Year: 1868

soldiers, and the WIDOWS ana orphans OF
Union soldiers, while theirs are unpro-
vided for? Never! That is against
human nature. And the first thing they
will do when they shall come into power,
by the election of Seymour and the
Democratic ticket, will be to place the
rebel soldiers, in every respect, upon
the same level with the Union soldiers
and their widows and orphans, and all
who are pensioned.


Another inevitable consequence of the
success Of the Democratic party will be
the repudiation of the national debt =
The Democratic party has no position
or status upon the subject Of the nation
al debt, except reputation. Why?--
First, because the Democratic party
North was opposed to the creation of
the debt for the purpose Of putting down
the rebellion Every act of Congress
authorizing the issuing of bonds or the
borrowing Of money was denounced as
unconstitutional. The several acts of
Congress authorizing the issue of legal



shameless and wanton violation of the
Constitution.


The Democratic party did all in its
power, by its politicians and it's news
| papers, to prevent the bonds from being
sold to prevent the people from lending
| the Government IS money to carry on
/ the war, and now the great mass of the
! Democratic party nate the hondholdcrs.
They hate them because they lent their
money to carry on the war, and what
ever may he the feelings of Seymour as
a bondholder, or the small body Of the
Democratic party in the State and city
of New York, the truth is that the great
body of the Democratic party hate the
money to carry on the war; aud they
will never pay dollar, principle or in
terest, if they can help it.


But, again, the Democratic party is
now in open fraternity and solemn affi-
liation with the rebels of the South
The rebels of the South put their money
in Confederate stocks They invested
their money to carry on the rebellion.
They were conquered. They lost every
thing. And now I want to know if
there is man stupid enough to believe
that these Southern rebels, when they
shall come into power through the me-
dium of the Democratic party, will tax
themselves along with the body of the
nation to pay our debt, either principal
or interest? Never.


Therefore it is the inevitable result,
the unavoidable logic of the situation,
the very constitution of the Democratic
/ party, that it can not and will not pay
that debt, and if it is brought into pow
er, that reputation will be the certain
result.


The great body Of the party in the
North hate the bondholders, because
they lent their money to carry on the
war, and the rebels, having lost every
thing, Confederate stock and property,
and having been defeated in battle it
would be incredible to suppose that they
would voluntarily tax themselves, along
with the nation, when they come into
power


II anything could ever reconciliate
/ them to the payment of the debt. 1t
would be the assumption Of their debt
and putting it on the same basis. But
that would be reputation. because it
would make the debt so large that it
never could be paid


Another consequence of the coming
into to power of the Democratic party
and OF the overturning of these loyal
! State Governments that we have built
up, will be the restoration of slavery
did not think year ago, thought
come what might, they never could re-
construct slavery. / don't think so now
think that if you give them power they
will return the colored people to slavery.
| Let them overturn those State Govern
ments down there, and they will disarm
the negro populations-they are all
armed, themselves-and then with the
sanction of Seymour and all the Demo-
cratic politicians of the North, they will
| Dy military power, return the cOlOred
people to slavery. That would be an
other inevitable result of the success of
the Democratic party.


Now, my friends, we hear good deal
upon the subject of negro suffrage. My
distinguished colleague, in the speech
which he made in this yard last night,
took occasion to advert to the subject,
and wish to read an extract from what
he. says:


"By an act Of Congress it has been establish
ed in the District of Columbia, and now at ev~
cry election in the city of Washington the dis
| agreeable sight is witnessed Of hnndeada ,f