Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1867-09-27

down already and forever that Thurman,
saliandigham, and their partisans and sup
porters, are the architects of this ruin They
made the public debt because they made the
war, in which that debt grew up, necessary to
save the nation s ife. And for the same rea-
son they are the men who made the sepulchsrs,
the widows. the orphans, the broken hearts
and the desolated lands which the war inevit-
ably brought in its frightful train
Countrymen, suppose me wrong, and that
these promises, made by these Northern trsi,
tors, to aid the rebellion should it begin, did
not cause that beginning, then let me ask
how much longer, fcrcer, bloodisr WAS that
war made, how many more dollars Of debt
were contracted, how many more fathers and
husbands were killed, how many more hearts
broken and prisoners starved a. A Jacksonville
by re as0n Of the fact that on the ..:3d day Of
January, 1861, two hundred thousand Ohio
Democrats sent to the rebellion the greeting
and promise that they would not even consid
er the propriety of the rebellion's being put
down? How many and mu;h Of these were
made by the message Of love sent by the
rebels of Indiana in 1861 assuring the rebcl>
lion tina, if Union armies went from Indiana
70 stop the work of treason it must be over
their dead bodies How much and many Of
these were caused by the Democratic riots in
New York in the resistance Of the draft,
whether ten thousand troops of the United
States were by these riots compelled TO wiih>
draw from our too feeble lines in the enemy's
front? How many and much Of these were
made by the fact that every where at the
North this part; and its Thurmans gave feasts
to rebel prisoners and concealed their spies,
shot Union soldiers and recruiting officers.
wrote letters fayoring desertion, concealed
deserters, cried down the nations Gu rency.
bonds and credit, and refused 10 aid in rails
ing money or troops, rejoiced at cur defeat
and wept at our victories, pilo.ed the rebel
armies through our land, ana disclosed our
military movements TO the enemy! How
much public debt and how many murders
were caused BY the arming for the rebellion,
aud for the sack Of Northe.n cities, three
hundred thousand cons pirators-Son of Lib
erty?
How much Of these were caused BY vallan-
dighams assurance, made 10 the rebellion,
at Richmond, that the Northern Democracy
would come to the reb.llion's aid if the trail
tors would protract the war little longer2
In the name of truth, Of mathematics, which
is exact truth, Iimplofe these men, 90 skilled
In the mathematics of our public debt, these
Pendletons, thurman aud kenneys, to try
their mathematics on these problems which
submit and give results to the country.
sirs, this cant Of theirs about the public
debt being the crime Of the Union party, is
in part, the unn,tigated twaddle with which
knaves sometimes deceive the stupid: and i,
is, in the residue, the tactics ofthe thief. who
runs foremost in the company which hunts
him and shouts loudest the cry of ssS.op
thief!.' These tactics may do for Democrats,
bat will not deceive that natisn which long
ago found ont who made the public debt.
and long ago decided, who and rhere was the
thief
AREcoaD.
Tell me, fellow citizens, where in history
do you find such miracles Of patriotism, endu-
rance, suffering, wisdom. courage, rower and
achievement as you find in the history Of the
Union party during the last six years? In
that story you 6nd crowded together in null
titudcs the grandest, most momentous and
most illustrous affairs Of human history. Al
the beginning Of these years, the Union party
made up Of loyal men from all parties in the
Government. new undisciplined in war, at the
same instant took the Governments control,
and begun contest for the nations life
And the contest was against tho thoroughly
contrived and the firmly united treason Of the
Southern traitor aud Of his Northern ally and
dupe-the Copperhead. And when they re-
ceived it the country vas as have described
it-cithout armies, navies, credit, officers,
arms, experience in war, plans for defense,
and rith this huge aud thoroughly prepared
treason in full possession Of one half the re-
public, and almost all Of its capital. It was
then, and when events stood thus, that the
loyal people loaned to their imperiled coun>
try three billions Of dollars made for it the
best navy on the globa; organised, armed and
drilled an army Of two millions Of men-by
far the migh,iest that ever shook continents
under their tread-crushed, in universal and
overwhelming defeat the armies Of the rebel
lion, only less mighty than our own encoun-
tered, ba!1ed and overcame the concerted ef-
forts Of the Northern Democrat in every way
to destroy the credit Of his Government, and
to embarrass, weaken and defeat its armies;
discovered and defeated the secretly arrang-
ed treason Of near half million Of "Sons Of
Liberty and SAVED rnE LIFE OF THE NATION;
and then. in the year Of the wars ending,
raised revenue Of fve hundred million dol
lars; began to pay the national debt at the
rate ofone hundred millions of dollars per
annum is lesscning the rates and lists Of
taxation; has put already upon the free lists
most Of the great sources Of wealth and inn
plements ofproduction; expects, as WAS told
BY the Secretary Of the Treasury few days
sgo, further to reduce the taxes next year,
and designs to ex,ingai.h ths public debt in
less than thirty years. sdt |
What made B~inum and Girard rioA7 Al, !,
What sold oar Gpycrnmsat boadea
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