The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1868-10-21

are most ciamorous and exaeFing,r was
to manufacture shoddy, and, with il, to
cheat the Government in clothing fur
nisbed our troops.
In the beginning oftho contest it was
of paramount importance { o secure the
co operation of the border States, esp.
ecisi1y Kestusky and to this -eud1
held consultation with Mr.. C%rittenden,
and at his request, he being in feeble
health, bit strong in the. ruling passion
devotion TO the Union Il drew uP
the resolutions which beas his. Rame,
which. without the change Of . word,
passed the two Houses with but three
dissenting voices. l intended them in
good faith. and so they we're received
by the border States +; bu. thatIaith
was. violated by Congress at its FIRST
session after the surrender of the rebel
army, and the dissolution of the Con
frderaie Government, and this breach
of faith has produced all the anarchy
and most OF the evils which have sir CO
distracted the nation have washed
my hands Of it, ard of the party who
committed. and still presist 10 assert
ing and sustaining it. The old Wbig
party, to which you ana I belou .ed,
was a sincere and truthful party. So
with the Union party of 1861 ; they
violated no obligations. legal or consti-
tutional ; they broke no faith, but held
due on to the execution. of their just
and lawful purpose ; and I am too long
taught in their school to now join in, or
L-o-;.lr o;ra on,,an.n. La
less or faithless political combination
owever powerful or imposing, or how
ever largely composed of those who
orce acted with me aud were my
friends. =
Whether justly or not I AN proud
of the part which my family bore in
the late conf CT, and am not at all
afraid that their laurels will be iarnish-
ed by the observance Of strict good faith
with the vanquished, who have yielded
the principal fought for and laid down
their arms No, nor eve by extend
ing to their wouudrd feelings, their
prejudices and opinions. . liberal and
Eve q gener us indulgence. Int eed.
I think the just and liberal the wiser
as W II as the more honorable policy -
We are more likely to restore our err
ing brethren In heart and feeling t. the
Union, and 20 heal the wounds caused
by the late terrible conflict, by the OBJ
servance Of strict e cd faith and a con
sci enfious observance of our constitu-
tioual obligations toward them, than by
assuming superiority over them, heap
ing on them %contnmcly aad reproach,
and sending spies among them 10 Sian
der and misrrpresent them. You &C:
press fears that # Seymour and Blair
are elected thy ,oiWre initiate secession,
and that ue shall lose oil IRE haze gain
ed BIZ the tcdr, As n reasOniny man
do you think 50? Do you think the
intelligent men Of the South are in love
with secresion and its consequences.
under which they have endured such
terrible calamiries, CT that because they
are treated with Justice and mercy they
will Immediately rush into another de
structiye war? 1 for myself think
that fhe ony danger Of another reroh
lies IN The continuance of the present
parry an pore,, aud Of their idwLss
poLiey. nk,de mp Of mingled insnh anil
Impression. such as men of ordinary
spirit. nho haze once been freem@u
srnuId die so0ner than endure. Men
who have been free will not submit TO
permanent degradation and poiitica!
servitude or even infcrioriy' When
this is known to be the fixed, stern and
relentless policy. they will resist by
force of arms. aud in that event their
resistance will be justified on the uni
verssIIy acknowledged principle of the
right OF revolt against intolerable up \
preston Had The same cause existed
in 1861 Uhirh nnw EXISTS, no Norfhern
army Doukd haze crossed the Ohio rfU-
err to put dopn the reuoh You ex
press fears that the North will counter
ance secession if Seymour and BLAIR
are elected. In the present state OF
things. and the present party perman
emily in power, that were possible ; for,
the free passions of conflict having
subsided. the mass of mankind sympa
ihize with the conquered, especially IT
insulted and oppressed. But elect an
ad administration disposed to restore them
where they were before the revolt, and
I see no ratio.al probability that the
100, 600 majority in Ohio which record
ed their vo'es against secession, and in
favor of subduing it at any cost, will a.
change rides, without "A shadow
of a reason, ans sustain it.
have looked the condition of things
fu | in the face aud write down my
deep convictions. There is danger of
another civil var. Ideplore the threat
ened mischief, and have dene'all / cen
to avert it. aud still hope the bitter cap
will pass from US But the party in
power are r~esoluteIy fixed in excitink
to the utmost, and keeping up to their
intensity, the fierce angry pas
sions Of men, and it were vain for them
to expect ferocity on n side, and calm
on the other. Their policy
continued will force on collision, which
let them in prudence avoid. The NOR
al and physical power of the nation is
them /; they car prescribe 70
tiers and manipulate elections; but. their
power will fail acainst men, embodied
and under arms. where each man
wherher cheated Of his vote or
not ; and in this arbitrament-they would
be but as one to three. The war, if
they really force it on, will not he
section against sec;ipu-the
South will be united, the North divid
will be ike the war between the