The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-03-12

politicians are all swept awny and become
mere ilood-wood on the suriuce uf the troubled
wu'ers. The voice OF the people then Is no
longer the voice Of politicians then it is that
the voice OF the people is the voice Of God.
Sir, we have pissed through such crises in
our day. You well yemember when u feeble
minority in this body raised its voice against
that overbearing majority which, under the
d~ictation Of southern radicals sought to force
q State government, with negro slavery, upon
the people OF Kansas against their will. That
monstrOus wrong stirred the hearts OF the peo-
pie to their very depths, and party lines mad
party names were forgotten. Party ties were
sundvred like fax ut the touch Of fire. You
remember that, sir.
Again, when these some radicalsiof theSouth,
because the people OF the North Indignantly
refused TO sanction the suhiugAtiOn OF Kansas,
rose in arms to destroy the Union aud the
Constitution, what became o! party then. The
people rose as one man. Large misses Of the
Democratic party gave their political support
to the administration Of Mir. Lincoln, forming
The Union Republican party and to their
eternal honor be it SAID that Tie great mass of
the Democratic party, with some exceptions,
gave to his war measures o hearty md uu-
n~inching support. Without that support the
war would ha We been n failure.
In the nctunl prosecution Of the war, in the
camp and or the field OF battle, in the rink
aud file, as well as Ia command, we found no
distinction whatever. Shoulder to shoulder
Democrats md Republicans stood together
like brothers on every battlefield from tho
beginning TO the end OF the rebellion. To do
lcud the Union and Constitution against over
throw by southern rhdicalism, in arms against
them, they braved every danger and cudur-
cd every hardship. Together they stood in the
day Of conflict, freely barred their bosoms in
each others defense together often their LIES
blood gushcd aud mingled, and side by side
they now sleep their last sleep in their honor
ed gravea. There they will sleep together till
Heaven calls them to their reward.
And now sir, what do we behold A Gom>
inant majority in this Senate and in Congre 9,
under the lead o nor thern rndicalism, Mt the
point o! he buyonet forcing negro suffrage
and negro governments upon Ten States Of the
Union and six million people against their will.
What was the outrage upon Kansas compared
TO that ? We sec them practically dissolving
the Union 10y excluding ten States from the
Union, thus doing what the rebellion could
never do, ind what we spent So, 100000, 600
and five hundred Thousand lives OF our
best md bravest to prevent. sFor long months
We have seen them Cncronchiug steadily and
persis,ontly upon the JUS, rights Of the EXecu-
tive aud now TO rive. their chains upon us
and to crown the whole OF their usurpations.
they propose to subiugate the Supreme Court
to overturn justice in her sacred scat in this
tribunal OF last resort. They would compel
the court whose Office II Is to hold an even
balance between the States on the one hand
and tie Fedc,al Government on tho other
aud nlso between the several drpar tmen,s OF
the Government, TO place false weights in the
balances. They would make the weight Of the
opinions of three judges in favor Of the usurp-
atoms Of Congress more than equal the weight
Of the opinions of five judges ~ favor OF the
rights Of other departments, the rights Of the
States, and the liberties Of the people.
Sir, We arc in the midst OF q new rebellion,
bloodlcss Us yet, but which threatens 10 destroy
the Constitution, and with it the last hope OI
civil liberty for the world. But let us not
despair. Let us not surrender our faith in the
people nor our faith in republican Institutions.
The people everywhere are coming 10 tho res
cue. They are again rising above party and
the clamOrs nnG denanciatiOns of partisans.
Hundreds and thousands of the earnest Re
publlcnns who supported Mr.. Lincoln's Ad,
ministration have already covered their rela-
tions to this revolutionary party. Hundreds
OF thousands more are ready to do so and to
strike hnnds with the great mass of the Dem,
o%crntic party to rescue the Constitution from
this new rebellion against it..
Yes, sir they are organized everywhere,
from Maine to California, not upon the dead
issues Of The past, for iuglorious defeat. There
Is too much at stake, aud they are too teri IDLY
in earnest for that. But with living men. upon
the living issues OF the present, they will organ
ize for n victory so complete and overwhelming
that the votes of the negro States Of the South
cannot hold the balance Of power and decide the
election against them. The came patriotism
which led hundreds Of thousands of Democrats
to sustain the Republican party In putting
down the rebellion OF tho southern radicals
will now lead hundreds Of thousands OF Repub,
licnns to act with the Democratic party Ia
overcome the no lcsa dangerous doctrines Of
the radicals OF the Moth. They nre fighting
in the same cause Of the Union and the Con.
s%'ituiion, and, for the spirit which gives then
life.