The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-08-13
For the Conservative.
More About Radical ''..oyahy.''
Mr.. Editor

Mr.. Editor:
Judge the troe by its fruit" is II
command OF holy writ, and 10y that
LUST criterion tho character un.
eUns, qucnccs vi tina. Radical pie
d"minuuce IA tue pUiiucal ,tfuIrs -,
Jur country must sUun Ue judged
~ the high court Vi the people.
To say nothing OF the utter sur
oi.ing that has been forced upon
many, all must have tasted sUfii
gently OF he bitteI fruits born w
that 1v"r-shadowing tree. ~ rnaOi,
item to decide justly and "withput
a rational DOUBT As u its true char
acter. From facts most painfully
manifest throughout OuI country, II
VIII be found that that political tree.
hkc the Upas Of Java, has poisoned
,he very atmosphere by watch II
ras been surrounded.
In thus Judging the "adical par.
" the iuvts must not DO over Rocked
mat II has had, for the past sever
oventiul years, almost universal
sway ana control over the govern
menta' affairs Vt the county, both
national and State and municipal ,
aud hence it's responsibility Is CO.
e%xtcnsIve with the power with
Shlcl,, by usurpatiuD ana otherwise
II has been clo,tcd.
1t mas had ObsrquiOus legislative
bodies which have made The public
revenue snbservIunJ 10 its party
ouIs 1t hue had, 10 many msinn-
ccS, . venui ana corrupt judiciary 10
pantcr 10 it's iuris aud vices, and 20
sn,cld ITS pdrusans from the penai
ties Ut their Crimes against the dear
cst rights VI ireemeu.
1t haas had both the military ami
the mob rs auxillaries IA conduct
ny itr political and partisan cam
laigns; b all Of winch m,aHs il,
has ruled ~ with a rot Of dor; anu
thus, too, not ulone within SLatvs or
sections IL which war vA,,tui, but
oyer and throughout this free
North, IN winch pollticdaBd par
tlsan necessities alone called Tor any
such exercise Of de,po ic power.
II WAS by these and ike means
that 4 cloud VI gloom aud terror
was thrown over the minds aud
hearts ofthe people; and lnat lhun.
sauOs ct the more base aud timId,
renouncIng their manhood and pO.
IItical faith, lrd into tho runks of
that most corrupt but d1mInant
party, ~ an asylum from the pcn-
altieN inflicted upon those who Yet
dared to think and sLcnx as Iree-
men aud yet, party trIumphs OBJ
tanned by thus KIND Of means have
been heraldcd abroad Is proof Of
the popular will.
In conclusion, 1 will here repent,
that under asyslum umannting from
the national Administrations. and
sanctioned by Congress, the rebel
army was supplied with provisions
20 the extent OF many millions
worth. Tint as II consequence, the
period Ol the war WIS prutractcd,
aud thousands OF i've sacritced.-
That this t~rrasunuble commerce.
was tolerated with II full knOwl-
edge of its ruinOus consequences 10
the cause ia which the country was
prOicSscrlly engaged ana that DO
attempt was made To suppress the
traffic, or 10 punish these engaged
in il. That IN this commerce the
southern rebels acted ia the inter
eSt Of their caure and their army.
On the federal side, those euEu-
ged IN that most reasonable com.
merce, cUncurrrnS and combining
with Southern rebels, BETRAYED both
the country, III" army, and the
cause tor which the "lUya boys ia
blue were sacrificing their lives /;
aud tor no other or better purpose
than to CRAFTY their avurlce, aud
aggruudIZe themselves and their
most %pcridlors party ; and all this.
too, under their drlusive gabbio
about loyalty ind the Union"
Now that the Radical press and
StnmPers are again calling upon the
people 10 conlinu" the uscradancy
of that party in power, mono OF
them have yet dared TO either deny
or defend The traltorous acts thus
specifically charged against il; but
| hope the people are prepared to
make something like the following
response to the present solicitations
oi that party:
"Ye wretchesl ye ~peridious traini
Ye cursed o. God and free born menl
Ie murdereYs Ofthe laws;
Tho now 70 glory in your lust
Tho now ye tread the feeble neck in
dust;
Yet time and righteous Joye
VIII judge your dreadful cause.