Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-10-09
: NUMBER 81. :

WlPnSJanding' tne weeping prOVlsiOuS OF
this Colorado Constitution. ,forepers debdrring
pedroeS from q Spartlcipation inthe e1affsFs Of
her government, these Radicals, for no 9th
erEreason than to obtain the power which
the addition of Two Radical Senators would
give them, forgot their pttldrttt-oyHE forgot
ehelr equality before 1hemlaw,h and fell
like petsYabNcksters,qto tou trading and bar
'tefing the rights Of mans sARd 6hellgborger
tods party to that Arrangement. OOH what
m4gnanimity; what -AxonderOus love for
thb poor Africanslg We're these not chol-
era times, should say, ,rYeF eFilysrthese tel-
loHs bad their bowels feompasfion nlOvedr
to these great acts. So-much for the fervor
IpfRadical loEeIand the honesty of. Radical
tbrPfessons. This, gentlemen, is the politi-
SaI sltH2Ei99 DaEt tI9 az 9thsD
man, aitsT an eFamiGstiJn 81 1SStsg ltAhrsel
measures, can arrive at any other conclu-
sion than that the ofigiflAlC object of these
Radicals iS To- revoltibi0tiiZe this Goverr-
| mdnt strike down the sovereignty ofathe
States to- more dependencies, and 'degrade't
the proud title of american citizen to
the GENERAL ileTdl5Of equality Of rights dnsl
all things, for all men.L.And that is their
dearest hope to-day This Geverhn1ent is
not strong enough for them There are'too I,
many checks and balances of power recog-
ni7ed by the Constitution ltCmust" bell
changed. twas good enough for Wash q,
ingUOn, Jeffarson, jackson, and, secured ia
liberty and3 property to the citizen, and
may be regarded as, iflstrumeptaI in deyel- 2
oplng great people: But. what does all \
this amount top says the RadicalJ 1t does
not confer "equal rights ID all things" upon I
negroes, GipsYs, babboons and every other =
species of degenerate lature--and It must
be changed--lti Is behind the times-it ISL
too weak-it must be consolidated 80
and styled after that of fRussia-which Vol
tair characterized as "a, monarchy tenn
pered with despotism," 1t was under this
idea that the Radical Congress assembled,
and it is on this ground, If at all, that we
are to account fdf the one hundred and sixty
six different, amendments proposed, during
the short space of four years-a little over
five amendments to each and every section "
of that Instrument But, sirs, what is mOstns
remarkable In this, attempted revolution is
the fact that, it's claimed to be done in b,
"HIe spirit Of Democracy" guaranteeing to
each State a republican form of Govern
ment Could there be anything more ri-
dicutous than this sassumption3o7In Inl the q
faGe ota public record, from John Adams -,
60 Thad. Stevens, every line of which is
open and avowed war upon our Constitd-
tom and form of Government as "a league
with hell and covenant with death y Tho
have characterized OUR banner as Il "flaunt-, q
ing lie,s' and whose line of policy since
their advent Into power, Ia strewn with the
wrecks Unconstitutional liberty on all sides %
that such a party, with such a. record,
should appropriate the spirit OF Democracy
should disgust every mao who values his
Fectitude as 4 follower of Jefferson. Such
men talking of deviation to the doctrines off,
Jetferson-principles of policy founded in
right, Justice and political honesty. Why
they never uttered a Democratic sentiment
in thtir lives They never drew a Demo-
cratic breath. The ordinary elements of
atmosphere may possibly find passage to
their lungs-but my word for it, one full,
round, solid, Wholesome draught of Demo-
cratic airwould dbursttueminto aitlI6usandG
atoms. Opposed to thepowers claimed and
conferred by these measures and the
principles OF usurpation and aggres-
sion that underlie each of them,
the Democratic party stand in solid
phalanX. Believing the Constitution of
our fathers in all its purity to be the only r.,
,bulwark Of our liberty, she stands to-day
in defense of that shrine at which her de-
yotion of ~ years secured the peace and
Happiness of the country; she demands its
observance, asks nothing more, will be con-,
tent with nothing less. Wherever her ban-
nef is seehthe Consultation is seeHals6, and Z"
the world knows thatsa great cause pre=G
cedes,H and amighty party follow after it,.
Reverence for that instrument regard for ;
the .precepts and principles Of y, our 3,
lGatherss in administering the GovernmentLi IL
under IL, is the record of the Democratic u
parity Her eulogy ris the intelligence iii
character, honor of our people. 1t is. for. =
you, poor Write men of Ohio, to determine j.
bylyour ballots On next Tuesday, whether
the proud title you enjoy, shall be presery-
ed an honor rtO' yourselves and your cliil-
'dren, or whether Radicalism, in this nat {
tempt at universal equality, shall prevail u
1t is not only an attempt to drag you down,
but 1t is sought to raise up to your level
all the filth and scunlo of humanity Judge l
ye between them. Z 4 still ,have) hope tha5
the good sense aud. patriotism of our tpeo- II
pie will, ere long, cause q return to- the;
Established principles of our Government..i ="
| cannot, will not believe our form of, .
1Goverpment q failure; but | do believe that ~
the downfall Of the Democratic party, and
the abandonment of the principles that un-
derlie Its organization, marks the decay of u,
republican Government in America. y7iZ3ni
Radical Treatment of u Drunken
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