Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-01-21

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We ought to be thankful that th,
dark cloud which has oyershOdowe(
our country Is almost dlspelled. y
And especially ought our Demo
cratic friends to be thankful tina
their lamp Of life is not eStingpish
ed, and that their heads are still
above the waves of time. Last fal
this Democratic party asked us tC
forgive and forget the past, and LEI
"by-gones bo by-gones.p We can
not forget; but there are those
whom we can forgive, and those
whom we cannot forgive. We can
not forgive those who stood in the
rear and abused and slandered oul
brave boys who offered up pltheil
lives a sacrifice on their country's
altar We cannot forgive that tried
and convicted traitor, Vallandig-
ham, OVER whose erring steps, il
there be tears in Heaven, angels
look down and weep.
This same Democratic party pro
fess to have a great deal of sympa-
thy for the poor man; but their
crocodile tears seem 10 have little
effect. Did you ever hear of this
Democratic party sympathizing
with their bleeding country Have
you ever noticed them showing any
signs of grief when you spoke to
them of the widows and orphans
who have been robbed of a husband
and father2 And what degrading
rewards have they given the poor
crippled soldierl They have taken
away from him the right of suffrage.
We have long talked of what a pre-
cious privilege tits, and have boast
ed Of it as the highest characteristic
of American citizenship. Yet it is
denied the soldier. Nor do we
hear of them wishing to disfranchisc
rebel soldiers.
This Democratic party makes
great pretensions to be versed in
history. This may all be true, but
it only shows the inconsistency of
their judgment; for their views arc
wholly inapplicable to this country.
1t is true that we emancipated our.
selves from foreign rule, but from
an tirely different country compared
with ours. We are told to 90 to
the Old World for lessons. But we |
must remember that we are prc-om-
a people of action; and all |
we want with the history of the Old
World is the history of each
weeek as the papers give it to u.s.
Just conceive for q moment what
ire our resources. Look at the ad-
vance this country has made. 'Tis
outa few years since all these West
9rn States were prairies and forests.
Then think what those States and
Territories will do for us when they
Ire trayers'd by numerous railroads.
But they tell us that centuries must
intervene before this country will
)e populated. This declaration on
y proves that they are poor obser-
'ers; for, judging by the present
ide of emigration, but few years
must intervene before this country
S pretty well settled.
In the Register of Dec. 31st,
here appears an article in reply to
he letter published in the HERALD
nder date of Dec. 18th, in which
he author attempts to screen him
elf and party, and says it is his in
ention to give truthful statement
f the facts. If that was his inten.
on, why in the name ofGod didn't s
e do it? He first starts out with
is low, mean destinations, which
@ know are particularly character 7
tic of the party. 1t reminds me
f an old story that used to go the
ounds, and which / will relate by :
ay of comparison: +
A young man went into the coun- 7
y to preach. He ascended the v
ulpit and announced his text = B
Peters wife's mother lay sick of a
vcr," DC. After the services were g
yer, his father told him he had =
reached a good sermon. The Il
ext Sabbath when he announced h
IS text it was: "Peters wfe's Ia
other lay sick of fever" The
ID man thought it little strange, b,
1T said nothing. On the next fo
lbbath, when he announced his h
xt it was the same old song %
Peters wife's mother lay sick of a +
vcr." The old man rose in the h
aggregation and exclaimed "My HI
Cd! John, amt the old woman g