Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1868-04-10

AMI everything uncons,i,u,fon liza. hars
the Democrats In the commensurate ~ ne
war they said States have y rightio seeede--
hat the southern States we're ont u the = n
ION; they said this because they ~ahtNi 'io
help the rebels. Sosc they say that thry hai
no righ, 10 .ccele and that they are IN The
Mon because they wan, tho rebels 70 heip
them During he entire war, Dsmecra
with muskct was a rebel, reh"l without :
musket was Democrat. The difference ~js
not in the man. hu, in the musket.
The Democratic party has been indicted i''-
fore the Grand Jury Of the American people
They must answer 10 hat Indictment during
he coming campaign. We charge them with
having rcbelled asains. The Go"ernp'chr'
with being guilty of treason to the human
race. They assisted onr enemies; they ,ian-
Tered our heroes: they declared The war
allure; they denounced The boy Of sixteen
Who wen, to the front with his mothers ki's
warm on his cheek, as q thief and rnur.
leror. They created he debt they now want
to repudiste, and for these rca .ons they viii .
be repudiate ed themselves Ivy the peope they
have insul,ed and betrayed. What right
ave the Democrats 70 talk about 4 ,ht and
taxation, Thcy made the debt, and the less
they say, aud the more they pa, the better
people will be pleased.
Tie Democracy asking TO be relieved Of ii'-
lebt that their treason creatcd-askirg srm-
pathy from the people because they have to
help pay that very debt, are like the young
criminal who, having been convicted of rnnr>
lerins his father and mother, impiorcd til.
mercy of the court and jury on the grounds
that he wa. POOR orrhanlf
RECONSTRUCTION.
"Aficr the rebellion vas suppressed, i was
| lie first daty to protect our friends, Whether
| black OF white Perish from he air aa5
thai Will notdefaniits defenders! Perishf;o
| he earth Government that VIII protect
| its protectors! II wss our dGiy to establish
| governments in TIE souia fer the protectors
of our friends, and 10 reconstruct the Southern
States according to the p, inciplcs vindicatel
| by the war. Whenever the Southern people
| are in favor Of justice, We will be in favor OF
| them. Whenever they are in favor Of liberty.
| they will be welcome back to places Of honcr
and power with the loyal States. do not he
lieyc in expressing these people. Treat 'hela
justly. and il the scale must incline, lei it IN.
cline in their favor a
IMPEACHMENT.
".tnlrew johnson has violated law. IL
claims that he was only testing H. Wary
WELL he mast test laws at his peril. II -
turned out 10 be unconstitutional lie viii e.
cape; If constitutional he will hc convicted
and reroTcd Every man that tests las
must tesl it at his peril. ) man cannot s'eal
ard get clear upon the plea that lie was mere V
trying to test the law. Neither can lie, wlici,
brought before the court, object TO being triol
by that cour; because the Judge had alrcady
decided larceny 10 be contrary to the law
He has no RICH, 10 demand a iran f-,r coirt
tina; has never ,.eriled anything. on the plea
that lie wants fair er;al.
Johuson cannot object 10 being tried by Tho
Senate, because that body passed the law 10
has violated; otherwise no President could be
imTeachei for iae violation OF s h.N saan.sl
by Congresa. am satisfied that lie ~wil' he
convicted. The Law demands it it,jtstico re-
.qnircs it, he people wish il. and i, will 10
done"
.TIIE TsSrTS
in this campaign viii be. shal, slarery be :.
established. OF shall the Government hc fc;:,>
ded On justice? Shall tie debt he paid. c,
the nation tlishonoreds Shall the loyal 9en-
of the Solth be protected, Or abandoned 10 lie
mercies of Hose who hate and .lcspi.c ,!"ta?
Shall liberty perish from ihe nation? Shat
civilization stop. or sweep onward?
That the Democracy wish 10 rc-estabii..
slavery is arraren, from the Ohio and Neg
Jersey Legislatures in repealing The rati!,ca
ton Of The constitutional amendment, which
declares that there shall be no more slavery
in This land a#s -ea
These a-e the issues, AMI We propose -
fight i. on. on This line. Slavery shall not be
rc-cstab,isicd. The debt shall not 60 unpaid.
Tic loyal people shall not go unrrotectsi-
Liberty shall not perish. and civilization shall
not pause but the Democratic party shall
dic.'