Year: 1868

siiackie The Executive. to trammel The
Judiciary and to carry out the views of
1.-The most unwise and violent Of its mem


bers. When this state of things exist
in any party IL has ever been found lha,
the sober Judgments Of its ablest lead,
ers do not control. There is hardly an
able man who helped to build up the
Republican. organization who has no,
within the past three years warned il
against it's excesses; no has no, been
borne down and forced to give up his
convictions of wha, the interests Of the
country called for or if too patriotic TO
DO this, who has not been driven from
its ranks. lf this has been the case
heretofore what will be its action now
with this new infusion of men, who
without decent respect for the views
OF those who had just given them their
positions. begin their legislative career
With calls for arms. demands that their
STATES shall be regarded as in condi,


ton OF civil war, and with declara.
tion that they are ready and anxious to
degrade the President Of the United
States whenever they can persuade or
force Congress to bring forward new
articles Of impeachment. The Repuh>
lican party, as well AS we. arc interested
in putting some check upon this vio-
lence. il must be clear TO every think.
ing. man that division Of political
power tends 10 check the violence


If party action and to assure the


peace and good order of society.
The election of Democratic Executive
and majority of Democratic members
TO the House Of Representatives would


not give 10 that party organization the
| power 10 make sudden and violent
changes, bu, it would serve to check
those extreme measures which have


been deplored 5y the best men Of both


political organizations. The result


would certainly lead TO that peaceful


restoration of the Union and re estab-


hshment of fra,erual relationship which


the country desires. | am sure the best


men Of the Republican party deplore


rs deeply rs | do the spirit OF violence


shown by those recently admitted TO


seats in Congress from the South. The


condition Of civil war which they con-
| template must be abhorrent 10 every


right~tbinking man. have no me e


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


Presioen: Of the United States can fail


10 he impressed with the cares and tolls


of him who is to meet its demands


IL is not merely TO float with popular


currents .wiihou, policy or a purpose
! On The contrary, while our Constitution


gives just Weight to the public will, its


distinguishing feature is that il seeks


to protect The rights Of minorities. It's


greatest glory is that it puts restraints
l:upon power, 1t gives force and form


TO those maxims and principles of civil


liberty for which the martyrs of free
| dom have struggled through ages. 1t


declares the right Of the people to Le


secure in their persons, houses and pa


pers against unreasonable searches and
seizures. That Congress shall make no


law respecting an establishment of re


fgioh, or the fee exercise thereof, or


abiidging the freedom of speech or Of


the press, or the right Of the people 10
petition for redress Of grievances. Ii,
secures the rig ght Of speedy and public


trial by an impartial jury.


No man can righ;fully enter upon
: the duties Of the residential Office un.
less he is no, only willing TO carry out
the wishes Of The people, expressed in
: constitutional way. bat is also pre-
pared to stand up for the rights of mi
uorilies; he must be ready 10 uphold
the free exercise of religion; he must
: denounce measures which would wrong
personal or home rights or the religious
conscience Of the humblest citizen Of
the land, he must maintain, without
distinction or creed or nationality, all
, the privileges Of American citizenship.
The experience Of every public man


who has been faithful to his trust teach


es him that no one can do the duties OF


the Office of President, nnless be is
I, ready. not only to undergo The false>
hoods aud abuse Of the bad, but to suf
fer from the censure Of the good who
are misled by Prejudices and misrepre,
senta,ions. There are no attractions
in such positions, which deceive my
judgment when I say that grea,
. change is going on in the public mind
The mass Of the Republican party are
more thoughtful, temperate and just
than they were during the excitement
which attended the progress and close
r Of the civil war.


As the energy of, the Democratic
party springs from their devotion &c


their cause, and no, 10 their candidates
| may with propriety speak the fac
that never in the political history OF on


country has the action Of like bod,
!. been hailed with such universal am