Year: 1868

who have not bowed the knee to Baal.
Those; are found, and found only, in the
ranks of the Democratic party. He had
met brave, magnanimous men, gallant fell
lows-thousands of them-who had awaken
ed to the dangers Of the hour, who were
aroused by the cry which came up
from q subjugated South, and were
willing and anxious to grasp the hands
of their oppressed brethren. He had
seen the greatest enthusiasm at the pros
pect of the political regeneration Of this
great country. He had found men who
were willing to go even further than our
selves to bring about proper state Of af-
fairs, and the Convention, composed Of the
representatives of those men, had adopted
q platform upon which no southern man
could hesitate to stand. When it came to
the selection of standard bearer, after a
great deal of skirmishing the name of Ho-
ratio Seymour, who had declined the honor,
was for the third time proposed loud and
prolonged applause and cheeringl, and
then there was such O scene as was never
before witnessed by the speaker, and such
as he never expected to see again. No
adequate idea of it could be imagined by
those who had not witnessed the sight
of the enthusiastic cheering of thousands
when the name of Seymour was proposed.


Governor Vance then spoke in terms of
high eulogy Of Horatio Seymour, the men
tion of whose name never failed to elicit
applause. Seymour was one of the few
men upon whom the Democrats-yes, all
white men--could joyfully unite as their
standard-bearer in the great contest before
the American people Of General Francis
P. Blair [great applausel little need be
said except to refer to his letter written
some days ago, in which his position in op-
position to negro supremacy and Radical
reconstruction ideas was clearly laid down.
General Blair was o COLDER of the Union,
and fought gallantly for that Union, and not
for the supremacy of the negro, and now he
wished to see the Union restored to its past
estate, ass :. white mans government. Such
a soldier and such d man the people of the
South knew how to respect and honor
Tcheers for Blairl, and they woGld give
him their unanimous vote.


After speaking in scathing terms Of the
reconstruction policy of Congress, the Co.
vernon said he honestly believed that the
power Of bringing about better state of
affairs was in the hands of the Democrats
of the country, and he believed that the
country would soon be regulated through
their influence. The smell of Radicalism
would not much longerrise to Heaven in such
degree that the man in the moon would have,
as now, to hold his nose as he passes over
the city of Washington. Loud laughter
Victory must perch upon the Democratic
banner if the party is true to the platform
recently adopted. The present horrible
state of things could not long continue, for,
as he could testify, the people of the North
were at last aroused.


The speaker then described the raid of
the arpet-baggers upon the South in such
terms as to elicit the most uproarious
laughter and applause. The effort of the
scalawags to get possession of the offices Of
trust and profit has been compared by an
old negro to the efforts of ga tumble-bug
to climb upon fine pianner." He en-
dorsed the comparison. He trusted to God
that the day might soon come when we
should see the carpet-bagger, like Apolyon
in old John Bunyan's dream, shouldering
his carpet-bag, and when the southern man
might say, with Bunyan, "And he went his
way, and l saw him no more." Loud
laug hter and applause.l


He reviewed the course of the Yankees
in regard to the negroes from the time
when they bought them in Africa for gal
ion q head, packed them in ships like plug
tobacco, and brought them to America,
until when, years afterward, having made
all the money they could out of them, they
discovered the sin of slavery, and made it
q horse to ride to power.


He illustrated the position Of the Repub-
lican party in regard to negro suffrage by
crude parody:


From Greenland's Icy mountains,


From mdia's coral strand,


Where Afrlc'S sunny fountains


Run down their golden sands;


To every cuSscd southern State


Let negro suffrage come,


But not up here In the northern States,


For that's too close Ito lillm.''


[Great laughter.l


These people reminded him of Mrs. Jel-
lyby, who was SO much interested in the
work of supplying heathen children with
red flannel jackets, but never thought Of
even washing the faces Of her own dirty
brats.


He next gave his views of the prospects
of the success Of the Democratic ticket ut
the next election. He thought it could not
be doubted. incidentally, he compared the
new Constitutions of Virginia and North
Carolina. The former, he was compelled
to say, was ten times worse than the latter
for the five points Of he'll might be searched,
and no worse document could be found than
the scalawag Constitution Of Virginia.
North Carolina was now admitted, and he
could safely promise that her electoral vote
would be for Seymour and Blair. The same
ticket would be carried in every southern
State and he longed to see Virginia-the
elder sister of the South-take her stand,
trample under foot the scalawag Constitution,
and next fall to roll up, as she could do, a
tremendous majority for Seymour and
Blair. There are millions in the North
who will stand by us-miilions who com
pose great party now rising to the zenith
of its glory, and under whose influence the
white men Of the South will be lifted from
their present state and elevated once more
to the dignity of free American citizens.


Governor Vance took his seat amid thun-
dering applause, cheers, and loud cries OF
" Go on, from oil parts Of the house, but
suffering from hoarseness, he was compelled
to speak for O shorter length of time than
had been anticipated, Throughout he was
heard with marked attention, and the rap
turous and oft-repeated applause of the
audience showed their appreciation of the
great effort of North Carolina's favorite
son. The names of Seymour, Blair, Han
cock, and Pendleton were each time greeted
with cheers,


GOVERNOR wIsE's REMARKS.


Loud calls being made for Governor Wise,
who was in the gallery, he announced that
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