The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1872-09-12
TIE CIVIL RIGHTS ELL AND TIL e
DENeCRATIC PARTY

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DENOCRATEC PARTY.
The Democratic Convention at Balti-
more adopted, after a strong, though
unsuccessful opposition, the Cincinnati
platform, which solomnly declares the
inviolability of the 18th, 14th and 18th
amendments. and solomnly pledges the
Democratic party to sustain the same.
How utterly void and unsincere is this
promise in the hearts of the majority
OF its members. Let US see what they
have done only shortly before thai
pledge was given. and what purposes they
entertain for their action hereafter:
Speaker Blain in his letter to Sumner
says, in regard to the Civil Rights Bill
''You cannot forget, Mr.. Sumner, how
often during the late session of Congress
you conferred with me in regard to the
possibility of having your Civil Rights
Bill passed by the House. 1t was intro
duced by your personal friend, Mr..
Hooper, and nothing prevented its pas
sage by the House except the rancorous
aud factious hostilities of the Democrat
l.
ined the Globe, the Democratic men,
sisted the passage of the Civil Rights
as fillibustering. They would not even
allow it to come to vote. Two intelli-
gent colored members from South Caro-
lima, Elliot and Raiuey, begged of the
Democratic side Of the House to merely
allow the Civil Rights bill to be voted
on, and they were answered with a de-
NAL SO absolute that it amounted to a
scornful sncer of the rights Of the colored
man. And now you lend your voice and
influence to the reelection of those
Democratic members who are co-oppera-
ting with you in the support OF Mr..
Greeley. Do you not know, SIR. Sum-
ner, and will you not as q candid man
acknowledge that with these men in
power in Congress-, the rights Of the col
ored man are absolutely sacrificed so tar
as those rights depend on Federal legiz-
lation ?''
Ever since that pledge was given by
the Office seeking Democrats at Baltl-
more, Southern speakers have not hesl-
tated to express their strong convictions
and bright expectations that, through
the election of Greeley, their Lost Cause
would be revived, strengthened and soon
become victorious, and Jere Black, the
ablest Democatic jurist and unscrupulous
leader of the G reeieyites, says in recent
letter most emphatically
sThe Fourteenth and Fifteenth
amendments were frauds upon the spirit
and letter Of the instrument, In as much
as they affected the worst outrage which
tits made to prevent They were carried
against the known viii of nearly every
! State in the Union. by shameless decep-
ton in the North, and by brutal violence
in the South MAY this be washed in
| Lethe and be forgotten?' Certainly
not as long as any portion OF oul people
are compelled to bear the intoerable
burden of the yoke thus fastened upon
them.
Mr.. Greeley's election will not do al
evils 1t will not be a popular condemna
ton of the base means by which they
were inflicted on us; but it will begir
the process of their gradual extinction
! 1t will give the white people a reasona
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their fathers blood may some day be re
stored In tie meantime, if 1t does not
reverse the attainder, it will at least IN
sure a merciful execution of it. Demo
Gratis who dislike Mr.. Greeley's nomina
ton have reflected well, and | thins
| will support him with almost perfec
! unaniuity. The thought that a victor,
I! will not give US everything at once ma,
diminish in some degree 1.-THE rapture @
the strife, but will not impair the eth
| cheney of their support.
| If such striking evidences of the gross
est insiucerity are not sufficient to coh
vince, on sober second thought, the fey
misguided Liberal Republicans, tha
they are supporting the most consumma
.e lniquity ever connived against thi
noble Republic, We must seriously doub
that they ever were Republicans In sin
| cerity and truth and as we are satisfied
that thousands Of honest Democrats arr
not willing to be sold out by such resur
rectionist leaders, who would willingl.
sacrifice the honor of their party and th
peace and welfare of their country TO
the paltry consideration of self aggran
d:sement, we would call unon them al
so to throw off the shackles wherewitl
they have been bound by their con
temptible chiefs. and support the plat
form their leaders are bound to destroy
by working for the man, who by ever.
public action has proven himself inspire'
by the truest Democratic principles, -
our own Observation-Disclosures S. Grant.