Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-10-30

Captnin JonN II. REIp, Of this place, has
withdrawn from the Democratic party, and in
the following letter tn the Toledo papers, gives
his reasons therefor. We commend them In
the thoughtful consideration Of every Democrat
PKRsYsurRG, October 20, 1868.
Ihnve turned Brpublicnn, aud il tend To veto
for Grant aud CnllRx. The re sons which i'm
pel me tu this Co ursp ave private property sun.
pose, and ! may give them or not ns hest suits
myself prefer, however, IN state sumr ofih nj,
for when u man WIN lNs been Tor about % vears
cuunccled with onc political party, sn closely as
seldom tu scratch his uckrt, sees fit 10 connect
himself with another, II may be supposed that
he does NOT do u without first giving the subject
"A careful consideration.
review ol t' different positions occupied by
the two great political parties in this country
would occupy niuru space than could ask in
Your pnper ! will therefore content myself
with saving that the principal reason Is because
of the threats Of violence, bloodshrd aud revOlu-
tion banded about by the Democratic party.
Whom such threats were first made, a few
months since, II was my opinion that they eman-
a,cd from few hoi.hcn,itd crtrtmists. 81 me VI
whom may he found in every party; but IL now
seems tn me tlnt the settled convictions of the
great nnjurtv oi that patty are, that II they tail
nt the ballot box, they will take up the sword.
In INV humble opinion. no greater evil could be-
another civil war shall br inauguratnd ~ our
country (which God forbid >, shall not be
found with the party (which iuauSura es the wir,
aud hence IN my indgnie II the present Is very
prnpcr time to leave the party which threatens
war ", h"rc had lrur rHoUgh.
II is said, however, bY some that there Is no
danger Of war. This may be true. ! hope il is.
! thought thore was no danger of war IN 1860.
| was mistaken then aud may be again. ! now
think thorc Is danger in even talking about war.
Mems minds are much mnrc iuilanmablc now
than in 500, aud they will he much more easily
melted to war now than then. Lke the war
horse they " smut battle iipm afar."
an influential Democratic paper, which CIR
euiates its hundreds or thousands o; copies all
over this country. aud which has been my ia
yorite Ior many years, both bclUrr and since the
war, 4 nud Ia an editorial Of the 10Th inst. the
following :" We warned them in 1860 that there
would he civil var, MS the result Of their ,crR
tpn ogii,tioH, and wc hR them no'e. that II they
perssverC In their rhrts, far greater eris and
io,tuncs arc IN store" The italics are minel
In the name vt high heaven, what are those
"grratcI evils" which are yet in Stnrc for us 7
Yes, ",rc IuurHei tcW," aud can any human
mathematician calculate how much Influence
that warning had in bringing on they war; And
even nqiy, does not the fact that we, MS Demo
Gratis. have 81 strongly esponscd the cause of
Southern men, many OF whom have not fully
rcpeuted of their political crimes, have much tn
Lo IN fostering aud keeping alive dssatista ctiOn
| 81 prevalent IN the South
The war through which we have just passed
wus nm evil nr sufficient Agnitudc 10 shake this
| mighty government from centre IL circunl-
ference, aud tn maxi tcuihs for our Young men hy
thousands and leave helpless widows aud or
| phans in every hamlet and city, Nurth anil South,
| And vet "greater evils" are iW Stnr0 for us, II
the Democratic party shall he unsuccessful at
! the pulls IN November.
| Nv Democratic friend, whittier are we Drift
| ing Ii we allow ourselves IN he carried along
| in this mighty current, is there not danger that
we shalt soon find ourselves in the vortex nl
| inevitable ruinY Is Il not time fur MS 10 stnp
! aud reflect as iu the course We should find II our
| duty tn pursue IL this greater evil" were about
| 10 be launrhed upon us. II you would avoid
u war which would spread its conhagration
over the whole Instead of part OF our com
parativey prosperous and happy country, thus
| making 1t a T" greatcr evil than the war through
which We have just passed, then is II not your
1 d,ty To separate ymsclt tr,m the party when
threatens the eountry with such an evhf
But" SAYS une, | cannut leave the u, mo
| cratic marty because | do nat agree with the
| Republican party do MT exactly Rgrvc
with the Republican party on the question of
reconstruction. From my arteccirntS il would
be strange il | did neither have | ever agreed
with the Republican party an the financial
nueStinn Scvmour does Igyyc Fih q ho,rcrfr, 40
G,s as b,iyiHg fitA g,id "a eoaccrae,i, aud Blair
saws " II is idle to talk ct bonds, greenbackS,
gold, tho public faith aud the public credit"
Then suppose, as an individual, think II right
aud proper o. pay the bonds in the currency of
the country ;am | any moW likely to see that
aceumplished bV the Democratic than the Re
publican party, when b,th are opposed to uG
| Il would be iltnic wlhiuk 81.
Hut de- arrce with the Republican party on
the gr,,f Yaesiita or settling our pulit!ch issues
/ by the halhrt, instead ot by the bullet ] do
| agrOc with IL on tho great question Of ourtailng
| the rchcl power in solNe prupeT way, aud boz
! heve thu II a has not b'und the prppvr way, Il
will Cul il ~ dHo ti,ae have vet to learn that
! the Republican party or amy part of Il has ever
mcnaced the country with the threat that Il
would conquer with the bullo, 1t unsuccessful
with ,te ballut. Or that II has ever tried 10 get
vues by thrrais of bhnlshrd aud revolution.
Nuw, Mr.. Editnr, have tiespaSSei 0n yu,r
patience aud space much mare than ia.
tended, but my ap"luRy j., that | teel this To
bo a great event OF ml lie WAY, sir, dia YOU
ever NV the eXpe, unrnt ut changing fuum ono
political party To anather first weighing this
dnrtrine aud then that looking first at this
practice. then ~ that estimating this mar in
public lie aud then that-pevting into the
future, to detrtn,ine, ifpoSsble, which political
party will work the greatest good O. our COM
man county aud aer institutions II you have
not yau can Sc c.rcvly understand un-'s fecliHgs is
under such circumstances the doubts, the
hesitation, the regrets, uf tearing looSe fum old
friendships and panty ties, 6e, Il is impossible
to explain AL these, vut " must be done, tr
with many regrets, I leave the cid Dcnncratic
siip 10 sink with her NOW flse pilots, and eood,
bnt too c0ubdng crew. ftnN, YOURS,