New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-06-22

Democratic
Kentucky be without this te Her Old afni.ies were
not with the Democratic party Where will be the great
mass OF honest but mistaken men, VINO 1 eitzep
ship of emancpated slavesi Where Will be
was founded upon prejudice against and hate OF ne
groes and who, In the m0bs OF New YORK, ana III organ
murdered negroes, to prevent them IRON exercising
either civ or political rights; and VINO whlppeeu,
educating and being friends of the negro race What
will JEFF Davis say who, though his ne was ray dOr
votes In the South than we have Democrats in
ohio' What will the large minority ~ OF ONO ono
against aconiescing in the Amendments Sti In spite
of all this uncertainty ii IL glorious fact OF whGh ne
Gratis of Ohio acduesce in the great we have
brought about promise obedience to them, and the en-
forcement of them and beg of us no longer 10 eoer
them as political issues before the country.
THE DEMOCRATIC FLING AT THE AMENDMENTS.
We would have greater cause rejoicing if did not
many for regarding this new departure as
Trojan horsea device of the enemy-to steal into
our camp and betray What do they mean by
denouneing the extraordinary means by which the
Amendments were adoptedi They were passed by vote
of twothrds Of each House Of Congress and ratified ~
threefourths of the states was ,nls col1ee sH Inv
SO, the Amendments are the supreme la%: 10 , .l1y
dispute the fact II not, why TINS oack,
handed ek at what they raty IA ana v hgee
applying the Democratic rule OF strict construction 70
the Amendments :" Does this conceal some covert
purpose to defeat themi l. this new ken Ken,
lucky resolution OF T,sc ohianIns The me %fviS
Amendment mainly only the true Interpretation OF me
old Constitutions but the vital principles ana guarantees
of the old Constitution were nuified by strlct con
struction or rather by false construction; hence the
necessity of the XVIII Amendment which dennes VINO
s spe i1f g Ee Congress the power enforce
them by appropIate iegislatiGn, ~ he re-
WED 70 defeat the Amendments, then nothing
IS settled. What we is, that these Amendment
from our atmosphere all aint of Slavery Secession and
Calhounism; that they shall have their full operation
according to the plain meaning OF English words ana
that Congress shall from time TO time pass laws to en-
force them and that the President shall execute these
power of The Courts OF the United States II that Is what
they mean by the "New Departure" u is all right;
not II is mere political tick 700 shdo" W misc Vi
deceive any one
now THE AMENDMENTS ARE TO BE NrIITIED
Again. what do they by their fifth resolution
It the mere naked axiom that acts passed by Congress
are subject TO repeali If So why pompously utter what
all admiti But the context shows that they mean re-
peal of all the acts passed TO enforce the Amendments
The Amendments without the appropriate legislation,
dogmas, without inherent power enforcement
The commandments are laws OF the highest sanction
but what are they worth without penalties and punish
ments What good does II do to say, Thou shalt not
murder" unless the law comes in and says, If thou
dos murder thOn shalt surely be put to death or be i'm
prisOnedW What use 1t to say that all men shall have
a violation of these rights What does this New De
parture" mean, except to say, We recognize the
Amendments hut will repeal the laws that enforce
theml" We had many rights, secured by the
Constitution as il was that were plainly and openly null
privileges and immunities of citizens in the several
states AID yet for years citizen Of the North could not
Massachusetts expelled from South Carolina
for the mere effort 10 appeal TO the courts of
onment of a citizen Of Massachusetts, The Democratic
party by what they call strict construction, and by
stitution of habits vitality DO they wish, in the
way. to emascuate these Amendments Does any sens
tble believe that Democratic Congress could, or
Pass SsT ANY r Of ps m enforce them has been met
hy Inc
the been resisted by organized violence: Now
cosnis sn the ' %@endments They believe
aSoT S% TS' Fpcd enough Morgan mH after
the election" and their platform Is loose enough Tor
all creep through, and follow their OLD course OF
hate, persecution, and vlolenceJ
REBELLION STILL RAMPANT THE SOUTH
While these tricks played upon here, the mass
of the Democratic voters in the South are waiting and
watching not over the border but In the heart of
country 10 restore the Lost Cause and to upset all
that we have gained the last ten years. 1t only
sary TO read the Democratic journals both in Ohio and
IN other States to show that this "New Departure" is
only shield themselves behind some thggicy about
the of the Amendments ana the mode Of their
enforcement. The essential notifications MAIDEN the
Convention of the Dayton resolutions gives color To this
like bad mixing of opposing ideas They felt that the
public voice demanded that these Amendments must he
not want to do it, They did 1t with an if and a
escape, with many anldotes, ana IN Oad temper gen
orally. The dose objectionable TO many, but they
took 1t, and have not felt wen since, and now
nothing could he more udcrous IN political strategy IL
il were dangerous to trust the Democratic party
with the enforcement of these Amendments. Better give
the lamb to the wolf than either te Dacks OF inc sOuh
the loyal people of the south 20 the Democratic party
the North would he powerless to execute lf pledge.
The who broke that party at Charleston; the
same same m mem wSo O covered i'o our land with
the graves Of patriot soldiers would by virtue Of their
ton and where then would be the Amendments, or the
protection of loyal people white or black or the public
honor as represented by the pension list and the public
creditors From the logic Of afines and the assoca-
ton OF names and events, u Is evldent that
no sincere movement 70 enforce ccSied 'he A'e tbc
The noisy crowds that hail with en-
he Ttrsnces of JEFF Davis the
bands Of midnight Democratic outlaws who made night
bideons i'm tle South by murder and nameess crimes
without danger or fear of punishment clearly show that
the Democratic party OF the south cannot vet
be trusted with political pGwtfoThile tne uncertain;
the North, with policy pulling one way and principle
another-wth the politicians preaching the new gospel
of a 'tNew Departure" and the instincts and
prejudices OF the masses still Opposed-With its
spoken utterances. like Depmc oraeles, palterlng
double sensc-in such condition, the Democratic
party of the North utterly unfit to any respon
sbity in the Government except its old role Of fault
voting against everything even the English Treaty
IN hopes that something Will turn up.
CAN THE DEMOCRATS BE TRUsTEDl
Test the Democratic party by what ii has done, where
il has been power recently What good did its tenn
porary majority in the Legislature OF Ohio do the people
of OhOl 1t pledged reform, and yet Increased the
State expenditures in every branch of the service,
and largely increased local taxes. What has it
done in New-YOrk, and especially in the
city. where, under Tammany influence, there
il established the scanddlous and
corrupt municipal Government in the world. What
can II do for the future of this countryl They
issue string OF Is resolutions, and there
Is not q single affirmative proposition in them
upon which the Democratic parry could stand
united except the one demanding amnesty for Davis
Toombs and the Rebels Of the South The first seven
resolutions they call the "New Departure" They
mind of the famous group OF bronze horses Milan
They appear eager TO depart" in direction, hut
90 nowhere. They tell US they hold good TO the old
Democratic doctrine Of annexation Of territory, but
are opposed 10 the acquisition of Santo Domingo.
TheVn IN he monp Init IN