Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-03-15

e into tne commission OF other wrongs equally a
pernlcious and as destructive to every hope ye
: remaining Of the salvation of our Union.
Mr.. President, am not willing to believe
: that any respectable number Of men can b,
found any where In what there is left Of thi
Union, who carry in their hearts O hatret
against IL. We may hol sstly differ 10 oul
. Views as to policies proposed and enforced, but
because we differ, where do gentlemen find q
warrant for such vile epithets and abusive Ian
, guage as has been used by Senators on this
floor against those who disagree with Mr.. Lin
coin In the course Of his Administration Il ia
all wrong, cir. We were all, mean the larger
number Of you, two years ago Last fall, made
the unconscious instruments In bringing about
this awful struggle of our beloved end
once so happy Republic. Now that we are
struggling, while our rights, our hopes, our in
terests, the interests of our children and the hid
den future are the same; while we bear or
should bear In our bosoms the same love for that
good old Constitution and Union; we should
therefore naturally cherish feelings Of friend.
ship and fraternity, 30 that we might 20 hand in
hand, like one mighty man, to the task of saw
ing the ship Of State from the mad storm Of
civil war. What Is the party in the majority
here doing to bring that State Of things about1
Nothing, sir. On the contrary, every thing is
done or being done by this Administration and
It's friends to still more distract and divide the
people, You demand of us humble and un-
conditional submission to all and every act Of
this dominant parry, right or wrong, constitu-
tional or unconstitutional. Any person who
dsres criticise any of your acts, he is instantly
denounced as seoessionist, rebel sympathizer,
copperhead, butternut, traitor, etc. Willing
tools of your party are readily found to make
complaint, and citizens are, often without cause
or provocation, Illegally and in tyrannical
and despotic manner deprived Of their libetes
aud their rghta | will not now attempt to
enumerate the numerous wrongs of your party
now In power. Perhaps may refer to some Of
them during the course OF my remarks here.
after. The people; yes, the honest, loyal, tax
paying, bleeding and mourning people Of these
States, are keeping account Of your acts Of op-
preston and wrong, which some day, ere long,
they will bring up in solemn judgment against
you. would say to you here, "beWAre of the
people," They will reconcile you to their will
and to law.
Senators, friends Of the Administration, who
have spoken on this subject, agree upon one
thing, i. O., In abusing the Democratic party;
and before shall proceed to meet any of the
strange and numerous charges made against us
Of the Democratic party, must first notice the
charge of the Senator from Fayette. The Sen
ator tells you, Mr.. President, that the Demo-
cratic party ia to blame for this war, because
I'VE might have remained united, and not sepa.
rated at Charleston. Then Mr.. Lincoln could
not have been elected" etc. Such argument is
scarcely worthy OF q refutation. Yet, since 1t is
made, let mo say to that Senator, that il he has
read the history Of his country carefully, and
has not seen In It the footsteps Of the Demo
cratic party from Washington to Lincoln, he
has read in vain, or with mind 90 prejndiced
that the truth OF history has failed to impress 1t
Yes, sir, 1t Is the pride, and the boast, and
the glory Of the Democratic party, that all
there 10 Of our country and its hallowed
institutions, all Of our greatness and power
all Of our history, and national dignity, Il
the work of the Democratic party. Now, thai
party Ia 10 be charged with our ruin i! Is 4
poseiblef Does not the Senator know, tha
the Democratic party has always been sober
while the Opposition party got drunk onceon hare
cider, ,and afterWard on negro.lovlng fanatlcsIm
and In such fit, on an evil day. obtained powe
over the people2 Sir, the good old time-honor
ed Democratic party has ever been the tru'
friend, the faithful expounder and the guardian
angel Of the Constitution and the Union-is now
and ever will be while there is q fragment lef
Of either worth saving after the present Absli
!
istering by lapse of time. Don't tell me of tn
disoyslty Of the Democratic party. hurl tn
insult back with indignation. All the friend
the Constitution and the Union have this hour
are the friends OF the lamented Douglas and tina
honest portion Of the Republican party who re
fnse to become Abolitionist,, and who look will
an anxious eye to the rising Democracy for suc
cor and salvation. The twin demons--Seeession
ism and Abolitionism ollnohed In deadl!
grasp In the destruction of our nationalality.-
Democrats and conservative Republicans sup
| porting our noble army must save ns' or all II
| lost. There Ia where wo stand. Your abuse
and persaca.i0ns will not make the matte
auy better. Terrible is the scene before u.s.
The hours grow darker as they pass. NOBODY
able to throw oil on the troubled waters. i
there no escape-no hope7 Yes, Mr.. President
there is hope; still a hope left. You need not
however, look to Washington city for thai
hope. There Is nothing but darkness, distra action
corruption, infamy and despair. The fire from
heaven would destroy the city, If the rul,
should be applied to It that was once applied L
Sodom. That once go fair city, bearing the
name Of one Of the best OF men, has become O
den Of money changers and thieves. Sir, yor
must look to the people of the Western anG
other Northern States outside of New England
for hope. These people will save our Union II
possible; but they must not be driven TO mad
nees by persecution and abuse. On the con
trary, they must be reconciled with the Admin
istration In order to secure their cordial CO.
operation and support. That seems to me
would be the voice Of wisdom.
But, says the Senator from Warren, "the
Republican party two years ago extended On
invitation TO the Democratic party t., join them
and form one party to suppress the rebellion
and then asks the question, "Why did you moi
do III Why don't you do 1t noW2p will un,
dertake to give the Senator my reason for re-
fusing to join this Union move in very few
words. -
II my friend ever was Democrat (and be
says he was until recently, he must surely re
member that the Democratic party, being made
up of the honest, loyal, patriotic masses of tn,
people, has never changed front, never slack
ened its love for the Union. Conscious of th,
eventual success of Its cause, It despises al
isms; and knowing only It's whole country
sooTned sectional doctrines and sectional men
When, in the ever-memorable campaign o
1860, with the lamented Douglas as its leader
IL stood by the Constitution and the Who'll,
Union, battling against ssctionalism and treason
North and South, Douglas fell, and sectional
ism South resorted to arms in the destruction o
our happy Government; seotionalism North, IL
/ power Of the Government, accepted the war
. and the scenes predicted by Mr.. Clay are beinj
verified. The present Administration, scascel,
done distributing the offices Of the Government
: amongst its friends, already finds the want O
: oou haura ahnra Il In Tho aattnn aeio, ~ q h.