Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-03-14
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Correspondents Of the Ohio statesman
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Supposing that like all other public
journals, you desire to hear from the rural
districts, I assume the duty of dotting
down few lines for yours, the central or
gan of the Democracy in the State. Our
county may be said to be a unit, SO far as
the sterling, true and undaunted Democ-
racy are concerned, in opposing the Radi-
cal, disunion movement policy of the party
in power in the Federal Government; and
conservative men, who heretofore held to
and voted with the Republican party, see
ing the tendency of the schemes concocted
and carried forward by the men whom
they helped to put in power, are deter
mined to be held no longer by such ties,
are now identifying themselves with
the party, whose herculean strengh
fs being put forth to save the nation
from ruin and bankruptcy. Ifthe "Rump',
Congress, worse by far than, that body
called Parliament, which. disgraced Eng
land in the times OF Oliver Cromwell, con-
tinue their ruinous policy, we should not
be surprised if Wyandot county, in the
present Presidential contest, does not in
crease her majority to one thousand in ia
vor of the nominee of the Democratic
party.
| Be assured, that when the dearest liber-
ties of a free people are jeopardized by the
policy of men rendered insane by plunder
and power, good men, who love their coun-
try above their chief joy, will not sit down
and tamely submit to see their birthright
filched from them without heroic strug-
gle to preserve and perpetuate it.
This Union "of ours, -cemented, as it is,
by the blood of the fathers of the Republic,
will not crumble into dust though few
other children would will it, as means by
which to gain titled honors by the estab-
lishment of Monarchy, without strug-
gle on the part of the people, far more
fierce and sanguinary than has ever before
been witnessed by the world.
The Radical rulers may as well learn
now as ever, than when they touch the ark
of our political covenant, under which we
live, and have prospered for seventy years
as nation, with unclean hands, that the
voice of the people will be heard demand
ing their expulsion from office, that the law
may be vindicated and the vested rights of
the people preserved. Congressional Re-
construction, with all its enormities,
based upon principles unknown to
the Constitution, added to the dam.
gerous step so recently taken by the
so-called progressives in the impeach-
ment of the President, ssfor high crimes and
misdemeanors," based upon the appoint
ment of a Cabinet officer, will touch the
sensibilities, and kindle the fire of patriot
ism in the bosom of the American people,
that will not burn out until through the
proper channels the yandals are hurled
from the high places they now hold, and
true men-men who have received from
the people baptism of their own spirit-a
fpirit congenial with the principles of free
government, which in their operation are
calculated to elevate and enoble mankind,
are placed in their room. Such time will
come-it draws nigh-and the disunion ell
ement, SO largely represented at the Fed
eral Capitol. is fastening its happy con-
summati on.
''Negrophobia " received its quietus in
Wyandot county last fall, by the registered
votes of the people at the ballot box, de-
claring by seven hundred majority. that
white men were good enough to carry for
ward the wheels of government, and that
they were capable of doing it without call
ing in requisition the assistance OF Sam
bo." The voice of the people, as then
.enunciated, struck terror to the hearts
of the semi -assimilated !" negroites .
in this region, nor have they as
yet wholly recovered from the shock;
but strangely enough-like " Ephraim
being Joined to their Idols" not
withstanding the people at the North are
opposed to the mingling of the two races
in the administration of the Government,
there are some left who endorse Congress
and hope to see the negro forced upon the
people of the South by Congressional enact
ment, in order to disgrace them; as if the
loss OF property, che slaughtered bodies of
fathers and sons, the disruption OF family
ties and the desolation that has come upon
them by the horrors of civil war, were not
enough, this last and of all to them the Bit
terest in the cup of misery they are drink
ing-tbat of having elevated to an equality
with them. and in many cases above them.
an Inferior race-a people upon whom God
has placed his mark, by physiological con-
formation added to it. "a conquered peo-
pie may stand and patiently bear the lash
of their yictors for time, but when the
tortures become too severe, it = is not
strange it, as q last resort, in desperation,
they strike fer their rights and liberties.
The Radicals here are jubilant over the
labors and results of their late State Con-
vention, and are prognesticating a great
victory next fall I; some of the most hope
full counting as high as 10000 majority
They base their calculations upon the find
ing of the people in the Eighth District in |
the election OF General Beatty over Colonel
Burns. Iopine, however, that like many
other foolish ones who have lived before
them, they are counting their chickens be-
fore they are hatched. If recent dev eIop- |
ments mean anything, SO far as they relate
to power at the ballot box, we think the |
triumphant Victories gained by the Democ-
racy in almost every charter and municipal
election, indicate that astrong reaction has |
begun in favor of that party battling for
the Constitution and the Union.
Nor can they find even morsel of COM
fort in the more recent election in New
Hampshire. After struggle unprecedent-
ed in the annals of political warfare
where the State Government was held by
the party in power, backed by money liber-
ally dispensed by the Radical conclave at
Washington, the promise of Federal
Offices and the best stumpers canvassing
the State-the Republican party have come
out of the fight, with not even the reduced
msjority they had last year. After their
herculian efforts to make decided mark