The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1866-07-20

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power? See how gradually, silently,
surely, the Il 1uepce Of this political aiis~
tOcrocy, like the serpent gathering fold
upon fold. encompasses the Iicpu5Iic
about and chokcs it in It's tightening tn,-
brace. go think, speak, act rs this oil
gmchy ordain, is TO be loyRl go be
hoy al is to shale in the patronage they cnn
besCw. WHO wrNid net pc loyal vhen
TO be loynl is 10 be rich Tnus you see
hrw powcr-ihe power Of he purse a.
vel rs & sho ggdyd-h poYoT that ep
peals 10 all ufn's hopes and oil mems
tears -cUpcrnlra,cs IT, Washington aud
gathers to head. Thus the fatal con-
! slirdcy OF tho lew against the many
grgys enl Strengthens a2ace, eunapIipg,
1cbauchins the minds Of our people.
Uudrr lis bAitiul lliencc the rich grow
Ficher and The 9aSr gro@ poorer, gnd
/ the fatal qunurl between capital aud labor
wliclta Ultcr counties (rom tEs 70 tiEe
shalsgi gi gociety. here begins ldNmulter
lunl threaten. why should the peasant
uf OHIO or Il artisan OF New = ok grow
pooi that tie manufacturers md 81 crula-
tors OF New England nhd pcrnsy ivaui,
shoul.j gov yich j. ilis your idea 'of
u Republic? It is not miEc. have
,poken Of the nischicvous change in The
iheo;y and PRACTICE Of our Government
,yr IN tie States which hive been ,icl0.
iivus in the late civil wnr See how
il works among tlnt portion Of the people
on whom fell the weight uf defeat. |. is
more tan year s;ncs the vSr ,Nlcd
mere than u ear since nll resistance 10
the Federal arms ceased more Than n
ytnr sin I the delented people recognized
and acce, ted the conclusions TO which
they lal been forced -tht no Stare
could of right. or did in fact, cease 10 be
IN ,he Unlon, Yet these eleven States
Which are how III $br Union. were nlwHy 5
in the Union. could not tale th"mseh es
nut Of tie Union. have been for moro than
twelve months drLiad by this oligarchy
al the gonsli,pI;oa1l tights Of States -
6e heard BY their Representatives in III
grpai cuupr.l Of the bvpuhl;G. All obi
, ga ilns To- The Union they are held liable
to perform. They must obey the f. der'l
taxes, Yet the rights Of approximation in
3 Il Federal Council, which tho Constitu
Jon secures to all. arc denied to item. =
They are treated, No. as Stg'es Of fhe
Uniuu. but rs n foreign conquered rc0plr
whose lives. liberties. laws and poropcriy
: are held n, the viii Of the conqu rnr. is
. this constitutional Is II lawful [? Is il
= lust? l., il cxpedtnt Is il in nccor'
o drucr wish lhe will Of the American peo
: plci Remember lho griuyahc,s against
Il which II q old cnlonists protested as sull
l cirnt ground Tor llelr revo.t-tqxatiol
\ without representation This was 'lIt
i chIri grounj - tho most lllgrapI ,iolmiol
Of tie principles oi Z, iiiIh Jaw nn'I ctcy.
. nal iu,ticr. lhey laid it down lint u Lal
T is in its nature voluntary MD from th,
j people TO the Government. and gould no
; be imposed Will out the Consent Of lLe peQ
2 .ile slhaugh li,sir repre- senIatiSes, legally
, chosen. Tie violation of this principle
Z tEry consiG,Isd M outrage worth tight
c Ing against. Aud yet We, The inh,nlor'
= Of 4 cir quarrel, of their principles nHd
) lhcir lriumph-we who read the ijeclara
. i'm of Independence Ou1 applaud it-we
I Americans inGict on Americans the self
same wrong. / say eve - fnr is not this
sill n Government OF lIU people? Aie
$ not these ba!CdoEen po,entates at Wash
, ngton, by whose DEGREES these outragcs
, are irlic ed, tho creatures Of the people,
. m! bound TO 90 thtir will a.? Cii2rns,
4. the pcoplu's liberties can never sWfeT.-
! Their fights can never be betrayed but 10y
F. tho faults of the p, oplu themselves il
+ is BY thcir want Of vigilance. by thch
i misplaced cunhl, nee in parties und mch
j by their apathy and lorpor, that thciI
= Iuin is wrought Oh ! for some master
= voice To rou.o society from its slurOr, Il
b STIR Il into thought, rs did the aagei u
o'd sir The siasEaht pool that the blind
$ and parolvzej might be cured and in'ic-
Q Qra;ed let but the people speak, thci
$ uicu wall roll like thunder over all the ant
: Who shall say them nay ? Let but lh'
e f., ope wake, and these enemies OF th,
q Rrpuhl.c viii be scattered as the dew
e drops Of The might the lien shakes fren
;. his maue. hear il snil that the South
- eln prcplo are- not loyal. and guarantee
% are ncetlcd from them. Loyal 10 what
r - the CONSTITUTION !? 1t ia for the Con
o sti ulion lhey ask Where. Ase but il
Q tie Constitution can they End any Hope
l. They ask for its n election as well as it
is obligations That it shall not be only
IS sword which they are assai,ed, but
N shield BY which they mny be defended
q Ihci. condgct fYy tho last tYclyo month
= proves lhu! they have abandoned, in goo
j, faith, abandoned the theo,y Of secession
n They pray for the "gaion," and nion
rs denied them, How l. ng is this to last
10 Whal WINS this civil war Tor? That WA
= The deliberate. solemn declaration OH
v NORTH. II was 'for,thaL, to save. restore
) proserye the Union, they taught. Fo
p his purpose and no other, then young me
'e lel. the plow and the bench and coo
VI up arms For this they suffered an
st died. Through oil their long DAYS s
n toll and danger this was the prize the
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