The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-03-25

pleasure man whom we all delighted
to honor (Mr. Monroe of Lorain), sought
the opportunity early in the session of last
winter to introduce series of resolutions
indorsing the views and policy of Senator
Trumbull. 5
This link being complete, I now pro-
pose to read from the New York Tribune.
Mr.. Gunckel = We do not indorse
Greeley; have not read his paper for
long time. Les
Mr.. O'Connor-I will say to my friend
from Montgomery, that any man who is at
all familiar with the proceedings of the
Chicago Convention that nominated Mr..
Lincoln knows, and the gentleman himself
knows, that Horace Greeley, by his in
domitable efforts, defeated the nomina-
tion in that convention of Mr.. Seward,
and secured the nomination of Abraham
Lincoln. IF the gentleman does not know
this he should post himself better as to
the doings of his own party. I read from
Greeley in the Spring of 1862: ave hear
from some of the incurable advocates of
that mental darkness in which the word
Democracy means Human Bondage and
nothing else, earnest appeals to Republi-
cans to forsake their political creed and
become pro-slavery men. Do these be-.
sotted fools expect Republicans to forget
that slavery has set on foot most wicked
conspiracy against the life of the nation
a conspiracy still far from overcome or
suppressed? Do they expect Rcpu blicans
to become the friends of the "Sum Of all
all villanies when the Republic is still
struggling for its very existence with that
thrice accursed institution 1t is in vain
gentlemen! Slavery is doomed Neither
your entreaties nor your tears can save
it." Now I propose to connect these
declarations of Horace Greeley's with
similar declarations recently made upon
the floor of Congress by the chairman Of
the committee on Ways and Means--the
real brains Of the Republican Congress,
Thad Stevens. Certainly the Republican
him. Hear him in the House of Repre-
sentatives on the, 4th of January last:
E eThey will find that they cannot execute
the Constitution in the seeding States;
\ x \ and that this war must be carried
on upon principles wholly Independent Of
it. They will come to the conclusion that
the adoption of the measures advocated
at the outset of the war, the arming of the
negroes, the slaves Of rebels is the only
way on earth in which these rebel can be
cxterminated." Than Stevens would not
conquer the rebels and restore the seeded
States to the Union, under the CONSTITUTE
on but he would 'serteymindte them," by
inciting a sefvile insurrection, Such is the
inevitable conclusion from his language.
But hear him again:
ssThey will find that they must treat
those States now outside of the Union as
conquered provinces, and settle them with
new men, and drive the present rebels as
exiles from this country. < + In
order that may have some credit for
sagacity, I ask that gentlemen will write
this down in their memories. It will not
be two years before they will call itup, or
before they will adopt my views" Thad.
we'll knew that the Presidential perverted
the objects of the war already in much
less than two years, and that before that
time should elapsc he would be ready for
another perversion of greater magnitude
But let us hear this ssbrains" ofthe Re-
publscau Congress once more: 81 will
never give my consent to restoration ol
/ the Union under the Constitution with
slavery in it. Now put Greeley ant
Stevens together, and if they do not har
monize in feeling nnd sentimentI do no
know where you will find either harmon,
or discord.
TConeluded next week