Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-11-05
A Voice from Mississippi.

II the late lamentcd John G. Calhoun
could return and read the platform of the
Republican party in Mississippi, especially
the first four resolutions he would either
groan that his country had so dcgcncrated
or, Illuminated by celestial experience, he
would join the party and proclaim It's glad
udings more zcalously than ever he
preached "Southern rights" against the
rights of human nature In the report of
the platform, the resolutions of which we
speak go cil, as IL were, like volley of
triumph.
First The Union FIRST Inst, and forever.
Second Freedom of speech and Of the
press
Third Universal suffrage and universal
amnesty
Fourth Free schools-thcir benefits to
be extended to- every child in the State.
The resolutions go on TO declare for all
the constitutional amendments for the inn
mediate removal of disabilities; and for
the new State Constitution, without dis.
franchiscmcnt or prescription. How many
OF the nohlest victims of the war, If they
could have known that within less than
! ten years of their death party with every
! prosncct of success would proclaim such
/ principles IN Mississippi, and he cordially
/ supported by the Administration, would
not have felt, indeed, that they did not
/ give their lives IN vuinl No great hcri.
! flee ever produced more immediate and
vastcr results. In the four Mississippi
resolutions lie the charms which are 10
redeem that State, and every other that
went into rcbclion-the policy which
would have saved them all their sorrow
| had it been that of those States for the last
| generation, N tEa
These principles, and the measures
1 that spring from them, and the spirit
! which accompanies them, are those
of the Republican party of the United
States everywhere. ii the observer
turn his athniring eye to the great
| Northwest, the marvel of progress and
| prosperity, he is not surprised To learn
that those great States have hcen ALWAYS
| faithful To- these principles, and are stead
lily Republican. If he look at New Eng
land, which is not ashamed of her hist0
ry he finds that the Mississippi resolution,
have no heartirr echo than from Bunker
llill and the Green Mountains; and he i,
not surprised that to leave Gew England
out in the cold was the angry wish of the
naughty chiefs who were N0i Tor the Union
first, last, and forever; and not for Freedom
ot speech and of the press; and R0t for
| universal suffrage and net for free schools
Those chiefs ruled the country by the
Democratic party, Let the same observer
look ut any State or section which Is in.
dispuahly Democratic, and consider
whether Il Is equally grateful to him Will
these as an American or rs man.
The great service of the Republican
party In this country is that il has made 4
truly popular republic possible. Undel
Democratic supremacy, the Fundamental
principles of such government were
despiscd Our system had become q
vast propogandism OF slavery. THAI
has been ovcrthrown, but its spirit and II,
traQhlons still lingor IN the party through
which II wOrScd. Nowhere docs thai
party lead the van Of the Union first, last
and tTcVCr nor Tor freedom of speecl
aud of the press; nor for universal suf
lragc, nor Tor free schools for all ehildrcn
Il clung jo slavery while slavery lasted
IL would have supported the Soulherl
black laws If Congress had not made then
impossible. II would still maintain all q
slavery that 1t can, denying the sutlrag,
tn Intelligent and industrious mon, an,
every where promoting Il cNclnsiV,
spirit OF caste and race which will angril,
agiiate the country until il Is laid
BY their works let the two great pnrtie
lof tbs cou0'ry be Judged And by them
+ because the general principles and polio
g of each are unchanged Let any candi
man answer Which has been the party G
liberty, of Intelligence, ot progress, q
d humanityy Which has been the party G
{ retrogression, of ignorance, of slavery
Il and mhumanityY The tendencies, III
: imperative ueccssiiits of u political part
n are stronger Than the hopes aud wishes {
v its members. BY those tendencies, hy il
g unjIsi and inhumau spirit, by its wanto
5 crimes against liberty, let the Demoorati
, party be- Judged HUPtrS HoRE