The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-10-30

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the winding u3. II history u correct, which
] presume !, Is, the declaration Of war was 4
very grouud.ess, and when peace was Hiades
there was no reference had n The stiphla-
tion a. Ghent as TO the grounds Df the wer,
after the war was over, and the smoke had
blown 4 little away there wasniuch said IN
the way Of critcism, in reference " the
grounds Of The war and the stipulation of
| peace. sl.f tt3 ~
! In l845, the DemoTocrdey came into power
The term Of Folks election was lhe annexa-
tion Of Texas and awar with Mexico, Tex
los and California were taken from Mexico.
Thus came intosexisteuce nths bastard chil-
dren Of political rape,p as Wise said Of West
Virginia,
Well, what next9 IN lsts. Dmoaosrscy
was defeated by General Taylor This cre-
ated mighty huttering among The wounded
pigeons Like fsh out Of water, fasteriug4 y
in all directions. This was 4 mighty shock
| Democracy, br DennonooFacy, stank. y pa-
tFi6ed, and became an old running sore, ~
fact, al corruption was shaken 10 sle centeF.
All hope was gone. Thty met in Con Yeneiou
in Nashville TO devise meanR TO wgeneh the
government from the ola haro. They threw
before the public their base Of operationei
but the time had not afrived--the SouthtrA.
heart lad not been snilieehtly sfred up,V
and consequently their project met with nni- !
Versal condemnation among the masses IN
the Southern Ststesi and therefore, their
rebellion went down, So you perceire, when
they are ont Of power they want war, and
will have one on sens terms and when they
are 10 power, they wsnt wat, and will have
1t, terms OF no terms. Wat warl Democ-
racyi Democracy Secesuion Secession
Rebell Rebel Niggfr Niggcr Cotton
Cottonl Southern fights nnd the Southern
Conf deracy and Devil, and everything else
Like starving tiger, dnes n pessessioh OF
hsprey, maddened with lhe lasla of blood.
: This Simon pure party possgsaea smother
clustering quality, TIE battle oFg always
was that human slAyery was ia eaheeE--
When, IN fact, ~ they hsd let i alone them
selves, there was DO danGst Slavery. pros
slavery and ali right upoli the goose waa
the all-absoTbink topic Their whole saliva
tion depended on ii. II vas the only test
and qualifications to Office. The entering
| wedge 70 position and power. Tbe s,eppisg
J stone to social Eeletioas, the ilrst advent into
society. In the estimation Of slaye-holdeFs,
: mans sense mainly depended upon the
= number Of slayeB on handa young man
might be fool, drunken sot, bat Il his
9 daddy thr old man. q tho old hoes"
had few old ragged, haIfstagyed niggeFs %
: set or the cOttan-patch, The barn-yNrd, and
the pleasars-earriage, hswas Gt ebest hs
! was introduced into the ~, y, VS." and
) many inso tho hrsl arissocfacY Of South Car.
\ olina. M W
: In addition to this, unless iaah owned a
7 few ahiegers," he was stigmatited % an
Abolltioaist, and oi bslne uaiAithial %
|, Southern righsS, (wreugs,) and Southern M
a gtituucds (st4Uryl. John Quincy Adauis
4 was chafged with being an Aboiitionist and
4 that slavery would be abolished u be were
! ihaugurated President. Bot he was lnangu-
! rated, and every sensible man knows that
: his administrations was charaeteriztd with
wisdom, prudence and patTiotam, and With
ont partially to either section. Henry Clay's
n great and good name was assaled, and the
! charge Of Abolition was hnFled against hin,
: and he at the same tine owRed about hliy
! slaves "a Kentucky ~
General Taylor was NEXT 10 share bis fate.
a Helfyed in Lonisians, an Almighty cotton
I State. His goods and chattels, lands aud
. teuemeRts consisted Of three or four lordly
/. cotton farms, aud three or four hundred
q nieeers" But still, he vas 40 Abolition4
(. jsA Let who would ran for Office, this was
! to DO the charge. They kept on banda Sc.
! fies OF old SteFsotyped charges which they
! apply to every Whig, or opposing candieaie,
! without resetting their types.
But turn from this part Of the subject
r and leave history 10 speak tor itselL LIS
strange that che Demons hAte q candidate N
r .he 6ald. Why il is, | cannot tell. Unless
Il il that they have heen too kindly treated.
! They have Been pRrdoned by the wholesale.
= AZ tie close Of the war, they had no earthly
\ hone Of saving their forfeited lives. Cer-
! taialy. in view Of defeat, they have nominaa
ted eandidatss for what purpose is best
known 20 themselves.
\ But there Is another little matter that very
! much conceras the disfranchised population,
: as wen as Democrats. That Is negro suf-
: frare. Tho great objection urged againpt.
e negroes voting by this Dog-Fennell Demoa,
b party is, that The fool darkies are too ieno-
J rant 10 vote iutellgently. Bnt they bad
4 sense enough to fight, and they kneE vhieh
. side 10 6ght on. II men, however, are 20 be
N deprived Of the elective franchise on account
( ofianonaee, think about two-ihirds Of tue
! so-ealled, iConservAtire-Copperb Demon
4 party gould and ought 10 be- disfranchised
a At ouco. I will sweep the whole thing A
.e one broad assertion that thfee-icutihs u
Il those who talk about ignorant negroes cam
= not themselves read correctly simple sem
/ teuC0 IN tue LONItA AhuitNtNs ~ io"atf Ast' =
= wen known fact, that Democratic maiorit.es
n are largest where the greatest amount Of ig-
i norance prevail. And were it not ior thefiot,
T. that We learn somueh ienorancs 10 The cum
l. try, Rebels npa DomocraiA OF Demons,
4. would be as few as angel waits. nnegEoes
4 are 70 be deprived Of the privilege OF voting
: merely on the ground Of ignOsanee, shea 20
- for The rule 10 work both vays. Let there
Al lsass thrse-fourths Of the CoPperhsads and
! DemoDs be 3isfranehised on ibe same groundS
Z, aud the other fourth because Of their sreas-
/. ouable designs for nnmisiAkAbly seT that
a The most ignorant mon are those that arg
+ ,alkln0 tbe loudesl Yes, Ignorance, ! aays
Democfacy and Ignorance ere tWin-bfoiherl,
4. that May lahary1th Of perpetual night aud
darkhess--that sinpendoos mes1 Of igno-
I, rance that would make Hotlentot vr sapd-
!. wioh heaihen bibsh. f go .s
z We have the history ofthe tive parties BE-
4 fore usi We caunol bs mist,kep as ior whom
!. We should caot ouf vste We know Who has
|. ified to rain the couutFy. Demo1s eallinK
(. themselves Democrats, stndied a1d plppned
I treason ier thirg yesu. They inseilHoosly