, 1876-02-02
A DEMOCRATIC CONFEDERATE PLATFORM.

A DEMOCRATIC CONFEDERATE PLATFORM.
Ono Of our contemporaries, tho Toledo Com
.nt-cin!, Inns been coi1httng-not cunstrlc.iug-
Democratic platform from tho utterancen aud
npoechos OF tho recognized leaders and saynuB
OF that party within The past few wects. 1t
truthfuliy remarks tAas "a national platform Of
principles promulgated by great nasionA
PARTY, III tho words md phrases As here given,
may not be the ono Of policy, hut tbs kernel ia
thcre-the .tr11s inwatiness Of Democratic
| princplcs-cnd II will only roquiro a plethora Of
| words, Of tiue.spun phrases, exqnisitely'drawn
spectaitlca aud gli.terug geuessltita, 10 conceal
| the hidenuenens OF its true intent Gnd purpose
With Northern man With southern PRINCIPLES,
| like Hendricks, for President, and Southern
| Hill, or Lanlnr for Tice-rrosdont, ulstfoEm
| Eiuro in accordance With tho ctesnal atnesa Of
thiuge, cannot be devised than that which fol-
| lows:
| wnxnEan This Republican lar!y "hae seen rrolcr,
In sha Centennial rear 10 tear nway the i.'tera from
the green and bce'inx wounds of the late er!i r,s.
t hsi q sfs,s + c;s '' '' conduct In tho
no ' eanoa In puieal philosophy will. the Republic.
wnrar.a, @ A. Tns hascry Il tha i'siuh,can ra,ty h..
becn tho history Of ap'liat!o, nurder, death. aid
'WMxnxa. That party IL not true, was not tru0
during The War, has not tocn true SINE tho ar aud
NJ rns Ths paTy a H. violated all pw r.mpea
uram tIs Conrttrton. abnegatcd tlo plelgea Of tls
fltsrs lneed ssidh upon Thy oppstased people Of thu
Of heaven tbs sands Of tia aorc they are With
out numler; therefore. be!t tiattl ~.
Eefotptd. THAT tfls right of secession, though moi CT
pressed IA TIC Constitution, Il rsaeF'ed right
Rt~srei, That martyrs owo no apology to tyrants.
and willis rcady 10 make AyeFy sacsance 70 the
Gniou pccession oweyc. defeated hu1 o1tofeh, Will
coafess sin to fansticism however lxotad md c1'
Eetoirsd, that the gzscn aud mngnantmity Of the
Republican party il exhibited III tho mkher eub!avod,
In intelligence dlsftnuchfsnl. il society dRasdessd,
i m.n. n.''S@' 'A'''''@'' '''4 - - A .N'' ."".
Kis ,lsta. That In Robert + Iec, who noY slssps u
death, embodied nuc Of tho nDhsst American.
implication or e1rraa.lon he tAroKn on BIZ eFhvt thu
Of Of Tho t psst to a!isc IL, and f 1si,el~Teir.
Itsored That whatever had existed at Andtr
sour,1lc. not m thom could be attributed 70 sin
xe sc o tho Confederate Government. and that eFer,
wan fastened Upon tho confsdesaea BY FotAl power
End the Federal Gofe1nnlcut directly ttApothtb
q for si the u,stoia horrors 81 tho W.r.-IiiH.
i san1psd That Ill die horrorr aud atrocities nfftot
upon uuiou prisoners Al the aouh <,sd not Begin Il
II uonietlerste prisoners at the EortA.-HM
!; jsroiprd That Gs.nt and Stanton rests tho blao
Of our hoiorcd dosa who did rssonsrs Of var. AM
= hist1sr will hold tp al tbs GGyesnment reapoua!
10 liz tot every death In AudernonrilltA- Rapid
| Ut7nJttdf. .... H.. !. -.
1t IIl our opprcsstd co1ntryncn would beeo1c ban
Of natr!otie brothers. and Instead 0f Btzts hn b0
shetl. would hare pcAce, harmony aud prosperity
Ts.orrd Tbst i should BE- the aim Of tie Democrat
10 rariy- Ia tho fuuro in the pant TO hafs.n III
pf SHERMAN, and Hhesia.u, and Lcc snd Jaeksoo. m
ID Observation-Disclosures, Of tho IuaEtyfed ncnln nnd III
now insultsd Jcnet.on Dars-wtil be read with CON
le ynuih hnd whcu tho laa Etall 10 hcnolol mut
h the tltst,--JoHes. ~ fsmattr.