The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1863-08-20

different policies OF the Abolition
aud Democratic parties2 -, a. %
THE party of.the Administration
declares that the States and people
of the South shall be forced to lay
down their arms and submit.
What then? Confsation of all
property; emancipation of all slaves,
and execution of all who, directly
or indirectly, have taken part in
the rebellion; namely, nine tenths
of the whole population: for no
general amnesty has ever as yet
been SO much as suggested by Ell.
ther Congress or the Executive,
and unconditional submission is
now the least which is demanded.
i; i
More than this: as to any State
which may first submit or be con.
quered, conscription Of every male
person, white or black, between
twenty and torty,fve, for conquest
of the States still in arms, Nor is
this tie worst: for inasmuch as all
slaves and free negroes South are
considered "loyaI,'' and nearly all
white men and women disloyal,"
and, therefore, as having forfeited
all rights, the negroes, then all free,
are to be treated as almost the
only persons entitled to the several
rights and privileges of citizen.
ship, and especially the very sold.
ier5 to garrison the South. And
now add to all this: suppression Of
the freedom of speech and Of the
press, suspension ofhabeaS corpus,
martial law, arbitrary arrests, i'm
prisQnAents, banishmentS, inter-
ference with elections, test oaths,
appropriation Of private houses,
seizure OF private property, and
syseslaegsastsefs oppression, out.
- 1lsig' sffsle n, fflis
tsvo years have Been nereilessly
|. .practiced even in States never in
insurrection, but always loya! to
the Union. 81.
This is the entertainment to
which under the present policy of
tlGe Administration, dictated by the
radicals who control it, the States
and people of the South are i'm
vIted. And repeatedly the question
was put to me while among them,
If the citizens of the States still
adhering to the Union are continu.
ally arrested, imprisoned, banished
or otherwise outraged, merely be-
cause of their political. opinions,
OF for censurc and criticism of the
men and party in power, what
would not be done with as Il we
were to be conquered or were to
submit?' In fact, it is the very
policy which, instead of crushing
out the rebellion" crushed out
all Uuion sentiment among them,
and made, as it still keeps them
" unit in numbers and spiriy, a.
gainst the force and arms of the
Federal Government. 1t was the
repeated confession to me, person,
ally Of several Of the most distin'
guishcd public men of the South.
west, that if General Buell. had
been retained in command, and
permitted to continue his policy
of peace and conciliation-acting
the officer and the gentlemen, OBJ
serving private rights, respecting
private property, returning fugi'
tive slaves, and toleratihg all poi
htical opinions, whether in sym.
pathy with Secession or not, SO
long as not carried out into overt
acts-the people Of Tennessee would
have voluntarily returned to the
Union, six months ago; And they
rejoiced in Il the ipoIicy of his re.
moval. But the mischief has been
consummated, and no success Of
arms, TO number of victories call
repair it, Not only another pol
icy, but other instrumentalities a.
lone can now restore the Union.
What, upon theothor hand, does
tho Democratic party propose TO
the States and people of the South?
Not Confscation, nor Emanciea'
tion, nor Conscription, nor Execu,
tion, and certainly not the equality
or rather superiority OF the Negro
race; but the Constitution with.
all its guarantees, the rights ofthe
States and the liberties Of the peo-
plo. We would rcstore the Union,