The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1866-08-01

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and s'ayery--eycry one who shoot,
Gown negroes in the streets, burn,
negro school houses and meeting hous-
cs, and murders women and children by
the light Of their own flaming dwellings
calls h,nselt a Democrat Every New
York roter in 1868, who burned u,
little children in cclored asylums-who
robbed, rayshed and murdered indis.
"riminatcly IN the'midst of a blazing
city tor three days and nights, called
himself a Democrat.
In short the Democratic party may
be described as a common sewer and
lonthsome receptacle, into which il emp
tied every clement OF treason North and
South, and every element OF inhumanity
end barbarism which has dishonorod
the age.
And this party, composed of the men
and elements have described, in def
ancc Of truth and decency asserts itself
as the special champion Of tho Constitu>
ton and the Union, which but n short
sixteen months ago it was in arms to
destroy; and proclaims to an astonlshcd
world that the only effect Of yanquishing
armed rebels in the field, is to return
them to seats in Congress, and to restore
them to political power. Having failed
to destroy the Constitution by force, they
seek to d. it by construction, and as.
sumo to have made the remarkable dis e
covery that rebels who fought TO destroy
tn Constitution were Its true friends,
and. tina. the men who shed their blood
aud gave their substance to preserve it
were its only chcmits.
DEMOCRATIC PURPOSES AND POLICY.
And now let us inquire what meas.
ures the Democratic party are for aflir
matively. 1t is and has been opposed to
whatever the Union party is III favor of,
but it has also a positive and ahirma>
tive policy, which it is important that
the people should understand. The
great and leading measure of its policy
is the immediate and unconditional ad
mission Of a full representation in both
Houses of Congress from the rebel
States that the test oath shall bercpcal.
ed : that there shall be no punishmcnts;
that there shall be no political or civil
disabilities imposed upon any man who
has been engaged in the rebellion that
there shall be no amendment to the Con.
sttntion TO make it conform to the
changed circumstances of the nation ::
that there shall be no Legislation to pre-.
vent the further recurrence Of future re-
boiIionYbnt that Union men ard rebels,
Union soldiers ami rebel soldiers, shall be
put upon n perfect equality before the
law. and that no honors or rewards shall
be extended to the one which are not
equally bestowed upon the other In
proof Of this last position, let me refer
You TO the notorious fact that, in their
speeches and newspapers they bestow
brilliant and glowing pancgyrics upon
the genius and yi,tucs of General lee,
but are Significantly silent about Grant,
Sherman and Sheridan They weep
copously over the memory OF Stonewall
Jackson, but have not a tear to shed for
the mtlmely deaths Of Lyon, Kearney,
and Hackleman. They
mourn from day TO day over the fictitious
suiferiugs Of Jeff Davis, but have never
yet expressed regret for the murdered
thousands at Andersonyille and Sails
bury,
These things point to their feelings
and their policy with the uncrring GER
talnty OF tho needle to the pole, and
leave ethe rational mind without ashaiow
OF doubt as TO what they would do
should they again come INTO control Of
the Government, They are opposed to
equallzlng the representation North and
South, because it would diminish the
power OF the rebels in the Govelnment
They 'are opposed to prohibiting the
assumption Of the rebel war debt, for
that would be to prevent them from do.
ing just what. they intend 10 do should
they get the power.
We are able 20 predict with absolute
certainty what would be their first meas.
ures should the great calamity happen
that they come into power. They
would assume the rebel war debt, and
pnt the owners Of it upon the same foot
ing with the holders of the stocks Of tho
United States they would pension rebel
soldiers and the families of rebel soldiers,
bcstowing upon them equal bonors and
with those who belonged
TO the loyal armies Of the Nation they.