The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1866-02-08

ta no Inhher. The Democracy is then rrnai
illts;ed, and you are 'h.n Reconstructed
Nes'k no test oalis, nd will not trouble
you 10 consult Mr.. Thaddous Stevens o
.. Charles Sumner, Your home sha il be oIlfs
f# jour country ours. No deed States. Tnru
shal be nothing alien 10 Us which !, 10
y ioeign to YOU NOibiog domestic with II
which shall not be at nome To yoa. ",
VIII help you plant ugaIn the srrd who's,
. perfect leaves. flowers and fruits shall b,
yours, with ours to enjoy. Lei Ills bc don,
IN asprlt OF kindness aud hitb. tor lhes,
o' are greater then power, aud bring mort
happiness tLen all lie syu Uos Jl nj, y
.,.-,.... "HoHe',r It be-. il seems to me,
Is only noble 10 rr g,,d
KIND hearts are more tan lororcts;
And SIM 10 lnith than Norubu blood
You have had uhiicrions; they may be SC
divided between us as u be il not invisible
al least to become sr sibie. You have
been your own Atropos, bat we will h.lp
you TO take The severed thread end to-.
gethel we will twinc tS Tissues into new
and happier national lite, As in saines,
your best friends muurnuii. but firmly
drew the sword TO sustain the Government
you slrOye so rashly to destroy; so row we
will initiate m ST. fur as e can. ibe Divine
goodness, which the Ch.el Magistrate has
taken as The model ol his acts--and while
doing YOU no injury. DO ouysceves none BY
20. revenge, which is he worst Of injuries TO
h;,, no che'ishes 1t. Ii the unciaritable
l' .o,a n W., "ressnt Congress drive you
ICE fU'e' f,on, ,S ~ Sne icn the President calls
, rom 'he door, to VII. ser n wrpok irs
you,, and strive still iGrr~ ~ ho T.acuD
g wrath on you, we still stand BY '"' W.
aHe between you and further harm O..
viii Keep the compact, which the gooa :"
Thomas Brown made with himself; "Let
nottha sun in Capricorn So down upon our
wrath but let us write cur wrongs in ashes.
Draw the curtnin o! night upon injuries
shut them up in the tower OF OBLIVION, and
let them be as though they had not been.--
q To forgive, yet hope God will punish them
is not to fCrgiYe enough. TO forgive and
= not pro- God to forgive, is partial gift OF
cha:ity. Forgive thiu5 enemies totally and
without any reserve
This shall be our revenge for your treat.
.'I ,ment Of US ss yourOllies in Democracy. 1t
4. shall be sweet. for it has in it the beatiludes
j bfl The Savior. II cur arrows fall short, or
= be aimed like those Of Jonathan 10 fall be.
side the mark, they shui, when ga hered up
rbe found leathereL With the dove Of peace
sr or rom the wing of that eagle that used to
soar in cur oratory Snd youls.
In this spirit the Democracy present the
hand Of friendship and the symbols of con.
cord. Providence has gwen us the Presi.
dent from the South, and the issues Of pot.
ical government are SO forming themselves
that your interest will be with our inclIna.
tion, in the line Of duty I'd cur whole coun-
>, try. We may unite on the principles laid
\ down in President JUhnson's message, lhat
the Union shall he perpetual, the Consttu.
lion our guide, that il has within itself The
reeources for is own preservation and IT.
g. form. acquiescence IN the legally expressed
vii! OF the majority, the State Government
North and South, TO be protected in all
their rights, no Tenouncng by State nj lis
place in the Union 10y ordnance, o EulIif.
cation, the Perpetny OF the States bound
up with that OF the Union no coma ueicd
territory held by military power, no dead
States, DO political suicides. the States to
be restored and tie powers Of local self
government to BE- exercised wilauul abrdg
ment or usurlaiion b. the E.cdcfaI crnlrai
~ powet Thus made strong 4; home, IN our
foreign reiatlO oil Niil ne eager Ia attain
our ight'ui majesty and Strength as a
power in the world.
Thus united, the m.grided deoogsrs
who are again striving Iu enbroi. uhe stc-
,ons. may soon be rntOirbrd Pro-, erln
-- the hsndnaideD of conenlment, Will mak,
the South smile again with lis old .ui,na.
,ion. Ifyon OF the South can sluke hand.
with US on these lrrms, the sectional enrm
will disappear IRON our poi',ce AMI ii he
. q does not, we eau unite 10 hut him from tie
=. battlnsppuTs III. lNau.f,..,,,, l. ID,
ugeously tr yrar., amidst local ptiuic..
, aud Iepfoache, kept he national policy O!
the Government, I'D which, during these
years Of W.T., uS'er failed to protest against
4 the eclipse ol Iibrtl by power, whom times
past ASSUMED TIE ludrn., aud exalted in the
glories Of na'iouaity who aje tod V ar.
aged against the Improbable contention
concerning the BLACK race. and who look to
0' the white race for the welfare and greatness
p of the couniry-tHat parry ever honored in
this Hall, ana tie parry Constitutional
Liberty, and wh,ss love had no bound save
the limits of tie Re uh ic, will again arise
aud put on The beauttul gaImrn's. ItSin-
fuence will give new blood and fresh '8tr..
pulse TO the national fame. From ocean to
ocean, from lake to gulf, fIOm the gold
y bearing sierTas and silver Yielding lodes OF
, the Pacific TO the fruitful valleys of the
Mississippi, and the rich marts Of the At.
: hntic, its footsteps from State to State will
: be those Of Demi.god on pathway of
stars. In the majestic strength Of a united
nation, with the calm energy Of Democratic ic
force, the great Republic, launched under
the auspices OF our party, sailing under our
shipping articles, only becalmed and stag.
. geTed by The storms Of our adversaries may