The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-09-20

ex-kepreeentatlfe IN the nationai hegisia
tute, and we trust that i fitting occasion
will soon present itself Of testifyiog her
appreciation of his high intellectual great
ness and manly learning.
General MORGAN discussed the right
Of the Republican leaders to their self
appropriated title Of aUnion party con-
clusively showing from their past record,
as well as their present policy, that at no
time since their organization has the per.
petuation of the Union been of even Sec
ondary Importance with them. That
the one idea, emancipation OF slavery,
persistently kept in view by the organiza-
ton Of the party, from the time they
we're but a few dispised fanatics until BY
conglomerating with them all the dlscor-
dant isms of the day--uutil only 10 ha-
tired to Democratic principles and tenden-
cies--they procured the controlling iniiu,
euce in the general government, was the
melting cause of our late unhappy do
nestle confict,--and that the sane spirit,
evenced by the design to make the en-
franchised negro equal in social and 70.
litical status with the white race, tended
to make the restorationroSth Union, in
feeling and in fact, impracticable.
The. vast amount Of the national debt
was alarming, not only from its magni-
tude, but from the funding it in such a
manner as to create a priviledged class OF
the most odious cbaracter--that OF q
monied aristocracy, The divorce Of mon
etary interests of the country from the
execution and legislative departments OF
the government had been one Of the ear.
liest principles enunciatea by the Demo,
cratic party, the wisdom Of which had
been ~abundantly vindicated by the histo-
nv Of the past. The Democratic party
was opposed to reputation, but they Do
would claim that anything moro than
fair and legal rate Of INTEREST," in the shape
Of extraordinary exemptions, exacted un'
der pressing necessities, were usurlou'
and alike in violation of the well eStab
lished laws of contract and in contraven
ton Of public policy. The removal o
such vast amounts Of personally from tn
tax lists at the expense of the labor Q
the country would create serious dissatis
faction and might endanger the JUS
3 claims of creditors to principal and q tai
4 rate Of interest.
The position Of the Democracy upo
the vital questions Of enlarging the RICH
of the elective franchise, by conferrin
1t suffrage upon the African race, was un
70 aaivocal. If it were difficult for the X
publican leaders to reconcile the conttic
ling isms Of their party on this subjce
the honest voter could turn to the Dem
lie cratic platform with conf Hence that the
>, at least were neither c~oncealments nor er
:, sions, and deposit his ballot withCthe II
D. confidence that it would count again
. the degrading scheme Of negro equal
ID and negro suffrage. T9darT,,.
i. Gen. MORGAN, in conclusion, urged
!, speedy return TO an economical admin
y %tration Of both State and national COVER
~ ment and among other means OF acco'
10. plishipg the desirable end, proposed t
90 collection Of the national revenue
State officials, thus dispensing with
horde Of p%lundering ofice-holdersj a
% the repeal of the military eommutati
II. tax--thus relieving the taxpayers Of t
State Of a burden of over n million
:. dollars. stp
We have thus glanced at a few Of I
Oh more prominent topics in Gen. MoRaAl
ad great speech. Our space forbids us
he tempting more. In irresistible argumel
H. in terse an eloquent dictioD, We have n
er heard it surpassed, and to the at
butes Of military genius 80 CALAMITY "
he Gen. MORGAN has fairly established
to claim as one Of Ohio's most gifted orat'
No Of the good results flowing from
meeting there can be no doubt. ]
I'et responding we're encouraged, the wa,
ri ing confirmed, and our gallant sold
ow' saw the malignant assertions OF the
60. publican leaders given to che winds.
Thus ended a great day for the dem
'na racy and the country. Nothing occur
'cs' to mar the harmony Of the occasion u
en-. evening a few republicans who had
to attend a night meeting Of their pa
under The command Of Capt. BARL
CORN, performed o few evolutions
Of laid down in ScoTT or HARDEE and
icb a while threatened come annoyance
~ we're soon captured and dispersed by
" polico.