Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-03-16
VIII not 40 n .I1ust Yer.

We have greatrespect for the Csnctnnati
Commercial. 1t approaches awe. Its wis
dom, proftindity and farsightedness is our
Especial admiration. Il strne that, never
theless, we do not, always follow its teach
Lings. Although we did not want War, we
could not bring ourself to agree with the
Consmsrsial.i in the Springof 1851 that the
Federal Government should allow the
Southern States to take their departure in
peace and set up for themselves. The
''amicable relations it urged the Federal
Government to cultivate with the Southern
States outside ofthe Union, we thought
should be cultivated with them sinsidc of
the Union. The Commercial may have then
been right, but we don't think SO even now.
And when it went s'sloshing rounds i'm
mediately after the Presidents call for
10000 volunteers to put down the then al
legged ipsurrecfion, and to restore the su-
prenlacy of Federal authority. patting the
boys on the back, and telling them to, ',go
In my hearties, sit will only be pleasant
picnic excursions and that the work of
restoring order would be mere "break-
fast" operation; that Hamilton county
could manage .SohthA Carolina herself,
while Pennsylvania would thrash the life
out of theFSoutha lin just about the quickest
time imaginable, we were not "fulf OF the
sunshineeof hope, nor were we sscheery''
at the eprospeet. To us it tlooked as though
we had. through the insensate folly of the
Rep1 blican party leaders in and out of
| Congress- entered upon a long War where
in the poor men of our country would be
offered up recklessly and unfeelingly. In
addition to this we thought there would be
inflicted upon the country public debt of
monstrous proportions, that would grind
into distress the poor and shackle the varied
industrial pursuits. And we were not
''cheery"-no, not one particle. = 1t may be
irreverent; it may be atheistic; but we do
not believe, nornever will believe, that God
created the mass of our people to cut each
others throats, or to drudge through life
as mere scavengers and taxpayers. The
tpolitics Of the, Commercial is substantially
to the effect that the mass of mankind are
| put upon the stage of life for this purpose
In such politics we see nothing scheery.'
when, therefore, an election, such as has
just been held in New Hampshire, tells us
that the Commercials goddess and christless
politics is losing adherents, the "sunshine
of ,hope' does make us CHEEKY" Hope
| for the country-hope for return of5athe
lold-time prosperity-hop that the mass OF
the people will so far respect themselves as
not to- always consent to be the pack car
riers for the comparatively few-begins tc
bud within US. In 1860, LINcoLN's majority
lin New Hampshire was 9,1l5; in 1854, il
was 1861 in 1865, the majority for the Re.
i publican candidate for Governor was 6,127
in 1866, it-was 1856, and this year it viii
not much exceed 2O00. The Republicans
will fall at least ten short Of the majority
last year in the Assembly. At a result, SC
gratifying g-at result that shows Repub-
i lIican politics, are surely and constantly on
tthe decline in one of It's strongest strong
holds--we are, admonished by the CONNER
ciaI it is not befitting we should be joyful
Ibut that We should betake to -sackcloth and
ashes and walk round detected and wo-
begone. Well not please do it just yet. =