Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-08-16

Will of the nationI They are in direct
violation of the will of every honest white,
man and of every intelligent negro at the
South. of every Democrat and every sup
porter of the administration at the North,
and of thousands of Republicans tho love
lIibertV and fear the entertainments of des-
potism. It is the will of the Republican
leaders, and this General Hayes mistakes
| for the will of the nation. He is not the
only man in history who has made SINH
lar mistake. - 9 -''-
: On the 9th of July, 1884, Robespierre
was the head OF the French Government.
He controlled the committees and the Tri-
bunal; he ruled the Assembly. On that
day, In Paris alone, he sent forty persons
ito the guillotine, as he had done on each
day for more than month, and, bathed in
blood, he exclaimed: sit is the will of the
nation.' On the nextday Tallien attacked
him In the Chamber; 'straitor," resounded
through the hall, and on the third day he
was beheaded amid the execration of that
nation whose will he pretended to execute.
Is this the restoration of the Union? Is
this the maintenance of the Constitution?
General Hayes says that in a speech in
Congress in 1861, l declared that ''armies,
navies, blood cannot maintain thesUnion."
Have they maintained IT,? [Cfies of no,
mol God forbid that the Union under the
Constitution should be degraded by COM
parison with the condition of things this
day. said, further, treason, Justice, peace
may restore the Union" Irepeat it.. 1t is
true. The event has shown that also.
General Hayes, in his; Lebanon speech,
says. ''They want to return to the old or
der Of things" '.' on ''.''A- 5i'a<. i'.
EsZOhsl hour of lust administration of the
Constitution would restore the Union
.I[Cheers.l Why can we not have it? Why
this entire dislocation Of State Govern
Ements? Why this entire suspension ofcivl
L. =. A. a.
regard or abrogation of, the Federal Con-
stitution in all its relations, to the South
For what purpose? 1 put this question in
all candor to every honest Republican,
The sole object is to secure to the negroes
| the right to vote, and thereby give them
II the absolute control of those States. And
1.-THE inducement for this is the belief that
1.-THE negroes will vote with the Republican
party. If it were certain that the negroes
would vote with the Democratic party,
these gentlemen would not be in favor of
negro suffrage. go further. II they could
be assured of controlling those States by
means of the white vote alone, they would
prohibit negro suffrage. New England be-
lieves that with those States she can afford
!, to lose-as she sees she soon will lose-sOme
: of the Northern States. Despairing of us
ing the white man, she turns to the black
man. S sees in him the means of power
She sees reflected in his face the perpetual
tion of tariffs, one hundred per cent. div
idends, exemption of bonds from taxation
! the harvest of capital, the hey-day of New
= England Puritanism. Agriculture may
l weary of its burdens; labor may become
restive; Northwestern men may become
disgusted with fanaticism, and believe thai
Sunday laws and prohibitory temperance
; laws are unwise and tyrannical; but New
= England soothes them for the moment By
an appeal to their philanthropy, and pre-
pares for these events by securing vote tt
! the negroes, and the negroes to herself.
= : + Gentlemen Republicans! Are you will
. ling, in order to further this partisan
scheme, to leopard not only our Govern
ment, but all free government? Are yol
willing to continue this disgraceful spec
!. tacle-which know in your souls you ar
ashamed ot-of subjecting ten States Il
: mere military despotism for the purpose o
: securing more strength to your party. 1 d.
!, not claim more disinterestedness thai
u u other men, but I would gladly consen
: that the Democratic party should be ex
!, cluded from power during my lifetime,
: that would induce you to restore tn
! Union, to reinstate the Constitution, an
;, Hreinvigorate throughout the whole syster
: the principles of free government
4 (Cheers.) n ..... .-... .,,-7 .....-.F =,
= REPUBLICAN PARTY. q"
n When 1 ventured lately to condemn th
8, whole policy of the Republican party, a
= tn.s rpn,a3r i1o.s NJ PanSIoton
q ,,oSap ne avborts ms to return to an
=, ptond hy tha onstitntion-we do NOT ey
It actly understand what he means by that.
t. Gentlemen, that is true; that is th
IS whole difficulty. The Republican part
:. does NOT now. and never did know what
L is to s.stand by the CONSTITUTIONS The
If 80 noyor roada If the rule Of their cor
duct-tha uuide of their action. They hay
y. uavor onnTeciated its wisdom thev hay
IL noyer cpItivated resnect for its bindin0 ot
# i;0otion and so thew have never stndied 4
rs sr;r;t or ira Letter Whatever thew desir
,r ~ do yabether from a sincere beiief th,
20 tba GOOD ot the ceuntrv demanded il. 9
,t 49, o stno;r narrv interpsf required If. ths
20 .ha. ehav Inut baua poIwsvs done Their AVN will
re ont rnty the Constitntion. has been their ruI
10 And to this standard. and none other. the
Is bava alwavs been nerfectly true. -, n
re In is1o thew onposed the establishmel
in ofH INC MisSouri Comnromise Line.
Of 1874 sthev onnosed its abroeation,9 In IsI
A. -, nn1ose6 its sre.anartment.-l.-s. = T. -
h. ~ 1aIe tbeu refnscd the nse of State iai
d. ann state MAGISTRATES to execute the Fug
10 t;t,o Slave Iaw on the oronnd that the r
is rnrn of fneitiyes was the duty of the Fet
" sroi Government. Tn 1850 thew refused
ID vote a more STRINGENT Federal law, on Il
is gronnd that the return of fugitives was ii
of dntv of the State Governments. In 1S
~ tbey nasSed personal liberty bills, on ii
r %ronnd that the state should not assist ii
lis FaIeraI Government: and i'm 1861 they r
IN neaIed all laws on the subject. on ii
US pronnd that neither State nor Federal Go
m Eminent shonld execute the Constitution.
o. In 1S5s thew had possession of the Sta
3u covarnments. thew maUnitied Stat,
r;%bts adonted tho resolutions of ,es and
ne ar their conventions, exalted the idea
of % nfederat;on as AGAINST unity. AMI pr
d. nared to array the States in armed confii
e. with Federal authority. In 1862 they h
IN possession of the Federal Government; tn
al denonnced States rights, called the Ke