Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-10-01

We hsve on our table. a speech Of HoiT:
+. James r. Dooiittle, of Wisconsin. deliver
ed at Greensburg, Ind September IA.
1868. As speech for the times, il is
certainly one eft .ablest, most concise
and pertinent to the questions Involved in
thu presentr politicals contest, and as we
think, eceataining more convincing truths
and we'll and timely put arguments against
Radical misrule. than in any one speech
We have yet heard. He ignores all the
dead issues and deals only with the living
ones. He was, he says, a republican en- ce,
and acted with that party when that party
acted upon. what be thought, principle
When the questions of the past, which
arose from the different promises, the
qnstion Of secession and that of slavery,
which gave rise to- the Republican party
be was@then acting with that party; but
upon the: declaration of Gen. Grant, the
representative head of RadicaIsm now on
his return from an official tour thought
TIE South to learn the condition of affairs.
and to see whether the people of the South
accepted the results of the war in good
faith, when Grant reported as follows:
81 am satisfied tLat.the mass of thinking
men Of the South acct pit the presents situation
of affairs in good faith, Tie question wl.cn
have heretofore divied ;le sentiments OF the
people of the two sections slavery ami State
rights, or ths right oil State TO secede from
the Union-they regard As haviEg been settled
forever by the highest tribunal arms shat
man can resot to vas pleased to learn
from the leading men whom met that tuay
not only accepted the decision arrived at as
hnaL but that now the smoke ct battle has
cleared away, and tims has been given for re
hectl1n, that this ueciseu has beena fortunate
&bne nor the whole country, the receiving III.
like benefits from ii " IL, those who oppos d
.hsu in the desd AM in the ca,se,
Hessa~ then, upon Republican aut hor-
fty, that the old issues had all besn settled.
and that nswsdsferences. arose between the
parties between the sectiols and the
Radical party adopted dogmas wholly dit,
ferent from. his IDEA of r. hit, and jus ice,
and contrary" to the teueit- of the great
Democs attic, party. He's agreed with the
masses ct che democratic party upon the
cushions OF reconstruction, finance. the
manner Ia which the debt has TO be paid,
which resulted from the war, and the
manner iu- which peace is to. be restored,
and the Union placed upon the Foundation
on which it rested before the war. Upon
these two main questions The issue is who
ly made up between the Democratic and
Radical parties. lie in most mastery
manner denounced the sultetFuce and
tricks ofasaee Radical party t., deceive aad
mislsad' the people from the tue and i;
rect issues, and the. effort to involve the
old ones in the present campaign. &We
give the following extract, in which he
shows upon what the Radical policy should
be arraigned :,
But upon the question of rec astruction, fel-
low CITIZENS, ! iildwell little more at /, ,th
1t is question which has agitated the public
mind during the past three years. II is a
question which by some has not been. fully
understood. and by some of those who have
acted heretofore, as Ihave acted, with th.
Republican party. They have NOT given their
serious and earnest attention to the great
Questions involved In it. in my opinion. or
'they wouioahls' day be prepared to act as
sct on these questioaIs: In discussing them
my purpose will be Gotsteadeal with lneI. bur
10 deal with pri clp.s; Eo..esieai>a III. mere
parties Oh party orgaazitions. b,;tsahe. plinci
Pies underlying lhem-not with sado wS.. hat
Wiin the substance OF things. Let us go dow
tsJa sboiisEissIt Possible. and touch he iouu-
datnn principle upon winch this whole recon
atrnctions policy resis. Fellow citizens. /
stood-lnthe midst of ihese events was pre-
sent when he Radicalspohcy sasfrsl propos
"a. AaEe watched cverysstep ~oi its prog
rees. haze ariiytd-at epluions clear and
DEFINITE which will state 10 you will state
them with all respect for fhs-opinions ofoiil
sera, and yet, perhaps, III strong Language be-
cause no o.her language can give express. on
to the thoughts and feelings which I! entertain
IN relatioas.to this system OF Radical recon.
sstruction.
! hold in The irst place. that the Radical
policy OF the present Congress i, NJ war with
civilization itself. aud with Inc laws walcn our
Aesveniy Father has stamped upon the racrs
sot mankind, because that policy attempts to
s1orcs aSsoclal As cell as polil.cal equality be
tween foreigns inferior, ant exotic race.
b1eught from the tEeplcs. and our own race
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