The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-07-25
RANDOM THOUGHTS No. 80.
BY THE EDITOR.

There is no argument in epithets Yet be-
lleve in calling things by their right names.
Last fall, just after the election, spoke of the
Democratic party as the rebel party. A day or
two after thatI was digging potatoes in my gar
den, when Democrat came along the road, and
seeing me, called me to the fence. He was an old
personal friend, who had known me for twelve
years. He said he had always been Democrat,
and had voted the ticket, and he had served faith
fully in the army, and had been with Sherman in
that last grand campaign. He said he Yves no
rebel, and did not like to be called rebel, as he
had fought the rebels in good faith, and done all
he could to put down the rebellion. Iasked him
why he voted the Democratic ticket. had no
doubt he was loyal, and had been good soldier /;
but how could he vote the Democratic ticket, If
he believed the rebellion ought to be put down.
If the Democratic party is right, then every rot
unteer soldier is a murderer But he claimed that
the Democracy was as loyal, aud as anxious to
suppress the rebellion, as the Union party
My friend was like many others. He was de-
ceiyed. Any man who is acquainted with the
history of the Democratic party, knows that there
was, and is, the fullest sympathy between that
party and the rebels This fact is becoming bet
ter known, since full freedom Of speech is per-
mitted. have been accused of favoring the sup
preston of free speech. That is not true. More
than once, during the war, saved the rebel paper
in this town from destruction at the hands of the
outraged soldiers. The rebel doctrines openly
proclaimed by the Express, and the Democratic
speakers, did more to open the eyes Of honest
Democrats than anything else.
To keep such men as my Democratic soldier
! friend posted, it is necessary to keep continually
before the people the record Of the party. Be-
| tween this and the October election, | intend to
show up some Of this record, and will commence
this week with the following, which find II the
Columbus Joarpat. 1t is from authentic docu-
ments, and shows how Judge Thurman, Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor, regarded the re-
bellion at its commencement:
At the State Democratic Convention which as
| sembed in Columbus, January 70, 1861, Judge
Ranney reported the platform, the fifth resOlu-
tiOu Of which was as follows:
"That the 100000 Democrats of Ohio send to
| the people of the United States, both North and
South, greeting aud when the people Of the
North shall have fulfilled their duties to the Con-
| stitutiOn and the SOuth-then, and not until tn en-,
will it he proper for them to take into conSldera-
tiOn the doctrine of the right of the coercion of
State and then and not until then should they
attempt to put down the alleged right OF secession
by the alleged right OF coercion.'
This resolution was adopted by the committee
on resolutions and offered to the Convention,
whereupon Judge Thos NJ. Key, of Hamilton
eoi1 rpsp1uttnn pono,rui1nd tho riUht
of secession or at least showed that the right Of
secession was not vet settled in the Democratic
mind of the North and introduced a resolution
declaring that "the doctrine of the right of scces-
sion is not recognized by the Constitution but
where public policy required the exercise OF actual
! force, and where all peaceful means had failed,
and the nOnseceding States had fully complied
with all their constitutional Obligati ons thcn to
promote the public welfare, force might be used.
| This mild form Of patriotism seems to have been
too strong meat for the Convention Mr.. Carter,
of Cincinnati, in yindcation Of the committee on
resou tlOns, said they "had considered the ques-
tons of secession and coercion as mere dJstrGc-
lions, with which they desired not to DEAL
Judge Allen G. Thurman, of Franklin, came to
the rescue in the following resolution, which was
adopted;
"That the 2OOO 600 Democrats Of Ohio send to
the people of tho United States, both North and
South, greeting: and when the people OF the
North shall have fulfilled their duties to the con-
stitutOn and the SOHih, then, and not I'LL then,
will it be proper for them to take into consldcra-
ti6n the right and proprety of coercion
Judge 1huaman suid at this Convention:
"a man is deficient In understanding, who
thinks the cause of disunion Is that the South ap-
prChends any overt act of oppression In Lin
coins administration. II Is the spirit of the late
Presidential contest that alarms the South.
1t would try the ethics of any man to deny that
some Of the Southern States have no cause for
revolution. Then YOU IN So be sure You
are able to cOcrcc before YOU begin the work.
The South are q brave people The Southern
States cannot be held by force The blacks won't
fight for the invaders. The llungarians
had less cause of complaint against Austria, than
the South had against the North"
JnO NJ. Connell Of Fairfield said, In the same
Convention: give us another election and we
will put down the AbolitiOnists. They
[thc seccders, arc our Southern brethren. We
would, rather than hurt them, turn the sword
against the abolition h0rdes of the Western Re-
serge"
s%But my Democratic friends may claim that the
party now is loyal. Let us sec. Here Is an ex-
tract from On editorial in the Jackson Heraid, of
July II, 1867
The statement by MACKLEY, that the States
made war upon the Nati0unl Government, Is just
as foolish aud preposterous us the statement that
the constitution compelled the National Govern
ment to abolish slavery. The facts are. the
Northern States assuming to be the Government
made war upon the Southern States, not for the
purpose las the sequel proves of compelling
these States to remain In the Union, but for th Q
purpose Of conquest, and to abolish the domestic
Institution existing In the Southern States.
Hence, the war was u war between two parties
the party Of the North wholly disregardng the
constitution In meddling or interfering with the
reserved rights of the States.
There you have IL. All the blame lNidupon
the North and the rebels justified In all they did.
If that be true, then every soldier was thief
robber and murderer And so the leaders Of the
Democracy regard the Union soldiers, as Is pro-
ven by their abuse heaped upon the Grand Army
of the Republic, an organization composed en-
tirey of soldiers Itwil not do to say this Is the
language of l. Z. Monahan, halfwllted, ire |
sponsible man, He is editing party organ
The ptess is owned aud controlled by the party, |
and the county convention of the whole party in
dorsod the paper as It's organ, and unanimously
passed resolution that II Is the duty of the men,
bers of the party to take the paper. Then the |
above is the doctrine of the Democratic party of
Jackson county. d. NJ.
Efr'The terms Of the Herald are strictly in 0d- |
vance. There are about three hundred snbscri- |
bers who have not paid us. Come, friends, do |
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