The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-09-19
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From the Chicago TribunS.l
NIOrpnm mud the Negro.

Morgan and Nhe negro.
The other wing of tho Ohio Democracy
the wing which nominated General Geo.
w. Morgan, of Cumberland Gap, for Gov
ernor--sce to be running race with the
wing which nominated Alexander Long, of
the Confederate States Of America, for Gov
ernor. Tho Long party endorsed the Cal.
houu dogma of State Rights and proposed
to fight it out on that line, oblivious OF the
fact that it has already been fought ont on
that line and shot through the head. Tho
Morgan party, not couteut with single
enmoiation Of tho Same dogma, assert aud
rC.lssert il in seven numbering resolutions,
in all of which il is affirmed that the States
are somehow superior to the Federal Cow
ernment, and that the reserved rights OF
the States" which probably include the right
to scccdo, las no criticism is passed upon
the recent attempt to exercise that right by
eleven Democratic States) must be pro-
served aud vindicated at all hazards. The
Virginia resolutions of l796, which ombod-
led the Calhounism OF that day, are express
ly endorsed, and declared to be the founda.
ton of the Democratic creed in the year
1865. These resolutions, in brief, arc that
the several States arc tho Judges of any alr
legged grievances sustained from the FEEDER
al Government, aud also of the measure ot
redress of such grievances. Tho only diff
ference between the Morgan party and the
Long party is, that tho former tako more
words than the latter to express the same
idea, and that they have nominated an in
efficient Federal General, instead Of an eff.
cient Confederate Congressman, for Gov
ornor.
1t is fair therefore, to regard tho two
r. nk.., 4
the same thing, or to use the language oI
their eloquent Cox, links of the same
sausage made out of tho same dog" They
both proceed upon the idea that the war
which most people agroo in considering
closed. has just begun, and that although
the wager Of firearms has been decided
unfavorably to tho doctrine Of State Rights
the arena of chop logic and chicanory Il
still opcn for it's vindication-that what was
lost at Vicksburg and Chattanooga and Ap.
pomattox. may yet bc secured in the halls oI
Congress or the Executive Mansion. With
this view they declare that the "so-caled
seeded States" are entitled to tho same
political rights as the States which pre-
vented them from scceding--to DO ropre
sented in Congress, and to vote for Presi.
dent and Vice President, and to help pu
things back on the old footing of the Blu
chanan Administration, when all Democrats
united in the belief that "you cannot coercC
State"
General Morgan seems to be ft candi
date for such party, for more despicabl,
speech than that which he made to tn,
Convention we have never seen. lie be.
gins and ends with the negro He com
mences by deploring the fact that negro
fronno ofiH rniaipnI in ibn t,a
This fact, he says " should excite to vigil
ance and awake the anxiety of every citi
zen" In his conclusion, he iudulgos il
this low blackguardism:
Il have spoken of the gallant men VIII,
went forth to sacrifice life and limb in de
tense of the Constitution and the Union, bu
not of The niggey, and while they were thu
battling in the field, there was another bat
tie at home, of civilian patriots, and devo
ted to the principles of the old flag, battling
for Constitutional liberty.
Well who is this Gen. Morgan, who
affects to snoer at tho "nigger /" tn,
"nigger who has been heard from in the
atiodnce during tho war, Morgan has onl,
been heard from in the retreat. The mig
ner" went fo,rcnd at Fort Wagner ant
Mobile Morgan went 6dck,cdrd at Cum
berland Gap and Chickasaw Bluff. Th
'nigger," deprived of education and thrus
down for centuries of oppression anC
wrong, improved his small opportunities b,
obeying his orders and killing rebels wheI
he had chance. Morgan, educated at tn
nations expense, and promoted over tn
"nigger" by the influence of some whit,
poit c an, managed to get through the wa
without killing anything but the horses ant
mules of his command, whose power o
locomotion he taxed SO severely, that Con
gress deemed it worth All investigation t
see how much his Cumberland Gap steepl
chase had cost the Federal Treasury. Au,
yet he thinks himself qualified TO speer a
the negro We suppose Valandigham i
referred to as the civilian patriots" wht
remained at home battling for constitutions
rights, instead of going to the fcl an
sacrificing life aud limb iii, defense of tn
Union, bntn of the nigger."
Morgan's opinion of the war in genera
is such as might be expected from Cop
perhead officer who runs away from tll
enemy aud then blackguards the "Digger.
lie says:
would il not be well to remember tina
civil wars are like family feuds, and when
after the strife has ceased, and the cause @
the Difficulty has been calmly considered
both parties are generally found to be NOR
or less in fault"
for rebelling, and the North somewhat t
blanc for pntting down the rebellion
| Well. if all the loyal armies had been le
by Morgan, the North would not have bee
to blame for anything of that kind.