The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-09-17


10 enable them 10 maintain their rsu
promo power over the government.
The statement of Mr.. Morton that
he and his party were educated to
new doctrines by tho war, and that /
they learned rapidly, is true, in
point Of fact, and it can vouch n
very respectable precedent. ltsa
like 10 spirit, but more modest ian /
guage than the boast ofMr. DisracIi,
in Parliament, last summer, thit he
CducatcI his party INTO the accept
ance doctrines repugnant to their
most cherished convictions. But
this process Of education. nnluckily
tor tho precedent, ,threT the Premier
and his party at once INTO hopo-
less minority. Such may, possibly,
bo tho case here.
I looked over Senator Shcrrian's
speech, delivered in lIiilsbUro few
days since, in which he fails 10 men.
iiCn impeachment and his vote up.
on il, but solemniy warns Us Of tho
dangers o! removed secUssion--a inr.
ther revelt BY the diHcontentod men
rf tho South. lie is right, therc IS
danger An effort ~ making 70
bring Congross together in adjourn
ed session in order 10 manipulate
and control tho elections III the
Southern States. Thoss whom Con.
gress and Tho military have ap-
pointed to represen; those States u,
the two houacs arc alarmed 1T The
prospect before them, and call loud.
Iy for assistance. They want troops
aud they want arms, tOcOorcc votes
and keep impractiGlo voters from
the polls; an1 when Congress meete
they will want money, either IN the
way Of appropriations 10 the Freed
mems Bureau or In some other avia.
able form, to buy votcs-such, il
there be any, as can not be secured
> by military coercion. If Congress
meets IN time, their demands vii
bo complied with by an unwilling
majority, who will lack manhood L
cslst them. From this may proba
bly, result armed collision. 1t wcr,
: beLt"r for tho country. better TO
the party. that YOU DO not hold III
aojournod session. Your bodies
y and ablest leader, who while ho .iy
! cd nCver spared, in his dying mo
i mcntS, almost with his last breath
70 expressed II hope that it might no
j. 9 found necessary to hold il, Ii
J saw ns ull must see. that il woul
o probably lead to disastrous conSo
. quenccs. You can not safely truS
o yourselves, when assembled and III
j" der party drill for legislation.
u great majority OF you aro drive
= forward by bold, bad men, Eoi re
'o tanning power to judge OF tbc pru
;" denco or Justice af your acts.
!" you meet before the elections IN I'll
" Southern States, you can not, unlc'
IN greatly changed for the bottcr by
~ few months, intercourse with u
Y people, you can not fail to iDterfcI
20 by force or fraud, or tho apphcatiC
H. Of public money to control them
u Your pride will nt once be appoal'
to. What did wO meot for D.? CO
NJ tainly for some important objcc
"S and nothing requires dispatch Q
." ccpt timely mterpOsition 10 contr
o. tho elections. Avoid 1t, ] pray yC
NJ and with it's probable consequence
" The appeal 10 now made to the pa
10 amount sovereign, the people, nett
no er fraud nor force can bo suffered
u" prevent or falsify or overrulo tn
80 decision. If you attempt to rcti
u your power over the Government
o' fraud, against clear majority, y
W will fail, unless you usc, also for
"u II you attempt it by force and Il
u resisted by force, we have civil v
Vi rebellion, treason but wfO arc
rebels and traitors? Z? You who a
to seiLe the power unlawfully. q
w destroy our constitutional Cove
a.. ment, success in tho conflict gem
Of ally determines the question Of rig
dis. and let it bo not forgotten that
the tins conflict strong public opln
ac- does much TO aid and arm him ''''
ress hath HE quarrel just" 1t W
w w therefore we'll for the party now
power, whose legitimate power d
yas 30 coon, to inquire, before they &C
i,u. pei or provoke a resort to force
il to the probable result--on VIII
&C. side they bring aggresSiors, Will
ss ; physical and mental powor of
Ted, nation lloS In the fret place, I
the public opinion which in the late c
ant t,st with secessiun, was wort