The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-07-05
General sherman al Home.

reported to the Cincinnati Commercial by
the editor of the abolition paper at Lam
caster. In the speech as thus reported,
VIC find these sentences
"Tho past is now with the historian
but we must still grapplc with future.
In this we need a guide, AID, .fartunateiy
for as all, we can trust the Constitution,
which has safely brought us through the
gloom and danger Of the past. Let each
State take care of ats own local Interests
and afairs-0hio of hers, Louisiana of
hers, Wisconsin Of hers, and l believe the
best results will follow. You all know
well that have lived much at the South,
and l say that though we have been bit
ter and fierce enemies in war, zoe must
trust his people again IN peace"
This is sound doctrine and worthy Of
all accoptation. He believes ip the Con-
stitution he looks upon it as guide that
will take us safely out of our present diff
fculties. Under its sanction heretofore
each State took care Of its interests and
affairs; and by allowing them TO do SO in
the future, he is fully persuaded that the
"best results will follow" How this Ian
guage contrasts with the language used
in the Abolition Platform adopted on the
2lst. That Platform ignores the Consti-
ton of the United States altogether. 1t
does not even by insinuation orimplica
tion recognize the existence of such an
instrument. Nor does it declare the ne
cessity of trusting the Southern "people
again in peace" 1t, however, declares
that the Declaration Of independence
should serve as our guide "in all our po.
li,ical action" 1t would be doing gross
injustice to Gen. Sherman to say that he
had not read the proceedings of and the
Platform Of the Abolition Convention be
fore he made this speech. lie knows thu
aim and purpose of the declaration tha
"all our political action" should be sub
ordinated to the Declaration of Indepcnd
ence. He knows that it contemplate
tie subversion Of the Constitution of th
United States, wherein it provides tha
"each State" shall "tako care Of its owl
local interests and affairs !" and, undoub'
edly, he availed himself of that opportu
nifty to lift up, for the popular regart
the Constitution of the United States, o
, tho only agency through which perfcc
peace and concord can be secured to tn
country.
General Sherman is mortal AM
= therefore, experienced in his campaign
0 ing that bitterness and ferceness th
are insoparably connected with civil war
= Returning home as the bravest and mo
: successful Generals Of the War, his wor,
: deserve to be pondered. In effect
= says, you must again trust the Southe;
4. people; you must discard whatever
u; bitterness you have cherished towar
D. them, and you must not take from q
~ !" late insurgcnt States any rights they c
~ loved under the sanction Of the Constit
" ton before the Rebellion. You must,
to order that the whole country may
!, - again bcst with the happiness that flo
m from people contentedly following tn
G. pursuits within the Union, observe
spirit and letter Of the Constitution,
all your political action"
In vain will the AbolitiOnists look
at an endorsement Of their platform in Il
- speech Of General Sherman. His bro
,' ~. er John announced the night before
Irv Abolition Convention met, that the G
en- eral would support General Cox for G
he ernor, and it was stated in this city a
ln- days ago, that the General would on 5
,be m urday, at Lancaster, pronounce for
Abolition Ticket and Platform. He
va neither but he took occasion, most 20
edly, to rcpudiate their Platform, BY
'n ing up the Constitution as the only
the and proper guide to our political acti
Did the Abolition Platform address il
18th to the APPROPRIATION of General Shcn
., he would most assurGdly have said 81
md md BY his Lancaster speech, he has mao
hip unmistakably plain that a party in
State Of Ohio must take upon itself
~ ns advocacy Of the Constitution Of the
.nIv ted States. In view Of this fact, eve
res. the Democratic party felt inclined to
band, it could not; for it has ever
.ous " the unfaltering advocate Of the maj
ID I nance Of that instrument inviolate.
must go forward in the advocacy Of
flea maintenance. To stimulate it thcret
has the encouraging words of Gel
Sherman. let itnot dcspond, there
~ \ batlc. It plh4b courage from this cir
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