The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1868-01-24
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4 our UcmOCrniic beNisWtofB nave Wteldy
shown their hands. They do not leave Tie
people in doubt, eitlrer as to their prin.
cipcs or their policy The men who,
during tho wor,hy their sophisiiy and ar
lifcc polliatcd tho guilt Of treason oAi
10y positive as wcll as Ny Indirect means OF
iretarded the efforts Of the government
to suppress robelloni are pow, seek
ing by their lcghlltion 10 acccommo.
ftlate tho laws uf this State, and Of the
! United States, TO tho necessities Of their
Southern friolids, II is well that lhcy have
thus carly shown the clovon foot, That
foot demonstrates The existence Of tho car
case the horns, aud tho TAIL of tho slavo
power, under the skin Of Democracy.
By the unprecedented application OF tho
gag law, this unscrupulous body has sue
oeedcd in resembling the measure, ratily.
ing the l4lh Amendment TO the Cons,tu
lion of tho United States. They would
not allow thoir conduct in tho matter to
bo debated. Tho action Of their prcdecos
sors, in ratifying tho l4th Amendment, was
endorsed by majority of 10000 citizens
Of This State, yet in The f,co Of that major
ity, these very patriotic O lcgislAtors ut
tcrly ignore both the will and the intcrcsts
Of tho people, that they may thus propi'
Iiato their associates in the South.
The object Of such baro hccd legislation
is monlestly in favor of the lato shvehold-
ing rebels. BY taking ono step further in
the advance, this same body OF men will
declare tho 9th Amendment to the Consi-
tuition, abulishing slavery, as null and void
thus restoring 100000 Of cmancipntcd
persons to the barbarities Of that occursod
| system.
BY the Same process they will invnlidatc
tho obligations incurred by tho govern
mcnt in is efforts to suppress tho rebel
| lion of slave holders, or on the other hand
adopt the debt incurred by tho traitors in
their attempts to subvcrt this government.
In either cane, tho credit Of the nation
will be destrcyed-its currency will be.
come comparatively valuelcss and con
ditiou Of bankruptcy aud Of ruin will fol.
low in the train.
For what purpose arc theso men thus
invoking the spirit of evil and of national
ruin2 Simply to obtain official power for
themselves and their Southern associates,
Like tho wretch who sets fire to his ncigh.
bors house, that he may tako advantage of
the bowildormcnt he has accustomed to OBJ
tain plumber; so Ivy such acts of logslo
tion these men Disregard the cry Of rca
son, Of Justice, and The best intorests of
tho nation, onIy to crafty their selfish
instincts love of power.
Soldiers you who have fought, aud bled
and suffered to maintain tho honor of the
'Old Flag" arc you prepared to relinquish
the fruits of your viotories,hy allowing few
crafty, inscriptions legislators TO undo all
that you have done .......i .......
Farmers youwho have cheerfuIly toiled
and 10y tho sweat Of your brow obtained
the taxes necessary to the credit of the
nation; are you prepared to say that such
labor and sacrifices shall so for nought
merely because few partisan demagogucs
desire it 80 to be?
Merchants you who chcerrully loaned
your money and devoted your energies in
support Of tho governmet, in the time of
its extremity, when ruin and disaster
stared you in tho face are you prepared
to sacrifice all, TO the moroenary instincts
of perRdous lrgislators2
Let us all ponder this matter, and by our
action in the coming Presidential and Con
grcssional Campaign, let us show our sister
States, that tho lberty.loving people of
this great State of Ohio, will repeat the
majority of 1863. t..
Citzons of Wood lot us at once begin
this work of organization in every town
ship, aud in each school district in this
county. BY iudicious and united efforts
we can readily secure at least | 900 mOio
ity at the polls in October and November
With GRANT as President, together with a
competent aud patriotic body of men in Con
grcss to sustain him, we may be assured OF
the satisfactory settlement of all national
! difficulties which have resulted from the ac
cursed system of slavery. Until that il
accomplished Mr.. SEwARD's lrreprossiblC
Conflict will continue TO prevail,