Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-10-28


forth the candidates that they hay
brought into the field? I? Why, sir, i
1t did not transpire before our ewes
wasn't matter Of history, we shoult
not believe that ii was possible that ;
convention of American citizens. afte
this aceursed war had been put dowI
should call a convention and call int
their councils TO assist them in desig
mating the men of their choice, tn,
very men, and the very worst Of thes,
who had been the principal actors il
the great rebellion, and unrepentanr
at that. Just look back mOmenI
into our history, and see how il will
appear by that light. What woulC
you have thought of General Wash
/ ington, after the Revolutionary War
| if he had, in getting his counselors
, called back General Arnold to assist
him laughter1 in governing the
people of the United States Z? For the
men in that council were more in.
famous than Arnold himself General
Arnold had never been clothed, anC
educated, and nurtured by the govern,
ment of the United States, and sworn
to defend it when it was in trouble
No such oaths had been taken by
General Arnold; no such acts Of gov.
ernment had been awarded him. And
yet, sir, up to the blackness of the
late treason he was supposed to be
second only to Judas Iscariot, to be
the most infamous man that ever lived.
What do they say Of General Lee? A
Democrat told me, not long since, he
believed he was q Christian gentle
man. Laughter Let us see what
kind of q Christian gentleman this
General Lee is. / know there Is q dis
position in some places to excuse, this
traitor from the just awards for his in
fanny And vet, sir, he is the most
sneaking, infamous rebel of the whole
batch. Laughter, was there. /
know how 1t was. When the rebel
lion broke out old General Scott was
at the head of your army, Comman-
der in chief, and his chief of staff, his
most intimate counselor, was General
Lee, most trusted by him, and most
trusted by the country. He lurked
there in the councils of General Scott,
got all his plans, understood what ne
intended to do to put down the rebel
lion; there, as his confidential officer,
lingering in his ranks until he had
obtained the whole. then sneaked off
into the COnfederacy and swOre allie
glance to that-perjured his soul to
he'll in addition to his treason. That
Is the Christian gentleman they talk
about. Now, sir, Republicanism has
to be made CT sterner stuff than this
No internal traitor, by preaching
moderation or pretending to be SAINT,
can wash himself of the infamy he in
CURED by the base act of betraying his
country. What General Washington
would have done might be a very
good example for the people of this
period. You know what would have
been the fate of Arnold if he could
have laid his hands upon him. H 4
: He was willing to compromise with
the British government and give up
Major Andre, if they would only give
up into his power General Arnold.
What do you suppose he would have
done with him? He would not have
invited him to New York to help
select a President. Laughter. tell
you, my friends, 1t would have been
a different kind of an elevation from
that Laughter He would have
hung him so quick, as the saying is,
1T would have made his head SWIM
[ Laughter. And yet what amuses
me more than anything else, these in
famous traitors now, eOnfessing no re-
pentanee for what they have done, as
blatant, as defiant as ever, throwing
Out their infamous ISLANDERS upon all
loyal men, are invited into the ranks
Of the Democratic party, and into their
to make government for
the people of the United States.
And this Is the issue. VIII you
lake away the epaulets of General
Grant and place them upon the shoul-
iers of this infamous leader, Lee ?
Voices, No. never."l Will you
lake away the epaulets of General
sherman and place them upon the
of Forrest? /? Voices, New
ar, nevernl What do you say of
swapping glorious Phil. Sheridan for
such a man as Wade Hampton ?
Voices mo, never. tell you,
iir, if il was possible that this Demo-
eratie party could succeed, you would |
nave GeneraliLee in the War Depart
nent, and YOU would have Lee and |
Forrest and Breckenridge, and the |
whole pack of them, in the councils of |
he nations I saw Semmes not long |
iinee i'm Washington there the DEM
)crats flocked around him, got on |
heir knees TO him, and paid him |
more Difference than they would the |
greatest patriot in the world.
These things / relate before you to |
how you that the Democratic party, |
Is it is organized to-day, is corrupt, is |
and has not a single idea in |
common with the people of the United |
states, the patriots of the United |
States. lApplause. Their organiza-
ion goes under the name Of Demoe-
,aey never was word 50 UNANIMOUSLY |
as that good word DemOe-
-acy,. in its original signification.-I
They make use of this aeeursed cOun- |
erfeit to delude mankind with. There |
8 not single democratic thought in !
he heads of this Democratic party
rhey were aristOcratieal from the very |
tart. They ranged themselves first |
lnder leaders who We're essentially |
.ristOcratieal. Their statesmen of |
south Carolina were the paragons of
he Democratic party. John G. CAL
lOun was their leader fora while. You
III know, and i need not tell You, |
hat in the days of General Jackson
he Democratic party was q patriotic |
,arty. / did not agree with their
but it never crossed my
mind that they were not in favor of
rec republican democratic govern
nent.
But General Jackson, If he could
Use from the grave would be the very /
irst man TO hang these traitors. A
So and cheers. II he /
vas in position in Washington l
hould not have TO preach their in
amy TO you to-day. He would have
hem under ground before could
make a speech. Laughter. But
here arose another man with very
lifferent views of government. An
that believed in the British
in land monopoly and an
ligaFehy founded in land monopoly. |
That man was John G. Calhoun, who,
" his insidiOus arguments, so favored
" the Southland so pleasing TO the
lavehOldens, was the first great teach
II that ever came out in opposition to /
he doctrines of General Jackson, and |
" his accursed principles seduced the
Whole party, at length first the
south and then the North. For these
nen are always under the lead of the
south; aud after the South went off
nto the rebellion, the Northern Del
without a leader, went I
rowling through the country like |
logs that had lost their master.
Laughter.l And they can not go on
With the government still. They
must invite these same leaders back.
It is not very proud position for