Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1865-08-24
What are the Pending Issues?

What are the Pending Issues?
Tive Democrat Announces with grand flourish |
and its usual in.pudstce that 'the mos, important.
political issue before the people at this time is the
question OF negro suffrage" Not exactly. In |
cur opinion there several osher questions of !
equal il net greater Importance TO the American
people involving rs they do the very existence of
the nation lst. Shall the Confederate debt
be assumed by the nationl ID. Shall the disabled
rebel soldiers and the widows AMI or2hins of those
who fell in their mad efforts 10 destroy the Union
be pensioned by our Government 81. The re-
pudiation of the National war debt 4th. Shall
President Johnson, who ordered the execution of
President Lincoln's assassins, the members of the
Court which tried and condemned them. the men,
bers Of the Commission which tried Milligan,
Bowles and Horsey, and the members of all other
Military Courts that have tried and convicted
Democratic traitors, deserters, spies, murierers,
conspiraiors and monsters who tortured and star
we'd Union prisoners, he arrese cd and tried for muir
der false imprisonment by packed Copper
head jury, before some plan: Judge like Perkins,
who always decided cases to suit his party fricndsl
The COpperhe1d or Democratic leaders al-
and as certain as that party again get into party
trey will attempt to carry them out. OF course
they will attempt 70 conceal their real designs as
they did in 1862, in order to obtain power. and if
successful again betray the people and Elsiy their
pledges as they did then.
Other questions naturally arise at al elections.
for consideration, few of which that occur to
mind. without stopping to reflect, will mention
for the information OF Union men: Shall a party
that ias the treachery Of buchanan, the rascality
Of Flovd and the treason OF JEFF Davis emblaz1n
ed rpon its frontlet; tina; declared in the al
olitiousts of the North attempted to oppose the
schemes of the Southern rebels to divide and des-
troy the Union, they "knew which Way their guns
would point that stigmltsed soldiers wives and
children who asked assistance from the County as
"Paupers''. and called the bounty thus given
Odd expense; that discouraged volunteer
ing from the start that opposed appropriations for
war measures, as well as assistance to soldiers
families; that snecred At men; that denOun-
ced the President tyran: ana usurper that
sisted the enrolment; that encouraged Gesertion;
that harbored rebels; that gave the enemy infor
nation; that urged them to fight on till the cleo
ton OF 1864, when the power would be taken from
the Union men and 60 into the hands of Demo
Gratis; that rejoiccd in defeats from Bull Run
down; that looked gloomy and sulen when our
armies were victorious; that hooted at greenbacks;
that induced their partisan judges to pronounce
s,em worthless; that prophc=ied failure: that de-
elared the Southern people would have to be ami
kilated before they could De subusated; tina. cried
down the public credit; that leagucd ali banded
together in midnight coEclaves and secret socie-
ties for mischief; that conspired together to muir
der and assassinate Union men. mob them and
burn tn cir property and lberate their friends the
rebel prisoners, that murdered enrolling officers;
that bought arms SUNDAY School books and
Greek fire and shipped them to indianapolis to
shoot Union men with and destroy Government
property intended for the use of the army; that
pronounced the war in the start on our part ga
throat-cutting, nigger-stealins, pcket-sbOoling
abolition war" be allowed to obtain power again
in this country Would it not be an infinitely
worse calamity than the enfranchising If the lie.
grol Is not a negro who has stood oy the Union
and imperiled his life for its maintenance as
much entitled TO vote as traitorl Shall re-
establish slavery in the South by permitting the
Coppcrheads to obtain power hryugh divisions
among ourselvesl Shall American citizens again
be tared and fea.hered, rode on rails, scourged
hung and driven out of the Southern States for
daring 10 exercise the constitutional right Of free
speech, or upon mere suspicion Of being opposed
20 slayery7 Shall Indignation OF the white and
black races continue TO flourish in the Slave
States7 Shall again call down the vengeance
OF heaven upon the nation for our cruelty and op
preston Of poor. down drodden race' Have VT
not suffered caamities enough for permitting Cop
perheads to rule and slavery to exist
The negro suffrage question is not at present
one Of the political issues, and may never be. A
any rate the local elections in October can decide
no such question. The next Congress it is expect
ed will settle the question definitely, either b,
providing for the separation of the basine
representation in that b.dy on the number of so
tiers in State. and securing the freedom of rh,
blacks; which will be satisfactory for the presen
TO thai portion of the Union party who are nov
urging the necessity Of giving the ballot tho i.c
gro in order that he may be able to defend an,
maintain his liberty. But should il fail TO be set
tied, Union men not such fools as to imper a.
they have gained BY the terrible conflict throug
which they have Just passed, by divisions amon
themselves. upon this or any other question o
comparatively minor Importance. The great an
important question, beside which al others dwin
die into insignance. is. shall Copperheads and ra
tors be again placed in power to subver, and des
troy the Union7