to work for the future. We
"cannot agree as to the past, and it is
without political significance, unless our
''friends render it SO by joining in the
Radical party cry Of rebellion and
sc treason
Our correspondent will sec from these
extracts, that there is really little differ
ence in our views. He thinks that good
policy demands that we should take part
in the Convention. We differ. Our aims
IRE the same. We go different roads to
promote them. We shall both be found
side by side, battling for the Democratic
candidates, whether his or our views pre-
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