The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-09-30
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 80
A. MoGREGoR. EDITOR.
TWENTY-ONE GOOD REASONS FOR
BEING a DEMOCRAT.

letter of Hon. Thomas Ewing, an octogena-
rian, of Ohio, for opposing the radical par
ty at the polls The facts stated are unan-
swerable. Until recently Mr.. Ewing had
made up his mind to vote for Gen. Grant;
but this he says is impossible, and for the
reasons herein given. Let the radicals an
swcr the Indictment if they can. We com
mend the presentation especially to the old
whig readers of this County.
1st-The republican party has now, and
has had for two years past, tull and absolute
control of the legislative and executive de-
partments of the government, and they have
Obstructed, and, indeed, rendered it impos-
sible for the independent exercise of the ju-
dicial power; and they have assumed to
themselves and vested in their military divi-
sion commanders, freed from executive con-
troll, the government of ten states.
2d-The judiciary may be restored to the
exercise of its appropriate functions; for
unconstitutional laws restraining their free
action, being no longer upheld by menace
and force, will be adjudged void. The ju-
dietary will be, therefore, at once enfran-
chised and restored to the exercise of its
constitutional functions.
3d-So may the executive, especially to
the command of the army, which has been
wrested from him; and which the Judiciary,
when at liberty to speak, will declare to be
his right, conferred by the constitution.
4th-The success of the democratic party
if it succeed, will also, by restoring the in
dependence of the Judiciary, put an end to
other abuses with which we have recently
become too familiar namely: the trial of
private citizens. in time of peace, by militia
~ commissions, and the msolen: invasion of
private rights by committees of congress.
5th-If we look to the action of congress
for the past two years, we cannot fail TO
perceive q striking change in the code of
political morality by which they are govern
ed, and that generally acts are done and
means are now rcsortcd to, TO effect political
objects which few years ago would have
been condemned, and rejected as illcgiti-
mate and dishonorable.
Gh-When the rebellion was fully and
effectively put dOwn, and there was no long
er any organized resistance 10 the authority
of the Union, johnson, who was suddenly
called to the presidency, now in Office, and
having about him the experienced cabinet
of Mr.. Lincoln, did, as might well have
been expected, adopt his and their already
initiated policy of restoring as prompt
ly as might be, the states lately in rebellion
to their former position in the Union.
7th-Congress when it met, angrily reject
cd the conciliatory measures; refused to ad-
NIT the senators and representatives from
the ten states; framed, in their absence, and
while these states were wholly unrepresent-
ed, a new constitutional provision especially
to control and bind them, and endeavored
TO compel them to adopt it by threats of Sc
verer penalties and prescription more sweep
ing and intOlerable than it involved. The
president did not esteem this the proper
mode of framing or amending constitutions;
indeed, he had many supporters in his OBJ
jections who had witnessed and announced
as atrocious the attempt to force constitu-
ton on Kansas against the will of the people
and he opposed its adoption so far, and so
far only, as his expressed opinion could op-
pose it.
Sth-The secretary of war had timely Of
fetal notice that a mob was assembling in
New Orleans, and massacre was threaten
ed There were troops enough near the
spot to preserve the peace. The officer in
command asked instructions, but the secre-
tary gave none, and withheld the informA-
ton from the president, until the massacre
had taken place. A thousand public papers
united in accusing the president with know
ingly permitting, or even of abetting the
massacre. The secretary preserved a pro-
found silence. Here was one secret he did
not disclose, namely, that he, not the presi-
dent, with full knowledge of what wa,
threatened, stood by and suffered the mas
sacre, when three words from him, 'EArrest
the rioters, " sent by telegraph to the com
manding offices, in reply to his dispatch ask
ing for instructions, would have aYerted th'
mischief. The publication of the truth
which the plainest principles of official dut,
and manly honor required of HIM, woult
have disabused the public mind and relieves
the president from charge of crime o
high official atrocity. The secretary mad
no explanatory publication, and the charg
: was suffered to rest on the president.
9th-Before the passage of the tenure o
! civil office law no man doubted that til
! president had right to remove the secrets
ry of war. The amendment to that act, &C
cording to the expressed opinion of man.
leading senators, acqulesed in by the whol
senate, reserved to him still that power. n
y. man who reads the act can doubt its
!. clear was the case, that though the hous
. made it their first article of Impeachment
the senate passed it by, and declined to pl
it to vote Stanton, therefore, was Lawful
} Iy removed; he was out of Office; but I'll
3 president of the senate told him to STICK
So he entered and held it four months
open contempt and defiance of the presidel
= certainly with no more right there than an
u stranger who walked the street. For TN
e impudent and lawless act he received vot
Il of thanks of the two houses of congress.
IOth-The two houses backed and SUI
ported by the general in chief, had left hi
utterly powerless, and incapable even
= self-protection. If a robber had entert
his mansion by night or day, he could IL
have expelled him especially if he had bee
told to Stick The general has, in fl
accord with the two houses, and that he Ii;
learned something of their new system
morals, widely different from what is taug
= in military schools, is proved by his last Il
i ter to the president, in which he tells hi
that he did not intend to surrender to hi
u the department pursuant to the condito
on which he received it, lest the preside
should so use it as to defeat the action
the radicals in congress. In truth, he n
only surrendered to mere trespasser, Il
department, with its papers and seals; al
all the muniments of office, which the pre-