The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1866-07-20


(all,g rrpa TIC hands Of Tho msuy iuIo TO
hands Of the frg From tho uhny who are
apalbeiic. TO the few nro energetic md bold
The ilca Of the Republic, The respect ir 6he
Constitution OF our fathers is fading out Of
meu's hcoris, and when thai dies the Republic
is lost indeed. i}or pnper conslii ions, dcc'
larat ions OF in dependence, lawsa are but papar
WORTHLESS, liiclc's; mere dclbsions, nock
cries aud snarcs, WHEN they cease to express
the instincts onl lorgugs Of free people
The concentration ut pJNcr gili g9ea ~ tagl
weary and sick OF tie worst OF all bad go,-
ernmeuis, nm isu irresponsible oligercly, will
go On n step further and ''ny from The peitj
lyianls to The thronos' ~ yJu ever thiul,,
ciig MS, w sFcin the grcel.css q soar re
publc--lhis gr az Rputie Of Repqbics
really res dcs? lu lis wealth. trade, manuInc-
tutcs7 Not 90 There arc rB'ions IN the Old
wora richer, with larger commerce tkpG err
! In lis brond hnds-- its almost llmiiablc do,
muiu2 No; Russia has millions Of fertile acres
10 which no tmigmnt turns his steps; thou
sands, day after dsy,orrl,e on ou- sho o.. l.
it in our schools. churcie', p6lOeess IA uI
these things there are oth,r countries bs
which VIC ate ,Cuacd or cxcellcd. III tell
where mud where alone, It's greatness lies-lhe
scc,ot Ci It's vitality, eirengIh, hope aud o.
durauce. lti4 in its (rcedog. ~ lhis, that
i las been and will he il it so pleases cod ane
the people, free, I'en'5crndc 'Eepublic. Lose
that aud MI is Loot. Better lie shorn OF w
wcalth--b better il had never goincd one rood
1 ur ground more than tins l5drle,o o'i2issl
Slaics-bc:tcr il never manufactured pound
OF cdton or a bar Of iron-lcttcr VIC had no
uilIioupires, no banks, no pu,ks, no palaces
better now lose then pi lheu Use that witl>
out which never could have 6ecn our heriloge
Of fcclom, our Uous,'uG u our Democratic
Republic Wih Ills, all sriugs arc possible
Whhoat thi', progress is progress toward
ruin and even the highcs, developments o.
wealth and ciyilizaticuA arc but Tie unhealthy
arsh OF premature decay. IloE ,sog We aSalR
lIow halt 90 ihe road TO ruin! Where eau
we fnd guide? lIcroce your steps. Take
tho Carstilu,ion md the Declaration ei Inde
pcndcncc for your guidei yoa WIN still be
safe. Here are your guides; iullow thrm. To
us Democrats tho path is eusy aud ihe guido
familiar. toF The .GonslisGlion eee the Dec
uraticn Of Independence huye always been the
principles OF the Democratic party To these
principles the Democracy il it be trnc to iisel3,
must Elways Ls tsnc. ii this The Rcmccretie
party differs from elher pepies. II SYsyo
goes wrong when il swerves 4rom it's prbiciS
; lllcs. Other parits never go right unless
when they nbGsdou theirs. What ese tiissg
prncipesl That that government is the best
that governs the least. That States and mer
thrive best develop bost tlst force is iE
tl.em, when least checked, eramped, .eeufncS
by legislation That tue States ure equal
soveFdiga. aad D2 sGyb,asoh OF them has rights
us inalieuabe as those Of tie Uuiou. which
was founded Wy their consent; riglls which
cannot DO forfeited, onl which il Is revoln.
tion TO dely or nssaI. The ConstitgGou Is
. = delicate r'aeline." L. lse HANDS of those
Sho understand It's secret, md were educated
20 respect IT, il worka Kindly and well. Played
on by other fingers aud tuder hands, turned
TO purposes foreign from the principles OF its
existence, prosiitutcd to base ends, the subtle
mechanism breaks for il Is Thing TOO noble
to be made engine 'oi wrong. ] ati not speak,
ing now in the i.lerests Of Ony party. !. II ls
aC hour when even the highest level of any
party is too low for the crisis. True, am q
Democrat. But it is because sec IN the
: principles Il that party the true creed Of the
| Isenublie These nrinriDlns never 1ia phev
win live, ond will siiIl save the Union; andto
81 men who are true and loyal TO these priu.
cipIea we hola out friendly hand. act BY
cones be hygones. We are content to forgive
much-to forget much by forgetting ond for
giving the Union can be saved. It shaIl be
saved II is the win Of tho people; ana VOC
to them that dare galsay IT, Tocreate tho
Union was q great achievement, aud honor
and gratitude will forever crown lie hanIca ..
the good and great men BY whom it was ac-
cemplishcd But more honor, more gratitude
: more enduring love will bless the man or the
men 10 our day by whom the Union shall be
: saved 1Gvd sayo the Union-ssyo II from, the
T, errors Of tloso that sre dishonest. nad tEt
!. mschinatons Of those that arc rdt 50, aud belT
y Us as lie helped tho trpO men OF OLD. TO save
what they ereAted--tbe United stale--lb,
! great Republic of Republics, in whose cause
, we too "pcdgc our lives, our fortunes Ane our
:, sacred houorP' H't =
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III WY WAS lTi-We noticed last evening
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