The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-09-05


since the year 1861. Whether loyal
men or traitors shall rule this country.
Whether the debt incurred in putting
down the Democratic rebellion shall be
held sacred or repudiated The negroes
came to the aid of the Government in
its extremity, and if they are not men,
why did you call him to take a musket,
and bare his breast against the hosts of
treason.
1t is said that no party except the
Democratic party can preserve the con-
stitution of The United States. lido not
know about this No party but the
Democratic party ever trampled the
constitution Of the United States under
foot, and fight to destroy this Union.
When was the Republican party, or any
member of that party, ever found in
arms against the Union and the consti-
tuition. But it is said that the Repub-
lican party ought to have compromised
with the Southern rebels, while two
hundred thousand of them were thun-
dering at the National Capital. The
Democratic party could not compromise
at the Charleston convention. Mr..
Johnson read from a Dem ocratic docu-
ment circulated by Mr.. DUNCAN in the
year 1860, in which George E. Pugh and
others declared that there could be no
political compromise with the Breckin-
ridge wing Of the party. This is pretty
party to claim that it alone can preserve
the Government, when it cannot pre-
serve its own existence. We have been
burying this party for seven long years,
and here it is again, sticking up its head +,
uttering its old cry of "nigger, niger,
nigger."
When our fathers achieved their inde-
pendence, they did not put the Govern
ment into the hands of the tories. When
the MexicanS conquered the foreign
invaders, they did not put their conquer
ed foes into power When the British
Government put down the Fenians,
they did not at once put these Fenians
into power. Only last fall, the Demo
cratic party demanded the unconditional
admission of unwashed traitors into the
Halls Of Congress.
Mr.. Johnson then at length reviewed
the course pursued by the Democracy
during the war-how it gave the rebels
aid and comfort, rejoiced at Union de-
feats, and mourned at the defeats of the
rebels. He reviewed the Democratic
policy in the beginning Of the war,
where all slaves captured were sent back
to work for their rebel masters. liz
referred to the change Of policy, and
declared that ever after the proclamation
OF emancipation was promulgated, vic.
tory perched upon our banners. HI
could see the hand Of God in all this
The man who could not perceive tn,
workings of Providence in all this, is al
object of pity
1t does not lie in the mouth of thu
Democrats that it is wrong to disfran'
chise white rebels, for the Democrat
in the House of Representatives votet
for their dsfrauchisement.
Even Forest, Beauregard, and Long
street admitted that they were satislie,
with the reconstruction policy of Con
gress. They told Senator Wade, in hi
southern tour, that they had staked al
upon the result OF the war, and having
been conquered, they must submit t
the will of the conquerers Will
Southern men thus admit that they hav
no right to claim anything, the North
orn copperheads are telling them to hol
on, that they have all tho rights the
ever had, that they have forfeited nc
thing by their rebellion,
Mr.. johnson then explained the natur
of citizenship, showing that citizen {
the United States is respected abroad
but that foreign powers show no respec
to him as citizen of Ohio. When
citizen of the United States rebels
and thus commits treason, he throw
off his allegience, and becomes an allie
enemy, and has no rights under OF
constitution except the right to be hun
by the neck until he is dead
In referring to the public debt, NJ
Johnson fixed the responsibility for
upon tho Democratic party. He the
referred to VAllandigham'S record, an
called upon Mr. DUNCAN to say in Il
the honesty of heart if he shoul
: be elected to the Legislature, would h
not vote for Vallandigham for Unite
States Senator.
In discussing the financial questic