Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-07-05
perseverance.

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braces within its fold the great mass OF
the conservative sentiment OF the country
Men formerly belonging TO all parties
finding themselves in substantial agree
ment on the policy best calculated TO pro-
mote the peace, and deVelope the re-
sources of the country were naturally az
tracted to each other, and deeply imoueo'
rs they were, with the oil the
early founders of the Republic the organ
%izntion Of the Republican party was the
necessary result.
In this organization, therefore, IS found
everywhere, men of mark, who were lor-
merlv the life and soul of all other parties.
Take Ohio, for All example, and we lind
such men as Spalding, Nichols, BrinSer-
hof. and hundreds of the most conserva-
tive, substantial and honored members OF
the old Democratic party giving their
whole energies, directed by the ripened
Judgment and experience of mature years.
In the successful embodiment of the prln-
ciples of our Fathers into the policy OF the
Government, through the Repuollcan
party.
So. too, the Corwins, the Dennisons,
the Gholsons, the Wades, and the long
list of able and patriotic statesmen OF the
old Whig party, ever conservative ano
ever true. have found themselves in the
changing phazes of party politics, along
side of their Democratic compcers, bat
Ting for the right. and of necessity acting
together in the new order of things.
From the old Free Soil party, such men
as Chase, and Sutlif, and Giddings, and
Mott, with hundreds more, found them
selves on the common platform OF their
fellow citizens above referred to, and as
friends Of their country, and lovers OF Its
lnstit, tons could not act otherwise than
in cordial harmony with them.
From the American party, such men as
Ford, and Spooner, and Campbell, and al
who were not imbued with a spirit of big
oted exclusiveness, finding themselves
occupying substantially the same grount
OF the others, blended tremendously will
them, and uniting with the body OF tn
people, formed the great, permanent con
servative, and triumphant Republica'
party of Ohio, which to-day embodles il
its organization more Of the spirit of a Ito
eral progress, tempered with an equal
liberal conservatism than was ever betor
embodied in this State.
That this is so, must be apparent
every careful observer of passing events
When the Republican movement was hrs
inau 5urated, the Democratic party was
a triumphant majority in Ohio as IN a
most all the other Free States. They IA
sailed the movement with a bitterness All
an unscrupulous audacity never befo
waged in a political warfare. Every pc
sible appeal WAS made to every known al
conceivable passion and prejudice to ARE
the movement of the people, and especial
to prevent those who were in their ov
party from leaving it. 1t is rot to be d
MED that these efforts had n powerful c
feet. The minds of thousands who reli'
upon the papers and orators Of that part
were poisoned by these reckless charge
and thereby prevented from joining in
movement which they would have &C
daily approved if seen by them. in its tr
light. 1t is true, also, that thousan
from the Wing and American parti'
partly from sympathy and partly inf
enced by these charges, in the break
up of old organizations, joined these lea
ers in what was still called the Democra
party. But what was the result?
With an overwhelming majority the
tofo1e in the Democratic party-wiLh
thousands Of Wigs aud Americans, W
were induced to join them, the Peoptt
the mass of citizens who think and
from principle and conviction-those "
had been the life and vitality of all OF
parties, in spite OF the efforts made to
vide, distract, and intimidate, came
gether and organized the Republic
party. Theuceforth, appealing to
Judgment, the reason, the patriotism
the conscience of The public, they carr
the State with the quiet strength Of a g'
popular movement.
Five years have since passed away
Tie same inHammatory appeals have
made to ihe plejudices Of the unthink'
at every subsequent election, and WI
D.. 1900 tl.f ., q