The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1854-02-22
SPE ECH
HON. w. HI. WEST,
Hamilton. O., Saturday, Aug. "a, 1878.
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CITIZENS OF BUTLER: Popular government is end
less and irrepressible conflict. Without the suprem-
acy of rational laws there is neither rational liberty
nor social order The eternal vigilance necessary to
maintain this, is inseparable from eternal warfare
While convictions differ, interests clash, or am
billions machinate, this warfare must be waged. To
grow weary in the fight. Indifferent to its results
is fatal. Either power will usurp. or corruption
To this warfare OF clashing interests and contend
ing opinions the destiny of American institutions is
decks are cleared and the annual battle Commenced
On the 18th of this month the great Burbon gun.
in this harbor OF Democracy, and its Presidential
echoes are reverberating throughout the nation
They are always ready, in fighting
6f talm .hose taS Who Ssassse they fail %
evangelize the nations abroad refuse to employ the
household Of faith bearing the ark of the covenant
before them. Why should they not be? Armed
within their power and the baneful results of Demo
cratic rule experienced, why should Repuollcans
right. because Agamemnon is thought to have done
wrong7 Suffrage is not given to be thus MADE q
mockery. 1t is q right the most sacred which Re-
publicanism has bestowed on universal manhood, to
the end that the government OF the people snail De
But not more sacred IS the right than is the obl-
cation to exercise it, To obstruct or prevent It by
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crime to jeopardize liberty and the common veal by
voluntarily abstaining from it? The disfranchise
1ager and and sSosn IN
sense and ELECTED the the, exeerations .9i 4i
0f Republicans with just pride when By their self
imposed disirancisemenr the institutions and honor
OF Ohio passed into the keeping OF steedman, owen.
OConnor & Co.? When, because their banner
ceased to be borne aloft by the bayonet above the
Pelican and palmetto they also suffered it, by with
holding the ballot to be lowered In disgrace from
the Buckeye.
Shall this policy of inaction this mastery mac
mer cioudr What fruit has it borne to us already?
The is as brief as it is humiliating afc
its hideous brood Of iniouites II military non-in-
tervention permitted conclaye of sinners more
Nichols the proposed impeachment Of the President
by the Essex porcupine is not without reason; its
pose but to exempfy the doctrine of total depravity
and give the country foretaste Of what It may ex-
pec from Bourbon rule in case 1t should De SO un-
fortunate as to experience such calamity.
Obtaining power under professions OF economy,
the principle that the vietors belong the spoils
For these IL is arragned at the bar OF public opinion
awaiting the verdict of approval or condemnation
THE PUBLIC WORKS.
Previous to 1861 the public works had been the
punder ground of jobbers and the spoil of political
hacks Year after year the canal lobby OBJ hungry as
and corruption dominated its halls: The regime OF
n ts ns9 @ Sas Fo Sess II wss I
vorced in that year by lease Of the works, since
which time that lobby has ceased to rule. By their
the lesees bound to restore the works
at the end of twenty years in thorough condition
of repair. This legislature relieved them from that
dition hardly 1t to foat canoe. aud turned them
the State again to become the plunder ground
and to once more subordinate legislation to muskrat
rule. Thirty thousand dollars, wrung from the
paid the lessees for their decayed implements and
dilapidated dredges with which to begin the work OF
repair. How many times $4,000 will be engulfed
by this vortex in the future only be Judged OF
by the past.
THE BENEVOLENT INSTITUTIONS
Those temples Of refuge. the curative, benevolent
and charitable institutions of the State. have been
the pride of our people. to which their unfortunate
children were intrusted with an abiding confidence
that they would receive therein whatever of atten
ton and care experience, skill. and the kindlier i'm
pulses OF humanity could bestow; but that conf
shame. They were founded to be asylums for the
afflicted children OF the whole people and not to be;
the vicissudes of political fortune, the noble pur
Of their bad saeGedy GS hyd 9ss IT them
keeping of unselfish devotion. But what signifed
this to the Dantons of the dynasty? Reckless of
the fact that they are curative ayums for relieving
af1icuon and healing infrmity, they dealt with
as prison houses, requiring for their supervision
and the butler; and no skill no eminent ability
could exempt their efficient and unselfsh officials
years of devotion could not save the veteran Gun
dry, and the accomplished Rutter is pushed aside
of mental infrmity is chiefly derived from reflec-
ton in his own mirror and his commendation that,
more rebels fell by his skill than in battle.
THE ORPHANS HOME.
The vandalism practiced on the Home of the sol
acts Of baseness have become historic Judas % Tsca
riot betrayed his God with kiss The slaughter OF
ssen and Rospg
snake stung its benefaetor who had
Sat s it ss s Ohio IN as ss
nish an instance which in meanness obscures them
alia;robbing the dead soldiers widow OF the mite
OF admitting the dead hero's child to the Home
winch the states gratitude has reared There shall
destitute children above twelve years OF age OF such
soldiers and sailors who fell or died of wounds re-
ceived in battle who. whose mothers shall receive
such death. This is the provision of baseness Was
the noerty OF country for which MCPHERSON died,
and McCook and their 1000 comrades shed their
children the guardianship which wolves afford to
iamDsY Their 90, 900 surviving companions in hero
ism VIII respond in October.
THE GERRYMANDKR.
The Acknowledgement of 100000 Republicans oil
the State by the gerrymander Of its Congressional
Expect S as P'RSaF the twsnss sSss
popular rights which the people can not afford to
approve. 1t is not question of mere partisan
ment, in which not only the people of Ohio but oi
the whole country. are profoundly interested. II
strikes down the principle of government by major
ities and denies to an integral portion of sover
eign State its due weight and proper voice in the
success or Indemnify @ % re6uEeds It effects. unde1
the forms and color of law in Ohio. what is accom-
awiess Violence When it is desired there to over
come majorities or gain few members of Congress
the shot gun policy Is employed to diminish Repub
hcan votes. Here legislation is 80 shaped that Re
publican votes shall not count The result is in
both cases. virtually and in effect, the same-bul
doing and acknowledgements springs from the
same desperate spirit 1t is the outgrowth of Ku
Kluxism taking root in the soil of Ohio and threat
ening to sap the foundations of representative gov
eminent
KU KLUX SHIRT.
From this crime against liberty in Ohio, which has
apurpose reaching above and beyond mere local
Significance as shall presently show public atten.
ton is sought to be diverted until crowned with sue
cess in October by the stop thief cry of Democracy
over their Presidential discontinue in Louisiana