Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-01-09

OF loOo.
Another question involved, tha
will follow just as certain, and tina
is the assumption and payment 0
the rebel war debt. l ask you a
reasoning and thinking men, WI"
the representatives Of the So0t
are admitted to Congress, and af
called upon to vote upon appropl
alton bills, do you think they wouE
vote to tax themselves for our del
and not provide for their own ? I
The Northern States staked thd
financial power in the GovernmeI
bonds, and the South risked all sl,
had in the prosecution of the wal,
and lost all and you may expec.
in the advent of the Democrat.
party into power, that provision viii
be made for the payment of thu.
debt; but / am glad to say thI'
not until then will it be thought Of.
The Democratic party were oil.
posed to our debt being contractdt
in its incipiency, and you may rf
member that q prominent membq,
Of that party warned the people nd
to. buy the bonds, as they woul3
prove worthless on their hands,
They were hostile then to the debH
as the Southern wing Of the Demjy
cratic party are now to being con!
PEELED to pay it. So that the do
mand on their part to tax the ped
pie for the payment of the debt Of
the South will be as surely concedl
cd as the demand is made.
| come to another issue that Il
also involved in the contest-th1
pensioning Of rebel soldiers, am
the widows and orphans Of tho4
who fell fighting for the rebellio&
Does not the present state Of affairs
in Maryland indicate Othe feeling
which prevails against the soldiers
who were members Of regiments in
the Union army? Can a Union
soldier be elected to any office? Is
he not prescribed in business and in
society? l ask if Union men, who
are lawyers or physicians, find any
success in the practice Of their pro-
fessions? Are they not prescribed
on account Of their sentiments p
Does not the same condition Of af-
fairs exist in kentucky? / see
here tonight a gentleman who can
tell You about that much better than
Who knows from experience and
observation what the feeling is there.
Rebels, and only rebels, are elected
to Office. The presence Of Union
men is nowhere tolerated, and their
position made uncomfortable, and
if possible, to rid the State of their
presence.
Sir, if you give the power Of re-
construction into the hands Of reb-
els, you may expect the same condi-
ton Of affairs in all the Southern
States. And you may ask, what do
IRrgue from all this 2 | will tell
YOU When the Democratic party
again gets into power, do you sup
BOSE the representation from theI
south will vote for pensioning the
soldiers and widows Of the North, |
md not provide for their own in
he South ? Is it human nature, / |
lsk, for men to do such things p
And when you bring them into
)ower, their rebel soldiers will as
surely be placed on the same foot
ng with the Union soldiers Of the
North, This question, then, I say,
s involved in the issues Of the com
ng campaign,
The point | make here tonight is
he inevitable consequence Of the
Democratic party coming into pow
n. Some men may like the lnan-
,ial policy Of the party, and vote
or it solely on that account, but
ct them remember that they are
,oting to elevate the rebel soldier
o the same position as those who
ought to preserve the Union.
The military policy Of the party
S foreshadowed in the order pro-
by General Hancock on
Issuming command of the Fifth
District; and as it has been
PRESENTED to Congress by the Presi-
lent for its admiration, think that
criticism upon it perfectly fair. |
yill read the order The order
vas read, as has been published.
Dhis idea is, Ike the apples of the
DEAD Sea, fair to the eye, but crum-
lie to powder if but touched to the
ip,
The roticeable feature Of this or
.er is that it does not mention the
ubieot Of reconstruction, for which,
y authority of Congress, he is sent
bero and empowered to carry out,
Ie goes on to say that the civil
ghts of the people must not be in
,rfered with by military rule, and
penly declares by this order tnat
he very purpose for which he was 5
,nt there is to be superseded and
,nored
Mr., Morton then read from acts
f Congress defining the authority ]
nd duties of commanders of the
ilitary districts. BY these | show :
lat this is in contradiction and de- !
lnco Of the laws enacted by Con
ress, The very State governments,
hich, by these acts, are abrogated e
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