The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-09-24
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"A SOLDIERS REASONS FOR RE
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Ex-AttorneI General Richardsop. Leave,
the Radicals and declares for Seymour
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llculars, Qh O. SiuQR, SiluQR, Aneelllngg llng recentiy
held at Marietta, Ohio, by the friends
of Seymour and Blair Among the
interesting eyents, ofthe occasion was
a speech from General w. T. .eRIsic Richard
son of Marietta, in which he, annoupc-
,es his separation from the Republican
party and declares his purpose to give
his ssupport to, Seymour, and Blair.
General Richardson, was Colonel of
the 2Sth Ohio Regiment through most
of its service, aud at the expiration of
his term, was placed on the Republi-
can, ticket and elected Attorney Gen
oral of, Ohio. Wecopy as follows from
the Marietta Timesiol a0iyirrs sra
ro~t' At the conclusion of Mr.. Oldham's
speech calls were made for General
Richardson who responded in an able
and, eloquent speech, clearly defiNing
.his present position. n He said that,
naturally. heylwas a Democrat, altho,
for the last sixror seven years, he had
not been in full fellowship and SYM
pathy with Democrats, but had acted
with the Republican party. On COM
ting back to theD Democratic party he had
Inoape pelogiesIto make or excusesto offer
ilfor haEinglever left them. He had
Pacted from principle, and in eonsci-
pentiotfs discharge Of his duty. He be-
lieHed then that thetwas right, and be-
FlieEed so still We were involved in
a great civil war, and believing, as he
did. that on odr part it was waged for
the perpetuatienq of free government,
and the preservation ofthe Union he
had entered the army, and while there
supported tliesparty that hadvocatcf a
Vigorous prosecution Of the war. But
the war was ended three years ago,
+ and We booked in vain fof he;cohsudIin-
nation mat Of o our Efforts. fort so' And how had
the 1tien1 who periied their lives for
the Esaaff1Ts8afi salvation of their country, been
otAfeated by the dominant party: party: Two
| thousand Of them had been rejected by
| the United States Senate for no other
reason under the SUI, II but an honest
difference on political subjects. Many
Of them We're Were men. who had left arms
and legs on the field Of battle, or were.
IN some other manner, MAIN ed for, life,
and unable to perform manual labor
and all. or nearly all of them were
men of education and ability. and they
| hnmbly petitioned for Office that their
families might not suffer or want. for
the neeessalies Of life, The President,
Andrew johnson, promptly sent their
names to the Senate; but because they
could not conscientiously, and acoold
not otherwise, comply with the politi-
cal qualifications of the Radical Con
gress, they failed to be eonfrmyeed.-
How was it in the. case Of Gen. Lang
don, the man who led the charge on
Lookout Modntaig ginthe battle above
the clonds, and who was SO a'badly
wounded as to render him totally I'm.
fit to do any labor, and who asked and
was recommended for Office that he
might earn a bare subsistence for his
family shewnwas he treated by the
party who profess to have all the love
and gratitude for the poor soldiers
Three times was his name sent to the
Senate, and three times was it reject
edbs The1eupon aery Of shame rose
all over the land, and the Senate crav.
ed that his name might be sent back
so that they could confirm his 1ohai
nation. eAfJlast he received the pitt
full office of which he stood so sorely
| in need, but only when it was too late
+ for two. months thereafter the poo
man died-and from the effects of hi
wounds. :, There is Radical gratitude
.for:yeu; that is the way the loyal par
.ty reward the soldiers g,laJ uottG
Ied The General then dwelt on all the
tpremises made by heRepubhcan par
.tya during the war, as to- what the!
would do when .theswar ended ant
then contrasted what they had prom
! .ised to. do with what really, had beer
done! He then said that ifin the com
ing contest he had to choose simply
between men, without any regard t.
measures, he would certainly vote ifol
Grant. But when he was asked tx
sustain The radical measures of thi
Radical c Congress, which Gen. Grant il
pledgdi to- do, land all that soldier
would do who voted for him, he beg
eed to be- excused. o. He regarded thu
coming election as the most iInpor
tant that ever took place in this coun
try. He knew that public speakers
GENERALLY talk Of every election az
being one of the most important; but
he wasJnot following their example II
saying gseysfef he really did regard the
coming election as most important
! For, with the President deprived, al
! he isj ofnearly all power; the restric
? tioris which are placed on the Suprem'
Court; the General Of the army hav
4 ing the almost unlimited power of
: Dietator,y and the Rominee ola grea
party for the highest Office in the gif
! of the people, with two-thirds of botl
Houses of Congress determined to leg
islalate that their party Shall rule O
ruin ;he believed that grave conse
quences would ensue were the presen
dominant party continued in power
affecting not merely the right of th'
States, but threatening the destruction
of free government and depriying tn
people of their liberties. -B..,,- F..
) Genera, Richardson concluded b!
saying that such were his reasons fo'
leaving the Republican party, and ad
vocating the election of Seymour ane
Blair. He believed the best interests o
: thecountry required a change in,the ad
ministration of. the Government. NJ
honest man could be satisfied with thu