The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1866-10-04
IVoTE for Judge Plyley on next
Tuesday.
PINE HILL, Ohio, |

sept. ~, loO6.J .
Editor Stdnddrd:-I have carefully read your
answer to my communication of the 3D. inst, in
(which you entirely fail to show your innocence
of the charge preferred against you, when as
serted that You had been guilty of everything
you consider so Objectionable in Col. Moores
record. Therefore | will let that pass and notice
few items in your lengthy reply 1st You ask
Inc how can support soldier Tor Congress, when
am secessionist and desired the success of the
rebellion and in proof of this charge, YOU quote
the 1ith resolution of those, yOa say, | offered,
July 4th, 1864, and which was adopted by those
present. gave my reasons, for supporting Col.
Moore in the other communication, but it seems
they did not satisfy you. Now wilEgive my rea-
sons in full. 1st Col. Moore is in favor of all the
States beingrepresented in Congress. 3D. He is
opposed to Negro suffrage. 3D. lie is opposed to
taxing white mVn to feed clOthe and educate lazy,
worthless negroes. 4th, He is opposed to the
ShOddy Bond AristOcrats ruling the whole country,
and not paying any of the tax for carrying on the
Government. 5th, He believes in each State
regulating its own affairs it peases and denies
the right Of Congress, to interfere with the rights
Ofany Of the States. 9th, He is gentleman, and
is well qualified. to represent the people of the
Eleventh District in Congress. 7th, He is the
regular nominee of the Democratic Party. /
could give other reasons, but think these are
sufficient. Now, about being q secessonist, and
q pretended Union man, in regard to that 14th
resolution have simply to say, that believed,
at that time that it would be BETTER and more
Christanlike to have let the Southern States form
q nation of their own, believing that they would
soon be disposed to return and for us of the North
to preserve the form of government made by our
Fathers, than to continue the war, slaughtering
Thousands of our best men, and creating public
debt, that would enslave us and our pOsterity for
ever, and exchanging our mild and humane Gov
ernment, for consolidated, mOnied despotism,
such as YOU, and your party ayetried and are
still irving, to force upon us. Such were my
feelings then, and such are my feelings now. II
is the form of government and not the number
of states or square miles of territory, that de-
sire. would rather have the government we
enjoyed, up to the election of Lincoln, with the
territory of Jackson Township, than such one
rs your party would force upon us, with the ELL
tire territory of the American Continent. But you
say, now pretend to be O Union man. MAY the
shades, OF all the sires of rs, forbid, that should
ever dishonor their memory, by being identified
with the SO called Union party of to day, whose
aim Is to set their entire work aside and to estab
lish Government, far more odlous and tyTanncal,
than the one they rebeled against | have always
been Union man, but when say Union, mean,
the Union of Madison, Jefferson, and Washing
ton, not O Union of whites and negroes; but q
UOtantGry Union, such u union as our Fathers
made which, at one time, was a contederacy
composed of eleven sovereign, Independent States.
After the lapse OF two years, two more lndepend-
ent States Joined the Union others were added
from time to timc till the number of States ran
ND to thirty three. And, oil this time, the form
of Government was the same its powers were not
too great Oreleven States and they sufficient
for thirty three This, sir, is the kind of Union,
Ibelieye in. A Union of states, having equal
rights, Uoluatayy Union, and one made er-
clSsively for white people. Yes Sir, this Union
disfranckised both IadigRs and Negroes. This Is
the Union the Southern States desire, and | say
Mey shall have IL. And II you aud your party, see
proper to seeeedc in consequence OF the Southern
States being restored TO representation In the
Union, do 50 pcaceably, and give you my word
for It, / will change the 1ith resolution to suit
your case and will oppose with all my power and
strength, any war to compel you to stay IN Union,
non despise and abhOr. IL was to preserve the old
Union that Col Moore became a soldier, and
during the two first years Of the war, any man
that would venture TO say that 1t was war for
ANYTHING else, did so at the risk of his life. Then
,,oy and all your so called Union dt6es were con-
stantly bowling, 'the Union OF our fathers is in
danger. u must be preserved. Save the best
Government, that the sun ever shOne on. Rally
round the Flag of our Union" This was the
way vou talked then, and by such appeals, you
induced men to fOrsake all, that was near and
dear TO them, home, friends, wives, children,
parents brothers, sisters all al they left at the
call Oh IlcIT ehOJ A"SSu JilS
messengers of death, in order that the Govern
ment, they held so dear, might be preserved.
And noby did they do their work. But those
whose lives were spared have returned from many
a bloody field, to learn that all was in vain. In
vain they fought. In vain they toilcd bled and
suffered And in vain their comrades died. For
the Union is not yet restored, and they are told,
by tie intensely loyal stay at home Union men, that
the Union they fought for never shall be restored
But that in lieu thereof, uni0ng OF whites and
negroes shall be formed. Is it any wonder that
the soldiers are daily desertmg you, where you
have SO badly betrayed tnemI And when they
insist that the principles lOr which they fought,
shah now be maintained, Lhey are denounced rs
''TraltOrs," "Copperneads, Bread and Butter
men," &c. Now, / ask yOa which Is the worst,
.'Secessionist" US SUp term me, for eontending
that ail Governments should be founded, on tile
consent of the governed, and That Congress should
have admitted Lne southern states ut once rs they
desire 10 be admitted, aud W again be governed
by the laws Ut the United States. | ask which Is
tie worst myself, or you, who would keep their
representatives out of Congress, till they adopt
that dumaabie hereSy, Negro equality" Again
say may Lie Union, as our Fathers made IT, and
not AS tbe RaaIral kump, would have IL, Lire
Jorerer. l'.f 2 LDWAkD W. GAZING,
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