Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-10-02
Cancellation.

Mr.. PENDLEToN and the other Demo
cratic orators continually preach concilia-
tion. They proclaim that the success of
Seymour and Blair will be true miilen-
mum. 1t will be the dayspring of peace
and good will. Indeed, the Reverend
Chadband himself could not more unctu-
ously set forth the blessedness of forgive
ness than these gentlemen.
Now, magnanimity in public affairs is
not only good, but it is polite. A govern
ment which emerges victorious from q
domestic struggle commits the greatest of
blunders if it adopts vindictive policy
toward its opponents, or even lit proceeds
to full legal eXtremities. When England
suppressed the Jacobite risings in 1715
and 1745 the Government put some of the
chiefs TO death. But it was not sound
policy. When Jefferson Davis was cap
tured in the most ignominious plight many
Englishmen said that of course he would
be hung. One eminent Englisbman re-
marked that there was not a government
in Europe, England included, that would
not hang him.
The Republican party controlling the
Government of the United States were
much wiser. They have not shed the
blood of single rebel in vengence, nor
confiscated one estate. There was never
so great and victorious party so humane
ard Just and wise. If the defeated rebels
were, as they claimed, of another "cOun-
try" they surely could not expect to Oe
treated as citizens of this. If they were
not of another country, but traitors batiied
in an attempt to overthrow the Govern
ment, they were liable to be hung. But
the United States authorities, rejecting all
thought of punishment for the past, con-
sidered only how to secure the future.
They said "Some of the leaders must,
as an obvious guarantee of good order, be
for the present disfranchised, for the rest,
every body shall equally share political
power" And even this they did not say
until those leaders had haughtily defeC
them. The magnanimity Of this policy
lay in its unprecedented moderation; IL
wisdom was shown in the creation of {
loyal constituency.
Now what is the Cancellation which Mr.
Pendleton and the other orators propose
| II is not a new demand with them. Wher
Wade Hampton and Forrest and Lee wert
at the throat Of the nation, these same
gentlemen advised cOncililtion by submit
ting to the rebellion. Now that Forrest
and Hampton have been defeated in the
! field and hope to save their cause at the
polls. these gentlemen advise the eamC
Cancellation by surrender. In othel
words, they insist that Forrest, Hampton
and their friends shall have political pOwel
! in their States to the exclusion of loYa
men. Mr. Pendleton is in favor Of thu
Cancellation of black codes and the good
will of the Ku-Klux Klan. The millenni
um which he mellifuously predicts reveal
itself in Georgia by the expulsion of tn,
colored members in South Carolina anC
other States by the alternative offered u
the cOlored population of submitting Il
their own degradation or starvation; II
the country at large by the demand of thu
candidate whom he supports that the OF
ganization of the Southern States shal
be overturned by the sword. The con
ciliation preached by such apostles as Mr.
Pendleton and Mr. Cox is such as has be
come dismally familiar to the people o
the United States-it is letting the mos
troublesome, spiteful, and dangerous peo
pie in the country have their own way.
Against these apostles of peace bough
by abject submission of the moral convic
ton and intelligence of the country to 1t
ignorance and passion aud baffled hate
the Republican party proclaims the con
ciliation of common-sense, the good vii
of Justice, the peace in free cOuDtrys-
equal rights. There stand Grant and tn
Republicans. There standing they hav
conquered once, and there standing the
viii conquer fofever.--Hlrper's Weehy.
~ The New York Sun Independent
says "Seymour and Blair have to-da
not a single chance Of success; and th
whole power Of the Democratic party
but now 90 proud and 30 confident, wi
Of necessity presently be conceptrated "
on desperate effort TO save the State
New York, whore year since their mi
: jority rose to $4,000"
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