The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-03-24
The Opposition.

ihc morning Of the InAH@urh'i'n
cimdns with the statement thai l'c'io.
."I cxnrct General Grant "fo DC
wo % but n Republican President,
md thrv will constantly confront iiln
w;th the same rcsolutc oprositi0"
Which they have always offered 10 '"e
| Republican party" -. mas,
This is rs i, should be. All tii"I an!
INTELLIGENT man can ask j.. that tnr
inns hr pl,inlv drawn and CONSTANT!
remembered that divide the Mrpuoi'
cnn md Democratic parties. llc ms
CHIEF threatened by Mr.. ChaScs nonn'
nation bv the Tammany Convention
was that j, tended TO obscure The Issue
Mr.. Chase had nothing IN common
with the Democratic party. except IN
his position ut the time indIca,e"' "
restless fever for place. The Demo-
cratic party had "always offered Il
I"rr.ulutr Opposition ~ The HrpuOi'-
can. and Mr.. Chase had always been u
Republican. His nomination w"lIh
have been n deception: and lIl' c'rr'
ton. had il taken place. r"u!d rcali!
have settled nothing.
But the difficulty was aV"'h'd'
Those who had always Ted the Demo-
cratic PARTY in its r"-nlui" h"-'lIii! 10
the Rrpublicln led it AIIIl. ana 'I',
country showed what it thought OF
those lra,IrrS and their followers by
rhr r!rrl'im 81 ';tnrrAl Grant. Mean
willie the intended c#li'li'latr Of those
who hnprd To succeed by what de-
liam 81 al q o
on lhr .ilIr Of March administered the
oath of office to the President in whom
the confidence "I The Republican party
i. prnl,mnh and inspiring. Vet among
the reflection, ni the famous day there
could Iav" been non" more InsirllrIIF"
than thai hr who hrd b""n early and
always a>-"riatrl with that party ana
rhn.r principles. and VIII" had rrInain"d
firm while 81 Inaliv ialI"rri. ai ih"
very ina'an: waru they were beginning
To prevail over - peaceful ard l'IlIi''"
land, haI Ghn.rr {" >rIarai" himself
from a--GriAri"n with them. and 4"
ra>> into history rs nn"i!Irr virlim o.!
ruiuou> Pre- >i,."utal ambition.
And ~ the D"mNrratir part: pre-
poses To offer The san" "">d!"," "l'l'"-
.lii"m I" tn" HrpH"."'ah - n'r''"l"'
II j. n>ri'l' !" ,"' W"'' Wv '' 49,, ~, ,'
rrinrIp1"' ava pour! a''. Nv
puh!Irar Mlrir arcs" on 81 4 rr'oI"I'
Opposition To til" EXTENSION Of slavery.
"Il'il vas Il y, 'l'"'T'''' i",r!, , ~
"Hl">i'I"" 'a'' r'a''! "''''' "'>'
HH'' "l', ''' '''''''" ''' "''', '''' -
NY a"d I"'"rrE was h'aH' ''a'" INV
H"i''"il'a" parry cam" ih'" l'"M'r'
Tia" revolt u! ia" l'"ln"rraii' I'a'i"r>
" no offered ~ r">o!Ui" Imposition al
Fort l'"mrI>"m. irh>Iur". Anderson
viii" and Richmond r"mIP"ll"d ID" i'-
publican r"Hyl" MAINTAIN Ii" '"'"rh-
inrn' toy war i'r VIII ''''''"' '"" Wv
parry VS. '"Fr'H III" >''''-- :"
~" lrr>I'irh'' "h"' ."rI"I''" y! Wv
D"In""rI'Ir party. 'f!'l l" r''''> - IL
much at III" result ~ inc war Is '"''
>ihi".
The E"rniiirHm rrIn"'I'i'- W"'" '''''
Tia" mon >h"".u u" r'.'"i''' "P.'"
conditions H%r'r'"'' I" 'n' '" ;,, ~,
'".>' "''' "'' ~. ',I ,,.;,,,
IN. t.nn>,;,u,inn >,h,, The freedmen
.L,u,,l rn, I,r L.,r,yrd. and that the
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,T,,,. ,.,,..',:,,, ~ S,Irs ,l,, did mo,
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ri,u fine ln,aL urnulr 81 ilIr l'niIhd
STATE. rorii no nn,hinr wla,rvrrI Ia
.rrurr Tie victory they il ri won Nut
f., ,uI;r;lr,,. Iur ,rr,.u". I'unu mi.
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,,,,,.nr. ,r,,,,.rJ wh;,h w,s dr.inh,rI
,',.Lii.I, r;vi, cuL ,,,,i,i.,I ru.rTi,v.
,n,I 80 nr.vrr, ,I,,. unnn..:i,nr6 ,u.
mrr,uq.y Of t!,. recent rebel ri, hn"nt
in ,l,r Southern states. But @cry
>uci, measure VA. rlrri,d b. the Re-
nubiir,u u,riv. auI WA. hr.,r,iiv ap-
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h' ''''''',!'''' i''! "','''' T."
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party Wh'h !" PI''i"'>''' -, -, I'''.N Wv
'"''n''"' ~ 81, w. '"'
luxe 'l'l''>''''" W. ."' W. - 49,, H.,
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