Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-07-28

well betimes to revert to the past for The
purpose Of gathering its lessons of prin-
ciple and policy. With this view, we re-
publish to-day the National Democratic
platform of 1868. Some of the warm
advocates for the so called S'tnew depar-
ture, " have without due reflection been IN
the habit of denourcing this platform.
Upon careful re-reading OF it we tninK
tney will find that it does not merit tneir
abuse. So, upon the other hand, some OF
the warm opponents of the game so-calied
ssnew departure, have without due re-
Election, been in the habit Of heaping IN
merited abuse on the platform upon which
the Democracy of Ohio are
now making their gubernaiorial can
yass. This is the more to be regretted
Just at this particular time, because the
Democracy of that very important State
are making herculean efforts to defeat
Rsdicalism there, and thus assure the
triumph of the Democracy in the Presi-
Dental canvass of next year. AS mat
ter of course, every denuncistion OF that
platform, especially by Southern Demo
Gratis, is used with terrible force against
the Ohio Democracy by their reckless
opponents. For Southern man to de-
nounce platform which recognizes as
accomplished facts, the three amend
ments to the constitution recently declared
sdopted," is, with large mass Oh the
Northern people, the highest evidence inst
the spirit of disloyalty and rebellion II Is
still rampant in the South--as q denial
of the declaration of the platform
of 1863 that we recognize sthe question:
of slavery and secession as having been
settled for all time to come, aud never 10
be renewed or re agitated."
But the question may very naturally &C
cur: If there be nothing unobjectionable
in the platform of 1868, why the neces'
sity for the adoption by the Democracy
of Ohio of their platform of 1871? We
answer briefly: To meet and remove from
the canvass those false issues, made by the
Radical managers, upon which we were
defeated in 1868. The Democratic can
didate for Governor of Ohio, Gen. Nc
Cook, in his opening speech of the cam
paign, delivered at Ashtabula on
the 25th inst, makes mention
of the speech of Senator Morton
in Washington city, g speech made in the
presence of Gen. Grant and Vice-Presi>
dent Colfax, in which Gen. Grant was re-
nominated for the Presidency, and the
keynote of the Radical campaign for the
next canvass sounded. Gen. McCoOk
says:
A speech was made by the Senator in
which the President was nominated for q
second election. And not only was
nomination made, but we were
told that the distinguished Senator
had sounded the key rote OF the
campaign, and the Republicans were
again TO be hurried into the ranks to repel
the Democrats, who were determined to
restore the country to its condition before
the war, to repudiate our own debts and
assume that of the Rebels, State and Con-
federate, and by revolution and violence
overthrow the last three amendments. 1t
may have deceived honest men for lit
lie, but as soon as Democratic Conven-
tons assembled they were assured by
Pennsylvania, then by Ohio, that 70 such
revolutionary movements were in pro-
gress, that no foolish effort was 10 be
made against the inevitable.
MIR. Vallsndigham when be presented
his resolution to the Dayton meeting said
that the time had now come when the
Radical leaders could not be permitted
'to dictate issues for the Democratic
party or TO ignore those which the re-
volying years and changing condition of
the country necessarily bring forth. "
1t is fresh in the minds of the people
that in the last campaign the Radical
speakers and writers did not attempt q
justification of their acts of usurpas
ton and oppression, but rallied their
hosts by denouncing the Democracy as
wishing to overthrow the government, to
re establish slavery, to disregard as null
and void the thirteenth and fourteenth
amendments, and by acts of Congress &C
accomplish that which the war had
failed 10 accomplish. 1t is well
remembered that the Brosdhead let
ter of the Democratic candidate
for the Vice Presidency, Gen. Blair,
which was aimed solely at the reconstruc-
ton Scts of Congress, was harped upon
necessarily as bugle blast calling on the
Democracy everywhere to rally for the
violent overthrow of the new amend,
ments and the st, tie governments in the
South imposed under Congressional legis.
lation, The names of Forrest and
Wade Hampton were repeated with
most "damnable iteration" and the
masses in the hills and hollows of the
North and the Northwest were made tc
believe that these distinguished Confeder
ate leaders were again on the war path,
and that if Gen. Grant was defeated 'tbe
Fort Pillow massacre" would be re enac
ted in every hamlet north of the Ohio.
1t is TO spike these guns that the Democ
racy of Ohio, in which State negro suf
frage was defeated by vote of the peo
pie, declared in their State platform tha
the new amendments were regarded by
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