The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-22
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IH0N. d HENRY ssSTlNBERY

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Lancaster. Ohio. Sent. 28 1865
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III F,EL1ow--eJT1zErs. We are ON the
eve Of 4 Presidential election. a strug.
gle for power between two contend
ing partfes-one called Republican
the other Democratic and Conserva-
tive. Tt is to the last named party
that, as a Conservative; Il belong. l;.'-E=-
o,, me- % &c sdnno nnoot os
f1pS5ybb; 5a,Tig;r 4h;lf odm,I5!is dLr4 -; s;;x
atas Il al IaIIaot;oIn.i ~ nan,bar
ti,f io,f f5,ss WHO ,5alfv T con n{spded against
tha na,nn raI;;s ,,,o,.tLy q TT,o,w,5 ar an
ELL, asI;s.;,',,.~ III =. antan
onistsa l TIE issues Of he Il nast M have s 5is.
anneorad 4brasre m II Ione,aar a ., an,v ,es orass
f;6n abonf G ban,tr Iol,f fba. 1TTn;tadi States
abonf ft;ff internal ,,l = inp1grov,lesments by the
Feddarss o3ySIarr;p 3SIsr; m15ent NH l7dbI3t 7adboIT3t tariff
faoIrlfn al on ,libonf free t,.ade aboont
TIE ddasAts;onn dhaAso5 Of more more 12sr 1f2asrrriitRory ITO Z and
ibos sboya aiII abaonf t1oi;va ii siiaye Iawss sa1d and
i for, 6Efir1b5,,sI b5,a,ssIe
nIoest; 1n,,rnnai n,rnna oa1noa u ~ NJ
IIrg IoInrggerp 2 anIher aIheni info tba Tnol;tical lIat nat
s,f;1, 49, tlb.a,IIda9r 5rhb I Al
+bo oroo+ no-tr loodors offI ffIgf farn, f,.n,6, !,
t;mos ~ S.os.;ess 5aSo an;san
onds Ts,;t,,e gtsaaS - L;aatt;aa,i5s hos
conoo = 49, ad;nst-no,+ &c nartn 70
,at;ons Snd 2sst Es,.s tbs Questions
that arose z with the g.b gr.ebellion q the
rioht of secession e the the. r;obt to com.
mel. bv force. unwilling states to re-
main il the Union: the noliey of con-
Timing tbe b4tv var ! .I11bb These ionesfio.s
too. have passeda awav. Theyi were
settled forever nv the sunp,ressionf Of
the rebel,;on NJ ~ 80 - :. -, : -. =
with the close os the yra,Y al, tbasa
,sISiiasfions arose. in n,act;cIe I'M i,n1l-
portancee' e''as second only, to that of the
preservation of the Union--the oues-
ton as to- the policy to be pursued to-
ward the Southern States Was If In
be a policy of reconciliation e.a and res
toration? or of hate and exclusion /?
Was it to be 4 policy which contem-
plated these. Statesas still in the Union
in their political character as States,
or policy which Contemplated them
as States no longer, but as so much
conquered territory? While the war
was in progress, the Republican paty
declared by resolutions. of both Houses
of Congress, passed with unusual una
ninnity, that the object of the war was
not CONQUEST or q, subiugation. but the
suppression of the rebellion and the
restoration of the States to all their
rights as States of the Union. Well,
felloawsr-.citixe1ns. the rebellion was sup-
pressed three wears and a half 400.
Has the pledge been redeemed?
It happened that when the war was
about ended, Mr. Lincoln was OF our
President and Congress was in recess.
Mr.. Lincoln set himself to work to
carry out in good faith the pledge so
madea,r Jttbonn b;sI death Mr. .Tobnson
adontea and fallawaa tho aol;c, tbno
begun. During the summeY and fall
OF 1885 the Southern States acino nm. 4 !.
der executive i advice. repealed their
ordinannsces ,of secessionJ and hrans,bt
the;r cons+;tn+;onts o,,d io55s ;nto ;,,att,,' 90,
form;tv with rFederarlaSvs1 orr to ,,se
the language of Mr.. lincoln. re-es:
tablisbeH 4bair pro,,,ar relat6;;a l, ;;a,ns /, 10 the
Union. Tbev chose Senators and
Renresentat;vasg s,,r saccorrdii;nos dii;s 10 +be 70.
aniremenits 81 of the FederaI II, 5Const;t,,.
tion. who. presented themselves in
December 1865. and were ready ,'t tc
take their seats in the Thirty-nintl
Congress-. ..sa
eoTbev were all rejected On, w,lb,aa1 ,lb,a1
nro,D55 Not baconso s,, tbor. NM, nm, a., -,
eb;act;on, tn fbem loarsonoIlr.not ho
canaa +ha;,,; = ve,.a Il. rebe1s ~ hod5 80,
49,, I,,I',. ,ooIs e1 hn+ hooa,,sa thaso -,
appeared as Senator's did NOT renre
sent States, and those who appeared
as Representatives did not represen
Congressional Districts in States
This, and this alone, was the GROUND
of exelusion--that by the act of Sc
cession these States had lost thei
character as States of the Union, an,
So being, ont Of the fellowship o
States they could never, be irestore'
tothelr former condition, except b,
Congressional authority and reeogni
tion.
/ an Well aware that Republican
are not agreed that these Souther
States :wereetaken outofthe Union b
secession. sor, rebellion. Many, all
perhaps a majoMty, of the Republica
members of the Thirty-ninth Congress
did not give their consent to that doc
trine. But vet they all agreed to tn
esvcIr,ss;,o,n,) ION IF fha! Soufharnr Senator