The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1866-09-27
WHOLE NO. 1910.

10 EtbcINtQ 70 Lue aeVefIl gfatpa ~ fk. -,
thereof ~ Wv PepPi'
y The United States acquired p, new no,ver. :,
rights either territorial or Of cvi authoritS wb,oh
n did not possess before the war broke ont .
e This strange, wild wicked doctrine
d was unanimously adopted by the con.
IS claVe What! Six millions of Rebels
d who had renounced the Constitution
!. who had murdered FIVE hundred thou.
sand OF our citizens, who had loaded the
nation with debt and drenched It with
E blood, when conquered had forfeited no
rlghti had lost no Jurisdiction or civil
: authority; and these conquerers had
acquired none, because there was Con-
t sntntlon which, while they obeyed.
protected them, but which thew had
discarded and torn to pieces by war
was there ever before human brain
frenzled enough to engender such follv.
or human front brasen enough to utter
I'll No principle in national law il
clearer than that when belligerents in
angurate war which is acknowledged
10 be public war all the former obliga.
nons, treaties and compacts between the
parties become null and void; and after
the war are to be renewed or repudiated
as the parties agree, or as the conquerer
DEGREES. If either party is utterly SUBJ
dued his life, liberty and prosperity are
at the disposal Of the victor Wbv docs
not the Emperor of Austria say to the
hing OF Prussia, 81 lay down nv arms
and all things will remain as before the
war" The Prussian would answer,
"you are as big a fool as the President
OF America or the traitors league" No.
Slr The war has changed everything
old treaties and leagues have ceased.
Nenltia is no longer yours; Hanover
and the Dutchies are mine; and beside
you must pay the expenses of the war.
45,0O0,OO0 Who denies that this il
the law OF nations except the advocates
OF treason, who deny our right to make
them pay the expenses Of the war
Ihey cry out against confscation for
crime, as if it were inhuman. God
willing, L shall try it again, and see if
they do not pay part of the cost and
damages OF the war before they help to
make our laws. The Constitution up-
changed! Then slavery exists; then
all the provisions with regard to the
rendition OF fugatives from labor remain
then every traitor has right to sit
down in Congress, as the representative
OF three-ftths of all the slaves beside the
whites. We can easily forgive the
amlable and facile author of the decIara-
ton as he is no lawyer; is totally igno-
rant OF the law of nations or the laws Of
war; but what shall we say of those
able jnrists who sat by and acquiesced:
unless we put it upon the same ground
that one of the ablest and best Of them
lid when ne advised to take a false oath
% get vote and then to break 1t.
But tellow-citizens, am occupying
90 much ground
AS l said before, the great issue to be
net at this election is the question of
'egro rights. shall not deny, but ad-
nit, that fundamental principle of the
republican creed is that every being
assessing an immortal soul is equal
etore the law. They are not and can
OF be equal in strength, hight, beauty.
lteHectual and moral culture, or social
'quirements; these are accidents which
lust govern their condition according
circumstances. But in this Repub.
9, the same laws must and shall abplv
every mortal, American, Irishlna1.
frlcan, German or Turk. It's written
the finger of the ALMIGHTY LAwGIyrR
shall have one manner of laws. as
ell Tor the stranger as for one of your
Vn oountryi for | am the LORD Your
oD." .,a I'D -
l need not be admonished that tl,e
pport of this doctrine on the eve Of
election is dangerous especially in
untles bordering on the Slave States
deep seated prejudice against races
dlshgured the human mind for ages.
" two centuries it has oppressed the
lex man and held him in bondage aE.
white Slavery had ceased to exist.
W 1t deprives him of every right in
. Southern States. We have Joined
intiicting those wrongs. How has
Father of this blameles race awarded
prejudice, treated this despotismf
the scarfs upon your garments. and
CORY graves that dot thousand
ody battle fields give the sad answer
lhe doctrine may be unpopular with
otted ignorance. But popular or
popular, shall stand by it until | am
eyed of the Improbable labors of
tn. Being the foundation of our
public, ] have full faith in its ultimate
lmph. / may not live to see It. I
Y not be worthy of such happiness.
is to be finally defeated, and the
es of man thus extinguished, | pray
that, when it happens, / may be
'nsible to human misery; that NAV
ocked in "cold obstruction ana In
H." -rl| ..'.' -"
ellow-citizens, l have detained you
long to allow me to discuss State
RS. But you mead no exhortation
o forth one and ell, and support at
polls your gallant standard bearer,
or-Gen. Geary. A purer patriot
sr breatbed the air. A braver SOL
never faced foe. He risked all to
the country. He led gallant son
lttle and to death. For US be gave
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