Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-07-11
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HernapS, Mf.aEulJOf, SHOutQ nave cap
ped this article, "Talks at Sand Hill, rath-
er'than Talks about it; but no matter; the
difference is of no special consequence in
a communication on some things in general
and afew in nparticular, as this is intended
te7be.sHsastai q. dsss'vus5 zhs.-'s z r.
As to those hickory trees tumbled by the
storm, it was sorrowful to see them. How
fallen! There they lIe-neyer again to
arise, or stand erect as in former days Fit
for nothing now but to be cast into the fire.
How strikingIy emblematical of those
slife long Democrats" carried down from
the Jacksonian nights on which they once
stood, noble in rectitudc as the cedars of
Lebanon, and fruitful in political excel
lence as the apple tree among the trees of
the wood, once the joy and the glory of the
land where they grew, and particularly of
the party to which they belonged. Many
looked up to them with admiration
and respect and found not only their fruit
to be sweet to the taste, but even their
shadow to be d.light. But now, alas,
none so low as to do them reverence
Who cares for Stanton, or Butler, or Tod,
or Logan and host of other political
reprobates who have fallen like Lavifer,
the son OF the morning, to rise no more !?
The love of popular applause was their
ruin. Their principles were not sound. They
were hypocrites at heart the wind
of Radicalism blew, their decayed prin-
ciples gave way, down they came with
a crash, and now JEFF. Davis himself has
ten-fold the respect of all good men in all
parties, and in,all parts of the earth, than
these noted thieves and "bloodsucks."
And so it is with others of less note, who,
in thoughtless hour, lent a listening ear
to the voice of that unholy enchantress
sslo-eillty." To think some of them spent
half a century in travelling in the ''good
old ways" of Democratic wisdom, safety
and peace, but in an unlucky hour under
the impulse OF a fanatic convulsion, leaped
to ruin down a precipice to Radical perdi-
tioR. That cry of the demagogue, .loy-
al5y,'' 8 loyalty. led them astray. They
turned and embraced their enemies. They
put their heads in Delilah's lap. They
soon lost the locks of their beauty and
strength. They arose and shook them
selves; but, alas, their glory was departed
their love, charity, prudence, modesty, de-
Inocracv, and even in many. cases. their
christianity, all gone. What dismal Icha-
bods they are! Howling, growing, fanat-
ical, adiverish!4 They rage around, curse
their former friends, bless their former en-
ernies, attend leagues, lick the very dust
off the feet of Power, and play
the tyrant, sycophant, bypocrite, fool
and Jesuit admirably by turns as ordered
by their new masters. Thus they turn
Radical and rave. Their soliloquy is graph
ically given by you in your leader in the
DAILY STATESMAN for July Sth. Now, my
advice to all Democrats who may have
L.. 4
but firmly. If they are beginning to re-
cover from this frothing fit of fanaLical
fever las many of them are), do with them
as Sam Slick advised husbands to do with
their wives-"encourag the timid, deal
gently and kind with the fractions, but lath-
er the svlky ones like blazes."
But what about Sand HDl ? Well, am
not talking about the fallen hickories of the
Hill,' and the storm that Frustrated them
and others of the Stanton and Butler order
in these dis-U. s. Such noble hickories as
Thurman, Cox, Pugh, Morgan, and Law
renee (Senatorial nominee in Sand Hill
District), are worthy of all praise for
breasting soOnobly the hurricane of past
years and standing to-day as erect as ever,
since the abatemeat4of the winds VIM Ali
honor To- them Their feet are too
pure for such demagogues as have named
to be allowed even to wash. sH'sAf- 'A -'s'
Well. Mr.. Editor, we had some talk al
sand Hill about you. Are you an humble
man? Hope you are; for if you are not
what / am about to say might fan your
vanity You remember that big dinner
mentioned i'm my last At the table we
had some talk tthe ladies approving what
we said) about the STATESMAN, which is
popular among Sand Hill Democrats, and
were unanimous in our conclusions that it
has greatly Improved of late Though al
ways good). that its editorials, locals, ane
mechanical execution were all excellent
and made it worthy place in every Demo
cratic family in the State or out of it. We
laughed at your eXcoriations of that dull
fellow (have forgot his name) who man
ages the Journal. we wondered what yOI
did mean by Z" gknash," t" or some such word
and now what do you mean? We al
thought that our Democratic press was no
swell supported as it ought to be, ant
certain am l you will soon hav,
reason to know of a efoTm OIL this subjec
among YOUR political friends in Sand Hill
All that thousands upon thousands wht
have been swept off into the Republican
ranks by the impetus of passionate fury
need to reclaim Them again to Justice, con
Stitutional law and order, this fall, is in
formation on the real aims of the radica
leaders in their war on the PRESIDENT Mil
fia2e, high taxes, cry cf loyalty, &C., ant
they will help the Democracy (the onl,
hopeof this Government) hurl these ba
men from power, and to restore the blesse
state of things we had before the wal
Any man who can read, and is not too pre-
jutGiced TO believe the truth, must know tina
Hayes, the Radical candidate for Governor
is a shoddy of the rankest type Th
wool growers OF Sand Hill know this
BY shoddy 1 mean he is in full sympath.
with New England interests-that he vote
for. this, aud against the interests of ever
wool raiser in the West. on every bill (tha
looked to our protection by tariff, in tn
last Congress. Why? Doubtless becaus
he received a remuneration for doing SO fror
New England manufacturers. Is this tn
man we are to trust to sit in the Guberns
torial chair in this great State of Ohit
whose leading staple is wool? Farmers, whs
say you? My Republican friend, what sa
g0;ip Can YOU trust him? will You vote it fc
him through party drill, feeling or prejr
dice, and against your own interest and til.
ofsyour children Why should yon and |
slaves to New England men? If Congre
had passed the bill that Hayes vote
against, you and I might just as well HAY
received 75 cents per pound for our wo'
this season as 40 or so, all we are receivin,
Who, gets this % cents per pound of whic
wesafe left ntinsts2 why, New Englan
weobmerchants and, manufacturers. Wins
do they do with it? Build fine house
buy fine furniture, purchase fine clothin
1or their delicate wives and daughters, {
spend it in visiting Newport, Saratog
Cape. May Europe. &C., or they el
change it,, for taxless bonds, tn,
they, may live. at their ease whe
they grow old - that is, they thu
spend part of it; the remainder goes
such congressman as Hayes to secure b
vote to kill all bills that look to protectin
YOU iri your just earnings. Now, will yol
from the stringency of sympathy with pal
ty or the howl of the demagogue abou
':copperhead, - s:copperhead,' . be so silly {
to hep place a man in power, or aid
robbed In tliis manner? For robbed yo
are; and will be just SO long as you len