Year: 1868

In solid pbalanx the democratic party mus
enter the great political battle of 1868. n n


would achieve victory. There must be 10 dis.


sensions 10 its ranks, no invdious Discrimination


between Its members, no denunciatiops Of men


on account Of former political opinions, no aida
Issues to distract the public mind from the inn.


mensity or the importance Of the struggle, All


the talk about wings Of the party must be stop,


ped, and, after nominating our candidates ana
proclaiming to the world the principles Of the
party, we must enter the contest as band Of
brothers with arms extended to receive all who
may be disposed to desert the enemy and come
over 70 US. II any suppose thsra Il an 49,
contest before us the sooner they dismis.
the idea the BETTER for il may lure them and thar
fellow democrats TO destruction. The struggle
for the next Presidency will be a fearful one.
The enemy are still powerful, aud they will use
all the means at their command to secure another
lease of power. They realize that defeat would
be destruction to them, and hence they will put
forth all their energies and all their strength to
secure the mastery. To overcome them win be
no easy task. Democrats must work with a
determination TO win. They must loose sight
OF all minor considerations, aud make any need.
ful sacrlhces for the sake of the great good that
success will ensure. The magnitude of the
issues involved cannot be overestimated They
involve all we hold dear as a people. The per-
petuation of the government of our fathers.
civil liberty, the supremacy Of the civil over the
military power, and the administration of the
Government by white men to the exclusion Of
negroes, Indians and Cinnamon, are the issue in,
Volved in the contest. We have a suffering
country to relieve, and broken Union to res
tore; rights of States and individuals to protect
The tyrants grasp upon the throats of our
countrymeu must be broken, and all the States
with their dignity and rights unimpared," !" be
placed once more on perfect equality under
the Constitution. If, through apathy or bad
management on our part we fail to elect a dems
ocratic President next Fall, what will be the
result2 1t will be claimed that all the measures
of the radical party were endorsed by the people,
and the policy of that party, intensified and
more odious, will be rigidly enforced. That
policy is to make the Southern States negro
States, and to place all men everywhere within
the boundaries of the United States on a per-
feet equality as citizens of the country. 1t
will be claimed that the proposition to force
negro suffrage on the Northern States was en-
dorsed, and Congress will proceed to carry it in
to effect. The Cinnamon on this coast will be
admitted to citizenship, and the white working
people will be converted into subjects of Da>
homy and China. With the negroes as their
allies in the East, and Chinamen on the Pacific,
they expect to be able 10 rule the country, in
spite of remonstrances of white men. These,
and many others of no less Importance, are the
issues involved iu the political campaign Of 1868.
We must triumph, or our liberties are lost Let
US then, as democrats and patriots, 60 TO work
with charity for each other and unity and zeal.
IS. +. Lndspendtnt Dispateh.