Year: 1868

The New York World says: "The
Radical newspapers have forged speeches,
and put them in the mouths of Southern
Democrats by whom they were never ut
tered"


Is it forgery that Frank P. Blair, the
Democratic candidate for Vice President,
wrote to Colonel James o. Brodhead on
the Both of June:
ssThere is but one way to restore the Govern
ment and the Constitution, and that is for the
President eject to declare these acts [of recon
struction null and void, compel the army to undo
its usurpatons at the South, disperse the carpet
bag State governments, allow the white people to
reorganize their own governments and elect Sena-
| tors and Representatives"
Is it forgery that Wade Hampton said
| at Democratic ratification meeting in
New YORK:
And 1 want you all to register an oath that
when they T the white people of the South with
out regard to the exceptions of the reconstruct1on
actsl do vote, that these votes shall be counted,
and if there is majority of white votes that you
will place Seymour and Blair in the White House


in spite of all the bayonets that shall be brought
| against them9'


Is it a forgery that Wade Hampton said
at his reception in Charleston, that he
proposed in the Committee on the Plat
form in the Democratic Convention to in
sert the words: And we declare that the
reconstruction acts are revolutionary, un-
constitutional, and void" and that he
added: 'aa3 edj u 5adt x
6 When proposed that, every single member
of the Committeeman the warmest men in it
were the of the North-came forward and
said they aOOuLG carry u out TO the end!', .l,st
Is it forgery that Mr.. G. G. Langdon,
delegate to the Democratic Convention,
said in published letter before the 4th of
July, that the reconstruction measures are
unconstitutional and, of course, abso-
lutely void" that this would be the chief
plank in the Democratic platform that
the Supreme Court probably at its next
term, would so decide; and that he added !:


ssThen all we want is a President whose views
are in accord with that decision, and who has the
will and the nerve to do his duty. 1t will be his
duty to enforce t. the t decree Of the Court heeo


Is it a forgery that John Forsyth said,
in the Mobile Register, speaking of recon
struction: .G obs


sand here we may as well say that the people
of the South do not intend to submit to that
permanent rule result tne Presidential election
may?' r


Is it forgery that Raphael. Semmes
said at Mobile:


81 have come to declare that have given in my
allegiance heart and soul, to the old flag, pr0Osded
we can restore the old flag again to be the repre-
sentative OF the principles of the Constitution,
which we will be able to effect by the election Of
Seymour and Blair p


Is it forgery that the Charleston Mer-
cWry said:


Peace was made by General Sherman in the
spring of 1865, in his terms of capitulation with
General Johnston. That was peace, and nothing
else ever will be peaceT' haztf


Is it forgery that Albert Pike said:


"The South is our land the North is foreign
and hostile realm... If the old Union cannot be
restored, we will hope to see the South 1ndepend-
ent before we dle!'


Is it forgery that General Battle, of the
late rebel army, said at the Democratic
meeting in Mobile: f.s..a.a


'.The Democratic, party indorses principles for
which you battled?'


Is it a forgery that the Richmond En-
qujrer says: aa tE


1.-THE next Democratic House OF Representa-
tves in case of contest, will recognize, and only
recognize. such members as come there under le-
gal constitutions and that have been adopted by
the free consent of the white people of the Slater!


Is it forgery that the Richmond wing,
speaking of the Blair letter, said


s'He declared without any hesitancy, and in
terms too clear and decided to be misunderstood,
that, were he President the whole Executive
power should be employed to blot out every yes
tige of Radical reconstruction: ?:


Is it a forgery that Wade Hampton
said:


g Try to convince the negro that we are his real
friends but if he will not be convinced, and is
still Joined to his idols, convince him at least
that he must look to those idols, whom ne
serves as his GODS to feed and clothe him. Agree
among yourselves and act firmly on this belief,
that you viii not employ any one who votes the
Radical ticketf"


Is it forgery that Albert Pike, as Pres