The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-22

army, "Dy eHaclHSSl 4lll4ti II llto settsdAli
order to military commander except
through his subordinate the General
of the army, he should be- punished
by Imprisonment for a, term not to eA-
coed twenty years, and be deemed
guilty of an impeaehable offense,;; land
if he attempted to- exercise his indie
pendent, constitutional power of re-.
moYal of Federal officers, he should
be punished by both fine and impris-
onment, and, be, impeaehable fol- a
high misdemean9fj; = and . finally, they
Itendeavored to remove, him bynrim-I
peachment, and to seize the Executive
power by placing. one of their. most
reliable and, violent paFtisans in, his.
place. The other department of the
Government, the Federal Judiciary,
was; also an obstruetion., The Su-
preme Court had pronounced military
commissions, in time ofipeace, ,une0H
stitpti tional., The Republican Congress
saw that the ssane. question. q Wenld
alrise under their ttlhlPiir .feeopstrnetiea ,a9ts
l577 N the same question did, in fact, aEise,
and had been taken, by appeal accord
ing to Jaw, to that court and was
pending, argued and ready, for sdeeis-
ion. They more than dreaded the de-
cision-rfer they were well satisfedlit
Mould declare. Observation-Disclosures
stitutiopaL I iTheneHp on, they repealed
the, law giving the, Supreme T. Court
jurisdiction. over the ease. F.eta.r;zi-lo
rs Thus, step'by step, the Republican
Congress arrogated to itself powers
not conferred aby'fhe Q Constitution
usurped or frustrated tire authority of
the esdco-erdinated departmentsrL land
overthrew the barriers (which defend
the rights of the tStates.noG!s alJ bun
ysFellow ow-citizens,y this was the work
of the extreme Radicals of Tie RepubL
lfcahG parity, who led OF forced the
moderate men of their party Into their
support. And what was the purpose
To restore the Union aid preserve the
just rights Of The States? IL No, fellow
citizens It was to perpethate the as
tendency Of their party, by incorpo-
rating the black race as a political ele-
ment in our system. 'iHTheir purpose
was to make them 4 paftief the gov
eining element in Federal affairs; and
as far as possible the Superior goverlne.
ing element iii affairs at the ;Sotith.A
Their purpose was to do something
more than make the negro aivoter. ID It
was TO make him a 'Republiean voter,
and through his agency to make every
one of these States a Republican State.
The true sense in which they guafan-
tee to these States a republican gov
e11iment is to make them members Of
the Republican party" ,'lif s'a 10 -
! Now, fellow lcitizens,i for the proof
of this pafs4laffii afslaffii d Il aiRead over the Re
publican legislation Since the close 81
the war, relating to the DSouthefn
States. The Freedmen Bureau Act;
the Civil Rights Act, and the three
Reconstruction Acts IF these white
Legislators had all been blacks, I do
not see how, so far as the South is
| concerned, more partiafity could have
been shown to the blacks OF more
hostility to The whites. They first in
sure the fealty of the blacks to their
party by lavish appropriations Of: the
public money for their education and
support. They next declare that they
are citizens of the United States, and
give them atfonce' a political position
superior to our unnatuFalized emil
grants. They give them privileges
that mo- Congress ever attempted to
confer on the white race by coiistiTut-
ling tribunals for their special benefit,
extending over subjects wholly do
mestic and local, and yet independent
of all State control OF regulation,
and, finally, when the blacks have been
fully educated, land iindectfihated in
the Republican faith, and are ready to
i vote. the Republican, ticket, they force
/ negro suffrage upon the South at the
| point of the bayonet. When this is
accomplished, Radical reconstruction
has done its perfect work, and these
Southern States are declared eiititled
Misrepresentation in Congress by show:
| ing a Republican ticket of admission
at the doors: thi"'97 ''i'h'ii'iS',' '''' J.
In this way seven of the Soduthertj
| States Have been .reconnsstriueted, and and
others, as they claim, viii soon ayni follow
! What next /? Peace is to follow" s'Let
us have peace" says General Grant:
He means peace accomplished by Re
publican reconstruction. -" IL. - 'i't'
Fellow-citizens, we shall never have
peace or the blessings'of peace through
that agency. Radical Reconstruction
bears no such fruits. AS we'll expec
to- gather grapes from thorns. Look
at Tennessee, which has been recon
structediupeh the Radical basis Of ne
! gro suffrage and white idisfranelifse
ment for more than two years. 'Lool
at that State and tell me whether peac,
reigns there. 10 tP,hGd- g s9T - 5f=t':
y When the, rebellion was aputrSdow1
! the highest order uofi statesmanshi]
: srequi1ed TO Ie-adjust our politica
/, SYSTEM Wisdom and calm delibera
: ton were required Itwas no part
7 work that'Was to be doneu Now wha
! have we? seen? Everything. done il
ed the interests ofithe Republican party
"a and not Of thennation. Laws passe
e in violation of the Constitution, un
: der the dictation of a caucus and tn
!, lashlof a party leader, to- secure part
: supremaey.s1s,h inaiiElU4 10 a"i
ST Fellow -citizens, / have made e'upI m
It mind to oppose these rcvolutionaT
measures, and as such opposition ca
: only be carried out bysconcerted a,
d ton and organization, i . find myse