Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-07-09

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| the rebellion is put down, and ou
democratic friends say, suppos
you tr9nsfer the keering Of thr
country into our bands, and we vii
manage it during the time Of peace
we didn't, it is true, assist you whel
the country was about to be lost
but, now it is saved, we ask par
ticipation in the management Of its
peaceful affairs. Now, have ne
disposition to prevert my demo
cratic friends from helping to carry
on the affairs of the Government, il
they will work with us; but | am
not disposed to give the reins Of
power into their hands just yet
They may have learned a great deal
in a short time; but it costs too
much to educate them up to the
right point-to teach them that
they had a Government worth
saving, 1t cost half million of
men and four thousand millions Of
dollars. 1t was a costly school -
they were dull Scholars, and we
don't propose to graduate them
now in a hurry. We prefer to hon
or those whose hearts were in the
right place, and whose hands were
ever ready to help uphold our
country, when it was shaken from
centre to circumference by its enc
mics.
One Of the most recent demon
strations Of the Democracy was in
reference to reconstruction. They
we're looking around for a candi-
date for the Presidency, and tho
they had frustrated the most prom
ising measures Of reconstruction
the adoption Of the l4th Amend
ment to the Constitution, especial
)y-tttey had been considering
whether. they should not make
Chase their candidate, the man who
labored first and the most earnest
ly for the emancipation Of the
slaves, and who has been willing
to extend the right of suffrage to
them at all times. They may not
take him, but what does the dem
onstration prove? Why, that we
have acted wisely on this question
of reconstruction; for, as on all
other questions that have arisen in
this struggle, they are about ac
what they at first condemn
ed in use. And you may rest as
smed that the Democratic party
will never see resurrection in this
land, except through Africa
Laughter and cheers.
But if they don't take Grant, and
should take Pendleton--the man
who has foated up to distinction
by this superficial argument on
greenbacks, then that becomes the
issue in this canvass; and if they
don't overcome you with Chase by
Southern votes, they are going to
try to overcome you by attacking
the Government bonds and banks
have no fears of the result, for /
am satisfied that Grant, in this con
test, will do for Northern Demo
Gratis what he did for Southern
Democrats for Northern Democ-
racy and Southern rebellion are
very much one and the same thing.
Southern Democracy is nowsburied
out of sight, and when its tomb
stone shall be erected, it will be
covered with the infamy it deserves,
for on it will be written the word
Treason" to be read forever by
all men. And if we give these
Democrats a substantial
defeat this fall, as / know we will
under Grant, we will bury North
ern Democracy, as an organized
party, also. out of sight; and l
don't care who may write its cpl
taph; he may choose whatever Ian
guage he pleases; the inscription
will tell of its relationship to the
buried treason of the South. They |
never can conceal the sympathy
between Southern rebellion and |
abandonment Of the true
and spirit of The Ameri-
,an Union. Cheers,
The speaker then reviewed the
Pendletoniau theory of reputation,
oy means of paying off the Govern
nent debt with an overwhelming
ssue Of greenhacks, to become
worthless in the hands of the pe0
Die, showing that it would be de-
to the material welfare of
i'll classes-the laboring man no
ess than the capitalist-and sub
yersive Of the honor and high integ
rity of the Government. 1t was a
to sell the American
PEOPLE, by the exaltation of DEM
1crat to the Presidential chair, not
Is the ceptre of the Roman Empire,
Turing its decline and degradation,
vas sold for so much gold; but it
vas an offer to b ibe the people
With mere painted paper, ir-
rags Applause. He
hen showed his hearers how much
letter it would be to preserve the
ralIue of our paper currency, and
'adually bring it up to a specie
standard.
STAND FAST BY THE COUNTRY.
Now. gentleman, stand fast by
he country. Let no specious or
ocal question divert you from the
permanent best interests of the
whole country. Let me say to the
,oung of the country, take a posi-
on in which you can look calmly
t the developments of the hour
Turn your back upon the traC ions,