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The Democratic Watchman.
ifj . 'LEFONTE, PA
FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 7. 1868
Message of President Johnson
Witentwereow. July 19.—The President
yestemiay afternoon sent the following
message to,congress :
lb the Seim's and House of Representatives :
Niperienco hat' fully demoustrsted the
wisdom of the framers of the Federal
Constitution. Under all eircumetenem
the reenltkif their letiore was as near an
aProkimMinn to perfection as was corn
patible with the fallibifity of man. Such
being the collimation in which tire Con
stitation la, sud has ever been, held by
our countrymen. it is not surprising that
any proposition for its alteration or
amendment should be received with re
loctance and distrust. Whilst this een•
Unmet deserves consideration and en
eouragement lea useful preventative of
unnecessary atlempt ititthenge its pro.
visions, it must be ennefeded that time
has developed imperfections and omis
Mons in the Conetittuion, the reforma-
tion of which has been demanded by the
best intereets of the country. Some of
these have been remidieil in the manner
provided in the Constituticialteelf There
are others which, ebbough heretofore
brought to the attention of the people.
have never been so presented as to mitt
ble the popular judgment to determine
whether they should be corrected by
means of additienal amen'ments. My
objedt in this communization is to cog.
ges‘neriain dermas in the Constitution
which seem to me to retjuire correction,
and to recoommend that the judgment of
the people be taken on the amendments
proposed.
The first of the defects to which I de.
sire to direct attention is in that claim,
of the Constitution which 1 rovidee for the
election of President and Vice President
through the lntervegtion'ofeteciors , end
not by the immediate vote of the pebple.
The Importance of so amending thu
olause•ss to secure to the people the elec
tion of President and Vice President by
their direct votes, was urged With great
earnestness and ability by Preside:it
Jackson in his first annual meesage, and
the recommendation was repeated in five
of his subsequent communications to
Congress. extending througis-the eight
year of bis administration. la his mes
sage of 1829 he said :
"To the people belong the right, of
electing their Chief Mar tetrste wee
never designed that t,heir choice should,
any case, be defeated, either by the
intervention of electoral go-lieges or by
the arency confided, under certain con
tingenciee, to the House of Itepressuia
tives."
He then proceeded to Mote the objets
lion to an election of President by the
/00J10 of Representelivee, the moat DD•
portant of which was that the choice of a
clear majority of lb. people might be
easily defeated He theta closed the ar
gument with the following ecumniunica
lion .
••I would therekoks recommend such
an amendment of the Constitution as
may remove all intermediate agency
the election of President and Vice Presi
dent. The mode may be so regulated as
to preserve to each State ua present rel
alive weight in the election ; and a fail
ure in the first attempt may be provided
for, by confining the vetoed to a choice
between the two candidates. In con
nection with such an amendment, it
would deem advisable to limit the see
vice of the Chief Magistrate to a stogie
term of either f , irr or six years If
however it should net be adopted, it iv
worthy of consideration whether a pro
•ision disqualifying fee office the Rep
resentati•es in Congrees on whom such
as election may have devolved, would
net be proper"'
Although Mr reciantneradation was
repeated with undiessambed Ines/
in several of his evocesding message.,
yet the proposed amendment was never
adopted and submitted to tie people by
— Congress. The skater of a defeat •f
the people's stoke in so election by the
R• 01.8 of Representatives remains nu
provided (or i• the Constitution, and
woold be greatly increased if the House
of illppresentatioes 'nettle assume the
powi4 arbitrarily to reject the rotes of
a Beate which night sot be cast in con
. Comity with the wishes of the msjo. ity
is that body.
Sot if President Jactliavic failed te 16-
awe the amendment to the .ConatitOtien
whist ie urged so pereisleatly, his ar
guments contributed largely to the for.
merlon of patty organisations which
have effectually avoided theeientingeney
of an election ,by the NOUN of Rept,-
seatatives. Them, organisations. first
by a resort to the Canons 11710141111 of nom
inating eendidates, and altrrwards to
State and National aanveseelons, have
been evacoeseful in so litniting the onto
bar of candidates as to escape the dan
ger of stleetion•by the goose of Repre
sentatives. It is clear, however, that in
thus lintitiog the number of candidates,
the object and spirit of the Constitution
have been avoided and defeated. It Is
an taiga, lei feature in our wepublieso
system of gegen:meat that every citizen
post/easing, eke constitutional qualifies.
tions bast eight to become a eatodldate
for PreeWent or Vice PresidtMs. sod
that even; qualified elector has a right
to oast his vole for say citizen whom be
may regard so worthy of those Maces ;
but under the party orginizatioaa which
base propelled for years them etseentlal
rightte of the people, base bees aseiffeotn
allp out off andAlestroyed as if the Con
stitution itself had prohibited ibis seer
emit. The danger of a defeat of the pop.
ular aheiee le as election by the Houle
of Representative* is not greater
id ap eleotion made nominally bytil
people filmed - Tv, when by the laws of
party organisation, by the eohltittdimal
provlsieti requiting' , the petiplet le vete
for/elector, insieml Ofdro , the Peostalima
anAlfice Preeitbiettj4gel" i wPcitlik
osiMit for any citizen to be a, candidate
aseept thiobgb the premiere a party
notidditiort,. sad far adj; Viler to east'
Ills suave for shy snow pen Sep then
one thus brought forward/ tbrottalt ,the
manipulations of a nondastlng coarse
lion.' it ie (hue apparent that by means
of party oriptultation, fbbt prikillfon of
the Cedinionlleel wtriolerittlle'eleo.
lion of President soli Arias fossidiant to
be made through the Elsetoral College,'
hatobsen instrumental sad potions' In '
dehmtang th« grwil n«teet of tionterring
, he choice of these officers upoi the pea
pie. It mny he conceded that party nr
ganivaions are insepellible from repub
lican governtnunt, and that When formed
, tial managed in silhoriftnation 'to the
Constitution. may be valuable safe
guards of papolu liberty ; hut when
they are perverted, lo,purposss of had
ambition, tbey.are liable to become the
dangerous instruments of overthrowing
the ConPliiution itself.
Strongly iinpre.stal with the truth of
these views, I feel called upon, by, an
imperative sense of duty, to revive sub
:Uhl:101'11y the recommendation so often
and no earnestly made ,hy President
Jackson, In urge that the areendment to
the Constitution herewith presented. or
some similar proposition may be rub
milted to the people for their ratification
or rejection. Recent eyelashes° shown
the necessity of nn amendment to the
Constitution distinotly defining the per
sons who •hall discharge the duties of
President of the United States the
event of a vacancy in that office by the
death. resignation tie removitl of both
the President sod Vice President. It in
clear that this should be fired by the
Constitution, hod noi,..lfe left to a repeal
stile enactment of doubtful constitution
ality. It occurs tut me that in this event
of it vacancy in that office, of President
by death, resignation. disahtlity or re
mo•al of both the President and N'trie
President. the dtltion of the office , Ptl ' olllli
divolve upon an officer of the Executive
Department of the Government. rather
tban tiphn one connected with either the
Legislative or Judicial department The
objection to di/signal rng either the Pies
Id, tit pro lent of rho S..rco, or th e ci,, e r
Justice of the Supreme Court, hid eerie
ctally in the event of a •kottooy pro
thiced by remo•al, are so obvious and PO
unanswerable that they need not be eta
led in dirndl I , is enough to st,nte that
they Are both interested in producing
vacancy. hod het (ad nig 111 tbeprovisions
of the Cons?, union are members of the,
tribunal by whose riperer , a vacancy IP
made or produced. Under ouch circum
outdo!. the impropriety of designating
either of three officers to succeed the
President. Po removed. is palpable,
The tromers of the Constitution When
they referred to Congress the settlement
of the stiotwasion of the oflice of Prep,
dent in the event of a vac tory in the
offices of both President nod Vice Pros
ident, did not, in my opinion, contem
plate the designation of any other than
an officer of the Esecuti•e department.
on whom, in such a contingeney, the
powers and duties of the President
should deielve. Until recently the con
tingency has been remote, end serious
attention has not been called to the man
ifest incongruity between the provision
of the Csnelitution on this subject and
the net of COnerems of 1792. !laving,
however, been- brought almost face to
face with this Important question, it
seems an eminently proper t tree l'or
to make the legislation conform lo the
language. Intent and theory of the con
stitution, sod thus place the Executi•e
department beyond the reach of usur
pstion, and remove from the Legislative
and Jidicialdeptirtments every tempt•
'ion to combine for the absorption of all
powers of government It bas occurred
to me that to the event of such a vacancy
the duties of the President would devolve
most artgleropriately upon some one of the
be•d4 of the several Executive depart
tuents , and under this conviction lyre
sent for your consideration an amend
meat to the Constitution on this subject,
with a !recommendation that it be sub
nutted to the people for their viatica
§
lion,
Esperieoce seems to have established
the necessity of an striesdnient of that
clause of the Coostitution which pro
videa for the election of Senators to
Coogreee hy the Lsgislaiure of the sev
eral States it would be more consist
ent with rise genius of our form of gov
ernment tf the Senators were (diction di
rectly by the people of the
States The objections to the election
of genitors by Legislatures are no palps
hie.that7 deem it unnecessary to do
more than to submit the proposition for
mob so amendment, with a rocommends
don that it be referred to the people for
their judgcooot,
it is strongly impressed of my mind
that the (*wore of °Soo by the tludieiary
et the United States -during good be
heeler, orffor life, is inoompatible with
the spirit of • republicao form of gov
ernment, and in this opinion lam fully
restained by 4be e•idences of - popular
judgment upon this subject vs different
Staten of the Cohn. I, therefore, deem
it my duty to recommend an amendment
le the Constinetioo by which the terms of
judicial officers would be limited to a
period of years, sod I herewith prefeent
It in imps that Congress will submit it
6e the people hr decision. The forego
ing views bare bon been entertained by
me In 18116, in the House of Repro
mutative., and serweirds, is 4860, in
the &sate of eh* sited Stage, I sub.
milted substantially the same prepped
liens as (boasts which the at-teethe of
Congress is birrin invited. Time, ob
servation and experience have confirmed
these conviethos, and es a matter of
poille deny, and with a deep mom of sty
ooteolitutionel obligation to recommend
to the oensiderstion of Congress such
measures u 4 deem necessary and expe
dient. I submit the aocompaoyiog pro
pookiono, sad urge their adoption sod
euMoleidon to the judgment of the pee-
P2e - Avow Jonwsox.
OiI4IIIOLOTIONS
Joint resoluaona proposing enteadments to
tie Conirmettien of the United Stets:
WornenAs, rho tlth article of the Con.
elltution of the (fatted Name
,provides
for amendments thereto In tits ussair
following, vie: Ist- Congress, whenever
two-thirds of both lioness 'shall deem It
noooseary,sud shall propose amendments
to thin Conelltutleo, or liofdlostion of
the Legislatures of, wo-thisl sof the PlT
oral states,. matt a emmentlon for
ptopostog amendments, which io shim
rime, shall be valid to all Intent, and
=• -ao pare or at il t iConstitedlos
Nedt lby thi leitiumps of
Ibraii , lottillbe'er the Moors dilates q or
ty.ibilosatim• I tbros-lburtles thereof,
aa Shot ors net litiodrefr mode of 'rattles
dim may' lew timpani-by Owepess, pro
vided Ilintmo amibistantewidelt me, by
outgo pNoL to tie vreeir :1864/ atwitter Amy
wiebst *INC therapies lad Wirth sines-
PS in the _ninth sestlonst, arse aria- ,
do g omd,th•Pgp iitotek, Pktirout Its con
peat shall lie deprived' if tee equei saf
(rape In theSonate ; therefore
Be it resolved by Me Senate and !louse of
Representatives of the (laded States of
America in Congress asse-noted (two-thirds
of both )louses concurring), That the fol
lowing amendment to the Constitution of
the United States be propoaod 'to the
Legislatures of , the United Stales, whioh
when ratified by the Legislatures of
three fourths of the States, shall be val
id to all intents and purposes as part of
the Cottatliution ; That hereafter the
Preen ent and V ioe President of the
United Stalutehall be °hoop for a terpi
of i * ohm by,thepe*pl r e of therespeot
ire States, in the manner followiwg
1.:•tell Slate ehfll be divided by the Leg
ielature (hereof ihin /istriots equal in
number to the whole number of Senators
end Reprementatives to which such
State may ho entitled In the Congress of
the United States, the said district* to
he compneed of a continuous territory,
and to contain as nearly 4e may be an
equal number of persons entitled to be
represented under the Constition, and to
be laid off for the first time immediately
after the ratification of thin amendment.
'that on the Thursday in August,
in the year 18—, and on the SaMil day
every sixth year thereafter, the citizens
of each State who possess qualitinations
requisite for electors of the most numer
ous branch of the State Legislature, shall
meet within their respeotive districts!
end vote for a President and Vice Preei-
dent of the United 43tates, and—the per
son reoeivtng the greatest number of
votes for President, and the one receiv
ing the greatest number of votes for
floe President, in each district, shall be
held to have received one vole, which
shall be immediately certified by the
Governor of - the State to each of the Sen
ators in Congress for such State, to the
President of the Senate nod speaker of
the House of Representatives. The
Congress of the United Staten shall beln
sennton on the necood Monday in October
in the year 18—, and on the name day
every math year thereafter, and the
('resident of the Senate and House •of
ll'epronenintives, shill open all the cer
tificates, and the votes shall than be
counted. The person having the greatest
number of votes for President shall be
President, if, such numbectie equal to a
majority of the whole number of votes
given, hut if no person has such a• ma
jority, then a second election ■bell be
held on the first Thursday in the month
of December Then-nest ensuing, between
he personn having the two largest num
bers for the office of President ; and the
second election shall be conducted, the
ret•nit certified, and the votes counted,
in the name manner as in the first, and
'be person having the greatoist number
of votes for President shall be President,
but if two or more persons shall have re
ceived the greatest or an equal number
of votes at he election, then the person
who shall have received the greatest
number of votes in the greatest number
of States shall be President; and the
person haring the greatest number of
votes NI Vice President at the first elec
tion shall be . Voce Prosideat If meth
number he equal to a majority of the
whole number of votes given, and if no
person have such tosjeritg, then a sec
ond election shall take plume between the
perions having the two highest number
on the same day as the election is held for
President; and the person having the
highest number of votes for Vice Presi
dent shall be Vice President. But if
there should happen to be an equality of
rotes between the persons so voted for
at the second eleotion, then the person
having the greatest number of votes in
the greatest number of States shall be
' Vice President; bat when a second
election shall be necessary in the case of
,-/toe President, and not neoessary in
ease of President, then the Senate 'hall
choose a Vice President from the per
sons having the two highest numbers in
the first election, as sow preshribed in
lbe Constitution, prodded that after the
ratification,of this amendment to the
Constitution the President and Vtoe
President shall held their aloes, res
pectively, for the term of sic years, and
chat oo President or Vice Presideatshall
be eligible far re-election to a second
Section 2. As/ be it further Reaelved
That article two, section one, per►nraph
six of the Constitution of the United
Slates, shall be "winded so as to read as
follows : to case St removal of the... Pre
sident from office, or of his death, resig
nation or inability to dischargwsbs pow
ers and duties of said offioe, lbe same
shall divolve oa the Vice President ;
and in case-of the removal, death; resig
nation or inability, beth of the Presi
dent and Vies President, tfio powers and
duties of said office shall devolve on the
Secretary of State, for the lime being,
and after that officer, in case ef • vs
°sissy in Mit or in ether department',
and in the order is which they are
named, en the Secretary of the Treasury,
on the Secretary of War, on the 13eore-
Lary of the Nay. , on the Secretaly of
the Interior, on t.e Postmaster General,
and on the Attorney G 1 ; and snob
officers an whom the power and /wise of
President disil devolve. in acoerdbace
with the foregoing provision, will then
lot as President ■stil the disability'
shall be removed or la Pposideat shell be
elected, a is or may be provided for by
taw.
Storms 8. And be forth,. resolved.
That article oa footles three be amend
ed to read ea follows- The Senate of
the silted &ales AM, Its oompeamt of
two Senators from *soh .Btate, Olteeen
by the persona qualified to vote for the
members of the most amorous branch
of toe Legleistare thereof, for sit Tears,
and each &mato! WWI barb one vote.
81071011 4. dad be ft 'whir resolved,
Teat &rile! e throe undo+ . oee be *mould
ed to read as follows: tits Judicial pow
etc of the Unite' d States shall be misted
le ems Supreme Oemr4,read, is such is
tinier courts as' Coogress Irma time to
One may ordain. and estabiLib. ' film
judges, both for the Supreme sad
& lure
-7t
r coned, shall" holi their MHO* s du.,
g g a tarts of twelve' years., and obeli
Menai times reeetie tot their servieee
4aigmmaties w 414.441141 be 41asia.
lilted during their oontidusaeo to °Sop;
d it shall be the dttly of the !relation"
el dm 'United 8(44' *slats titalre
sowthe after radii:ale; Of Ills samend
' mint by three-fourths of all the illtates•
sa pr4ipkild by Slip Vpsistliptiott, 4 tips
Milted States, to divide ths whole num
ber of Jack es as near at may 114 praotl 2
ar t Olir, la valitinah /Dui 44s of
use judges of the iratelasa,ahail be Ter
attel4 '4djtiP el" e,Ffirt4o,. f 4,46.
y sr ere Ni c assnoatiea, of ibis 4.0 +
..d class at the expiration al tto eigki
year, and of the lb lot class at the expi
ration of the twelfth year, so (hat one
third may be ohoeen every fourth year
thereafter.
•iiratultoue Slanders.
Radicals Journals and etutop orators
gave been sealously engaged for some
time past, in rillifylhg and slandering
the Demooratia nominee for the Preei
denoy„ lion. Horatio Seymour of Now
York., lie has fieo'n called "rebel sym
'pat biter," "traitor," "luck organiser,"
dtc., &a. Now it strikes us that these
charges oome with exceeding bad grace,
especially from the Radicals "of this
State. if they would just recall the
events of the summer of 'GS end I:ecol
lent what transpired at that I time, com
mon decency at least would compel them
to keep their.mouths shut, if they were
not boat to all sense of 4 gratitude Whd
manliness.
In June '63 when our chivalrous Gov.
Curtin eat quaking in his Beat, and was
frightening President Lincoln and the
war department by his cries for help;—
when the "intensely loll" of our own
borough were hiding their plate and
other valuables, and quietly taking
their own precious bodies; out of harms
witi,—whatavas Horatio Seymour doing
Raising and forwarding troop. to defend
the lives and property of the very mei%
who now, with "loll" gratitude (') charge
him with being a "traitor."
These blateat oowa•ds would do well
to read the following endorsements, and
proofs of Seymour's patriotism and fidel
ity to the country in the hour of peril.
Wan DSPARTNINT
WARHIN011)111 CITY, June 25, 1803. •
Dear Sir •—I cannot forbear expres
sing you the deep obligation I feel for
the prompt mipl cordial support you have
given the Croveriantant in the present
emergency The energy and patriotism
you ham exhibited 1 may be permitted
personally and officially tovicknow ledge,
without arrogating any personal claims
on my part to such services, or any
service whatever•'
sh_pll he happy ytrays to be esteem
el your friend. EDWIN M STANTON
ilia Excellency, Horatio Seymour.
Shortly after this letter was' written
and immediately lathe battle of Gettys
burg, an officer on Governor Seymour's
staff called upon President Lincoln.
Taking the officer by both hands, Pesi
dent Lincoln said to him —I wish you
to unierstactd that yen entsnet possibly
nee words too warm to convey to Gov
ernor Seymour my thankfulnes for his
prompt and efficient help given to the
Government in ibis crisis " This lkff
gone the President thrice repeated,
accompanying it with a f pres
sure of iiis hands, end uttering it each
time with :increased earnestness and
feeling
On the 13th of June,lB63,Stanton tele
graphed to know if Governor Seymour
could raise and forward 20,000 militia
volunteers without bounty. Gov; Sey
mour's reply was:47
"I will spare no efforts to send you
troops at once I have sent order. to
that militia officers of the State."
At t►e same time he telegraphed :
"ALBANY, June 16, 1868.
"Governor Curtin, llarrishurg :
"1 am pushing forward troops as fast
as possibly; feglmenis will leave New
York to-night. All be ordered to report
to General Couch.
"floaAtio Serrault "
Stanton then lent the following •
By Telegraph from Waehensrlon, Jane
16, 1863
"To Governor Seymour:
'''The President desires me to return
his thank, with' those of the department,
for year promt response A rrittoit
movement of your city regiments to
Philadelphia would be a very ennourag
ing movement, and do Brest good in giv
ing strength in that State The call had
to be for six mouths, unless sooner vile
charged is order tooomply wit tit/iew.
It is not likely (bat over thirty days'
service—perhaps not. so long—would be
required, Can you forward 'you'r oily
regiments immediately? Please reply
early. Zowti M. fir
Secretary of War."
Dispatahits motioned to be sent as
follows, all indicating that Governor
Seymour used extraordinary exertions
to forward troop:—
• 'ALIANT, Jane 10, 18118
'•To Hon. 11 Blanton: Bsorstary or War,
Washing. D C
:
••About 12.000 men .are oqw on the
for4larrisborg, in god spirits and
well eqUippv4.
• The Goversor says : "Shall troops
itoottows to be ferwarded,l" ?lova as•
miter.
'•Joan 1" BraAays. Adje beat flifo
“ALIIANY. June 18,1868.
..fo Governor Curtln,Rarrioburg, Pa :
..About twelve thoolosod was ava now
sowing aid are soder arise • for Harris
bier/. ti good spirits and equipped.
••Goveraor Seymour desire. to know
Ifbe than continue to send them. He
is igooraat.pf year real cowl Igloo.
Joni T. litroatios.
Adiniont %metal "
By filivrive from •fraoliiiflegfg,
June 111,18611,
••1e Adjatait Negro' amasser , —
"Tile Prost/sae dieting eat . to retire
Ms thanks to ids Ilieelleekay, Giver**,
ilteitour aid hie etatter eltelreaargedd
sod •proalpt **llea. • ' Wltetitr , say. tor.
Litsrlbreele likely to be toiiolred will
be ereeiniefileited so yes to morrow, by
wkillb Unlit Is expected the iiiventaioe
itethe enemy OW be novo folly develop
ed. •
"Ihwtte M. Starrax, illeeretsry of
*sit."
By Tekgropili from Itarriutury;)
• July 2,111116.
•'To' Aie j ilkueellsouy, Ou,eencr Bey.
moat:—
' "Seed forward more troop mie rapidly
as possible. Emery hour In eases tde
necessity for large forces to \ protect
Pennsylvania. The battles ofyesterday
were not &minim and if Mead, oh. Id
toe defeated, unless we he a lard[.
army, this Rate/will be overrun by The
rebels. A 0. CURTIN,
"Governor of Penna.
New YORK, Jlily 8,1868.
"To Governor Curtin, Harrisburg, I'a •
"Your telegram is received. Troops
will continue to be sent. ,One regiment
leaves to day, &dottier fb.mo'rrow, all in
good pluck.
"Jolts T. SPRACIIIR, Adjt Gen."
The Legislature, April 1001, 1854,
politica unanimously, the following resci
litiloos
Resolved, That .the thanks of thin
Houma be, and are hereby tendered to
His Excellency, Governor Se)mour, for
calling the attention of the General
Government at Washington to the errors
In the.apportionment of the quota of this
State, under the enrollment act of March
11, 1863, and for his prompt and efficient
efforts in procuring a correction of. the
same.
Resolved, Thai. the Clerk of this Grouse
transmit to the Governor n copy of this
rervrt and resolutions. '
eNt sou
Letted from General Hanoook—t i e
Cordially Supports the Ticket.'
Loutsvtime, July 27 —The following
importanf oorrespondetme will be pub
lished in the Louisville Courier to mor
row morning :
Sr. Louis, July 18, 1857.
Major netters/ Hancock:
1 deem it proper to direct your atten
tion to statement• Made by the Radical
pet...a to the effect that you are greatly
dissatisfied with the 1001111 e of the Na
tional Democratic Convention The oh
jeot of the elatemenis is to areal an im
preesion that you do not acquiesce in
the judgment of the Convention. That
your friends dojo!, and in eminent:ter:ET
Seymour and Blair will not have their
cordial support. I wi&i you to know,
General, that I have taken the liberty to
pronounce Mete statements false, and to
agent% these wh'o have spoken with me
oh the subject, that nothing could can
you more regret than to find ydut friends
or any of thern.less earnest in support
ing the ticket which ham been nominated
than they would have been had your
own name 'stood in the plaoe of Mr Sey
mour.
S. GLoven
(Signed)
NEINCORT, It1101)11 IsLAND j JuIy 19
S. T. Glover :
MT DRAB SIR: ( am greatly obliged
for your favor of the 18th inst Thud:
who suppose that I do not acquiesce in
the work of the National Demotrlitio
Convention, or , that I do not sincerely
desire the eleaion of its nomineee, know
very little of my character. Believing
eb I really de, that tire preservation of
constitutional government depends on
the instead of the Demoeratic p rty in
the coming election. were I to hesitate
in it. candid support, I feel I should not
only falsify my own record, but commit
a crime against my own country I
never aspired to the Presidency on Re
count et myself I never Novell its
doubtful honors and certain labors and
responsibilities merely fur the position.
My own with was to promote, if [could,
the good of the country, and to rebuke
the Spirit of revolution which hid Mead
ed every sacred precinot of liberty
When, therefore. you peonounced the
statements in question fatoe, you did
exactly right, Principles, not men. is
the motto for the rugged. critic in which
we are now struggling. Had I been
made the Presidential nt•mines I should
have considered it a tribute, not to me,
but to the principles Which I bad pro
claimed and pram iesd ; but shall I cease
to revere throe principles because by
mutual politioal Mends, another has
been appointed to put them into execu
tion ? Never; never. These, sir, are
my sentiments, whatever interested par
ties may say to the contrary, and I de
sire that all may know and understand
them. I shall ever hold in greateful re
membrance the faithful friends who
hailing from every section of tie Union,
preferred me by their votes, and ether
expiftselons of confidence. both in and
out of the Convention, and Orlando them
all Justice to believe that they were
governed by patriotic motives; that
they did not , propose simply to aggrand
ize my personal fortunes, but to serve
their country through me, and that they
will not softer any thing like personal
preferences or jealousies lb eland be
tween them bad their manifest duty
I have the honor to be, dear sir, -
Very reepeotfully yours,
(Sighed) Wintintn" HAIICOCII.
Address of the Demooratlo'State Com
mittee
thiIIIOCRATIO
STATI C0111,MITTIII• ROOMS,
CueAmami). Ps , Jul, 21, 1868 111
Democrat, of 1 emuylaanta :
till 110131 101 MORK HAS 001111!
We earnestly invite you to organize
fr vietof y.
Attention to details; pergerTering en•
ergy, organisation and discipline will
bring triumph to your prinolpleg,
zsid and perseveres°e in eerryt-Demo
oral, and thorough organisation in awry
locality, are the true roads to aim
less.
Superficial effort, boles and parade
eve vaikholess. •This make is a mighty
elm end must•b• won, by system►U9
work and busioset like energy -
rouncylvenia is the battle ground At
the October election the enemy 'will
mete their molt determined contest,
You oeeupy the post .f botiot—tbo
vaaguaed of thoDeutootslioportil. YeU
nave proven your ability, to carry 14
Stikle;,llu4 Individual effort, faith to
year prinelpila MAI courage in tbiti
waletenoneo note„, will email. you • to
dour% yeai neajoriiy by seas of, thaw
ae4e.
The drift of the tide Is toward.roni
ahlabge. ire 4bundabl; and It is opt-
Argot that the polities] revultion noir In
program will end in the utter. evitethrow
of Radtenllest.
t 12,0 labor to deserve so prepftlou
• nea p
We invoker you, then to 'inertetie se
dum, to aline sitsation to the , details of
rollr.Orlittolitaitin, 1 / 1 4 /.(91514ft/Pil PIS
sdatut, oouverp)on 'Teri!, 191tte
eetbu e.llo support otYoitr esidid4fe.
—filltataar, the iitetirinhint loaf Muir;
tYe gollsol soldier.
Let us recognize in lboir 1.4111Ln the
symbols of change, ail represpitaiiiej,
of hatred to Rad caliam, and extend/fig
the hand of fellowship to all who will
aid u.s in muting the Republics, Connery*.
'veil and Democrats will more forward
uo r their banner, as a mighty phalanx,
unite. determine 4 and irrceistible,
Let y. r warwitfe be aggressive. De
fend notbluz. The Radicals in power
are reeponsible fur the unhappy coodi
tion of our coublry. Charge upon ite m
Their extraziliganbas and their °imp,
Demand of them alx, account foe 3 0sr•
treasure wasted, your\Dnion net rrmtor
ed your race degraded, our 'mations
destroyed and your Goveritkint prom:-
toted.
Let your rallying cries be, a"govern
meni of white noon; equal.taxatoni; pan
currency for all.
Organize! Organise! Organize!
To work! To work !To work! •
By order of the Demos:maim State
commitiee.
WILLIAM A. WALLACE,
Chatrmon
Preparing for a War of Races.
the desperate adventurers who Ilan
been admitted as Representatives of the
Southern Stites in Congress, are likely
to produce no little trouble They are
reckless ton extent that is truly 'thinn
ing, end have boblly taken Oa initta
tine in measures of a revolutionary
eharneier. Not only do they denoted
thie immediate impeachment and rettio•
eel of the President, but they Mire net
led in an effort to arm We negroea of
the South, with the avowed purfiot. e of
maintaining the supremacy of the black
over .he white race by Race of arm.
debate on
title h
Otne dis cussi on
took
o: ok
Rar:l: h t n g
'int i m a n d
sneti 111. to
Washhurne and other Radii:Wt., During
its continuance an out•PpokFti
Doweese, of North Cnrolititi otlntittiol that
theitegro government could not be run
-4111111,4 a month except by bayonets, and
the other adVrtitlltetel from ,trt
coincided with him in that belief Only
one voice from the Southern Staley wan
raised against the intninnue propottoton,
of tranferring - United States arms to !he
Undo of the nsgroes, and the desperate
white men who are anxtons to inaticu
rate a war of races with all its attend
: aril - horiers.—Mr. Boyden, of N.th
Carolina, a strong Union man was 'he
only advocate of moderation front that
nen' ion He sa id
. "Mr. Speeker, I am alarmed at the
condition of the country It is pr o p ose d
to vend.arms to North Carolina - , that the
people may use them against each oiber
Great Owl ! We cannot afford to fight
each other. .Keep away your arms' Ito
nothing to irritate our people. tut do
everything in your power toaseuage and
heal the excitement there. We want no
arms. I warn the (louse that if arms
are sent there we will• be ruined; cc
cannot live there. If we need anything
In the way of arms, CO God a namemend,
en army of the United !hates there hut
do not arm neighbor against neighbor
There never was a mere in ichievoun mea
cure then this proposition to arm oils
clams of our people spinet another "
Washburn. of Minnie was 'lamed it
the temper which the Southern e.lveniu•
rers exhibited lie raw hew much , be
chsneen of (leant were likely to be dim
aged by the recklessness of 'hems des
perste men, and eppeared to deplore OR'
(MIMI which was being pursued, woh
out having the power to check It lie
urged his party friends to act with mod
emotion, and said : . '
I tell gentlemen to beware before they
pass Mrs measure lest tt is not an mead/ton
to trod war and Inseurrction in those Slates
The Southern revolutionist may not be
able to inaugurate the contemplated war
oT races before the Presidoetlal electioa,
but that it will inevi,ably come 'inlet..
the people of the North defeat the 11ad•
foals alia fall no one can doubt Let the
people remember, when they go to the
polls, that the only hope of restories
peace and preeperity to the country le
through the If lucoph of the Democratic
part y
WHAT °RANT SAID IN 1841,--../ am a
democrat ; sssss mast 111 lII' flames?
IS A DINOCIBAT ; and when 114410 be
Convinced 'bat this war has for its object
soy ether than what I bets mentioned,
or the Overnmeni designee:ming its tol
tiler. to execute the purply... of the Ab
olitionists, I pledge jou my honoree a
soldier that I will carry my sword on
the other side and nail lay lot with the
people "
A change came over the spirit of Gen
eral Grant's dream whoa be became am
bitions for the Presidency, and ~pa was
willing to sacrifice pesos, order, good
will ■rd Constitutional liberty for toe
Donor of the Presidency.
Horatio Seymour.
•
With three or four eiceptione, there
have been ho men in the Presidential
chair, sine, the aright of the Otseeru
meat peameweieg the eminent qualities
ileum and superior talent' and oultiva•
lion of Horatio Seymour. He is one of
the truly.great men of the country, for
whom every one may be proud to oast I
vol.. lt• ie about time that we had*
drst-elaes statesman in the Presidential
°Moe—when that position was gine to
the most brilliant in intellect and the
most solid In statesman-like acquire
meets. Medioerity and rodent's have
had the Preeideney far too long for the
credit of a republican government. bet
as, by electing Mr. Seymour, return to
the aid era, when talent, sad talent
n'one was put hit high Owen. To ,ruts
Hiram Grant agnisst Horatio Seymour ,
Id to run an intellectual pigmy against,
pic Intolleatual giant. J
eMI!IMMNSIMI
' —A change of 86,000 vitae Is 1864
srhuld hero eleoted Goural Metliellatt
Itesident. Pala change was uttered
hit the States of Connectiolit, In lane.
Maryland,' New' York, 'Plevoda, New
Slecdpelitre, Oregon, Peauseyleanie, sad
Needin,kiland, or au avenge ,of ' fOur
allilifillidnitklin in. a Stabs. Ohio, that
Alton Os' 'States of conitaidittitt, Mary
tOiegon; Pentisylvenis end New
k haw become Diasoeralloi Ind le
d sad. Moved*, will be at the nest
IN°lii PiPDettirtrap.bityp therefore
s pout i'n their own, handl: The/$ 0
'i
I t u di e tit w e' s echnt
it
op
t in and
te et e ci tue ir o.....za ;:l as li ty w i i o n u t i e .
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