Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-05-09
An OfEense OF the Democratic Press
Hon. Henry Stan bery's Views.

Hon. Henry StnmDeryBVie
1t is complained by the radical press that
the Democratic press favor the exercise Of
a conciliatory policy toward the rebels; and
this is held up as an offense. Hon. Henry
SrANBERy, GERRIT SMITH, WENDELL PHIi-
/LrPs, Horace GREELEY, and The Bgfdlo
Aduert'ser, The Albany IN. ~ Express, The
Chicago Post, journals that have given to the
War policy of the Administration steady
-and jealous support, have declared that the
road to speedy pacitcation lies directly
through the enforcement of most gener-
GUS and conciliatory policy. Why do not
the radicals convert these men to their way
of thinking, instead of denouncing Demo-
Gratis for looking with favor, upon their
. views? '4L5&4s ~, ittt W. 1
Hon. HENRY STANBERY, in aspeech that he
made at Cincinnati, on the occasion of the
jubilee in attestation of joy over the sur
render of Gen. LEE, avowed that he was not
in favor of hanging single individual who
had been engaged in the Rebellion. He
said: II would not hang one of them. In
this great day of jubilee, nothing short Of a
general amnesty uill, in my poor Judgment,
meet the occasion. Where the crime is. uni
versal the pardon must be universal" And
in answer to the question "What are we to
do with these Southern people?" he answer
ed: ..-, t-.--.... .-...r.,.T
"Let them come back? Yes, let them
come back and let us once more betriends,
We have suffered dreadfully in the struggle
which they have brought upon us; but
they have suffered far more. We have lost
our children; but they have lost children
and property. Their homes are desolate--
their lands are laid lwaste--and they are Tor
the most part, almost in state OF starvat
tion. Would you punish them ftlrtherY
While here in the abundant North our
hearts are full of joy and thanksgiving,
man whose heart is filled with the precious
influences of this hour, can ask for another
drop OF blood-or will add to the terrible
judgments with which the South has been
visited. No, fellow citizens, forget if you
can, but at least forgive. Send them help.
Give them bread instead of stone. Give
them the fish rather than the serpent.
"The world has witnessed, with awe, the
mighty struggle through which we have
passed. 1t has witnessed the conflict, the
fiery yalor of the rebels, the heroic courage
of the loyal soldier, the long doubtful is
sue, and at last the triumph. The world has
said that the North could not conquer, but
the North has conquered.
snow let the world witness the reconcil-
iation. Yes, fellow citizens, that is the word
reconciliation. If that is not to be the
issue of the triumph, then, indeed our sue
cess is barren; then the precious blood shed
in the struggle has been shed In vain. II
we have fought only to conquer and subju-
gate: if we have fought only 10 acquire ter
ritory and punish enemies; to hold unwil-
ling vassals by the power of arms; to de-
grade and to disfranchise; we have con-
quered the South as the Moors conquered
Spain, as the Turks conquered Greece; then.
indeed, the Union has not been saved, and
the war failsin the vital idea which made it
holy, and just, and necessary.
"Fellow citizens, if these are MOTTO be the
results, then, for one, this is no day of rejoic-
ing for me. If any one should say to me,
You teach us sympathy tor the rebels my
answer is, They are rebels no longer If
any one shall say to me, For you have not
suffered as some or us have suffered my
answer is, There is my Oldest son, MANNED
for life by o rebel bullet lr
"No. fellow citizens. the struggle is over !;
the dead cannot be recalled; tue disabled
cannot be restored; vengeance will not
bring back the lost, or heal the afflicted
Peace returns. Let the reign of good will
return also: No more war; no more enc
mics, peace, rather, and be friends.
Then surely will come back the old
times; the old friendship; the old love of the
flag. Take my word for it. that it we meet
the South in this spirit, they are twice con-
quered, and that when they come back to
the Union, taught by the terrible expe-
rience of the past, purified in four short
years by social change, that in times OF
peace would have required a century, they
win stand by the Union forever" -
No Democratic press or Democratic poll
tician has given to the public more conclu-
sive reasons than are contained in this ex-
tract for the exercise of a conciliatory pol
icy. Let the malignants, if they can, show
that Mr.. STANBERY's views are erroneous
and unworthy to be carried out in the paci-
fication of the South. When they shall
have done this, they can turn their atten-
ton to offending Democratic journals. y