Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-02-06


date for Congress in the 8th Dis
trict, to fill the vacancy occasioned
| by the sad death Of Hon. Mr.. Ham
ilton, has proved himself an able
speaker, and one well worthy the
confidence and patronage of the
Union voters of his District. We
quote the. following paragraph from
campaign speech of his, made at
Caledonia, Marion county on the
10th Of January:
"Not content with their asuault
upon the life Of the nation, with
thrusting this national debt upon
rs, with burdening US with taxes,
with this scheme to involve the
countryin financial bankruptcy and
ruin, the Democratic party goes a
step farther. As if to make de-
struction doubly sure they demand
that the Southern States shall be
entitled to the tull state of recog-
milton and constitutional represent
alton in Congress and the electoral
colleges given to all the States
They insist that the rebel States
shall be at once admitted without
guarantees, without being required
to accede to the generous terms pro-
posed by Congress.
Here our friend occupies a hotel.
He has many guests. One of them
sets fire to his house, and commen-
ces to murder and plunder the in
mates, but is finally overpowerd be-
fore he has succeeded in destroying
all the lives or stealing all the prop
erty. What shall be done with
the prisoner? Invite him back,
pardon him, not ask him to restore
tile property he has stolen, pay the
loss he has caused, or suffer the
penalty due his crime? Shall no
guarantees be required, no security
for future good behavior? Shall
he be made a welcome guest at the
table, and sit down among loyal
and peaceful men? Would it be
safe to do this? Would this salts
fy Justice? ? Would magnanimity
require us to thus treat him? No.
1t would be the sheerest folly; it
would be rewarding crime it would
De paying 4 premium for treason,
'obbery and murder This is simp-
V what our Democratic friends
would do, what they propose to do
IN a larger scale. They propose to
ct these rebels come back uncondi-
ionalIy and Immediately, occupy
,laces of trust and honor without
Without pledge, without security for
he future, without indemnity for
he past. We do not require in
Iemnity for the past, but we do re-
Iuire security for the future. 1t
loes not matter whether these rebel
'tates are out of the Union or in
he Union. [ do not propose to
pitt hairs with a lawyer on this
oint. 1t is enough for me to know
hat the men whom these Democrats
'ould admit have forfeited all rights
S citizens, that they waged a dead
2 warfare against the nation, that
ley were subdued at a cost of the
YES of five hundred thousand loyal
len who are tonight sleeping
midst the scenes of the conflict in
le vHlleys, on the hill-slopes, under
lie shadows Of the great mountains
f the South-heroes whose only
Monuments are the Scared rocks
nd shattered trees which rise above
lem. And, so help me God, l
hall not reach out to grasp the
loody hands of their muir
erers until they come back
ashed, cleansod, vouched for and
ndorsed by loyal men; until they
ave proven by works as well as
romises their devotion to the flag
my country. Iappeal to you as
onest men, is this revenge? Is
lis an exhibition of an unchristian
brit P? Impossible, 1t is not on
common sense, common hon
itv, wise prudence-it is a stretch
: the most sublime magnanimity."
1t strikes one as q little singu-