The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1870-10-06

Association, OF Washington, B.
e., 10 the Electors of Ohio.
Union men-freedom's champions
again the hour of trial for the measure
ment of the strength Of your politica
enemies draws nigh-enemies whom
you have vanguished over and over a.
gain in the terrific struggle for national
life, both at the ballot box and in the
feld-beaten epeatedly on the issues
OF universal freedom, of civil rights Ia
all and an equality based upon whatev-
er endowments the Allwise Creator saw
fit to bestow.
One wing ofthe common enemy you
vanquished in the field and it surren-
dered; the other again and again renews
the battle for the "lost cause" Though
beaten on every issue, every argument,
in whole and in detail, yet under the
same flag they rally again. -
Beaten in their efforts to extend the
fiendish curse of slavery, beaten IN their
efforts to destroy the Union, beaten in
their efforts to disfranchise soldiers ar
rayed against armed Democrats in the
field, beaten on the constitutional
amendments, the crowning glory of the
age, they still have the pertinency to re-
new the contest for the "lost cause in
hopes TO play Sheridan and turn a de-
feat into victory.
And now in what shape do they
comet Where and what their new line
of defense? m rtH ..N
Passing over their most distinguish.
ed Democratic leaders now on the re-
tired list, or at least temporarily so,
such as their Davises, heading treason,
their Lees and Breckinridges with
drawn swords, their Booths with the
assassin's dirk, their Blackburns with
yellow fever and small pox infected
clothing for northern cities, their For
rests numbering surrendered soldiers,
their Wirz and Windres with their
starved skeletons, we come to their civ
il allies and their civil mode of ware
fare and more modern tactics.
Let us observe first a few facts for
the proof Of which we have the papers :
/. The great burden of the National
Debt is strictly a Democratic legacy, for
no Republican ever bore arms against
his country. The $1,000 rebels who
laid their arms at Vicksburg were
Democrats all, the 10000 who surren-
dered to Grant at Appomattox Court
House were all Democrats.
2. The allowing of soldiers to vote
though in the field wasa victory won
by Republicans after fierce and solid
opposition by the Democracy every
where.
8. The boon of universal freedom,
and the adoption of the three constitu
tional amendments are due alone to the
Republicans, and this great victory was
won in spite ofamost superhuman et-
forts of the Democracy, who fought
them all, foot by foot and inch by inch
Whatever may be the future of our
two rival parties, their triumphs or re-
verses, two striking facts in regard to
their past record are already engraved
on the adamant of history, never to be
obliterated. The first is that no Re-
publican signed an ordinance of seces-
sion in 1861; none fired on our flag,
nor aimed his rifle at its defenders; CO.
cry State that seeded did so under the
appeal and aided by the executive pow.
er of Democratic governor, eUsry cabi-
net and administrative officer of the
Confederacy was a Democrat; every
leading rebel general, when he drew
his sword against his country, was al
80 Democrat; every man in the North
who gave aid and comfort to the Rebel
lion by denouncing coercion as uncon-
stIutional, who predict its triumph,
who mourned over its defeats, and
whose eye frightened at its successes,
was also a Democrat; in a word, if there
had been then no party in existence but
the Republican, there would have been
no war, no bloodshed, and no debt;
while, ifthere had been no party in
power in the North or in Congress but
the Democratic, there would have been
no coercion, no resistance of force by
force, and, consequently, no nation to-
day.