The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1866-12-27
TRVJE DEMOCRACY.

Before the election last fall, one OF
the two Andy JohnSonites Of this coun-
ty, who had once pretended to be an anti
slavery man, told us that the slavery
question was now forever settled, and
that the South acknowledged that sIa-
very was abolished, and must never be
revived. We told him that if the De
mocracy gained the ascendency in po,
liticaI affairs, the claim would at once
be set up that the abolition Of slavery
was illegal. and would at once reinstate
it in every State where Democracy could
get control.
TO show that we were correct in this
view of the matter, we give the follow
ing from the New York Day Book, the
leading Democratic paper Of the City OF
New York:
But Mr.. johnson has iaed, sgnalIv fatally
failed, Instead of getting the negro question out
Of the way by his policy, he has only succeeded in
getting it exactly in the way. So far from concii.
atinp the Aboilionists by carry ing out Mr.. Lin
coins unhOl, and sinful pdiCt, he has eXaSpcTatCd
them To such degree that they desire above al
things to hang him! Mr.. Johnson having, there
tore, such poor luck in trying the r0te OF concilla
tor, why does he not abpldon that policy and lr,
the virtue of n plain, Old-lasIluned DtmOclatlt
dqhi? He Is commander-n'chicf Of the Army
let him withdraw every soldier from southern soil
and turn over the whole question IT, the courts
Let this he done at once So that the southern
State Legislatures may be got together to pps'
some laws to reinstate the negroes To their late
mNstrrs--tu save them as Il matter Ot humanity
from the disease death and destruction awaiting
them this winter. 1t Is also Important that II
should he done at iORce, 50 that the planters may
secure their aborurs and make preparation lor tile
next wear. II this were done nOW, we should have
at least two millions of bales Of cotton next yeai
perhaps three.
The only difficulties in the way of this, after the
troops ARE removed are kggt oner. But these nrt
less difficult than may at first be Imagined. True
most OF the State Institutions Of the southern
States now declare that there '.lll be no "inyOun
tarv service" hereafter in those Slntes but thOs'
Constitutions, We believe, were never HuOhltleC
to the people for their approval, and The court
would doubtless hold them invalid. AS Tor Lh'
amendment to the Federal Constitution. the lille
gaty OF that Is manifest and apparent II wa
ratified formally aud under durcss b' three-lourll
oil the States, aud that would render II invalid |
nothing else. But II was never originated bN t0O
thirds Of Congress as the Constitution expressly
requires. If it requires hree-qUd'tefS ol al lh'
States To ratifV constitutional amendment, rs Mr
johnson aud Mr.. Seward both hold, surely IL JUS
us ceI tninl, requires hcO-thTdS Ola full Congress
to OIganzeit
Let Mr.. johnson, therefore, since the failure o
his effort TO conciliOte the Mongres hns been Sc
conspicuous, fall buck upon the SLermall-J"li
stOn terms OF surrender and the July lo6l, rrso
luton ui Congress This is an imprrgnable posi-
tion, and from this rock he can make II hEht INA
viii win. lie will nu longer be- like Malamed
coffin. suspended between heaven and earth, bu
on the firm foundations of the On UNloN ana th'
OH CONSTITUTION he will rally around him al
the earnest, untcrrled Democracy OF the country
Let him take this position IN his iOrthcomln!
message and ANDREW johnson for President II
1868" would instincliyuly leap from million O
thruats. lie has one more last chance to ~ k'
his name glorOusly immortal, and that Is to plan
himself hrml, upon the restoration Of the CgndI
tuition as IL ctune tO as from our fOnJWhefS' II h'
does not do this, rcgencrntcd Democracy WI
arise, aud sweeping uwa, the rubbish ol lhc pro
ken down politicians, qnack-doctOrs, knayes ant
fools, who have tortured and tOrmrnled our coull
ty for the past five wears, II will nominate mel
whose garments are not dyed In the blood ol lhrl
southern brethren, aud with the OLD CoNsrIru
rI0N, the Oh UNION, WHITE SUPREMACY ant
STATE EQUALIrY inscribed upon their banners
wlentur the light resolved to conquer OF II r.
down they must, fall with the old flag dying