The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1868-04-08

.DlOOa OF Lle SOtUleEt HAS poeu snpiifcus7i IL
vain, Loud cheering.] The agony o
the people has been all for naught; the
fruits Of victory in battle have turneds tt
ashes on our lips. The war for the pres
erFation of the Union, for the nainten-
Eance of the Federal authority, and thu
maintenance, at the same time, of ths
rights, powers and equality of all tht
Statessv That object was accomplished
when Johnston surrendered to Sherman
that object was accomplished when the
last act Of the war was over, and yet
since then, new and more dangerous
enemy has arisen up at home in the TerJ
heart of our Government, which has, II
fact, destroyed the Union and subyertes
the Constitution. Cheers.
And all this ruin is wrought; all THU
accumulation Of folly and corruption, ano
fraud and wrong, is heaped mp in ordel
thatsthe Republican party smay conseil-
date the Government; may substitute
for its checks and balances the unbridlet
will of an irresponsible majority; may or
ganize It SO that it shall feel the least i'm
pulse Of popular passion, and shall in
stantly obey it. They seek TO do this
that they may override the Constitution
that they may invade the rights OF the
States; that they may regulate suttragt
in the South {; that they may enfranchise
the negroes there sand secure them al
Republican voters, and thus prerpetuatt
the power OF the Republican party. y *
And that is what they claim the righI
20 do when they answer their question
"Are we nation 2"
Their ultimate object is not that which
lies upon the surface. On the surfact
you can see their designs They see that
power is=nasaing AWAY. from them in .thE
North. They see that State after State Il
being lost to the influence which they ex
erted over it. They intend to make NJ
for the loses In the North by gaining ne
gro States in the South. They think
that thus they will be able to perpetuate
high tariffs, hundred per cent. dividends
untaxed bonds, the harvest of capital
and the heydey of New England Puri-
tanism. GApplause. They tried the
white race; they were not successful
They turned to the black race They
see that labor in the large cities is dis
contented The 'Iaborers are many, but
the work is scarce. They see that the
agricultural interest of the great North
west eroass under the oppressive burdens
laid ugon it for the benefit of Eastern
capital. [Applause] They see that the
people in this part of the country are be
ginning to believe the sumptuary law!
are the dictates Nof fanaticism. They
sooth the disconsent of all these interests
by appeals to theif philanthropy, and
prepare for events Which are to come by
securing suffrage to the negro and the
negro to themselves. FApplause
Their ultimate object is not the enjoy
ment of the honors or emoluments ei
office not the qualification of vulgal
greed for gain or vain love of power.-
They have the true spirit of radical re-
formers. They have tonce the cautious
wary prudence of worldly wisdom, aue
the fi5rce zeal Of fauatical pEoselytism b b
They have the persistence of the martyr
and the Intolerance of the bigot. New
England Pnrifanism supplies the spirit
and seeks power in order that through
the forms of a government thus pervert-
ed, it may enforce the theories of it
philosophy. It pushes the functions o
government into the domain of morals
and setting up an arbitrary standard o
right in all things which pertain to tn
thought or habit, it seeks to coerce COM
plete conformity It invades the liberty
of the individual that It may establish
the moral excellence of the community
It's full development may be seen il
Massachusetts,. Sunday; Jaws. and liquo
laws, express IL. Not satisfied with main
tanning the peace and suppressing riots
| it compels the citizens to a breach OF th
law or to a hypocritical sanctimoniousnesf
Not satisfied with REFRESHING public drum
kenness. it imposes penalties on moder-
ate and harmless Indulgence. It is tn
same spirit which, IN olden times, for.
Ibade the batting of bears, not so mucl
because it gave pain to the bear, as ebe-
cause it gave pleasure to: :othe spectators
What kind of government; men Of Wis
consin, would that be which would sub
iect your interests, your tastes, your Gus
toms, your religion, your local law, Il
the convictions of the Radicals of Ne5
England il They believe deyoutly tha
the, earth belongs to the saints Of tn
Lord, aud that they are the saints. The,
| have the most perfect faith in their owl
l.convietions Their zeal is not tempere.
| by noderation. IF it.were clothed witt
1.-The power of. ssthe nation" it would pro,
hi6it your gardens, destroy your brewer
! les, break Up your vineyards, and compe
! you to spend your Sundays at home
And this they caH, 10 glowing terms, TIL
| fulfillment of the great duty of "the ma
tionv of securing entire equality, befor'
| the law. to all it's acitizeDsal Its spirit j
manifested in the bill of Mr. Sumner, t
enforce. negro suffrage on the States.-
Connecticut, last spring declared that ne
| groes should nat vote Ohio. within
Pmonth, has madsfheisame declaration b,
fifty thousand majority Mr.. Sumne
proposes. by act. Of Copgress-by tn
bpower of the nation-to enforce negr
suffrage on both States. -'41 SO. : -
This inestiable desire to govern yol
! and us, and all the country, and make J
Ilconferm, in all ii ings, TO their whlns Q
l,convictiens,5 is the NATIVE of this cry
which risesswith such omiuous uni ormi
ty, and is so elaborateIy answered, Gar
we a nation ~ EAPBlauses ] asaaaaI.
The financial system is to be made II
boar an important part in this process o
consolidation a national debt. inssth
of those who maintatn Tn
kingly governmentstef Europe, is bless
10 g.iaI say It Id 4 national ctirses iIt7i
the natural ally of aLdespotie and consol
ideted government. Ittisthe natural EN-
emy Of change, and progress and ,hbeyt5
It loves despdtism. y 1t lives, by the coer
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