Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-07-15
THE CANVASS.

now fairly opened. Both parties have
placed their candidates before the people
and, strange 70 say. the Democratic party
after all their abuse Of the brave men who
obeyed the call Of President Lincoln tr
spring to the rescue of the Government,
and the abuse and condemnation of every
war measure and military movement in
their advance on the snemys lines, this
hoTorstrickeu Democratic party have ia,
kenup one Of the principal Generals Of that
war, so foully and moderately denounced
by this peace Democratic party, as the
standard-bearer Of their party for the high
office Of Governor of Ohio. Gen. Rose
Grams was good loyal General, and dur
ing the whole war received the anathemas
Of the Democratic party for the gallant
part he took in putting down therebellioh.
Unsupported the war policy Of Mr.. Lin
coin, and to day, II he has not renounced
his war policy, indorses the waf policy
Of President Lincoln. He has changed, or
they have. Would the Democracy, in any
year prior to tho surrender of the rebel ar
mics, have been willing to have taken
Cen Rosecrans, fresh from the battle.
field, as their candidate for Governor7-
Not bit Of it, He was regarded by them
as ono Of fLinOoln's bloody hirelings, fight.
ing for the did Niger.
We want to remind our Democratic and
Republican friends Of what Chiffon A.
White, then the Democratic member Of
Congress from this district, thought of
Mr.. Lincoln's war policy, and Of the Gen,
eral and tic aoldiers who went to the bat-
tle.feld to put down the wicked rebellion,
Here il is as il appeared in the National
Union, published at Georgetown al that
time:
"lf this administration is permitted to
60 on, when the soldiers come home they
will steal, murder, rob, and rape your
mothers, wives and daughters, aud you
will be powerless, There will be no law
to protect you. "-[Speech Of O. A. White
ct Decatur, August IA 1868.
'This Administration must be put down
aud wiped out. Our Southern nRETHREN
cannot be whipped, You must Withdraw
your army from their soil, raise the block.
ade, restore TO them all the territory you
have taken from them, pay them all the
damage you have done them, and then,
ard not till then, win You have peace -
iChilt. A. White, at Russelvlllo, August
Is, 1868.
Again, In 1864, at the Democratic CON
vontiOn that nominated Hon. o. A. White
for Congress, tho following resolution was
adopted by the convention;
awe denounce the lawless invasi0n by
armed force of the soil Of any State or Ter.
ritOry, no matter aadef yhat preiense, as
among the greatest Of crimes"
Gen. Rosecraus was one OF these inyAd.
ers, and, according to the popular senti
mept Of the Democratic party, was guilty
Of committing one Of the greatest crimes,
Every Democratic orator, newspaper and
convention denounced, in unmeasured
terms, the President Of Tho United States
as tyrant and an OppresSor, and the ar.
my Of the United States lawloss invaders
and murderers Of our Southern "br0th,
rem" urtttHH# aH
The Chicago Convention Of 1864 declar.
cd tho war to be failure, and asked the
army to be recalled, ThOy wanted TO
compromise, and have our soldiers leave
the rebel ground in disgrace
Bue what said 'Old Rosy Ia reapOnse
10 tho resolutions ofthahkS passed BY The
Ohio Legislature, and which bad been
sent to the army Of the Cumberland
The following Is bis own response in bO-
half Of the army undsrhis commands 0
''HElDqR's DEPT or THE CuMBERLAN
MURFRgEsBoR0, TENN, Feb. Q, 1909 n
"7b he Honorable, ae General AsSsmbls Of
The State Of Ohio; y
"The resolution Of thanks passed by II
your honorable body TO the Army Of q
theCumberlahd, lie commanding General eI
and his staff, has been duly received and !,
published 70 the trOopa Of this command. "
On behalf Of all, return you heartfelt ~ y
thanks. 7
"7as u, indeed, a 'rqr for hsmdiatenaHcs IN
Of De OonstitatioR and ths lales--nay for ar
national existence.-agAinSt those who I,
have dehpised our honest friendship, and ~
driven Us to defend our country and our
homes. By foul and willful misrepresent-
ation Of our motives and Intentions, per, %
repeated, they have arrayed 70
againat ua our own iellowseitizens, bound Az
70 ua BY ihe triple tea Of consanguinity J,
geographical position, and commercial In. 81
tersst. "
'q.ei npmhu among 10 be base enough An
q forget this, or fool enough TO trust an I,
ohligalohy Of traitors 10 their frienda, 10 ~
civil liberty, and human freedom, VOlun. oil
taFy exlles nom home and iriends, for the fu
deiense end safety Of al, We long for the
time wheu gentle peace shall again spread
her wings over our land; but We know no
nueb blessing u posaihle while the unjust w
and arbitrary power of the rebel leader ~
eontrons and thFeatens ns Crafty as tie su
fox, cruel aS tae tiger, they cried no coer. ~
eios while preparing toatFike us, Bul. ~
ly.like, they,rFopessd 10 Rght 20, because w
they said they could whip Ave To one, and ~ ~
nov, when driven back, they whine out ~ ~
no oinvasion, and promise ns 81 the Weat, "
peFmiasiohio navigate The Mississippi II ~
We win enly be good boys and do as they n
Md us. :, =
wherever they have the powef, they u
drive before flem into their ranks the
Southern people, and they would also :
drive ns. TFuat them not, We're they y
able they wculd, invade and destroy Us
without mercy. Absoluteiy assured ef
these hiagp, Tan amaFea dat aHy 0as could J
fhiHk Of 'peece on any ferms,' He ,nko en- n
seSiaiHs t'e ssniimsRi, is IL eng 10 b o fc
slare ~ qAo uiisFs Z. ai lhis time, e, more IN
oesf, 4 sakfzoa 10 mis- e0uNtaY, VINO pE' re
aKHTEs uaH sconH AAB coaTKngT on ALI b
aoEoaAhLE HuN. "a
When lhe power Of tho uhserupuloul "
Tseel leaders i g'moved, and The people q