Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1867-09-12

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When that conflict is forced, one or
the other race must yield or perish.-
Nav God inspire our people with a
patriotism which can arise above par
ty or section, and give them the Wis
dom to understand and the humanity
to avoid such conflict.
The demagogues who are 50 want
only forcing us upon these dangers
pretend that it is only their purpose
to apunish treason and protect loyal
ty;" vet, they make war upon our
Constitutional Union more ruthlessly,
but with less manly courage, than did.
those whom they would punish. We
can respect the manhood OF those who
though erring in purpose and judg-
ment, struck boldly and bravely for
separating the Southern States into
an independent government. Griey-
ously did they err, but as grievoqsly
have they atoned for thatA error; but
we have no respect for those who per-
vert the powers of free Government
with which they are intrusted to the
destruction of the rights and liberties
of theI thern White men. A brave
man may and often does err, but a
coward is always at fault; ne is him-
self fault.
We admire the boldness and cour-
age of Paul, who, while anti-christian,
made open war upon Christians from
city to city, following them with the ne
process of law, but when converted
by the great light of truth, as boldly
and coGrageously proclaimed the doc
trines of Christianity; but all men,
Christian, infdel, and pagan, desplse
the character of Judas Iscariot, who,
protesting Christianity, betrayed his
| Lord with a kiss. So must all true
Kentuckians look upon those who,
protesting Unionism, are destroying
the Union by shameless disregard
of the obligations Of the Constitution,
which is the only bond of the Union
So must they regard those who, pro-
Tossing to love liberty, are for enfran-
chising the Negro and disfranchising
the White man, and who, protesting
sympathy for the oppressed, legislate
to burden and oppress the White man
and to exalt the Negro.
4 Such men pretending to make trea-
son odious, are acting the part OF trai'
tors to the Constitution and liberty
and of Judas to their own race. These
reconstruction tinkors have denied
Kentucky's representatives their seats
in Congress, and menance us with
military government and reconstruc
ton. They have adopted a resolution
in Congress to inquire whether Ken
tucky. the first born into the Union
received under the administration o
Washington, has republican form o
government. This inquiry is an IN
suit to the memory Of Washington
and his compatriots, and is infamou
in its purposes of party vengeance
and malignancy. The threat to place
Ms under q military government, IS
reasonable threat, and the attempt t'
carry it into execution, will involve
its movers in the fatal snares OF thel
own treason. These threats TOWARD
us bv these reconstructionists are be
eause we dare assert and mention th'
, principles of the Constitutional gov
ernment, and maintain the Constitu
: ton and the right to enforce Copstltu
, tional duty. The people of Kentucky
) in the exercise Of their inalienabl
right to free selfgovernment, have re
: Gently voted contrary to the wishes 0
S these reconstructicnists, and becaus
f the State is Overwhelmingly Demo
! cratic, they would reconstruct u.s.
I Referring to the recent election, h
! said:
@Let not our recent elections b
: misconstrued at home nor misunder
stood abroad. The Overwhelming
vote cast for His Excellency, John |
! Helm, was not the result of persona
: popularitics; the cause was far deepe
and more controlling than persona
! considerations, and in thus speal1in
:, / do not detract from the persona
: merits and popularity Of His Exec
, lency. The vote recently given wa
= = tho irrepressible outspeaking Of tn
: people, regardless of all personal poT
! lularities and party, in solemn an
! earnest condemnation of the harsf
2 2 unwise, unjust, unpatriotic, anti-reput
u lican disInion and demonstrations
measures and policy adopted by tn
: dominant majority in the .so-called
Congress of the United States.
;, does not detract from his merits 9
! = popularity to say the truth, that n
!, great majority was attributable to tn
! active and linyielding opposition
! the people of Kentucky to that de!
= ! potism which the dominant party
'DsSl Congress continue to assert over lare
y portions Of our common country ,san
= : fixed purpose upon the part OF OF
y people to constantly assert and mail