Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-04-28
Fron, the Washington pa:rios
The Democratic Address.


We have the satisfaction of laying before
our readers an address to the people of the
United States signed by every Democra-
tic and Conservative member Of the Sec
ate and House Of Representatives who was
present in Washington when it was pre-
cred. This important paper is intended
to expose the actual situation of affairs
acre, and to present to the country flauk
statement of the course OF the Radical par
ty in its usurpations of power and its Grim
inal neglect Of the public interests. IL
discharging this duty friends have act
sure the excuses and shortc omings OF their
adgersaries, but in defining with manly
distinctness their own views Of policy.
They have not assumed in any sense TO
build political platform. for that respon-
sibil;ty belongs to National Convention,
but they did not feel at liberty to diere
gard living facts, or to evGde them by any
doubtful expedients.
The misrepresentation OF INSCRIPTIONS
anniversaries are now met and hilenced by
an authoritative expression of Democratic
representatives from every part OF the
Union. No such utterance has been made
from Congress for long qnd weary years.
The North aud the South, the Il st aud
West, are once moro united and speak in
the same patriotic language, turning aside
from the dead past, and looking with hope
full promise to a brighter future. Il is
the voice of reconciIed people, proclaim
ing peace and good will among men. We
commend the address TO the candid judg
ment of the country, with the fullest con-
fidence that it Will receive everywhere q
generous greeting and cordial appreciation.
To tie people Of The Ueited States:
Our presence and official duties at Wash
ington have enabled US to beco ne fully
acquainted with the actions and designs
of those who control the Radical party,
and we feel called upon 10 utter few
words of warning against the alarming
strides they have made towards centraliza-
tion OF power in the hands of Congress
and the Executive.
The time and attention OF the Radical
leaders have been almost wholly directed
to devising such legislation es will, in
their view, best preserve their ascendency,
and no regard for the wise restraints i'm
posed by the Constitution has checked
their reckless and desperate career.
The President of the United States has
been formally announced as a candidate
for reelection. The declarations of his
selfish supporters have been echoed by
subsidized press, and the discipline of
party has already made adhesion to his
personal fortunes the supreme test of Pc"
litical fealty.
The partisan legislation to which we
refer was decreed and shaped in secret
caucus, where the EXTREMIST counseIs al
ways dominated, and was adopted by q
subservient majority, if not with the in
tent, certainly with the effect. to place in
the hands of the President power to com
mand his own denomination, and to en-
ploy the army, navy, and militia at his
sole discretion, as a means of subscribing
his personal ambition. When the sad ex-
perience of the last two years-so disap-
pointing to the hopes and generous conf
c.ence of the country-is considered, in
connection with the violent utterances and
rash purposes of those who control the
Presidents policy. it is not surprising that