Year: 1868

SOutheru Conservatives for Chase


SAVANNAH. Ga, June 8. 1865.
To TEE EDIr0R OF THE HERALD:-


Who will support the Chief Justice in the Southern
Statess answer. emphatioaily. all the conservative
voters including particularly the ''Od line whigs."
What them is the duty OF the democratic partyt Il
evidently Is to unshacke itself and with FURNISHED
armor enter the great contest upon platform which
will secure the votes of the reconstructed States and
Of true In the other sections OF the country
What shall the platform be In general sense simply
to recognize the new phases OF the political
condition and conform not TO the behests Of obs0-
iete issues, but embrace the striking overtures pre-
sented by the march OF events. These overtures
point to the fundamental doctrine that the govern
ment consists OF three coordinate departments
whose powers and duties have been made sacred by
the Interpretation OF the trainers Of the constitution
and OF those who lived in the light emitted by their
legislation The reconsruction suoh as It sl Of the
and attempt should be made to reopen the policy
which eliminated In negro Suffrage, but distinct
announcement should be made that each State has the
right under the constitution to regulate the question Of
suffrage. BY quiet acquiescence In this behalf 1t can
not be long before the evils Of universal sufrage
will suggest remedy In q few years the white
element win largely prep0nderate and be composed
of citizens from every State OF the Uni0n who would
the interests OF their race II is the merest folly to
assert that the negroes control the South in
any sense, although at present their cooperation
termed 'negr0 domination" The negro is strictly
dependent and will finally afiliate with his white
because he win fnd, when not too late, that the
Southern whites win secure him more substantial
justice than those among them now, who use them


The platform should not be equvocal upon the sub
ject Of the national debt Unlike the republicans 1t
question goes before the people it will require no
explanation. but be 80 plain that even the ignorant
negro can understand Let 1t declare which bonds
should receive gold interest and which should be
paid In national currency, according to the demo-
cratic Interpretation OF the laws under authority Of
which they were issued Platforms mean nothing
South, can,. with the most solemn. assur-
never entertained or advocated the idea OF
reputation In any shape; they are willing to bear
their share OF the responsibilities but hope the taxes
may be 80 reduced that their proportion Will not be
felt to the present extent The South win vote for
any candidate for President who entertains views


The democratic party can well AFFORD to modify its
former pretensions, be candid and yet not com
promise It's integrity or availability 70 rescue the
sacrifice Of principles In nominating Judge Chase
for the Presidency The only question Of conse-
quence about which there has been difference was
universal suffrage, which was settled by Congress
In the interests OF the negro. Now, then let the diff
Guilty be settled by referring the matter to the States
Judge Chase and the democratic party can stand
upon such platform; the moderate republicans
man. extensively acquainted, your correspondent
feels 1t his duty in this connection to say to our
friends at the North, and particularly to those who
could not commit so great folly as to nominate
any man who was not identified with the war. II
would do the South no good to revive the exasperat
ing questions which grew out OF the war. The peo-
pie do not wish to become parties to such cOntro-
versy. The South Ia willing to bury the past and
enter upon new era, with Chase as q champion OF
dignity, law aud order.