The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1866-09-12
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struggling to maintain government cred
ed by himself against his and other trai.
tors prosecutions, was even more eager
to illustrate his savage policy by clothing
with the most despotic power, the riot
ers OF New Orleans.
Notwithstanding this heartless deser,
tion and cruel persecution by Andy
johnson, the States of Missouri, Ken
tucky, Tennessee, West Virginia, Mary
land and Delaware, imbued with The
Democratic and Republican principle.
which the fathers OF the republic design
ed for all America, are now making dc.
termined battle with the enemies of fret
Constitutional Government, and by the
blessing OF God, these States will soor
range themselves in line with the former
free States, and illustrate The wisdom
and beneficence of the great charter o.
American liberty by their increasing
population, wealth and prosperity. III
the remaining ten States the seeds ol
olgarchy, planted in the Constitution
by its slavery feature, have. grown te
monstrous power, whose recognition
thus wrung from the trainers of that
great instrument enabled these States to
entrench themselves behind the doctrines
of State Rights, and sheltered by claim
of Constitutional obligation to maintain
slavery IN the States, to present to the
American Government the alternative
of oligarchy with slavery, or Democratic
republican Government without slavery,
The Government, owing to supposed
Constitutional behest, acquiesced in the
former alternative. The hand ct the
Government was stayed. The princi-
pies of Constitutional liberty langushed
for want of Government support the oil
garchy matured its power with subtle
design. Its history for eighty years is
replete with unparalleled injuries and
usurpation. 1t developed only the agri.
cultural localities, Georgia, &c, dislin-
gulshed from the free labor localities,
and in less than one,third of the whole
with African slavery, it held four mll>
lions of human beings as chattles, vet
made the basis of unjust power for them
selves in the Federal and State Govern.
ments. 10 MAINTAIN their enslavement,
it excluded millions of free white labor-
ers from the richest agricultural lands of
the world, forced themselves to remain
inactive aud unproductlve in the min
pral, manufacturing and lumber locals
ties, comprising two-lhlrds of the whole
States in square miles, and real unde,
reloped wealth, simply because the 10.
,alltles were agriculturally too poor for
slave labor, and condemned them to ag.
'icnltnre on this agricultural territory
and consigned them to unwilling ignor-
'nce aud poverty. BY denying capital
inl strangling enterprisc,it iepelled the
capital, energy and will OF the free States
rom the free labor localities. By un.
nl,igated intolerance and persecution,
.hus guarding the approaches to the
slave domain against democracy The
statute books groaned under despotic
avs against assembly, aimed at the con.
'tltutlonal guarantees If the right to
oeaccably assemble and petition for res
lress of grievances. 1t prescribed dem.
'cratic literature as incendary. 1t nul-
flied constitutional guarantees OF free
ION and tree speech and free press
1t deprived citizens oflhe other States of
heir privileges and immuni:ies in the
states, and injury and usurpatlon alike
unjust to Northern citizens and destruc>
I've of the best interests of the States
hemselvos Offended at the progress
# Democracy in the face OF every dis,
at last it sought immunity
" secession and war
The heart sickens with the contcmpla-
ion of the four years that followed, for
ed loans, imprlsonments, conscriptions,
With bloody hands and bayonets the
umbor of aged men who had long laid
side the implements OF labor, but who
ad been summoned anew to the field by
he conscription of their sons to support
heir children and grandchildren reduc
d from comfort to the verge OF starva-
on, the slaughter OF noble youths, ties
t physical manhood forced into an un.
oily war against those with whom they
ere identified by every interest, long
lonthS of incarceration in rebel bastlcs,
aushment from homes and hearth.
ones, are but partial recital of the
ing catalogue of horrors But Demo,
rats North and South, combired, dc,
lated them
They lost What did they lcse? The
'use of oligarchY. They lost African
avery bv name 'cnly. AS soon as the
'csln Of war closed, as soon as the clang
arms was was hushed, they raise the
" Of immediate admission, and with
lat walchword seek to organize under
ew forms, c2ntest 70 perpetuate their
nbridled sway They rehabitate with
lelr sweeping control of all local and I
tate organizations. The Federal Exc
tive, easily reduced, yields willing
oed!ence to his old masters, Aided by
is unscrupuous disregard of the Con.
tuition and laws, by his merciless
description of true Democratic opinion,
I'd by all his appliances of despotic
over, they how della tly enter the lists
the loyal North, and seek to wiring
ON free men an endorsement of their
licked designs. Every foul agency is
work to accomplish thls.result.
Falsely protesting to assent to the
'oltlon OF slavery, they are contraven>
g to continue its de,estable power by
ylSlalive acts against pretended va.
ants. They know that any form of
rvilude will answer their unholy pur.
'se' They pronounce the four years
ar brilliant sword scene in the great
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