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

on the 10th of August, from which we take
the following extracts;
But few years ago many Of YOU will
remember, that the Whig party, to which
some of you were attached, perished, and
the Democratic party, 10 which others OF
us adhered, passed Under tho control OF
secessionists and traitors There was no
party in this country organized to meet the
dangers that threatened the very life of
the Republic. Then the people OF the
country-not the politicians, but the peo'
pie of the country-rushod together to or
ganize this Republicans party. Not onW
did they organize the party, but they
created leader for the occasion. The great
men, and experienced statesmen of the
country, were rejected; and they took an
obscure man, in this Obscure town, in this
State-almost the most remote from the
theater of national politics-and made him
the leader of this new party of the people.
This party, under that leader, accomplished
more for the well,being of tho country,
and for the permaticnt svelfafe Of niaiikind,
than has been accomplished BY any other
party in our national history. [Cheersl
/ have adverted TO the danger which
threatened this country what was II :
The Wing party had ceased to exist; the
Democratic party had passed under the
control of the men have described They
threatened either the subvcIsion Of liber-
ty or the overthrow of the Government
indeed both, because each depended upon
the other. The Republican Organization,
when it sprung into life, pledged itself TO
the country, that it should be saved and
has it not kept that as well rs every pledge
made then in it's name? AT the election
of 1860, after severe and storm Str 1ggle,
we elected Mr. lincoln President, and on
the 4th day Of March he was inaugurated
in Washington. The powers of the Coy.
ernment, the army and navy were in the
hands of men who have since been donlon.
strated to be either the tools or allies of
secession and treason. Speaking through
Mr.. Lincoln, the Republican party i'm.
plorod our Southern brethern, who were
then organized, 10 withhold the blow, and
il assured them that their rights under the
Constitution were safe and they were
warned at the same time Of the niseries
that would follow civil war. They
were told that the American people
would not surrender the Government,
which had been handed down to thenl from
their fathers, without u struggle Mr.
Lincoln, the Republican President called
for 10000 men to enforce the authority of
the laws That call, which was intended
as mere indication of the purpose of the
Government, was received by the assem-.
tA'N tidANNio hN NlpilNENiniil WiNu Va
derision and laughter Mr.. lincoln called
for 100000 men, and the Republican party,
speaking through lhc President, frankly
told the American people that the pres.
ervation of the Union would cost q long,
bloody and expensive war. Armies were
organized and went TO the field. There
was no disguise, no attempt TO mislcad the
people of the country but they were told
too that the money required 90 support
these armies would make onerous and
burdcnsome taxes necessary. They were
told measures of the most stringent char
acter would be required TO maintain The
Government through this struggle. At
every step the. Republican Nparty dealt
frankly, sincerely and honestly with the
people of this country. There was mo al
tempt made TO e0noeal tho magnitude of
the contest. No attempt wasinade To dis.
guise the vast expenditure Of blood and
treasure that the preservation of the Gov.
ernment would probably require We in.
scrbed upon our flag The simple words.
Liberty and Union H--one andlinsepara.
bic, now and fore ver-2we voted, we rca
soned, as long as was prudent; we fought
and we conquered under that banner in.
scrlbed with these simple words. [Cheers.
And the rebellion was hoverthrowt
Cheers Our purposes were simple, dis,
unct, well-deftned, honestly avowed, and
boldly maintained Tho war wus over; the
Republic was saved; and new duties de-
Volved upon the Republican party We
said to our Southern brethren, (" We have
waged this war for you as well MS for our,
selves; we said in the beginning of the
war we had no purpose of conquest; our
purpose was ton,aintain ffee government
foryou and for all we had observed during
the course of the war that your institution
In hn .
Republic; we smote slavery, not 10
niure you, hut that the Republic might
liVe. We said to them, then, 4, Re-esiah-
lish the governments that you yourselves
have overthrown; let the true men, the
men who love their country, reorganize
these States aud come in upon the princi.
pie of equality with us, retake the rights
that you have thrown away or disrogarded,
and come in and shartn the giories of a
restored government With u.s. They re.
fused; the men Who during the war had
SAID, 'All your efforts must fAii,' whis.
pcrcd again to thehI' to stand out WI
passed reconstruction acts, we passed the
Fourteenth Amendment to the Constihi.
tlon, which declared that all men in tho
United States were citizens we passed the
fifteenth article, which gave TO every man
the right defend himself by his vote
and we carried ON the contestruntil now
and to-day the Democrats of the Southern
States, and the rebels of the Southern
States have admitted the correctness of IN,
kepublican doctrines, and to-day il is tho
Democratic boast thaHthey have triumphed
10y an election conducted, as they saw "a
give effect TO Republican ideas.
ask the question again Why, then
shall not the Republican ticket succeed ,
W hat can be promised by any other politi.
cal parlYy When the war was over. as I
have said, other duties devolvcd upon us.
lhe public debt was pressing ttpon MS.
we ielt the taxes that we had imnosrd
Our Democratic friends say that the Re.
publican party have imposed taxes unon
the country 1t is true, we imposed those
taxes upon ourselves that we might save
the country. We would have Imposod
taxes double In amount we would hay,
given twice the number of precious lives
ana Twice the amount OF treasure, TO save
the Republic, We take the responslhility
distinctly and boldly of all those acts, TAp
plausel 'F
Well, the country was free. and tbS
question came 10 be, what should he don,
with the public debtg Our DemocratiC
friends figured with Injurious schemes
seeking some mode by which they could
escape the responsibility Of their position.
ana were tlling the country with fruitful
suggestions as lo the mode Of diseharging .
the pdblic debt, without adopting The
simple, rational Republican method ot
paying II; The Republican party said
This debt was contracted 10 save fhe
Government; this debt must he paid and
that is all there is OF it," and ayery OK
pedient that fell short of that, we under
STOOD was delusion and a fraud tha,
could only postpone the evil and mo-
only postpone il, but aggrayate h w,
said, Pay the debt z md what was IN,
result do not go back 10 the close q
the war; but since the 4th of March
nearly fifty millions of the National deh
has been paid, and il is in r,l id process a
extinction, lGheeT. IN GoYertmeo
credit has become 50 imnr we'd that nov
the capitalists OF The walld are oiierin,
you their money at reduced rates of i'm
lerest, and so your burdens are being re
party shrink from no ,ae,,r,,, IN, ,ii;i r. n -