Year: 1868

positions TO disorder, but that their
every motive springs from the love OF
power, of gain, OF a desire for ven
geance, and prompts them to keep
the South in anarchy. While that
exists they are independent of the
wills or wishes of their fellow -cltizens.
While confusion reigns they are the
dispensers of profits and honors
which grow out of Govern
ment of mere force These men


are now placed In positions where
they cannot only urge their
views of politics, but where they can
enforce them. When they shall be ad-
mitted IN this manner from the re-
naming Southern States, although
in truth they will have no constitu-
ents, they will have more power in


the Senate than a majority of the
people of this Union living In the line


of the great States. La vain have


members of the Republican party pro-
tested against the policy that led to


this result While the chiefs of the
late rebellion have submitted to the
result of The war. and are now quietly
engaged in useful pursuits for the sup


port of their lives and their families,
and are trying by the force of their ex-
ample to lead back the people of the
South to the order and industry not
only essential to their we'll being, but
to the greatness and prosperity of our
community. all see that those without
ability or influence have been thrown


by the agitations of civil convulsIon
into positions of honor and of profit,
who are striving to keep alive the
u,


tion; and they DANGEROUSLY insist that
they are the only friends of our Union.
Proof Of that can only have sure
foundation In fraternai regard and
common desire to promote the peace,
the order. and the happiness of all
portions of our land. Events in
Congress since the adjournment
of tie Convention have vastly
increased the importance of
political victory by those who
are seeking to bring back economy,
simplicity and justice in the admins
tration Of our national affairs.


Many Republicans have heretofore
clung to their party, who have re-
GREETED tho extremes of violence to
which il has ran They have cher
ished a faith, that, while the action Of
their political friends have been mis-
taken their motives have been good
They must nov see that the Republi-
can party is in that condition; that it
caun0t carry out a peaceful policy,
whatever its motives may be. 1t is
a misfortune, not only to a country
but to a great party itself, when its
action is unchecked by any form of
1t has been the misfor-
tame of the Republican party that the
events of the past few years have
given it so much power that it has
been able to shackle the Executive,
to trammel the J judiciary, and carry
out the views of the most un-
wise and violent of its members.
When this state of things exists in any
party, it has ever been found that the
Judgment of its ablest leaders do not
cohtrol their party. An able man
who has helped to build up the Res
publican organization, who mas not
within the past three years warned 1T
against It's excesses; who has not
been borne down, and forced to give
up his convictions of what the inte-
ests of the country call for, or If too
patriotic to do this, who has not been
driven from its ranks-If this has
been the case heretofore, what will be
It's act on with this new infusion for
men, who, without a decent resTect
for the views of those who had just
given them these positions, are be-
ginning their legislative career with
C lis for arms, and demands that the
States shall be regarded as IN con-
dition Of civil war, and a declaration
that they are ready and anxious to
degrade the President of the Unitee-
States whenever they can persuade or
force Congress to bring forward new
articles OF impeachment? The Re-
publican party, as we'll as we, arc IN


teTested in putting some check upon


this violence.


1t must be clear to every thinking


man, that disposition of political


power tends to check the violence Of


party action and assure the peace


and good order of the country. The


election of a Democratic Executive
and majority of Democratic mem-


bers to the House of Representatives
would not give that party organlza-
| ton power to make sudden or violent


changes. but would serve to check
l those extreme measures which have
been depored by the best men Of
Z both examinations. The result would


most certainly lead to that peaceful
: restoration OF the Union and the re-
Z establishment of fraternll relation
ship which the country d ,sires. L


N sure the best men of the Repuol1-


can party deplorc as deeply as | do,


the spirit of violence shown by those
I recently admitted to seats IN Con-
1 a
which they contemplate must be alb
j horrent to every right thinking man.
1 | have no mere personal wishes which


mislead my judgment in regard to the
| pending election. No man who has
| Weighed and measured the duties


OF the Office of President OF
the United States can fail TO
be impressed with the cares
/ and tolls OF him who Is TO meet Its
( demands. 1t is not merely to float
I with the popular currents without q
( policy or a purpose. On the contrary
| while our Constitution gives just


weight to the public will, Its


distinguishing feature Is, that
Il it seems to protect thC


rights of minorities. Its Creates


glory is that it puts restraints upon


mower: it gives form to those notions


and principles Of civil liberty for


which the martyrs Of freedom have
! struggled through ages; it declares th'
+ rights of the people to be secure IL
Ii heir persons, houses and paperi
Y r. rainst unreasonable search and selz


ures: that Congress shall make n'
4 Law respecting the establishment Q


.religion, or the free exercise thereon
4 or .abridging tie freedom o


speech or of the press, or thu


rights of the peoplf to. petition
! for rasIress of grievances; 1t secures