The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-01
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TO, CONSERVATIVES RRUBLICA3f n

from Hot. J.R. Do5Htti6 the
g4iished Cons erratFfif II lRenGhsf6aa SEM y
Iat6ofl from Wisconsin, ih il reply tta let-lII
ter from a Republican, friend in Penn
syIvahia, asking his. opinion otipoit THE
q sitration," and theb61ieySof a ct hiFds |
party, We advise Deni6erats to give
it a vide circulation among ttthhfeTI thfeTiIr Rs Re
publican neighPorsi HF9 HFT9f,;YY writes e:sti,o .soI
do not, think the, organization OF, OF
any third party is wise, or can 75,4 work s
any practical good t9 R the great f ,e}aff cause
in which we are epsageddrg epgdrg9 In the l1i9 Fery G
nature of things, when great pTllinltclE-; X
Piles are at stake, there. are, and there
can be but two effective political par
ties. "He that,is not for me, is agaiilkt
me,a inIpolitics as FwellIas feligionj Isl
"a truth upen which every wise manis
Fcompelled to act. efi4nad ioahai -Jc9i
|. What, itlieng'is tile great anao pafes-
mount issue? What is the gredSltrRdi
unpardeAable' EroHgt for (which the
Radical party isinow 'ariafg gneagy'aaad
should be 6verthfoWifai 9iDSse 9nlHl
Itis Substantially this .IIiw hGa ,Eoi
/ In violation of the ICohstitdti64iL1 IN
violation of the pledges made and OF
ten repeated, FROM fhe first B,ittIe of
Bull Run; to the emil hofi the wars
pledges to thefNerthj to get'1nen land
money; pledges iespeciaH ~ made' to-
the De1aecracg y to getflieir suppofBin
the field ahdtin theaele5ti6hs; pledges
made to the South to inddeesthefnFtot
laS dbMa,29theiI. 4aRsas and to renew
their allegiance, and pledges t9folelgiii
powers ! to prevent iAterventi oE-iiii1
violation of all these solemn pledges,i
upon which we invoked the blessings
ofIAlmighty God upon OH cause, and
by which alone weigained stRengtlrtei
master the edfebellionLiniv violation of.
the natural and ii ni1Ta4iehab1e right of
the civilized men of everya State toe
GOVERN Themselves, and III Violation Of
the clear provisions IF the C0nstitu-'
ton Which leavt1esi to eaElf State2fo It.
self the right to Regulate stifffalge, ttifff;al this
party has; without trial, by e post. .ffdt-
to laws, disfranehised hundreds Of,
thousands of the most Intelligent of
their Citizens ifi5,ihl5'n and, has forced
upon On + ten sa11d and si7 IL + t.
lions Of our own lH7ngllo, ngllo 70 Saxon IS'9 /
race the universal and unqualified suf-
fragee of seven hundred thousand tlltoGi}aid igno--
rant, and, III the main, half civilized.
oT.lia i-'e'I1 10 -bie1ah9 9di noiI" aitdi
TbIs IS ID the q5 great si4 wrong 155Rgfs5ay fota 9f
that party is is :artriaigned at. tie bar Of
public Judgment, }, and ,for; Y Which it
should be 'o6Y!erthrowN1niI.i iiI'i" sNi E''i-A
To cohsummate fhat great, re wrong wrong.
they have abolished all ciVtlffi govern
ment, and civil liberty eHeh event in these
Item States XlfioLsiH h'uz Aah 27Gd -
They have have establishSdd five Absolute absolute
military de5potismfss;, " Wherein ali right
to life, liberty and property, ,'Iiis are Sub
ject to tie viii Of one mai: ttii:'o 2E'''' -
They have Kept the tthiii6tth ttiit III divided.
+. They have prevented the festofation..
of ;;pp9di,,IIsa4Irgiftfj Il :, Il 10 -FG9Tdi Td noi=@i
They ha4ie Kept e foiS d02HRo 2HRo4h The dsGdFqsadt credit Of +
the Government during dii i!yl tic tiifce tii
years Of peace, to point eif{o so l6WE that;
Ito The shame Of every 4mthriicah lean the be
six per cent. hlit bonds 81 The Un6iitsd III iitd
States sell for only III II gold White
the bonds of Brazil, bearing only four
per cennite. interest bFiing over go iin in
ooid4iii< jfaH 'Ehoij5Eo H9h1 hihI1s
Eiiiit g,2so9o>Y n9y9 y9d1 s1ssi 9gH9so
They 1heaYe sp9fBB0Papeeh sp9fBB0Papeehed upon eifAFfe tbs
just rights of the the,lEEx lEExeGutiYe, .af7is -bq,
They haaYYitflhHr hays Threatened p ePe th4Snd tbs indepfn9- de9
denee Of the Suprsslmle Ceprt'sr,gg fG21
They have epnjustly, and nd, without vi vt
cause, .impfacheda!nd IRpt .np8Hff, 8Hff,ftt ftrial riif}E
the e5 President den hliirmpselIaqn hliimseIf AND 81 RS eYeFy
species Of de dengpei9attii9p II qnldl and even BY
threats of assassiipnFFa4dt5iofJps siipnFFa4dt5fJps haBe endsaYfs
oredl to forcfseii Isl tlhe the Senate Ito 1e9nYist st
him, in qBder5 q to plaae in the evEEffF EffFeauz u
tive cllf ehafif i.iofn one Wgho will use all hts
poweEi t9, eqnsSFFmgqlmate 81 gql that fgigantie3
wrong against fBh the CQpsttutiqq7p tq7a against al
our plightedd 4 faith atlha agqipat fiYilIiYTqtion IY 9 u
and against 9fB 9Yn and I'd lkipd5YEffqi Efqi
The dGf9pXfRnton FRnto qo 70 NeNt York rk1m met mqft
for the Pqggp0set Of ofg2pi pi4inga at9 oyeB- ye
throw wg4t the party si9phr tn power for this this
great wrong, qpd dteSf t. Feft9Ee the UR5iqp, UJ5 qp,
and the Censti!tuti9lnl and and the rights 9qfli
the States FtPs and ialI tbs STATES qqlHacr if
What W5 tbfeJp1 fJ1lf If The lf dptE dptE O, ofE,the the qpn5 qp n
serYaatfilEe RsRHHbaIieatn ba aatPf PfrtN TO h!felI Shell
we giye ouh siHEpR9gt to lHh the depfocril5tie i5 4
party IpT prm my ny ipHdlgmleeln}ts mleeln}s oqr
duty t9 Dc iso;T 50; The aYeEX IIiHfe 99ff,tth 4, The
ConEstitqgtioHn tg H is binyoINed aRa with il
the 5 rights @ of the States ap9d t6eF liilRaer
ties of h the RS ple6oPller rdi y9ngrru, ri etf
= f99RRnot 9Rn 44esitab5ffi ab5ffiG9an G9ansl sslp lpqps9ta' mE,
Judgment tgifft il tfof itlm it lmgyYb}4lf gyY eqFft qFfft4
in it. So far 4y6e from 4 rela4ipg VIZ Sh9pIId pJIdit
redoHlble .9Hr efpFrtff r6Re 6Rear egy in ,mfiiPPd ,mfiiPd
the war was e4nf ended ed1nBhhf tBhhfeMe M 81 r3ias ag9
when h neW era was oRenfffdl, ffdl,iip iip p9fljitFi v
cal Affairs Bf that e1e Nj dSey7ma}1rd grdii is
man IS Of high ceharaffter f Of III YRngueFti99} 9}
ed patriStsn p'5g sI Qf gfj|BIl g5eatf ability ap5a n
periehnTce hT ~ wholly oily Withrps upon tRe lliY
ing an and paramlGoqnt Issue, if elscfed,
he will make : most abTe,and digfHiT4
fed President and no '9lPenpsyiYyapian, I il
viii fSarget5 thfat PIT f9r FIJI lbs Pf9mptt
ness apd energy inf II IfiorKarfins, 7f9rfef
from New York II ,,t'P;r to GHettysbqrg thai
great battle might have been lost and
PennsylYania oYerrun; While in GFeqp-
eral Blair Ia we e. have si civilian yIi HHp ?pd .sSo sol
aler Whesse s.G19 19rromFPffnGeFf 9rFPEf G aldE nlAdomnil H.
and saved Missourriii from secession, 's
who always st99d ,id9l among P TIE War WI9 RI RI
publicrans plrs IN council and in the. field,