The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-01-28
From the Columbus tohiOl Statesman.
Judge BarIIey's Indicn eHt A
gainSt The Republican Party.

gainst The Republican Party.
The following is the Indictment against
the Republican party, with which Judge
BARLEY closed his his speech at the Eighth
Of January Festival, a. the American, in this
city:
THE FRUITS OF INTRUsTING THE REPUBLICAN,
PARTY WITH THE ADMINISTRATION OF TIE
GoYERNMENT
l. The dissolution Of the Union of the
States.
! 2. A bloody, desOluting, ruinOus civil
war.
3. More than three hundred thousand
men already sacrificed, and sent premaiurely
to their firal account.
4. Suffering, mourning death and desc
lation carri into families in every ueighbor-
hood throughout tie broad expanse of the
country.
5. More than three millions OF men taken
from the industrial pursuits OF lie North and
South for the deadly conflict.
6. A national debt, including circulating
bills of credit, of over two thousand millions
OF dollars, already created, and nothing ben.
eficial TO show for it.
/ z. More than FIVE thousand million OF dol
lars worth of prpertey already destroyed by
means Of the war, and yet the prospect of a
restoration OF the Union far darker than
when the war commenced.
| 8. The annual expenses OF the Government
increased already from about $50, ,000,000 to
about 81 600 100000 and the burden still
more rapidly increasing.
| .. grinding, oppressive endless, burden of
direct taxation to support the Federal Gov
ernment.
| 10. Millions OF dollars expended to feed
clothe, support and educate the negro slaves
and to purchase their freedom: and propo
stIon pending for an expenditure for the pur
chase OF negro slaves, sufficient to bankrupt
the Federal Government Tor fifty or a hun
dred years to come.
IL. Frauds upon the treasury and swim
ding in Government contracts to an extent
unhesrd OF in any other age or country: and
to cut loose from all moral and legal restraints
the'most prominent tiTcnder Simon Cameron
after his dismissal rom office not only shell
tered, but highly honored; and the operation
OF the law for the punishment OF frauds up.
on the treasury actually suspended by an act
o Congress
! H. The Constitution currency of the
country virtually suppressed, and rags. shin
pIasteIs, pasteboard and postage stamps
substituted; and an uncertain variable stan
dard 0! value created, which must inevitably
eventuate in widespread disaster and ruin
TO the great industrial interests OF the peo,
| pie.
13 The abolition OF ne gro slavery in the
| District Of Columbia, wholly unnecessary,
and, to say the least Of it, palpable breach
OF good faith simply to appease the rapacity
| OF Northern fanaticism at the expense OF
driving off hundreds Of thousands OF Union
men in the slave States into the Southern ar
my. '..f
| IA The unceasing negro slavery agitation,
the conliscation and emancipation measures
at the late session OF Congress and the proc
lamatlons OF emancipation by the Generals
| in the field, and by the President OF the u
nned States, confirming the predictions Of
the southern dlsunlonists as to the suprem>
acy ard rapaclty of Northern ABB clitiuniSm;
and by these means crushing the Union men
| OF the slave States and thereby producing
unsnimity in the South in the cause OF the
rebe Iilon.
Is. The prosecution of the war-not in
tF at redeeming spirit and conclatory dispo
stlon required by The nature Of the Federal
| and extermination, besides aiding and lacil>
tating the escape OF fugitive slaves, and en-
couraging servls Instructions.
l6. he attempted emancipation Of from
three to four millions of slaves slaves Of
loyal Union men, as well as those Of the
rebels--by the simple edct of the Presi
dent.
II. An attempt to turn loose hordes OF
negro slaves upon the free States to compete
with the white laborer and to wrangle for
social and political equality with the white
people,
Is. Thousands of good and loyal citizens
arrested without legal warrant, dragged
from their homes taken beyond the limits
OF their States ard confined in political Bas
tiles, without the opportunity ola trial, and
even without being permitted to know the
name OF the accuSer or what charge, il any
| has been preferred against them.
19 Loyal and patriotic citizens, who are
ready and willing 10 sacrifice all they hold
most dear, TO maintain 'ihe Constitution as
it is and restore The Union as it was" de-
nounced as traitors and dsloyal persons, by
a political party whose motto is, "a Union
without slavery, OF no Union at ALL"
States grossly ncroached upon and their to-.
tai subverson boldly threatened.
u. The freedom OF speech and freedom of
the press, two of the esseatal bulworks Of
civil liberty, "inestimahle 10 ireemen and
formidable 10 tyrants only" trampled down
and crushed 10 the earth.
22. The writ OF habeas corpus and the
right of trial by jury, two great essential safe
guards OF freedom and which have cost man
kind so many centuries of toll and bloodshed
and treasure, suspended or abolished by mere
edict OF the President.
23. The edcs and DEGREES OF arbitrary
power sub titu cd ior the Constitution and
laws OF the land; and the creation OF a
new criminal code by an Executive proelama-
| ton
! "a Martial law declared throughout the
| United States; not limited to the sphere of
| the operations OF the armies in the field but
extending all over the loval States, where
| the civil tribunals are in the uDquestioned
| loyal execution Of their powers
rs new and extensive department OF
the Government, consisting OF a Provost
MaIshal General and special or subordinate
Provost Marshals and Military Committees
in all the cities and counties throughout the
several States; with duties, powers and sal
cries OF office -all created, instituted and
prescribed not bv law but by the mere edirts
Of the President and Republican State Gov
ernors.
26 Leading and Influential organs the
Republican party proposing the suspension Of
the elective franchise, the postponeme mt Of
elections and prohibition Of political meet
! ings among the people. sls
| 27 The military made supreme over the
civil power, even in the loyal States, entirely
! removed from the operations Of The armies in