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

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have n doubtful reputation. |; seems to
be lhe custom Tor oratvrs on this day to
utter onl such words ms shall be picae- =
ant. to cUpgratUllte. 10 Gatter, to up
play ] and Heaven knows there is for MS
ample subj CT Of congiatVIelion, aud he
aeed never Ailter who desi,ss 70 Us Gu
srtt, the btSse, gcFtr"g', American Reo
| pie. We hnse n uch cause 70 be thankful.
/ Tie wsr drut, rulls no longer, the sword
is shearl cd, the battle hag5 ATE firled.-.-
I'e cotp is waving ovOr The graves whcrn
I sleep in pcarc, side by side. the victor
gad l,le yam ;uishpd in the terrible COT 0c.
which hss been. aud nc'cr again can be.
! That aNfu, y, Q, tie Rilll, ig " hich
arms we're the aJ,ocatcs. nnd the nfgu.
inent shot and she'll the ba!ocet and tie
trnn, is over. Jqdg,meDt uAoppealab,e
and ilrrvcislble, has been given. II is
decr,el thd NJ State IF the United
/ States can scccdc. can !eave tic Union,
cin cease to be Que OF the tInilcd Sle'ts,
! yijhnpl the cqpgrnt Of all JIdgegloEt
uHatpealabu aud irrcversible has been
| given IL is drcIted ihat the relation
between capiA and isbef, yhlqh pregai.
ed in crrlnin Of the States, called slavery
shall exist no mere. These two qucs-
items that have disturbed society need
dj,lvjb it 20 'ongcr they aro Of the past
\ There let tfcm lie buried. For all this
We owe our thanks 30 lhat Providence in
Ahose hnrds are the deSGHics Of the na'
/ tivns. e,d uad,r !royidoHec. " the gall
! liant men. nhn on land or sra, with stead
fast hearts f usht the gtcat quarrel out
Why should waste word, in 'Glling you
I uf tits Your own'hcngts can Eot Iiil tU
Lo seusible Of it, And why should
keep back the graycr and snddcr
/. nSugl+s that struggle Tor pueIapcc, OF
now bvcnusr it Is the Fourth Of JUiy,
Lfook the resolution formed long ago.
to sprak 10 the people whenever they
CARED to car me-. the thoughts that lay
n Arrest to .alj ilea,t-tu be always ca:'Gl 4
frank and open with th, to speak the
truth, or not ~ rak 30 them nj all
Citizens, | warn you that the Republic i
still in danger he worst OF the storm
has blown over. The ship sill rides n
proud aud gallant sight. Sho has csenpcc
more by Gods pro'ijeuGe Ilnn by goo
| steering. the Sclila of sccess ion 'Gt I
. drifting. drifting slowly, but surely, ini'
! tie ,GhlAyDdi1 Of ,centrnl,zn;ioh. Can ht
cuuise &c changed ? IL lherc time still I,
: put her head no ,ut. and escape lI,o dan
{ yer ? God knowsl 1t depends on lliu
= and the people. Hive you ever though
' whi crutraligstion Igaily means. nynt
what are its inuvilpk'e tendencies? Gas
: oui .Gcmory back % tho s!ate Of polili
, cal affairs ten or twelve years ago ThcI
: We in Nlw York scarcely felt the Gngc
Of the Frdearl Government 1t cnir,et
. our letters, and collected CERTAIN impcr
g d9;igs 10 an AMOUNT necessary 10 .GlSef VI
/ current eNotu,cs OF tlat Go, crhmcnt
, and they were lrning Blu; fur MI o'hr
B purpo cs If Government. the law Of IL,
I Sta Of New York was sufficient, para.
{ mount and supr, me. Now al this
, changed. The finger OF the Federal Gov
] ernmtnt now is stronger than the atm .
the State. We are getting Nhr is callct
. IA strong Government We nave now le
; loose on us cl0uQ uf assgssOgs, collGc,o
{ OF iaxos Fcdgrnl officials Of all sorts
$ riy ing into every mans lrpnBRcli2ns
. questioning, spying, informing, gather
c ing " II large proportion Of our inbori
- nnd pouring il INTO the central reservoir
. from which il flows and percola;es in cor
/! ruptiDg streams from end TO end OF h'
I land, aud coputl,s ss cnici lie, GLoat m,
u small wi fpccs eyer revelenuy iurnct
u coward Washington, ns Mo'lcm's Turn TO
c ward MeeGN. lap up the intoxicating It'd
e. AMI cry for more. Our nrlimns worI
e hard aud earn god wages but someho'
: they cant live as well MS Of old. Wagr
s are high, but lhe nccessaries Of life N
n higher. What's the caufe Of lli,g 4t |
d because. in order to satisfy lew worthy
+ mliiouaires, TO protect th,m, 10 increas
r their profits, the cheap supply OF all sort
e OF commodities Yf ich foreign nations NJ
q eager TO sell US. ia rs far as possible
,, shut out by excessive import duties, :
:, Thus the manu(pclurer is protected III
e manufacturer btcomes rich, the consume
: becomes LQor This labor is sacrificed
IL wealth the many ARE sacrificed 10 Il
i few Tie people That pay taxes are Aacr
IS iced to those that receive taxes. Th
is bad, but bad as il is. worse remain
behind; for this very money, wrung troI
i the sweat Of labor. is used 70 fpipy an
=, pcrpotpalo Me very Eystem which or
+ presses il for this money, when pal'
IS llows also to Washington, 10 DO waste
, or turned to mischief and corruption, I
Is before Fcdelvl patronage ovefllows IL
le land, Who can wonder now that at e'
c, cry poliiicall ssemby, some one, semehO
y ln,lened on Federal diet, wi'h that sgt
., limo loyalty Fhioh .Hier ,r9ElMQR.y exhi!
70 il :owarh the party whose paY they recei'
ir in that vivid style Of orRtory which 4
:, over tho world the pensiOned patriot mo
TO affects. denounces all dissent all rcmol
!. STRANGE. MI opposition to the powers tn
Q, be as lressonable. scditous and disoyAl
III With such command Of pionty, and WI
ID such hungry 'EyFdo bf'loySl adhetcn
ID to receive Il. and flhi ON their side, {,