The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-10-17


deny him the right to unite with you?
No, these questions are not asked, and so
with regard To this matter Ol loyalty IN
Representatives and Senators, aud mcm-
bcrs of the Electoral College Any man
who To- day rs In favor of supporting the
Constitution. who is for maintaining the
Union. Tor ohcying the laws aud submit
thug 20 the Federal authOrity--that man Us
loyal in the proper sense ol the word w.
indeed, 1t be applicable in any sense in n
Republican government.
"ilc who comes rs n representa- We, ~
saws the Presidents "huVing the Qual llca-
tions prescribed lay the Constitliion''--uot
by Congrcs.-"t0 M him TO take seat ia
either of the dclibcrittiVc bodies which
constitute the National Legislature, must
necessarily, according to the iuteudment of
the Constitution, be loyal man, willing to
abide by, and devoted to the Union aud
/ the Constitution OF the States"
That Is the only qualification OF "loyalty'
that ever justly or property was known in
the land. ! am aware that We have had
other tests Within the last louror FIVE years.
/ To be loyal man must swear that AbiW-
ham Lincoln WAS The greatest Statesman.
aud the trucst mtriot That ever lived. 70
be disloyal, it was only necessary to ccu-
sure any act ui his administration, and
| Democrats were pursued, prosecuted ar
rested, imprisoned, tried by military COM
| missions cNilcd thrown Into bastilcs, or
murdered, because they were not loyal in
| the SENSE of parity which party had been
/ the peculiar auNocatcs for years of free
speech and u free press. ]hc President
| prucccds
'Ilc can not hr for the Constiuton--hc
can not be for the Uuou-hc can not ac-
knowledge obedience to all the laws. unless
he is loyal"
Agreed, Thcu loyalty in the Rcprcsen-
tativcs who are 10 be sent lrom the South
consists In being lorthC Constitution, being
! for the Union. and acknowledging obcdi~
cncc to all the laws. Good That Is sound
! Democratic doctrne-just precisely what
we proclaim, and amy man who occupies
that position to-day Is a Loyal man, whether
he be Il citizen Of Ohio or of South Caro-
lima Aud there Is no other ducriucupOu
which We can ever hOpc to have lasting
paciicatim IN the United States. Upon
any other they will he rs Hungary until
the Emperor OF Austria was obliged 10
give to lIunrarims the fun RIGHTS ut Aus
trian eubiccls; as Poland is to-day, aud has
been tor u century; and as ireland, glOrt-
ous. noble old Ireland has been for live
hundred Year, but, thank God, as SHE
win not BE- for amy years longcl--nndcr
British rule.
And further says the l'rcsidcnt--aud This
clinchcs the point Which | mako-''Whcu
tiIN P'"H' S"' sun w" ~ F""" ''''
thcy are entitled To representation Nr0uM
them"
stand upon the doctrine of The prci-
dent. ! am not his partisan. and DO not
support him as such. am Democrat.
and ever intend to hc--H "DemOerat,' with
out prciiN or ailiN. Yes; for one, at least.
mean To ne: ny your c"liSchI' lncmper
OF cohNcnilul--H n'll"lai C"hN'nllon-to
nominate llelhoollIlc cHhuluates lpt Ifesl-
ueht ahd lc" fT'Sl1cH| IN ieoS ulouEh
thht convention Hho''l" 'N u" l"rEer luH'' u
county convention ana ior one ! mean J."
| cast my vote Tor ihnse democratic cahdi-
oates though lHty eholim receive no more
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nhees 10 Plo.'vl u'''' ''' Wv I''c'ni ",
thclr saw p'up,!lA' W. INV !p"N' "u''''i "u''i
| the on CONSTITUTION @ @'llu E'N'n tuV"i any
now al,cl .n's .guS luI w." 't "'uD"! ~. "''Y
deNAS,aHnG M9','lIV' M"', ,,i istnr '.l"i, .
| "lh' terms "I l',tI'"ulSr s,'l.' I''u' '"'
OF rNlIr'h' lh'll mere w. lli' ,nI'l"l
ed hy Congress are olil'h'l'S ll'"I ,urI eau eau
| not llNe Wllh inc p'oPl' "i ,'' N'.'I'' m mun-
less lh'y nave new "nu ,"il' ~
ices I" prut,ei lNT N"i w Wv
lesI one OF tiltSe gay ''''S r'S' up an" '""-
qucr tnG Nprth' ,.,.,.
Hear Lincoln III hls inaugural
"Shppos' you 20 10 var lnu G'lh ho'
iGht aiWhNS anu N!''l' "lttt iil''ri' ioSs on
hnlh SUES aug u" %a,l on ''.io.' you 'cH''
| lighting, the lu'l''lciu oiu questions as J."
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