The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-07-18
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and Coppcrhcau5 l3to power again.
know what the object Of this party is, for
they attempted to initiate me into it.
What party DO you propose to raise,
inquired. 'to bring up the old Demo.
cratic pnrty, the rebels ond Coprcrhcaa>
into power again. sob, no; not q. all
rot tbat.' What DO you mean to Go:
Out Of what element do you propose to
raise this party?' why. the DID,
fashioned Jackson Democracy. The
old-fashioned Jackson Democracy? -
Why, have heard that much hac&neycd
phrase Of playing the play Of Ham let with
tho pnr. OF IIamlc: left out; but fever Il
was ap,ly applied, il is when you propose
to ruiso n Democratic party and leave all
the Democratic party OUT. .And it you
leave out the rebels Of the South and the
coppcrheads Of the North, tic ro;nnda
Of the Capitol will hold them all three
times over. you TO no: vote with the
loyal party, you arc obliged to vote 10
bring TINT disloyal party back into
power, and I am opposed to all parties
and to all measures that arc calculated to
bring about sach an end. | have selected
here two extrac:a from tao representa-.
tives Of that party; one il from tao .tcT
York Nrws md the other from the Mobile
Regi.tcr, the Eaircstexpor"ats Of the pub.
Tic sentiments ofthc rch2!!ioH' portions Of
the South. Or the New York News. g
gentleman from the vicinity Of Culrcp'
per, Virginia, told nc there arc three
hundred copies Of that paper,
published By Den. Wood. that came to
,hat Court House b. every mail. That
il q airsamplc OF is circulation through.
out the South.
The New York Ncws, speaking Of
Joshua Hill, says: Never can he rep.
resent there, or elsewhere, the brave and
gallant men Of Georgia. Thoy know
better than to trust the honor Of their
dead and the interests Of tho LYNN to
such os he Men do not trust those who
havc been false to them in the hour Of
danger and darkness. The Southern
people never will, never can, contidc in
those who, born among them, or living
in their midst during the dark and
stormy days Of their grand struggle,
prayed, or sighed, at least, for the sue
cess Of the foe. and Tor the ruin and
devastation Of the houses, and temples,
and folds Of the South. aad for that
fearful oppression beneath which the
people are now staggering and grooming.
I hopo Mr.. johnson il not in favor OF
that party. | do not charge him With it.
I do not mean to quarrel with Mr.. John
son until know with absolute certainty
what he proposes to do in the end. |
think his cooperation with the Union
clement Of the country is Of too much
Importance FOR US all to drive him away
from US. Bat rhcncrrr .tind M"i h. a
IN jaror Of restoring iiat party 10 pore.
I am prepared 10 take mypoSttion "g"inS
hin, and against uW mith him. But they
would no more touch him than they
would me, and they would not touch nc
with hundred foot pole. They would
aot support me for 4 constableship. The
extract from tho Mobile Register reads
eve respectfully but very emphatic.
ally decline the congratulations and COM
plimcn.s Of the Livingston Messenger.
To accept them as mcrited would be
unjust to truth, and dishonor to us. We
know OF nothing morc contemplate than
70. citizen ofan invaded country to dc.
cert it, and scvcrinS all the sacred tics
Of homo, kindred and soil, to side with
its enemies. 10 have bccp a Union
man at the South, while war famed from
tho swords :ad brands Of Union troops
at our very hcartnstoncs, was to have
been nm inscnsato brute, without spark
ofthc soul or due throb Of the pulse Of &
man. The tamcst Of animals will fShi
for their lairs and nests and young. and
the man who does not, is essentially Q
traitor to the modest instincts Of human
nature, whatever he may be theoretically
TO any form Of human government. We
scorn tho insinuation that the heroic
men who fought on the Southern side in
tho late war were TRAITORS. The
fathcr Of lies never uttered baScr
lie. lfthcy we're. VIC share their guilt
Thank God, wc have no part Of the gull
of those who, while war ragged, were trai
tors to their hcnrths, ncis hbors, country
men and Staten"
That is the ftclin: tia. 2crra,ics :hc
entire party Of TIC South, aud Nr. john.
son has no mo7e chance 20 get their IA
ror than hare. lie has more than ono
serpent no.; in his bosom. But | will
call no names. 'l%i capH III ,frrH.
If they a:e restored to power they will
never pay the sca:: debt, because it was
made BY the mcn who mace the war, and
the taxes have to come on: Of the people
who fought the war; and The people who
fought the waS will never agree 20 do
both-to fight and pat The coss. They
will never suffer them ewes to be AGED
to pay tho deb. that the rich man made
Cor his own benefit. But that /, the l"n>,
Of the evils. The question is whc;hr:
they would not culraror to repudia;c
the national debt. That I believe they
would 10 ifthcy hai the power.
Here Mr.. Go..s alluded to tho war tina,
is now being wascd between Congress:
and tbo D. y IL ~