The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-02-22
THE DAILY EMPIRE.
H. II. ROBINSON,
PUBLISHER AND PROPRIETOR.
From the La Crosse Cwis) Democrat
Who Were the Traitorso

| IllsehOOd upon their every assertion
lis but brief year since this nation
tottercd on the verge of destruction from
| lmbeeility of its managers. The flames ot
burning printing-olices which dared speak
the truth, have hardly paled into air since
it was all our life was worth to saw tho
then President was tyrant; that the marty
| In power deserved the wrath of God: that
| the Abolition party was the only treasona-
pie party of the country, and that the only
! true patriots were the heroic defenders OF
Democracy and its glorious TEACHINGS.
! Who were the traitors?
Who sought to destroy the UnionY
Who warred TO maintain it?
FOR years we have charged home upon
those who sneer at the constitution that
they carried on war to destroy-not to save
the Union.
Count up the thousands who died from
war causes Figure up the taxation we
| have incurred.
Look at the RESULT A million of our
! brethren slain. An entire people impover-
lshed. a stupcndous load of debt To carry
And what is the result.
simply nothing--but tears, ashes and de-
struction.
The war which we were told was for the
preparation of the Union is ended
lhe heroic South has accepted the result
OF the unequal contest and abides bv the de-
Our troops have been disbandcd. And
now those who called us traitor arise In
Congress and behind their editorial desks
ana nave the cffrontery to tell us that we
as nation emerge from the war with eleven
States out of the UniOn-that we wine our
bloody chops on but a portion of the flag we
fought under. 20 y"
While we were fighting they told us n
state could not otseccde--that the States were
still III the Union. Then why does Con-
gress legislate upon territory not her own
II the war closed and left the Southern
nIates oilt, the war tcdS n failure. If the
war was success the States are still i'm.
II the Southern States are out of the
Union, what right has johnson In the Pres
luehtlal chair! IL in the Union, how can
Congress keep Southern Representatives
Outp
The war Is ended-thanks to those who
fought--not to those who legislated. IL is
pronounced success. If success the
Union stands as it stood before the firing ON
the star of the West. II the Union Is mot
restored the war was most wicked, cow
ardiy, stupendous failure which il will be
well not to endorse.
How long will the people listen to the
fooiishness of abolition wrangIing? The
puritanical element acting under a Higher
Law (higher devil) gave us war-it gave
us debit impoverished the country and
still quarrcls over the corpse
Thank God for the great events of the
past year. Thank Him for putting am end
TO the great crusade for cotton, nio gers and
"mementoes." The people are opening their
eyes To the enOrmty ofthe offences OF those |
who ruled but to ruin.
The war has not benefited the country,
IL dld not restore the Union
IL added to our taxes.
lt destroyed millions upon millions ofI
property.
IL gave the whites of the North few
millions of blacks to support i'm addition TO |
their own cripples, paupers and criminals |
made by the war.
1t has filled the land with thieves. rob
bers, murderers and tax collectors.
III has made dishonest men rich at the eX-
pense of the people.
IL has made the negro cost us more than
he once earned.
IL has exempted the wealth of the nation
from taxation.
IL sent men to war, paying them large
Dounties and now taxes those who return to
pay these bounties and all other expenses.
letting those who remained at home 20
free. -
And all this war IL the result of Abolition
ism-the result of meddling with what is
none of our business--the result of inter-
fering with our neighbOrs-the result OIL
forgetting the faith of our fathers, tamper-
ing with the constitution, and betravinp
Democracy as Judas did Christ for a few
pieces of silver.