M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1863-09-17

BILE the maxim, that "the post Of hon-
or is the private station" And yet
there comes 70 most men, in sons Der
ioed Of their lives, o time when they
must yield their own inclination, and
even their intrests, to the wishee aud
feelings OF others. You have decided
that this is period in which should
yield my own inelinations TO y0nrs.
| acknowledge the force VI the obliea.
tiOn, and except the nomination
promptly. nnreservedly, thankfully;
with a full appreciation Of all its Fs.
sponsibilities, at o period and uhder
circumstances which requires some.
thing mere than mere physical cur.
age to be Democrat. | accept itiu
tho spirit with which il has been ten
dered; not as q reward for mere parti
san services; not in any factious spirit
Of party organization, but a. an IN.
dOrcemsnt OF an honest independence
10 standing mp for tho right AMID the
whirlwind Of excitement and fan a,ie
ism which rules the hour; and as a
rebuke TO that spirit Of vindictiye
hatred and prosecution which has
bOen Showered upon mo By nearly tile
whole mass Of the Republican party
here, Tor no other reasons than that I
have modestly but firmly exercised
the common right elan American cit !.
izen to think and speak Of the acts and
doings Ct the servants ofMe peepls.
How long you and shall be permit,
ted thus to think and speak OF ths.Df.
6cial acts ofihose now sea,ed in the
high places Of the Government; how
soon the gag upon the irceaom yof
speech and the freedom Of the praBs
shall change from q partial to q uni.
versal order ofIbings, produced by 90
cret midnight orders from tho councils
ot the na;iun-the history 81 the next
few months must determine for the
American people. lflhis great right
baptized in blood and guaranteed to
us by the dearest provisions OF the
Constitution under which NO livethus
TO think and to speak oflhe admins
tration Of the Government, is to be
wrestcd from the people, at a time
and in a crisis when it is must import.
ant and Essential that it should exist
unimpaIred aud unrestricted. why
then We have bnt the mere shadO,O OF
| iberty, u mere caricatWe Of cons itu
ItionaI government; and go far US real
genuine. pra!icat freedom is cvDcern
ed, you might just us veil live uuder
the despotism VI JOsOph Of Dapsburg,
uf Austria, hs that Of Abraham Lin.
colp, Vi The United States of America
Any maaly Mil independent stric
lures, eitdef Oh tile blundegs or the
corruptiune OF the Administration, are
a, oncs distorted into treason and
MsI0yalty Dths 0oOsrnmons, by q
Get .! craven sycOphants and inform
ers, who alWsys ready. whether in
peace or in wat, tv
"C'Ook he p'Osnsbs biuses n The giiUu.
Where tbylf; rttet follow faHains."
A refusal to shout hosanDslis to the
unconstitutional aetsHnd usarpation Of
the President, snch as no monarch of
EnslaBd Eac datedtg do since TIE
iron reign Vi tl,s Tudors,i dcuours
ID as sympathy ,Cih rebellion, or
branded as cid and comfort 70 trai.
! ItHs, at,d he xhs dares to tl.rk and
act for himself as becomes tiis loyal
citizen Of free government. is hantI
I'd down With all the taKcor oftbat
fell spirit Cf persecution, which has
made the history Of other times, but
similar controversies, tlie great land
tta.kS Of tsacCa.llsl.ts III the strus.'
gle vf the people for the establish.
tiieh.s, " ;hs lusintenRCe, oicivil and
ccastltttionsl libstty. Tue great
princiry fcs which the Democratic
ps.!y is Tow struggling in this Gov.
sthtietit, 10 no ttew thing ID the his.
tory Of ,tzrkitd. /. is Is cid 10 tie
frst daHniugs Of civilization !, il ia tie
old and eft repested csntsss ts.wsen
pupula, prisilegs On the one e;de,and
essSstivo rsutpatiou CD the other
the rights Of the People against the
on. man r11csr, whea Used to crush
out tue liberty Of the individual titi.
zen. 1t is the tatae p.iusiple fet
which Hampdeh bled and Sidney SIT.
fered; shd it is in as muGh dsnggs
now, upon the shores OF Ires Ameri.
ca, and in q government Of plainly
written constitution, % ever it was 10
the stormiest days when Charles 10.
giens and Croinwell's squadrons me.
in the deadly shock Of battle on the
devastated plains Of England, two
hund el, years ago. And wha.
grea. question was il, which shook
the Eng.ish crown and brought the
head Of Charles to the block I What
was it that gave up that great bad
minister, Shsaord, to the Justice of
violated law, and the vengeance ofin.
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