The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-08-20
How SOUTHERN DEMOCRATS REGARD IT.

How SOUTHERN DEMOCRATS REGARD IT.
While Greeley and his followers are
proclaiming themselves Republicans their
Southern allies are uDmaskipg their
treachory and giving us a clear idea Of
what the movement means. Here is au
ealract from the Richmond Inquirer.
ut is too late now, however tu rccede
The issue is made, and it is Greeley or
nothing. We must concentrate the
entire Democratic vote upon him and
elect him We can do it, aud achieve a
Democratic victory. 1t is useless to
count upon any help from the Republicans
All that we can get from that pprty will
count not as IA drop in the great sea, Oar
only hope is an united Democracy; aud
we must unite that great party. Their
three millions Of votes properly distrb.
uied, will elect the next Presidant and
elected By their rotes Greeley DW be a
Democratic President, bound IN honoy
and By gratitude 10 carry ont The polica
of the Democratic party We have alsu
Congress to secure. rhe cutirc dele.
CATION from the South can be Democratic
aud Conservative and through that
branch OF the Government we must look
to the restoration of the South to all her
rights in the Union. The revolution we
begin now can not be accomplished with.
out time. We have Senate to chang
as we'll as Congress and a President
and IA Supreme Court to purify. All Of
which will require time and patient toll
1t we gain twenty congressman this fal
to add to the devoted Democrats now
in the House it will be grander victory
than the election of Mr.. Greeley as Pres
ldent."
Does this look as if they accepted the
situation. sin cool faith?" The Mobil,
(Ala) RegiStor affords another glimpse o
Southern opinion 1t says:
"Thc Register does not accept tn,
Endorsement of the Cincinnati platfora
for the reason that, while it is full o
sound political doctrines, all of them tax
en- from the lifelong and traditional Greco
OF the Democracy. there are other prin
ciples enumerated that we can not consci
entiously subscribe to even at the bid
ding of a Democratic Convention.
we hope. if the Democracy has sur
rendered to Greeley and Brown at Bal
, timore, that it has done so upon term
distinctive Of the true causes and feature
OF the surrender-that in the meaDwhil,
the Democracy will not accept with thu
, candidates of Cincinnati the platform o
Cincinnati, but will make ono of thei
: own, out of the timber. and publish t
: the world that, while they will will joi
the Lib raj Republicans to beat a com
mon enemy, they abatc not one of thei
traditional doctrines, and mean not on
thought of disbauding their forces or a
ABANDONING their organization"
ln commenting on the views of tn
,, Register, the Chronicle and Sentinel o
Augusta, Ga says:
ave trust that our anti-Grceley fri
ends will read carefully the article pub
lished in aneter column, from the nen @
) John Forsyth, of the Mobile Regste,
MIR. Forsyth, like Mr. Thurman, Nj
Bayard Mr. Stockton, and others cadiu
Democrats, opposed the nomination G
E Greeley, and lent their whole energies t
Z prevent IT but now that the party ha
. acted, they havr determined to abide tina
action. Like Mr.. Forsyth, We do II,
I accept the whole Of the Ciucinnsti pat
{ form, and more especially we do not sal
I scribe to the declaration mate in II
< second resolution (elatioug to the fuu
= teeuth aud fifteenth amend ment>) Of thu
, platform yet We shall as the uomint
Of the PARTY, give Mr.. Greeley our earn
est and cordial support.