The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1866-09-28

Constitution. Those of stho Southern
States most interested in the abolition
of slavery, which deprived them of
large amount of what they called prop
erty, and which they had considered
all-important to their interest and well
fare, quietly submitted to the amend
ment Those who prepared the
amendment omitted TO guard against
what would follow, when too late it
was discovered, that thetreeing of four
millions of slaves would incroase the
Southern representation in Congress
from twenty five to thirty representa-
tivcs This was to be overcome, lest
the Abolition Radicals should lose their
control in tho Government, by an act
OF Congress OF another amcndmeptr of
! tbg Constitution. Failing in these
efforts, all that bitterness of feeling
has been revived which existed for
thirty years between the Radicals of
the East and North and Southern slave
holders --------a--
Anothcrcivil war is forcshadowed
unless the freedmen are placed ON an
equality with their previous masters.
III this cannotib DO accomplished, Radical
partisans, with a raging thirst for blood
and plunder, are again readyto invade
| the Southern States and lay waste the
country not already dosoated, with tho
sword in one hand and the torch IN
the other These revenGeful partisans
would leave their country a howling
wilderness for the want of, more vic.
TINS TO crafty an unsparing cruelty.
II they should succeed in inaicting on
the country another war, it would bo
more terrible thanth one from which
wo have Just emerged. 1t would not
be confined 20 the Southern States, but
extend itself the length and breadth Of
the United States, and only close with
the overthrow ofthc best government
ever devised and the finest country on
the face of the globe. If such should
be the fate Of our great republican
empire, the cause must not be sought
for in our military camps, but inO the
forum thronged with infummatory or
ators and aspiring demagogues, with
souls dead TO sheir ircOurtry $ honor and
spotted with eorruptonwros 7luul
l7' need not tell this great assemblagC
of officers, soldiers and sailors, most o
whom have been engaged in many
perilous battles, defending their coun
| try and their countrys honor, that wal
is q great. evil, and tho greatest tha'
can befall any people or country. i
has over been the curse of nations ant
the cause of all tho expressions i'm
Il posed on the people Of Europe. If yoI
would guard your once free, happyanC
prosperous country from oppression
and oppressive taxes, beware how yoV
encourage war. g Heed not the dema
gogues who, TO crafty ambition on re
Venge, would drencb their. country IL
blood. The United States, as con
auerors, can afford 10 be Just aud mag
1 nanimous. The brave are alwnysmer.
cifIl and generous. As President John
son said, we have had war enough lei
+ there be peace.
Rccollect that the recent rebellion
engendered by radical abolitionists anc
Shareholders, leaves the Northern
States with more than hundred thou
sand pensioners, besides thousands anc
tens of thousands of widows and or
phans, TO weep over the graves of theil
protectors and defenders OF. the Union
Yet there are those among us who ar'
not sufficiently satisfied with blood anc
plundcr, and cry for more war
, Tn conclusion, | would cali upon you
officers, soldiers and sailors to stand by
. the Union, which, IN war Of foul
, years, when blood flowed in torrents
by your gallantry, indomitable perse
: verance and courage, you saved from
ruin and destruction. / entreat yol
to spare no efforts to preserve this grea
Republican Empire-the last hope o
the oppressed of the world-agaiI
imperiled by the Vaccinations of dem
( agogues, whose maXims are, ''rule o.
ruin"
With confident expectations that yol
will, as heretofore, prove the saviors o
your country, | again gratefully thanl
you for the honoryou have been pleaset
to confer upon me.
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