Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-01-20
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Patriotic Democratic N I4eIIers.

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The followingletters are those received
from eminent men Of the Democratic par
ty, in answer to the invitation sent them,
to be with the Democracy Of sold
Wayne" In celebrating the battle of New
Orleans, oIIthe 9Th of January last. They
show, and are honorable epistles, that the
Democracy OF Wayne county lis of the
true stamp, and worthy of the membership
of such men as General George w. Morgan,
Hon. r. p. Ranney, Hon. A. q. Thurman,
and others: f' 70. .l.H. 'fi 's1I ,N-s .2,'A ~.
/ ,s5i ofi . CLEVELAND, Jan. 9th, 1866. II
GENTLEMEN have the honor to ac-
knowledge she receipt Of your letter OF the
Both ult. inviting me to attend the celebra-
tion, to be held at Wooster ON the g8th of
this month. It would give me the greatest
pleasure to be aOle TO comply with this In
vitation, but unfortunately for me, special
session of the State District Court, which
conyenes here al that time, has already,
compelled me to decline a like invitation
from the Columbus committee, and will de-
prive mo Of the pleasure of meeting with
my old and valued friends in Wayne
county. ir .ar uoru!0..s 30 b .ra Gg n-y
These celebrations furnish renewed evil
dence of the unalterable determination OF
the true and tried friends of the Constltu-
tion, and of an equal and just government,
to stand by the principles of Jefferson and
Jackson, and to restore the country as rap
idly as possible to its former prosperity and
unity. OF
Never was such determination more
necessary.faTo the immediate danger OF
territorial division, have succeeded others
of almost equal import. 1t cannot be
doubted that a large portion OF the party
in power are laboring to effect changes In
our organic laws, which will result in maxi
ing the Federal Government one of the
most corrupt and oppressive upon earth.
They begin by disgracing and degrading
the ballot box, and follow it up by treating
the venerated Constitution of our fathers,
which has brought us nothing but blessings,
as an old garment which needs patching
throughout. They already control the vast
moneyed interests of the country, and will
soon draw the railroads into the same vor-
tex. When the great manufacturing inter-
est is added to these, and all are measur-
ably taken from State control, it will be
readily seen what means for corruption,
special privilege and monopoly they will
possess and how tar the States are shorn
of their reserved rights, and the people OF
their security. But, formidable as this
power seems, and undoubtedly is, it is still
in the power of the people to arrest their
destructive schemes, and to return to the
tried paths of security, unity and peace
] do most fervently hope, and have good
reason to expect, that the President of the
United States, acting upon the principles
which so long guided his public life, will
use the greatest powers with which he is
invested to promote these ends. 1t is very
plainly our duty, laying all mere partisan
considerations aside to stand by our rprinci-
pies, and by those who labor for the good o.
The country, and all may yet be well. g5a5
3, Very truly your friend,1sl l.gts.t
-- IN 3. alsr.-lt. , Rap. r RANNEY.
To Messrs. O. F. Jones, Geo. Rex, John
McSweeney, Geo. Bliss and l.. Firestone
committee. ... 4.f. r...