Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-02-27
.otorana defended the country in the

as well as the right arm of the re-
bellion, and when Democratic trait
ors and writer's still more scandal
ously and persistently illuminated
us as having converted the war for
the Union into an abolition war to
free negroes, we fearlessly allied
our cause to that Of the humble and
the helpless; and providence re-
warded us for our fidelity, by that
brilliant succession of triumphs
which gave salvation to the Union
as well as freedom to the slaves.
When the National Convention Of
our opponents at Chicago dared to
hang out the white flag Of surrender,
by proclalming the war a failure,
and demanding an immediate cessa-
ton of hostilities, we promptly ac-
cepted the issue; and the soldier,
with his cartridge box, and the vo
ters with the ballot box, united in
stamping their Indignation on the
disgraceful avowal.
When the Government was com
PEELED to issue bonds by the hun
dreds of millions for the preserya-
ton ofour national existence, Dem
ocrats ridiculed them as worthless,
and cautioned the people against
risking their means in them, but tie
loyal people were deaf to their
warning; and now the same party
denouncc them as having made too
good an investment in their pur-
chase.
When greenbacks were authoriz'd
by a Republican Congress, who can
forget the Democratic predictions
that it would ultimately take hat
ful Of them to buy q hat; and now
they have the assurance to seek to
make political capital out of their
popularity.
When the 39th Congress rejected
the Presidents policy ofReconstruc-
tion, and insisted on one which
should embody Constitutional guar
lntees for the future, with full pro-
lection for all who loved the flag
and the Union, our enemies de-
lounced us as wishing to postpone
Reconstruction, whilenow the same
Democrats, with their allay, the
are striving to put every
possible stumbling block in the way
)f their return.
When the "14th Article" was pro-
posed as an amendment to the Con-
embodying no mandatory
suffrage enactment, but protecting
equally the civil rights of all native
BORN andneutralized, making a voter
n Indiana just as potential as one
n South Carolina, and no more /;
barring the door of the Treasury
against any payments on account Of
he rebel debt, or the emancipation
If slaves, the whole Democratic
,arty denounced it, and urged the
southern rebels to spurn it as they |
lid. Now, the two Democratic
states Of Kentucky and Maryland
.emand payment out Of the peoples
axes in the Treasury for the slaves
he nation emancipated and the two
Legislatures of Ohio
nd New Jersey endeavor to with
raw the assent Of those States to
his beneficent Constitutional
amendment, leaving the door open
or the presentation of those Demo
ratio claims if n Democratic Con
ress could be chosen.
/ will not extend this letter by
efense of the Congressional policy
f reconstruction, for Senator Nor
on's able vindication of it has Gov
red the whole ground unanswera-
ly, Suffice it to say that Congress
aving authorized the suffrage Of
very freeman in the late rebel
tates, rebels and all, except those
Tho, by violating official oaths, had
dded perjury to treason, and the
Democratic party having denounc-
d us for this limited and temporary
isfranchisement, the same party
howed its rejoicings over the fact
nat the remainder of the unrepent-
Mt rebels in Alabama have recently
nd voluntarily disfranchised them
elves in the vain attempt to prevent
ne reorganization of that State on
)yal basis,
Nor is this ALL The President,
ow in full sympathy with the same
Democratic party which opposed
ne election--the same person, who,
s q candidate, declared that treason
hould be made odious, but who, as
'hief Magistrate, is the hope and
dmiration of every one who "still
)ves" the lost cause-whose oath
inds him "to take care that the laws
g faithfully executed" and who
eeps it by striking down officer af-
,r officer for the performance of
lis duty, who retains in office and
nder salary as his Attorney Cen
raj presiding over one Of the Ex-
outive Departments which he claims
l his anti Stanton message TO the
enate should be in unison With the
'resident), a gentleman who says
ubliely that he aoiH not appear be
)re the Court to defend "the laws"
'om hostile attacks, stands at least
elf convicted before the country as
aving striven to induce the Gen
raj of our armies to defy a law he
.