The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-09-10
AN ADDRESS
by THE
HON. THOMAS EWING,
--IV IIII-
Unpiedsed Voters Of the Uni
ted states.
TO THE

LANCASTER, ONO, Sept. z, 1868.
Those of my fellow citizens who
arc sworn TO no party allegiance,
and Whose leading object IN the
coming election is the full rostora-
ton and prescrvat on of our free
instituNons, l desire to give my
views of the condition OF our coun-
try as ut present governed, and the
probable consequence Of the success
of each OF the great parties at the
coming election. l do this the
moro willingly, as am confident,
from recent observation, that sue
cess is in tho power Of neither Of
those parties, unaided and alone,
but rests IN the hands Of unplodgod
men who arc Tree to act, on full
consideration, for tho solo good of
tho nation. In orucr to do this
wisely and well, 1t is necessary TO
understand fully the present condi-
tion Of the two great partics-what
degree Of success is possible to each,
and what will be the probable effect
On the nation, Of the success of clth
or Mt the coming elections? it IS
my wish TO present the rcccNtly
past and present condition Of things
with fairness and candor, as they
will bo handed down by the impair
tial historian, and judged Of by en-.
ligtened statesmen. when existing
combinations shall have been brOk.
en-, and their passions and prcjudi-
COS shall have passed. away and l
feel, myself, in state Of mind ad-
uptod to the task so far as my en-
pacity, aided by careful observation
gives me competence to perform il.
| belong to no party the last TO
winch | was attached, that which
in 1861 rallied in defense of the Un.
ion, and to which / devoted all the
pow ers Of my intellect, and whatov-
er Of social and family influence l
was possessed, has been sundered
and dissolved, and the old Demo-
cratic party to which l never ad-
hered, and the Radical or Republi-
can party which | know only By it's
acts, are the solv contestants for
political power in tho coming Glec-
tions. The Republican party has
now, and has had for two years past,
full and absolute control Of the leg
slativo and executive departments
Of the Government, and they have
obstruotod and, indeed, rendered IT
impossible for the independent ex-
orcise of the judicial power and
they have assumed to themselves
and vested in their mllltqry divlsi on
commanders, freed from executive
controi, the loyal government OF ter
OF the States. Those who hope chat
the country may be restored to the
full enjoyment OF Its constitutions
rights by the success of tho Demo'
cratic party at the coming election,
deceive themselves. Future mis-
chief may be prevented, and many
existing evils may be romedlod, bu
not all. For the rest we must wal
foi tho coming on of time. Tn,
Judiciary may be restored TO the OK
ereiso of its appropriate functions
for unconstitutional laws, restrain
ing their FREQ action, being no long
er upheld by menace and force, vii
be adjudged void. The judiciar,
Will be, therefore, at once eniran'
chised and restored to tho oxercis'
Of It's constitutional functions. s.
may the Executive, especially to tn
command of the army, which ha
been wrested from him, and whicl
the judiciary, when at liberty 4