Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1867-10-02

same old bfeeche8 and cooked has worn
before the Revolution. What one idea
fitted 10 the times do they bring forthl1
Do they propose to readopt the resolu<
tons OF 'esf They might Is well dig
up the nummies Of Egypt. Do they
propose to show that the war In defense
Of the Union WAS wrongi Then they
denouncs Grant, Sheridan, and every
gallant soldier who fought for the coun-
try. Dolthey propose 70 show thstthe
febef States hhoald have been received
back without oonditiDnsi That il to
tight the battle Of 1886 over again.
VIII they denounce negro suffrage 2
Then, II they got power they would re
PudiAte Il, and the whole Of sir years
bAtt3ss mnst be renewed and freedom
struggle again for existanoe. Thus
there is nothing to contend for unless
We light over the war Of the rebellion.
The Democratic party Is left without
idsais sfhsrsis time when q mouse,
in an exhausted receiver, must die,
and We humbly suggsst that time has
come for the Democratic party. But
ne forget that there d ons other thing
at issue. The Legislaturs hasproposed
an amendment 70 the Constitution
that the few negroes in Ohio shall be
pefmitte ed 70 vote. In other words
there Sh all be no distinction Of color
o. raoe before the law. This Was 3
mere isfsrenes from the results, Of the
war. The ConfedsrAte States seeded
and made war 10 keep the negro in q
Tcondi dition Of ofinferiority. In other words,
they fought to destroy true democracy.
They failed. terribly failed. not only
in battle, bot in the Judgment Of man
kind.
Nov let u underStand the Demo,
cratic lsadsn Of Ohio fairly. Do they
mean thataftes tbs nation has passed
through series Of battles and reyolu-
tons, from the Declaration of indie
pendence in l776 TO the lEst battle
against johnson in 1866, all TO estAb-
lsh the equal rights of man-do they
mean to stand up in the face CT the
peopls Of Ohio, and say this principle
is fAlsei Do they think any party can
at thia time stand upon that ground
But ne leaIn fIom the New York Day
Book, . paper recently sent out to the
West. that there Is a new political issue
m ades The Day Book elsims TO have
The ciFculstioEOfa1y Democratic news
paper, and II this be true. we have 3
right TO infer the sentiments Of the
Democratic people, from their organ.
We learn from the Day Book that ne
groes are not Sssa. and consequently
are not entitled TO the rights Of men.
Certainly this is decisive Of much
more. If negroes are not men, then
they are no more descendants Of HAN,
than they are of SEAN and JAPHET,
and then ali Of our puzzling questions
about races are disposed Of. We take
It. this is 10 be the great battle ground
of the Democratic party IN o., Wheth-
ef negroes are men Mr.. Morgan, Of
the Auglaise District, opened out on
this idea. II will be most amusing
disonss;ona ain which it viii be llustra-
ted that there il but one step from the
sublime to the ridiculous. The great
Dsmocf4tic party, after seventy years
Or political discussion, descending from
the E6eE0tufi0n 1of 49, from accession
and from bloody WArta consider 1heth-
er the negro is man or an ourang ou-
tang. There We leave them, but with
sn sdmonition Of their fate. A party,
which was = war party in peace and
pesce party IN war, which defended hui
man slavery when civilized nations de-
nonneed il, which hss not q single liY-
ing idea, which Is behind the age in
all that concerns human advancement, |
and which has 20 utterly failed in its
can ne longer maintain. . |
heslthJ hJvexisteneeC & IL has no idea, no
purpose, no theory, and no. success
Why, then, should it seek to inger out |
an existence which has no obecti
Parties Izhiah eaa1 kaanfled On broad
diGeFeacos Of pFiBoipls-and Of policy I
may be1aeoessafya 10 a.healthy state Of
republicAn government, but when these
have ceased tolexist, parties must de-
generate into fAetionsI We had hoped |
that enc result Of the war would be
oessatioa Of political hostilities, and We |
seesnos WI this shoald.aot be tAe case.
Dat eeFtAialyo the Rspabliean party
must fnish les mission 5l50 EJD.N.
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