The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-08-01
JACKSON STANDARD.
THURSDAY, = August I, 1857.
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Inc St;tNehOiutrS Of South CarOlnS
formally seeded from the Union, and
declared the Constitution, of the United
States abrogated, as far as il was appli-
cable tatliem. They forcibly seized the
national property within the limits Of
that State, They levied and equipped
military forces and made war upon the
Government of which they were part.
Ten other States followed the example
OF South Carolina, and leaguing them
selves together, eSsayed to set mp for
eign government within our limits
The United States were reduced to
the necessity of submitting to these in
suits and injuries, and Of allowing for
eign and hostile government to be
established in our midst, or of yindica-
ting the insulted honor Of the patton
and maintaining its territorial integrity
by force. The President and Congress,
backed by the loyal millions OF twenty
tou States, chose the latter alternative
But before resorting to force, the
representatives of the people of the
United States rendered concessions to
the insurgents even beyond what they
claimed as constitutional right. They
They proposed to give them constitu-
lional guarantees for the protection of
their slave property. These concess-
ions and propositions, on the part of
the majority, were humilating-dis-
gracefully so. Yet for the sake of
peace the North was willing to make
them. All these oyertures were reject
ed with scorn accompanied with inti-
nations that they were born of our
fears. The South, in their view, had
all the courage, and the chivalry;
Northern men were craven spirited;
the population OF the North was an
aggregation of white-livered towards,
who dared not live up TO their princi-
piles.
These facts are historical, indisputa-
bic, and known to ALL They are as
patent TO the world as are the events of
the gigantic civil war that followed, and
which resulted, as we all know, in the
triumph of the Federal Government,
In suppressing this great rebellion,
hundreds ofthousands of lives were lost,
and thousands of millions of money ex-
pended. We have, as consequence of
this rebellion, monster debt, aud high
taxation.
Who is responsible for these things :
The Copperhead Democracy, who en-
couraged the South to rebel, and who
gave the rebels encouragement, aid and
comfort all through the war, charge the
responsibility, not upon those who as
sailed the Government, but upon those
who defended it. The Republican
party was in power A Republican
President called out the MALTA to en-
force the laws A Republican Congress
levied taxes, authorized loans, and pro-
vlded for the raising and equipping of
armiesi and Republicans filed the
ranks Of those armies from the begin
ming to the end Of the war. Therefore
the Republican party is responsible. If
no armies had been raised, there could
have been no war; If no loans had been
authorized, there would have been no
debit if no taxes had been levied, the
people would have had no taxes to pay
That is the logic of Democrats. II
the Republicans had not done these
things there would have been neither
war, debt, or taxation. they say But
they neglect to state the further impor-
tant fact that if the Republicans had not
been guilty of these outrageous acts,
we should, to-day, have had no country,
no liberty, and perhaps no property
which we could call our own to pay
taxes on.
The Republican party casks no
tavors and shrinks from no RESPONSE
bllities" in this matterA The Conner
heads, by decrying the credit Of the
Government, made the warmore costly,
and increased the volume of the public
debt. But in the matter of shooting
rebels, or otherwise injuring tho ene-
mics OF their country, they are innocent,
1t requires no aflidavits to prove that.
When they succeed in persuading the |
people Of Ohio that the rebels did no
wrong in inaugurating the war, and
that the suppression of the rebellion
was great wickedness, for which the |
Republicans, and all who served in the |
Union army, ought to be punished, they |
will please let us ow.-ColumJas |
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