Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-01-23

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The unseduced "Democracy' of Wayne
county-after four years of cooperation
with those who were fighting to secure a
dissolution of that Union which General
jackson swore by the Eternal Hmust and
ashall be preservedp-on the eighth of
January celebrated the anniversary of
that illustrious hero's victory at New
Orleans. Among the invited who sent
letters instead of favoring the august "Dem-
a o~craticp assemblage with their presence,
was that sound lawyer but cratic poll
tician, Judge Rufus P. Ranney, of Cieve-
land. Forgstful of the scores of recent
victories over which patriots rejoice,
Judge Ranney goes back half 3 century
and WAKES patriotic over q success of the
American arms. 1t is fortunate there is
some power capable Of eliciting a patriotic
spark from these men of the past.
Men of the present e1ult in the glories Of
Antietam, VIcksburg, Gettysburg, Port
Hudson, Atlanta, the Wilderness, Rich
mond and other fields sacred to the cause
of freedom and Union. Ranney and his
colleagues find no for glOrying save
in the dead past.
Judge Ranney interprets "these celebra-
ations' as indicative Of determination
to stand by the principles of Jefferson
sand jackson, and to restore the country
" as rapidly as possible to its former pros
q perity and unity" That is a very good
thing to do, and rendered necessary by a
aDemocraticn rebellion. The Judge says /:
@Never vas such a determination more
aneeessary." The Judge proceeds to ar
raign "the party in power for laboring to
make ''the Federal Government one of the
amost corrupt and oppressive upon earth"
and says: "To the immediate danger of
territorial division, have succeeded others
aof almost equal import" Then, rising to
the sublimity of prophecy, Judge Rsnney
pens the following:
"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 retHTn to the tried paths of
security, unity and peace. / do most fer
uenAy hope, and haze good reason to erpect
that the President of the Uaited States,
acting tp1n the principles sohieh 50 Tong
guided his public life S0iH use the greatest
posOers NTH 1hieh he is invested to promote
these ends" --l=
Now, if Judge Ranney has agood rea-
q son to expect that q the President" will
use all his powers to promote " security,
@unity and peace" wherein consists the
great Hdanger" SO feelingly alluded to ?
or does the Judge mean it is necessary
that the Democracy return to the 'prin-
q ciples of Jefferson and jackson" in order
to perpetuate their political existence?
Judge Ranney, speaking of the "party
ain power" says:
@They begin by ~disgracing and degrad-
ing 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"
The patching alluded to SO regretfully
by the Judge consists, undoubtedly, in
the adoption of the amendment abolish
ing and prohibiting slavery. The protec-
ton of slavery is what the Democracy"
mean by the CONSTITUTION of our fathers
Here is the Judges last grievance.
Shaking SILL thv PaEVy power, ne
adds ;
"They already control the vast monied