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

ElcSanC ENtractI
III. c. j." who runs the machine for the
"Rump Congress in this county, discour-
ses in last weeks paper, after the following
"hifalutin" style:
"As loyalty triumphs over treason, as
truth rises above error, as order assumes
the reins where disorder now seems driving
to ruin, as traitors settle to their proper
level and patriots rise to rule in the States
lately In rebellion, rs the Great Union
Party completes its victories and gathers
in its Jewels, the overwhelming logic Of
events will demonstrate to the most ig-
norant and fallen Of of Americas sons, that
the cry ofUnion never can become stale,
nor the union played outp That cry
will be a sweet song in the mouths of COM
ing millions, when the enemies of the Na-
tiOn-the allies of rebelliOn-the followers
of Darts, Vdildndighdm q Co., with all the
mewiing politicians of their ilk-are sunk
into oblivion or damned to eternal fame
1t will be sweet song when those who
now despise it
Sit pale ghosts by the stygian
pool,
Reading their acts, by the red light of
hell.'n
Now that is good. Strike out the words
1.-The followers of Davis, Vallandigham &
Co.." and the application will be plain, and
we, in common with the lovers of the Un-
ion, of all parties, will endorse it. Early
and late converts to Unionism-Andy
johnson, who was early Unionist, having
been Democrat and William H.-Seward,
the father of the Republican party, whose
Unionism until lately has Ito quote the
language of III. c. Us" famous circular
been positively doubtful" the majority
of Lincoln's Cabinet and the majority of
Lincoln's opponents-will all say Amen to
the substance of tie above Elegant EX-
tract. But ifthe member of Congress from
this district who joined the Radicals in
keeping eleven States out of the Union,
and the men of Vinton county who still
support the members of the present Con-
gress, now that their own President and
the ablest men Of the Republican party,
have turned their backs on them and de-
clared that they are doing just what the
rebels tried to dove say if Congressman
Bundy and the men who sustain the Rump
Congress, read Ii. C. Jones's declaration,
we are afraid the "galled jades' will vince.
They will say to II. C. j., 'Sir, you don't
" understand yvur business. We said we
were for Union in order to get the help
" of foolish patriots to whip the Southern
" fellows whom wehate. Our original mot
" to was: No union with Shareholders and
" although it went hard to change that
" tune and cry union still it served our
" turn. But, sir, it is played out The eX-
" Shareholders don't belong to oar party,
" any more now than before they lost their
IS slaves. They don't believe in running
I" the machine for the benefit of New Eng
land They are still for State Rights;
- consequently, saving the Union is played
. out, since we can't save that and our
party both. (See Thad Stevens Con-
: greSsional speeches.) By first irritating
= the South into fight, and then crying
'out Union to get patriots to help us
: whip them, we got them just where we
wanted thcm-that is, out of the Union, |
and helplessly at our mercy. Now, the |
great object of our exertions must be to |
Keep them there. One-half of the Union |
that is, our half-will run the Govern
ment, with all the modern improvements |
attached. The other half shall pay our
taxes, obey our orders and contribute to |
our advantage generally; but to allow |
the old Union to exist--to have these |
States looking after their own Interests,
and voting against our pdrty--that is EN-
'phdtically played out. Our policy now is |
: to resume the cry we used so effectively, |
when the Democrats were laboring to |
preserve the Union, by compromise. and |
prevent war. We must sneeringly assail |
: them as Union Shriekers' and Union Sa-
'vers.' We are fighting it out on our old |
: line now. We tell you, Ii. C.J., the I'm
: ion is playedm
That Is the greeting our friend will get
rom his side of the house, If he keeps on.
Yes, they are fighting it out OIL The old
inc! They have resumed their old and
natural position as enemies of the Union
Ind the great mass Of the people, who sup
ported them while they cried 'Union"-and
they cried 'Union'-are fast 'play-
ng out of all connection with them. The
honest Republicans who are no longer nj
arm d about slavery in the territories and
The like, and who have no aim but the well
.are Of the country, are leaving them in
disgust.
Seward and Johnson-the one a leading
Whig and Republican and the other Dem
ocrat-are but representative men of the
;wo great classes, whose united efforts
,arried the Union party VIGOROUSLY thro'
With the war. They cling to the avowed
object of that party now. They are call
ng the people of all the States into great
Union Convention. What does Ii. c. j.
but the Northern treason which
eeks to do what jeff Davis failed in do
ng? ..'.-r -....
We say to him, therefore, in his own Ian
don't hold ourselves response
Die for the style-that, 'as loyalty triumphs |
'ver treason &C.; as the great Union par
" whose hosts from every State, North
nd South, are about to assemble in the |
ity of brotherly lore, completes its victo-
les and gathers its jewels, the oyerwhelm-
ng logic of events will demonstrate to |
lin and his friends that the cry of Union |
ever can become stale, nor the Union |
layed out,' except when used by his friends
nd in the contemplation and intention of
he Radical party. AS to the mewling
politicians who are to be damned into
ternal fame we suspect that a fearful |
boxing forward to of judgment to come
uggested that sentence. II, c. j. is evil |