The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-03-11

lQGSanQS 6ES tens OIL ElOuSanQS oi
ives saerificed to Visions Of false gfe-
:. 1t can3ot, therefore, be charged |
hat Il M ambition has been Of that orr I
liihaGy Of eFsip1iiiaf Kind which, to the I
lefrrinenfI of ltfle peoples rights and
Liberties ever seeks 70 grasp more and
powers; and. 70 iac-9
M nh1psIisli5ts iu1pose, panders too Of !
-en s11 10 poppulsF pirejjaSifces and party
aims. what then have been the .asilii3977 !
ratiions which guided me m in my. Off
,fai acfs. |. Those acts need not at this !
LiIns an eJaEqfats Explanation: they ]
have st1ls5s 5esseevwhesire 81 ere been = emomprehensively ON
and fuzzy discussed, and become d part
Of the nations history. BY them 1
an nj. ready to be judged: know ing that,
how ever i'i imperfect. Ssif they at least show
70 she Impartial. mind that my sole
lmbition has been 70 restore the
& Il nionsof asffs the States, faithfully Execute
The Once Of Pfgsiiidleht, and to the best
Of my ability to preserve, protect, and
defend the Constitution. clnnot be
if my efforts have been i'm.
peded in the interests Of party fac
tiieon,a ton and if q policy Which was IN.
tended to reassure and conciiiate the
people Of both sections. Of the conn.
try was made the. OCCASION of intiain7-
ing and dividing .stilf further. those,
who only. recently were il, arms
against each other, yet as individuals
and ciizeps were sincerely desirous.
(as- / shall ever belieye) Of Burying all
hostile feelings in the grave Of the,
past, sfhe bitter war was Waged on
the part of the government to yindi-
cate the ~ CONSTITUTION flip ton ana an,.s save I{ the
Union, and .ifI have erred in trying
to, bring about a more speedy and nd, last
ing peace, 10 .extinguish heart burn
ings and enlpities, and to prevent,
trouble in the South, which, retarding
natl ional prosperity- in that region, in
/ iuI:tiopsly affected the whole country,
i am quite content 70 rest my case
with the more deliberate Judgment of
the, ,peopIe, and, as I have already in
tmimated i'm t4dWitTdh with TIE Distant l m future qtpre vrsv~
.rr'IIiae YarsaA tgnlast remember, Fsgas a
stuRendous and sdeRloEable Y mist mrgiiNstake.r7i
Neither s side e6upderstoed the otheEi
and hadgtlais simple fac fast and and its com.
qlRs sIoaszbeen kept in view al that
was needed was . aceomplishea rbyii the
qsgeHaent bsef 4 theaaterrible
Ynen s. and the e4SRression Of Al better
feeling and earnest endeaxer at lateneG7
imeats shoAyH andzfelt in thesprompt
atifcatisR aief oTtheg eensti titutional
ana endmslItss bNithe aSentllern States
.at the scleseicefithe war;. Not accept
.iHgithe 6Safsasoa cenfesseda false step
ioao the part Of these dwhe inau in iggurated
it. .IWassan eGrern nW hiehi now only time
Ieaif cure, gand. .MhiehseKen atithis late
date, we should eadeaKer to- palliate.
iExp pegiencings mere9Yer, as all have
I6lope, tlefrightful cost of the efafbitra=,
lnentsef the sword, let US inethe future
cling closer tllan eyes the yeonstitu-
itiensas eur only zsafeguaFdseg It lis to
fba3hoped tI1attR9ty untilHthe burdens
now pressingsHpen usiawithssqeh feap-
IfqlWeight aye renewed will eur tpeoi
pie fopgeta he 6lessonso the Hyars and
that Eenaemk kegipgj them, yfremlz 5That7
Ie5:afs sgasses p eaeeyh heswee naseeti ions and
atessnaaNoka pefP etgated,swot2sd bar
sIhesi histoigSofI lateseEenfsiinp puf
cdEnffy LAS sWelBms saDfitheo greatest
gek crHiileflt @o ofaancieaEhl and smodern
tisnesEteaches tl1atswe have everything
to- fear from a departures fromDthe ilet-I
teraand spifibpfItheC @ Constitutions and
theundne asGend eneEHo fImen alleHed
t6sassum mespoweriin asIIat .ares seonsid-
cred 1espezhte eniei,geIicinssmsSylla
onEbec dlflinganasterFof Rome, at once
hdopted smaasgifes to acFush hllisdc
mics sandht to consolidate the power Bof
llisgapart ty.oG Hen est tablisheda military
colonies tllroug ghoutGItaly,alepfiVedl6f dl6f
fhesfphnR omaIu fra Hel1is inhabi4
tants of ;fliesaftaiian5 fowlis1wh ilIatl
bpp6sed-shisgfusr srrpafiolEs cohfiscated
theiriandssand gave1the1rh Ito Aisasols
tlisrsd daMNiI Iconf nfalTelbg elbgcitizeIlslIipsupo
q great nuInbelaefgslaEe belonging to
these " lIoihad'sprosepi him,o thus
creating esitsRoRea agkiiid djofi body
guardfoF l1issp prnteeti ionasEA After xhays
ggiveapR Ronl6 oxer to Straightforward
tgfaHrlized Abe yendsaali e1atnples over
these ppposedstocfimEmdd tliesiegions,
hisiterrible instrna1aents6f swrongs 4Svl-
Iaaoou1d3y etifeelgsafesini laying dewn
tllsiinsig1Iir ofF FowefT'sos dreadfuHy
abased, ,sand inihnihgling5 5Etreel9sMith
the families ind friends iof dlis lmyfiata
Victims. -aIhe4fams Rliligsbe inspired
continued afteF hiss oluntary abaiGa-
tien,ssandse even insfetiremept, his vail
was lamtea people waso had tpermit-
. tedhthemselvesi tosbesenslayed.a What
butea suhslez1znoWledge and convic-
ton stfatdtheaR man people had be-
eoiae changedsldiseoaraged, and utterf
. Egbrokeaa ita7spiHifs aoni d hayeindueed
fllisddariug lassunlption .al1Mhats hat
] pub AeleHg gesrate consequences
! so-sterlihle asito }eaYeol Rome open to
avery calamitYanwhiqhs subsequently,
befelohes canldolaKe justified the con-
| clasianslafsthe d dietatoraaa typaatin
hissastasaing oexpeRlmentasss We1 find
tl,arsiilgstAe 6timea wiiiehs has since
! elapsed, lissaalhlaat taresand eYigeReies
ilgiagoNeBllan eatslo have amt sreatly
changed. be, ,saifcwo years ago, in
sdnteiiiplpti1g9eur futuresicauld shaye
SUPPOSED ahataasalbrie G periodiof bit
ters eal,dficissei eFefytlling demanded
ilbihomaTneEos pihtasy emergency ,Iot
fiehated; sby caisfiee. would scometto be