Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-08-27

Iced 10 overthrow slavery whom we
Thought Il was necessary, and we have
done so; we promished TO establish equal |
lty and iusticu throughout the land, and
Ne have DOM so we promised 10 restore
these States TO republican government,
and Il has been done we promised TO pay
the public debt, and IL Is IN rapid process
of extinguishment. We have the strong
est claim upon the confidence of the Amer
lean people. tI-I
s Those that oppose U.S. what istheir com
mission Tnocd not ask what they will
promise, but ask what they have not
promised, and ] also respectfully ask what
promise have they keptf [Chccrs.1 Look
over the history of those that oppose us.
What have they dono9 They have prom
ised everything; they have done nothing
and they will promise In future quite as
much, and they will accomplish in future
Just as much as before Laughter and
cheers But with oil these claims Of the
Republican party upon the confidence of
the country. you must remember that
party like this, including within its bounds
millions of intelligent men, cannot live
upon the memories of the past, For i
may state to you that the people of this
country will sustain no party ON account
Of Us past deeds alone. The ncople of
this country regard the Republican party
with affection; they regard its services as
part of the inheritance of the nation, and
will always treasure them; but II the Re.
publican party is 10 live, II must live be-
cause II labors for the welfare of the
country. AS much IA we esteem our
party, our party is infinitely less than the
country, our party Is but an agency for the
public good, and unless that agency Is not
thus employed, II will perish as all parties
have IN the past.
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Perhaps may just as well say here that
one of the great crimes of the Democracy
that crime for which, next to secession
itself, they are 20 be most distinctly ar.
raigned-is the fact that in perycrtng the
old doctrine of State rights, which is but
the doctrine of State duties, into the pur
pose of secession and disruption, they have
actually degraded the States until the poo.
pie now regard with distrust every allu-
sion from every quarter TO duties that per
tain TO the States themselves
Our, system, 30 admirably arranged, so
tremendously adjusted, consists of the Ma
tional and of the State Governments. IL
Is essential TO the welfare of the people of
the country that each pari of this
that to the States be left their duties
under the Constitution, and that the
General Government discharge its duties
The Republican party have never enter.
hiDed those feelings of bitterness against
the National Government that character
ize the Democratic party. The Rcpubli
can party have never been Jealous of the
Federal system; they have simply regard
ed them as coordinate parts of the same
system administration, and have sup
posed that our government was as nearly
perfect as human government may he,
and that the rights of the people are best
subscrvcd by the faithful execution ofcach
department of the system of it's own prop-
or duties, But the Democracy, in cngran-
ing the hcresy of secession upon the old
doctrine entertained by such as John Mar.
shall and Thomas Jefferson, the doctrine
of the right OF States to control their own
Internal affairs, have rendered State rights
odlous, and have really robbed the States
of all power and of all responsibility. IL
Is one of the functions of the Republican
party to restore those different systems TO
harmonious action, and acting through the
state governments, secure the rights oftho
people that have been entrusted tp the
keeping of the State, and to sec that from
the highest to the lowest of the mon ON.
trusted With the administration Of the
state government, there shall be the most
rigid responsibility. y
Our Democratic friends, think, will
soon disband their organization. Did
say dlsband their organization IL is dis
banded now They will soon cease to at.
tempt TO rcorg1nZe, because that party
needs reconstruction worse than Texas, a
good doal--- cheers with this difference
that Texas may hope for resurrection, but
there is no resurrection Cor the Democracy.
They are now busy seeking for candidates
FOR Republicans that will consent to
serve as their candidates in the States and
they are now seeking for some Republican
who may be their candidate for the Prcsi
dency. Democratic eyes are turned to-
ward eminent Republicans, some of them
occupying distinguished situations, and il
Is said that the best and wiscst of the
Democracy think their great mistake at
the last Presidential election was not TO
have taken that old, doublc.dved Aboli.
ZIONIST, ChlcfJustice Chase, and made him
the Democratic candidate. Laughter. |
Although am no prophet, let me tell YOU
today that n large number of Dcmocr ,tic
politicians are employed in putting Chief
Justice Chase ON the track for the Prcsi.
deney He is the bright star to which all
their eyes are directed, and you old Ahol.
tionists four years hence win be compelled
70 carry certificates in your pockets TO
prove that you were Abolitionists at all.
The Peace Democrats and the War Demo
Gratis VIII vie with each other rs to which
Will best establish their claims, not only TO
good Republican record, but they viii be
busy In taking these colored lcllow-citi2ens
OF ours round the neck, and assuring them
that they were originally nigger.lovers.
NheerD The Fifteenth Amendment Is
adopted, 30 far as this State is concerned
probably may not he adopted before
our present election, but before the election
of 1870 ii will be adopted, and the negroes
viii be voters throughout the RopuhliC
and You, my fellow citizens, will, before
the first Tuesday after the first Monday Of
November, 1870 observe Democrats of To.
day, Democrats of good standing, coming
round your States elcctiOnccring with the
negroes and urging them to vote the Dem.
ocratic ticket would not be surprised il
we shall elect our ticket u, this election,
the Democratic party will put the negro
ON some conspicuous place on their tickct
Il laughter land they will be insisting
that all that kept them from running the
negro before, was that Il was not accord.
ing TO the Constitution. Laughter and
checrsl
Gentlemen of the Convention, | have
kept you as long rs desire. [" Go on. u
trust you win perceive that there are
abuses TO he corrected, there are reforms 10
he secured, and above all that the Govern.
ment of the United States and ofthc State,
mast be made adequate to give protection
10 every man within the limits of the Re
public. IL must also he understood that
the great object of government is not TO
confer rights, You and ask nothing from
the Government by the namo of right.
The great object Of the Government is To
protect us in what we have, and what we
may acquire by honest and honorable ef.
ferL We expect nothing from it beyond
this, We know that In every government
like ours there are infinite shades of
opinion upon an infinite number oi
questions There are men who en-,
terrain their own views in respect to
moral duties; with these Government has
no concern. Ii is the business of the Gov.
ernment to protect every man in the en-.
ioyment of his rights, and let me say Ia
you th9t government best realizes my ideal
of perfection which impartally protects