The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1864-01-13
Hon. Loseph w. White.

Abolition resoluLlOn lutIOuuCeu Wy
Hon. Green Clay Smith, of Kentucky.
1t is natural for that paper to be an
cry at every man who refuses to bow
the knee to the Abolition god; but we
were hardly prepared for its bare>faced
Misrepresentation of the record of the
member from this District; and yet
when We remember that misreprcsan>
tation is the peculiar weapon of that
party, we need not have expectedany-
thing better at its hands. Cur readers
who remember how the Times garblcd
the record of Mr.. Vallandigham, will
not be surprised to learn that it has
put its old tactics in operation against
Mr.. White.
! The first resolution offered by Mr..
Smith reads as follows:
! Resolved, That as our country and
the very existence of the best govern
mcnt ever instituted by man is imper-
illed by the most causeless and wicked
rebellion that the world has ever seen,
and believing as we do that the only
hope Of saving the country and pre-
serving this government is by the pow
er Of the sword, we are for the most
Vigorous prosecution of the war until
the Constitution and laws shall be en-
! forced and obeyed in all parts of the
United States, and to that end we op-
pose any armstice, or intervention or
mediation, or proposition for peace
from any quarter so long as there
shall be found a rebel in arms against
the government; and we ignore all
party names, lines and issues, and re-
cognize but two parties in this war
patriots and traitors.
This is substantially the position
assumed by the Abolition party during
the recent campaign, and as a matter
Of course every Democrat in the House
voted against it, believing as they do,
th.t the power of the sword is not the
ONLY hope of saving the country
Physical force may save 1t, but the
best minds of the country and the
world believe that the olive branch
should accompany the sword. This
the Democrats, and we are glad to see
them so firm and unanimous in voting
their opinions. The last clause Of the
sentence is the same twaddle that has
appeared in the Abolition papers for
the last two years. No Democrat
could vote for the resolution as it
stands without stultifying himself. A
vote given for John Brough or Abra-
ham Lincoln would not be more in the
interest of Abolitionism. .t
But while Mr.. White, in common
with every Democrat in the House,
felt constrained to vote against this
plank in the abolition platform, he vo-
ted for the other resolutions offered by
Mr.. Smith, which affirm it to be the
duty Of Congress to supply men and
money for the war, and thank our gal
liant soldiers for upholding the flag Of
the Union. The editor Of the Times,
who says he will keep his readers
"posted" in regard to Mr.. Whites
votes, had not the manliness to tell
the people about this. Such is the
way the deluded readers of the Times
are kept "posted!' and such is the
honest, honorable and high.minded
conduct of that paper in its treatment
of a political opponent. .
Here are the last two resolutions,
which the Times, in aid of its miss
representation, neglected to print
On these resolutions, Mr.. White, with
every other Democrat in the House,
except Mr.. Harris, of Maryland, vo>
ted yea:
2. Resolved, That we hold it to be
duty of Congress to pass all necessary
bill to supply men and money, and the
duty of the people to render every aid
IN their power to the constituted au-
thorities of the Government in the
crushing out the rebellion, and in
bringing the leaders thereof to con-
dign punishment.
3. Resolved, That our thanks are
rendered to our soldiers in the field for
their gallantry in defending and up
holding the flag of the Union, and de-
Tending the great principles dear to
every American patriot.
This at once puts quietus to the
foolish assertion of our Abolition con-
temporary, that Mr.. White "has cast
a series of votes which evince great
sympathy for jeff Davis and his one
horse Confederacy." Does it "evincc
great sympathy for jeff Davis to hold
it, as Mr.. White does, "to be the duty
of Congress to pass NIL necessary
bills to supply men and money, and
the duty of the people to render every
duty in their power to the constituted
authorities Of the Government in the