Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-09-07
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who have been rioting In, the exercise Of
absolute power and enrichihg themselves
by flching the people money, would, from
that moinefit, A'lag slperiiaous on the stage"H
E"Othello's occupation would be gomez
The great old Democracy the iparty Of JET
fersOn and JacksOp1ywhichs has not been
crushed out only, because the Constitution
upon which it has firmly stood could not be
crushed out--admi1iste that Constitu-
tion, holding it up as the cloud by day and
the pillar of fire by nightwOuld achieve the
ascendency for fifty years to1oome, and in
sure prosperity under freeE institutions
all the time. d Be it so. Let the people
choose between this, and. the ,..bubble, bub-
BILE, toll and .trouble''Tthat the dominant
upon the country Is the political ascend
ency of these gentlemen worth more than
the peace, freedom sandi prosperity of this
great country? This party striving for as
cendencYrand its magpates plotting to pre-.
serve their political existence, constitute
the great and almost the only stumbling
block to the restoration of the country.
With retuTn to general freedom, II sagd
they are gone. Even under a despotism
over the South only they must soon goi for
without Negro Suffrage and equality they
do not hope to .abide--and with THAT motto
inscribed Upon their banner, the North,will
defeat them. li.iAT lIg SOJ- --sos1rtr
1t would be easy to- show, were 1t not
avowed by them, that every measure this
party proposes is simply to preserve its ex-
istence and ascendeney, and not to enhance
the interests OF theIcOuntry.1 For this they
propose to reject from the next Congress
all the Southern members thus consignlng
our whole system OF government to the
grave without winding sheet, tombstone,
or epitaph, For this they propose to dis
franchise the great body of the Southern
people thus abandoning every pretence that
| I,he white men of this country are capable
| of self government - "drawing an indict-
ment againsta whole people" and punish
ing them without trial, Judge or jury, when
| the law of the country is settled that no
man after the Federal Governments was
o1sted In State could commit any
crime against it, until it again conquered
the power to protect chim-allegiance and
protection being feciprocal-when there
can be no pretense lof treason exception
ousting the authority of the Government
| the first place, or in resisting it after tire
conquered its power-a principe that must
exempt the great mass Of those people.
For this they propose TO ignore the exist
ence, as basis of representation IN Con
gress, of7all persons every where VINO are
not !voters-frst depriving nearly all the
people of the South of the right to vote.
For this they propose Negro Suffrage and
equality EVERYWHERE. For this they pro-
nose never to declare the rebellion at an
end, when there fsnOt a man at the South
i'm arms, and when none can be indncedlt to
take up arms there For this they, refuse
to recall martial law, to restore hd6edsi cor
nus, to abolish military commissions to con-
denn and execute civilians-placing above
even the Supreme Court of the United
Statess the drum head court martial and
the squad. For this they control the mock
ery of elections by armed negro troops--d
lapKentucky and Tennessee+%in a word,
giving the country military, government,
the lowest and worst form Of government
known to men, as constitutional represent
ative government is the highest and best.
TO make and -Hnmake constitutions 10
enable parties to succeed 1ats Felectione!
why, this will require q score of so-called
4 constitutions In five, years. 1T SURPRISES all
| that Mexico has ever done-bringing blush
i on the vely cheek of her shame. q Ih
T. Upon the rule that after the destruction
| ot the authority of the United States with
4 in the seeded States and the, ablishpent
4 of hostile, de,rfdcto governments there, 1t
4 was no crime in the people OF such states
to take Offices under or aid the de Jacto gov
II ernment until the Federal authority was
i re-established, few more 'wordsoniay be
Ifnecessafy. The common law of England
lis expressly made a part Of the sCQnstfq-
II -tion of the United States. AT the, ter
II mination of the war of the Roses in Eng
Il Il-iand. an act Of Parliament was passed re-
! hting To- those who bbre arms in behalf Of
thei King in possession against him, who
claimed by right Of Inheritance. Its Preatn-
| bic, (Stat. of II Henry 2, A. d. 1855 declar-
EgssThe subjects of England are bound, by
the duty of their allegiance to serve their
nrince and sOyereion for the time beinU, IN