The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-09-10
PERSONAL,

ovl tho Seuphons sous saDanmdde plume
of FRusE A1asket, if sbenzine" wo'd
cut rust = Vpuld be more brilliant,,
in the Nlrrsh Chr0Racle, pays his de-
voifs to our humble self. We do not
ordinarily design to notice the drunk
en- rawlings of this foul shotgun mol
tany-of his clan, but a single paragraph
of his sst,-msty'' report. personally re-
ieetiha on us, has been SO often echo
ed from other quarters, that we pro-
pose bfidfiy to notice Il. It Is as fol-
1owEss TaeszafzESiEBlso 81 f
.aaHH afrfs sisoa dyedlin-the-wool
comprehend from Portage county. A
Man- who came oyeEgto the Republi-
can party, got q fat office, n''played out, >
and Sid back to his wallowing in the
-iaHhhay 81 that Rusty Musket," un,
Ike Gten. 'G4fsafn 'G4ffant, can "stand up before
a glass of whiskey, but it can't be de-
MED that the q efftter" has the effect
'eithes TO obscure Il his ifim memory OF blunt
ms moral eehsflflities to such degree
as t6nfake him as big a liar as Ben
3fatleT 5ud ;sIst1SBF BF7DL-sti s[s.'i '.
| 81 4Rusty Musket" and the whole ken.
1fa 6f radical pups that are yelping
40 our heels know full well that Harris
NOT only never Went went over to the Re-
publican party, but was never asked to
do So 1oHR1leh the wal. broke out and
ElfFes secti6fiafists saw that they had
b@6adegafiatd dhpon the "a country a1nftrry the very
ealaiiifies which Washington, Jeffer-
son; Madison, M3odnfoe,s : Jackson, Clay,
WEBSTER, ana fhel Whole line of dis
tihg diiigfed statesmen had prophesied
Would foff6w the establishment of par
ffes fffla iapon ge6g graphical lines and sec
fionaf issues, they caiIne to the De-
MaSosefaey and Begged beg them to aid in
saving tie Til GoveTrpinent from the de-
stFac &onf ~ Which T threatened irtsb it. They
promised oto bury 1fJI4 tie political battle
axe they pledged themselves to pros
.eedte The war IN N no no spirit of revenge,
nor for the purpose Of. conquest OF
subjugatiohn, nor to interfere with any
Of the INSTITUTIONS of any of the States ;
but 70 maintain the Constitution and
eAiiForGe the laws w pas passed in pursuance
tifere6 aud a. 70 i6o1 gpTsseroe s'lsSer the Union
With al the a7tyhts, lightly and equal
ity 81 tie eJVeeir3ai Veir3ai States utN1MrA1RED,
ana When TIL this g. object Il \ was accomplish
ed the sa9aSrH sMarH oaghf fod to nceesaaksae'' nceease.'' These
met The hearty approval of the entire
northern Democracy, but they had
rfeasoa to distrlulisft' ttile sincerity of the
ptofassions m sito rs 81 Attachment manifested
fof lie Union byy the Republicans, and
they ys9h 9did r. 1distfustf them and as an
earnest Sf .theif sincerity and good
afth tlfeY said to the Democracy =
hWes st1feili are ii the, ascendency; the ofIic-
es are at, our Control; only give us a
helping hand and we will make an
eqapaf division Of dat offices" and of
hpnoTs::. The siren song was needed,
and, an With almost one voice the De-
mocracy flew to the rescue. They en-
tered the aiffks-ttf ranks Of the army, and la
b6feed il il every Conceivable way for
the success Of the aYvowed purposes of
the 1ss3$ war Until the surrender of the ar
mics MES Of f the rebellion and victory
CROWNED our efforts, when they awoke
to learn that, instead Of wa1. to pre-
$sa.ee the Union and maintain the Con-
stitution Of our f;tthefs,, it had been
empf0yeidf for stRe tRe base purpose of per-
ipetuatifg the fdiep of the sectional Re-
pGbiieaii party, to destroy the Consti-
tuition Of our fathers, to establish mil
itary despotisn, and, instead of the
Govvel1f1niieh BY the patriotic founders
of tle Gonstithfi6nyto plant upon the
Ai6ericafit eofifineIit a grand consoli-
dated empire. From such an arange-
rneht We never asiid back, for it new
Ell received our assent. 81, h5a.'z-'.
sAnd Howl will this "rusty" old
sns6 tglbdfS e Inform ush6wi the Repub-
lean PARTY Has obsefvedi faith? Did
they not prosecute al the war in the spir-
it Of fTe7e1ge1? DID they not conquer
orsuBj jdgate fhe Southern States Did
they not interfere with the institutions
of sfsd any Of the States P Did they pre-
serve the Union, with all the rights,
and ea&dlfty of the. Several
Saites seAsmpasredPn If they were
faise4o theiti Pfedges in these respects,
then hot e4eh The gailurrennents of a
Eat Office" Could bind us to party so
utterly faise 10 its plighted faith.
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