Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-07-16

with Democratic ascendency." II then
proceeds to sneak of recruiting hosts OF
former Republicans. But is there any Re
publican who supposes that the country,
under the present circumstances, can gain
by the ascendency Of party which may
not deem II expedient To- undo the whole
work of reconstruotion9 Is there any
conceivable advantage in intrusting the
Government Of the country to a party
which opposed the war and reconstruction
upon the principle of equal rights, and
which will take into consideration whether
that principle shall he set aside OF notf
SO uncertain is this Democratic guerrilla
of the sentiment of It's party that IL mere
ly hopes the managers will not harness
dead horses to the Democratic coach.
But If this party cannot even now be
trusted not TO reopen the question OF re.
construction, Ia there any especial reason
why 1t should he trusted even II II dc
caics In lis Convention that II regards
the question az suttledy Isit, as we asked,
more economical partyG Is the charac-
| ter of the men whom II has trusted with
office hitherto such as To inspire conii-
dtnCe IN those whom 1t may choose TO
| call TO position hereafterY Is the political
| olreer of Mr.. Hoffman, for instance, from
his proclamation as Mayor Of the city
making election frauds easy, TO his sigma
ture as Governor of the State to the Erie
bill, such as TO persuade any voter who has
hitherto distrusted him tha' he is worthy
of confidence and support, or that he
has the least part of that fTmuess which
can resist questionable cOunsels9 Or what
Is the Democratic financial policy except
an outcry against taxation and inCessan'
gibcs at the Secretary of the Treasury
| - l.. "a a Ia
| Wait, and see ir the Pennsylvania Demo
cratic Convention declares for IL; ol
| whether its cry Is not still substantially
"Polk Dallas, and the tariff Of" any con
venient year.
II the most elaborate ISLANDERS against
every word and act of the President Il
the most amusing air of affected pity iOl
the weakness of the Cabinet, in which ono
member alone, the Attorney General, out
weighs in real force most of the latter
Democratic Cabinets together; ifthc mos
industrious perversions and sneers coult
bring the Democratic party into power
its advent might he near But II is only
necessary for all hon, roters To retlec'
that the leaders and u nass of that party
are what they have b. since 1850, and
are the heirs of the Ol TaditiOns, chang
ing their expressions little to suit the
changed cX'gency of the times, to retair
the dominant party in the ascendencl
which it has SO honorably won, anc
which, upon the whole, IL has thus iai
justified. Not in this generation can thu
great principles for which three hundred
thousand brave men died upon the field o
battle be safely committed to the hands o
those who denounced the war, encouraged
the rebellion, and supported the dogma
by which il was excused Parties hav'
deeper roots than temporary policies
But since immediate issues and considera
tions are always persuasive, let every
earnest Republican take care that tn,
character of the party does not suffer by
any connivance of his. -Hdrp6r's Weekly