Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-08-16
AUGUST a16,,a 1867.
in 1867 the Supreme Court refused to ad-

in 1867 the Supreme Court refused to ad-
minister them. uf ~ y8b 1l.' q 10 ssGi1f /,
!. For this they have threatened to impeaeh
the Judges, and they have actually reduced
their numbers. lt3itlH -'-- ' -i'-4i
In 1861 they appealed to the patriotism
Of the people, and raised! immense armies
to maintain the Constitution and the Union.
In 1855 they preferred to continue the war
rather than make peace on the basis of
maintaining the Constitution and Union.
=, And to-day calling themselves with os-
tentatious hypocrisy the Uuion party, they
would prefer to recognize the independence
of the Confederate States, rather than re-
store the Union on the basis of the Consti-
tuition. -..- .-...r-. .t.,.4t
b They have held and abandoned every the
'ory of Government and every political
opinion. ei-s - n .u"us - A l'''73
. ..In the short space of one revolving moon,g o9
Was statesman, poet, fiddler and bufoon,"
They have been true to their passions; true
to their desires; true to their partizan inter-
ests; but never true to the Constitution.
They do not understand what it is to
s'stand by the Constitution" They pro-
claim loudly that the Constitution does not
exist either int theory or practice in ten
States of the Union; and their most trust
ed and able leader, in the fullness of his
contempt for that Instrument, and for the
few Republicans who are willing to obey it,
declares in his own choice language shat
some fragments of the old and broken
Constitution stick in q, their gizzards and
trouble them of nights" ,-.;..s-
Gentlemen, this is the charge we have
always made. They do not understand
what it is to stand by the Constitution.
And it is for this very reason, as we assert,
that they have clothed our land in the
mourning of civil war, destroyed our form
OF government, broken down the guarani
tees of liberty, and loaded us with this
enormous burden of debt and taxation y,
And yet L repeat the advice, ''Stand by
| the Constitution" That is the safe, and
speedy, and certain remedy. We. may not
| Immediately be able to restore its authori-
ty, but let us. at least, never abandon or
degra de it. Its principles of government
! are the ark of our safety amid this flood
1t contains the hope of the world. In it Is
| preserved all that is valuable in the eXpe-
| rience of the past-all that. Is susceptible
of Improvement in the future. It may be
tossed on wrathful waves, amid the black
ness of darkness, but the sun will shine 81
last. The dove will go forth never to re-
turn: emblem OF purity, and liberty, ant
peace, she will seek to rebuild her habita
| tion among the scenes of her former life
| = do not despair. 1 will notIsurrendel
| hope. "Sorrow endureth for time, bul
Joy cometh ia the morning." have hope
in the aspirations of man; l have faith in
the proYidences OF God. Progress Is th'
law of humanity B.. IN ,5-.1t.'faa..l
.- rAnd from the iskv, sereIc Ind far.
A voice falls, like falling 81 ar -... .-
-.- ..s.I -g.-HL r.I Excel. ior ~ -A.'.t -'7
1t occurs to me this is an historic day. /
is the birthday of the great Napoleon
Aptly for the encouragement of those o
you who despond. [ remember an inciden
of his life. In 1885, after he had won dis
tinction at Toulon, after he had -declinet
the war in Vendee, unemployed, pennies!
alone. he walked the streets of Paris. III
begged from Talma, the actor, a few franc
to supply his daily wants. He said: 81
Europe all things are settled; the cond
tions of Government and society are fixeC
can get nothing here to do; shall go t
tiie East-to the cradle OF our race, to th
birthplace of great men, to- the scene G
great destinies." He did not go. In les
+ than one year he was master of the ID
, .ctory, the conqueror of Italy, rich
: money, richer in fame, surrounded b
! friends, powerful, and had entered upo
that immortal career which for twent
: years made dynasties, and government
q and society the playthings of his viii
/ Loud and prolonged cheering.]