The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-09-23

number OF southern men 10 rise aShl4
III rebellion against the authority "A
the laws and Constitution of the Un
ted States. The statement is false
hood,insuling to the Intelligence an
information of the enlightened and.
emeea to whom it was addressed
FCheers. In addition to the argt'
ment addressed to the cOwardice Of tn.
Northern people, Mr., Wilson also acc
dressed an argument to their gratfs
tude. Omitting altogether to discus
the question of public expenditure.
leaving ont Of view the great questio-
of finance, ignoring the present pos,
ton of the Southern States or theirf5
ture prospects, he appeals to the sehs
of gratitude of the Northern peOpla 4;
come and give a renewal of power t.
the Republican party, which he sayo
triumphantly carried on the waB-
[" Oh"l Well. now, fellow citizen.
it is true the Republican party cor,
Quoted the administration during thi
war they filled all the civil Offices e.
the government. Almost all the ger,
|
the Capitol at the rate of forty-lV'
dollars per day, while the rank any
file were being shot down-aIl thead
were Republicans. |" Hear, hear
But the gratitude due by the Amer
can people is not to the men who con
Quoted the war by holding civil office
in the rear-nOt to the men of tn
Wilson, school, OF whom there an
many in both houses OF Congress, VIII
filled up the positions of the quarter
masters and commissarles' and cor
tractors departments with the
friends, who never saw rebel fire e.
cept at Bull Run and then stampedeS
at the first fash. Cheers and laugl
ter. 1 do not think that the patrloti
services of the party have been
great, so selt-sacrificing, so self ahnegs
ting, that they have right to ca
upon the American people, In graf
tude, to give them a new term of pow,
{ or. As to the question Of who fOugE
f the war, look to the apPealB7of the FL
: publican administration from fl1etbe
ginning, Did. they ,appeaI to- thei
:. own party exclusively a11NO. The
RI Appealed to the American people, iFr(
spective OF party-to the America
5 people, who had grown up with Low.
I iOfF the OOnstitutionJ as q faith in fIiei
g hearts-tO rally around the flag an
e restore the Constitution; and relyin.
= upon the solemnly pledged faith of TIA
a Republican fflee=helders, the peopI
= of the North, irrespective of politica
# party, Joined the army and fought tn
I rebellion successfully. fCheers.ls II
i proportion to their numbers, In a.
1 most every State of the Union, az
! much more than in proportion t,
- their numbers in many States, ths
e Democrats of the North and the boI
e der, regardless of the Apprehension
e that the vast power cOnfided to thi
I Republicans would be used for meli
: party dominion, left ttheir families anC
IS business at home and joined the UnioI
army. And assert it Is fact, which
It any intelligent computation will bea.
: Oat, that man for man the DenlOcraGi
@ contributed quite as much to thi
r ranks-nOt quite so many officers, per
J. haps-as the Republicans. The De
/, mOcracy contributed its fair share O.
j. distinguished officers, too. OF the sol.
f diers whose names are illustrious and
g Immortal, the Democracy have 8 rol
e as proud as that of the Republicans
If They have Hancock, q GOrdoi
Y Granger, Slocum [cheersl - the!
3 have Franklin, Rousseau, McCIer
3, na1id and Rosecrans cheeB1- the!
j. have that gallant hero, George B. Nc
ls Clellan [great cheeringi -a and no
le least, Francis p. Blair, whose iittl
e. finger at the beginning of the war CAV
1 more of aid to the general govern
k ment than the whole body of Radical
n who filed places in the United State
4. service [cheersl he who saved til
E. great State of Missouri and, the grea
A. city of st. Louis by his great foteeas
= and courage to the Union. 4 A voice
I "Don't leave out Porter."I No;
Ie would not leave out the name of an,
st gallant soldier. ] could add man,
& more did time permit. A voice
n And yourself f"-chcers.
N But gentlemen OF tho Republican
a ranks have now grown cxceedingl
le vaIorous. These gentlemen, NEE. Wi
|: son and Mr.. Greeley, who devoted a
gs most their whole time dulIhg the wa
lie to intrigues against the administrs
10 tiOn-to intrigues against PresideL
le Lincoln. who was conducting that wa
I'd truthfuIly for the restoration, of tn
r. UniOn--are now, / say, exceedingl
n valorous. Whilo the war was goin
ri on Greeley continued to insist eli th
lc necessity of patching up dishonorf
in BILE peace with the rebels and nov h
ys says-in the same issue of HIS paper i
to which appears Wilson'S speech ths
es it was great misfortune the war enc
ne ed so soon lie says it ought ta haV
er been prosecuted until we had hTOke
Id up the rebel army and hunted then
a man by man, into the sWamps an
e. starved them TO death. Oh! the VA
L or, the exceeding patriotism of The;
tn men on paper. On the ValOr ana pi
ht triOtism of Greeley, who rushed up
ne the Canada border, colleaguing wit
~ George N. Sanders and Beverly Tuck
Id or for dishOnOrable peace, who neYe
~ risked his body eVeR5thrOugh curiOsi
r. tY. as Wilson did at Bull Run, an
Lls VIZ now says it was a terrible misfol
e. tune that the war ceased so sOOI
a Who would have been the ss&fsrers
Oh the war had been pushed on? Woul
~ Greeley, taking his case at home
e- Ask the Union soldiers who Tough
lg the war TO a success and then stoppe
C. it at the suggestion of patriotism. an
OF humanity. [Chcers.l The yalpT {
Is, Greeley was somewhat of the stamp
he the valOr of FalstSf, and 4Falstaff
he stabhing the dead Percy affords no IL
IL. apt Illustration of the eSCtenU of h