Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1867-04-17

would not tnls-hav6 been IaWfulI I OF
hang murderer but what is q mur
derer compared to q rebeli The for
mer only kills one man, the rebel
killed half a million of oursbest anC
noblest; and we are told that we coulC
not lawfully hang them. Secondly
we could have disfranchised them ut
terly-debaring them from all the privi
leges and blessings of citizenship. W.
could have done this by law, and NJ
man dare deny that it would have beer
just. Thirdly, we could have tsker
every rebel dollar-confscated every
thing they had in the world-to pay
our national debt. How did our reyo
lutionary fathers treat their rebels and
tories When the war was ended, moi
one of them was permitted to remain
in the country, and all their property
was coniscated. By different Colonia
laws, some we're given 20 days to leave
some 100 days; but all were compelled
to 90. Our forefathers even taxed
themselves heavily in order to send
away these tories who were too poor K
60, SO desirous were they that not ever
their seed should be left behind
Three ship loads left Boston, four shiI
loads left EsW York and the Rretchel
were dropped sll along the neighborinS
coast-in Canada, New Brunswick and
NoVia Scotia. So many were left in
the latter province that the term o.
$50 to Halifax" has passed into oul
language as . maledietion. consignina
an enemy to a place which was so odi
GUS as the residence of Tories. Laugh
teri But what was Tory compared tc
8 rebel7 He at least had q plausible
argument on his side. A tory was a
white hearted saint and q pAtrist oom
pared to a rebel of 1861. (Cheering. J.
Perhaps We made q mistake in not copy.
ing more closely the example set Us BY
our revolutionary fathers. But Con.
gress was magnanimous. 1--WE give
you your lives you msy stay upon your
farms, and go to work and enjoy al
the privileges of the government; only
one thing you shall not do-you shall
not again rule US" Such masnanimi-
ty l defy you to find in history. As a
father would rule 8 rebel son, who
sought 10 destroy the household, and.
after correcting him, say to him, you
are still my son, but my thrashed son.
But now you are unrepresentable-you
are generally in bad order. Go and wash
your face come in and touch your hat
to me, ard then you can sit down at
the table with the rest of the family"
So the federal government deals with
the- -Eobellioas naonaboFs of its family.
For instance, Alabama, being thorough
ly whipped, it says to her you let
go me, but will not let go of you.
Ny strong arm is upon you. If you
wish to resume your place on the plat
form of the Union, conform to my
conditions. Your first step shall be on
this little ladder, known as the Con-
Amendment. Ascend that
ladder and come to me bareheaded,
and you may resume your place in the
family circle, but not before. lApplause)
We presented the Amendment to the
rebel States. Tennessee accepted it
and came IN clothed in her right mind
and the moment the news of her ac-
ceptance was telegraphed- to Washing
ton. her representatives were admitted
into Congress; thus showing the good
faith of Congress. But now We say to
other States, "If you will not cooper
ate with US we will do it ourselves. If!
there are not enough loyal white men
among you, we shall ask the loyal black
men to help them. (Applsuse.) Look.
ing beyond the white rebels, We see
:, 200, 900 of men who were never reb-
els, whose only crime is black skin,
and thank God, we now say, "a mans
1 man for % thatp (Great applause
[ give my voice for the blaekcst loyal
nan that ever lived, rather than the
Yhitest traitor who goes unhsnged -
Cheering.) We tried three years to |
ave slavery, and we're beaten as we |
deserved to be.
By gradual and cowardly steps we at |
asst made soldiers of the blacks, and |
that God had immutably |
oined their fate with ours and when /
We did this we achieved victory. The
question of social equality has nothing
@ do with the mstter-it is question
# Right. is there man so black that
-ou will not grant him Justice What
Republican could walk
through the South and avow his senti-
nents in safety?
In Texas alone there were 700 mur-
lers in nine months, and in not one
was the murderer punished.
The Rebels are still at par in the South.
nd it is considered disgrace to be q
oyal man. If you gave them power in
congress, what would become of cur
National Debt and our tarif-espeei=
lily whep they had the Northern
democrats to cooperate with themi
Who are the parties asking you to vote
or them on the first Monday of April3
Inc is the Union party, born when the
-ag went down at Sumter (Applause, /
nd formed by the uniting of all patri.
is, Democrats as we'll as Republicans
rho cordially agreed TO sink old names
nd differences. That Union party
ut down the Rebellion, destroyed
very Rebel host, and struck of the
hackles from 1900, 900 slaves; that
arty is in power to-day, and that par
= will he in power on aud after the
in April. (Greatapplause.
he Democrats, who oppose US, are the
arty that resisted the draft and as
sted the rebels. 1t is q mere waste of
reath to reiterate the charge. All
outhern leaders, rulers, legislators,
enerals, colonels, Knights Of the ,
olden Circle ETC., all Democrats and ,
to the party that opposes us
! the present issue. Ask JET. Davis,
10 State prisoner at Fortress Monroe,
oW heWould have you vote, and he r
i'll tell you to vote the Democratic
cket. How will the soldiers vote 7
there is one here who has doubt in
is mind, let him take his Springfield :
Ae and put the question TO that; and
le echo Of every bullet which rang
ON its deadly tube will tell himI Vote )
ith the Union partYl Put the ques- i
on to the blood-rusted saber, and to
le old six. FOUNDER, and the reply will :
, the same, in tones of ringing steel 4
echoing thunder. (Great cheering. n
We fought the rebels and you fought b
l." Applause. la
Gen. Garfield concluded his eloquent !
eech by glanoing at the present Re- .
rm agitation in England and the in n
rrection in Ireland, appealing to all 8
boring men to vote with the Union a
rty, as the only real liberal Democrat a
party in existance; and confidently :,
edicted the success Of the Union
,ket, with Gov. Joseph r. Howley at .,
head. At the close of his remarks, s
was greeted with thunders Of ap- q