Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-02-25
what we Think De1pocrats shouId

We do not think the action of Congress
has been such, since its assembling in De-
cenber, as to give satisfaction to the mass
of the people. Certainly, it was neither
their desire, nor understanding, that the
Southern States should be put under Mill
tary Government, and held in that condi-
ton until the Negroes and few Whites
thereof should give evidence Of ability to
govern that country. They surely must
understand that such legislation is not cal
culated to pacify the. Southern Whites and
make them devoted to the Union.a They
must know. drawing their knowledge from
their own human nature, that it will pro-
duce bitterness of feeling that will every
now and then crop out in serious trouble
to the Federal Government, and that it will
necessarily interfere with the prosperity
of the country. This Military Government,
and the Supplementary Negro Govern
ments will entail very large expenditure
of money, which the people of our section
will be constrained to pay through internal
revenue and high tariffs. AlE this could
have been avoided over one year ago had
CONGRESS ratified President JoHNsoN's
work of reorganization, and it can now be
avoideds If Congress shall treat the South
ern States as in the Union, which they are
unquestionably, and allow their Senators
and Representatives to take their seats in
Congress. "i'
Ouryopinion is, furthermore, that the
great majorityrot the people do not want
anythfng more done in the Impeachment
foelefys Indeed, they did not want any
thing done with it from the start. They
tolerated Impeachment talk in BUTLER last
fall, because they were told through Re-
publican journals that he spoke on his own
hook and did not bind the Republican party
to his sayings. .a o.. -.r i. -. ,r<sj
/ We would, therefore, suggest that the
Democrats throughout the State take the
sense of the voters ON these questions at the
| April election. The Democrats of Syra-
cuse, New York, have cut the pattern. Last
fall the Radicals carried the city for FEN
TON, their candidate for Governor, by 545
majority, and yet on the 10Th of this
month the Democrats elected their can
didate for Mayor by0a- majority of 24O
The result astounded and mortified the
Radicals. Against the Radicalism of Com
gress it is a protest. Let similar protests
be pronounced through the respective bal
lot boxes in, Ohio at the election on the
first Monday of April, and it will teach the
Republican party in Congress that they
want no such criminal tampering with
their interests as Impeachment of the Pres
ident and Military Government for the
Southern States is. To get something like
fair expression, let Democrats nominate
for the respective offices men whose quail
tications and characters are such as will
give assurance to the public that on the
score of fitness the Democratic candidates
are in all respects the equals of the Repub-
lican candidates, and then put forth the
most vigorous effort possible to elect them.
Let it be tried even in the strongholds OF
the Republican party. Such a trial in
those localities will show the Republican
party, its cause as illustrated by its Rep
resentatiYes in Congress, much weaker
than at the election last fall. In many
places, where last falls vote would seem to
preclude hope, victory will reward wise
and vigorous Democratic effort.