The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-03-25
For The Democratic Press.

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The first great step in that direction,
was taken when the party in power,
usurped the authority to put down by
force of arms, the right of a people
| to 20 form. Jalfer, br, amend, their gey-I
ernment." After. having by mere nu-
mericai force, trsmRled the zrightuef,
self-government under foot. and kept
that sacred right in subjectioh, BY
force of arms-foitz a, term Of years,
the samn same party of feYolutionists now !
in power, pow "a are seeking to. legalize their
usurpations BY, congressional enact
ments,. and Steal all power from the.
people. And strange TO say; the mass
es Of the Northern people, or a ma
FORTY of them, endorse that party. ~,
The reason for such an absurdity is
manifest. A great majority Of the
people, of the Northern states-or the
Yankee portion of thenl--are governed
by purely selfish motives, and enter
tain no idea of a government only, as
it affords. to them individually and
not as a mass, the means of procur-
ing wealth. - - 80 ,'''
. If an Absolute Monarchy affords
better or more feasible means, than a
Republic for attaining wealth, how
ever slight the difference, nine-tenths
of the Jacobin party would raise the
cry of :"ts down with the Republic" In
short, the only argument that holds a
Yankees listening. ear. is the pocket
| argument, and that only. Such a peo-
pie are incapable Of seIf-goyernment,
for the reason, that they cannot be
made to feel any pride whatever in
their government, or its history, save
IN a money point of view. They have
their minds firmly fixed on one point,
or idea only, and that. is money, and
no argument, no pride Of goce,nnaent,
no inducements whatever can lure
them from the one object: AS runs
maniac cries for se rum, more rum, !" so
the Yankee cries, /" gold, more gold" +"
The, Southern people have vastly
more capacity for self-governlmeht, for
the. reason that they are not so selfish,
and more disinterested in Individual
matters, and consequently less pride
in wealth, and more in form of gov
/ ernment. With an intelligent South
Iron, the idea of wealth is Of minor
4 1importancc, as compared with a free
government We cannot maintain
4 self-goveinment without the aid !. Of
the giant, intellects of the South
I They are the champions Of, self-goy7-
I ierllment, and if maintained on this
z continent, must, Of a necessity, be
maintained by them ;l7ii'oia 8 10 i
u Nor is the march Of royalty less de-
= fined by the minor acts Of the North
3 lern people. The aYidity with which
| they adopt any and every scheme 1tc
& consolidate the wealth Of the country
z however much it may conflict Will
> 1.-THE. interests of the masses, or a re.
publican form Of governm emit; the
; haptness with which they advocate {
q fdoctrine and practice its opposite, oi
q which the suffrage question, as advo.
d Gated in the Chicago platform, ahi
practiced by the saifne' party in tht
q fifteenth amendment, is only oiiit
> among many examples. '''p z'i' i''77
The capacity of the Jacobin press tol
manufacturing and Keeping before TIT
i public royal titles, and the ease ant
, naturalness with which the part,
, adopt them, are indications of al
d alarming nature, as well as the POM
q and magnifcence with which the!
q surround their officials. h16 D 3'il 'bh9
z In good old Democratic times, WI
s used to hear Of the !" President aiit
: the Presidents wife," since the Jaco
4 bins came into power, we have th,
: Presidents and 'Presidentessa and til
Z Vice President and di4he vice HPresi
! dehtess. f'The Radical press inform
!, us that svain,y sill y women make sul
cabinet and other appointments
! wealth and personal appearance of tn
J, applicants being the questions TO b
g. determined in making the appoint
2 ments. Jes & i'''ssl 1851 3A5H *5sh =
The Chicago 1T9ibuae,a Radical or
y gan, informs us that at an interview
I with Judge HiltohAA.! IT, Stewart
: bottle-holder in the late Treasury un
e pleasa1tnessL and Mr. Grant, the lat
v ter said: "The failure to retain Mi
y Stewart in the Cabinet was a doubl
? disappointn ent, as Mrs. Grant had Sc
p her heart on having Mrs. Stewart nea
s her in Washington during the Presi
y dental term, and was very anxio1
as that Mr.. Stewart should have an Ioi
I flee, that would enable Mr.. Stewards Z
:, be in Washington with his wife,
= Thus we have a brainless and ignora1
y woman, who knows as little ofsth
d government as the nasty poodle sh
Ii holds in herHlap, debating one of th
IS most important cabinet appointment
= in the government. The appointmen
81, is made withoutiregafd to eompetenc
n or fitness, ora the public good bu
9 with sole reference to the pecuniar
q ability of the officers wife tocompet
3 in dress with with the representative
of monarchical governments. An
"a the people saS-Amen,! BIO gHIRAM.l
: bstavaigga Homestead Bin. aai1oyO
II SENATOR BERRY''s .':Hemestead Bill
has passed the Ohio House of Repre-
. sentatiyes, and is now a laW,j It is e
:. !. interest. to the people, and we give th
!. OUTLINES of the bill, as follows;,tr1 i
= -, l7fEIlxempts 7fEIlx empt q homestead of $l,9Q00 j
value, instead of $500 as. by the pres
.. ent law. 2d-In case the, head, of
, family is not the owner Of a home
i stead, it increases the amount Of h
III personal property, exempted to $50