The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1867-10-01
A ID r. e S .
DEM AGY YoF THE

Nineteenth Ohio Senatorial District.
Nominated, without solicitation on my
part, by the Depfocracy of the counties
Iof Guernsey and Monroe, as their candi-
date for the State Senate, and having
accepted the nomination thus rendered
me, l proceed thus to address you:
Under other circumstances written
address from candidate to those he
hopes, after the election, to call his con-
stituents, might be out Of place as show
ing an oyerweening anxiety for Office; but
in these days, when statements are made
involving grave charges against the party
now in power in the State and National
councils, fair dealing, at least, would die
tate that they be put in a form SO tangi-
BILE that if untrue or unsupported by
facts, they may meet that contradiction
and that .denunciation which falsehood
ever deserves.
The political party now controlling the
National and State governments obtained
power on a Platform of principles strong
ly pledged to the preservation of the
rights of the States. This plank from
the Chicago Platform which nominated
Lincoln and Hamlin is in these words,
"That the maintenance inyiolate Of the
rights of the States, and especially the
right of each State to order and control
its own domestic institutions according
to its own judgement exclusively, is es-
sential to that balance of power on which
the perfection and endurance of our polit-
ieal fabric depends, and we denounce the
lawless invasion by armed force of the
soil of any State or Territory, no matter
under what pretext, ds among the gravest
of crimes ....
Never before was solemn pledge more
shamefully broken. A portion of the
States which formed the Union and made
it what it was, carefully guarding IN the
Constitution the power they vested in the
General Governments, and without whose
aid, the Revelation which severed the
thirteen Colonies from Great Britain, and
made them free and independent States,
are now, By this same party, thus solemn.
ly pledged to the maintenance inyiolate
of the rights of the States, and especial
lythe right Of each State to order and
control It's own domestic institutions ac-
cording to its own judgement, deprived
of their rights within the Union, and are
governed, not by officers, legislatures and
courts selected by themselves, but by ar
my officers, supported by the bayonets
Of standing army as Austria and Rus
sia govern Poland and Hungary. Men
Of every party, and of all nationahties
within the United States, aided, with their
money the people Of these downtrodden
nations to rise against the tyrants whose
feet were upon the peoples neeks; and be-
cause England denied to Ireland fair
representation in the Parliament that
makes her laws, and sends from England
Lord iLieutenanis to govern that unhap-
py land-unhappy because her people are
denied their right to self-goyernment----
Fenianism, intended to oyerWhelm Eng
l;sb rnle i encou-aoed bg. our people.
and prayers arc offered up from many an
American heart for its success. Yet Ire
land has rights which the American Con.
gress, governed by the party in power,
denies to ten States Of the American Re
nublie. and acts are every day committed
;n The Southern States which the Gar 81
Ri,,ssia or the Emneror Of Austria dare
not tolerate +. their conquered Provinces
Iof HUNGARY and Poland
A,no6o fbe States denied by the uarty
now ssiins mower a representation in Con.
ores oress and with # tLe -right Of berr. people
e ,Ior5er and contfol their. own domestir
;nst;tnt;ons accora;no 70 their ;ndoement
- tho sta.e ,t.t o.ve Wa.b;poton T. laai
the Amsr;can~ reeyolution and Thomas
,,J r. aaarsan ond J.mao Madison to The Re-
vubI;s l,IIs tha ons tbs a,,tbor 4 itbe Dech
Fat;on Of Tndenendence the other NOR,
tban - .ny 'otbsr one man tho natern;ty
Of the Constitution Is OWING. and witt
! these tbe 1o,Yeaf heads of the Reyolutior
and of the Constitution When the5wa,
| of the Revolution bad ended and IN,
/ 1fzovernment vas we'll niob wrecIaa r.,
,sssnf - 20 - mo,nav ~ nav If The deht an,
| the heroic army VIRGINIA igaye her west
! err lands that thew be sold and the pro
lceeds annl;ed q save the Republic from
3vin9gs almost still born. This eloriou,
Eft embraced within. its scope the ! greater