The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-09-15
SHERMAN AT DELAWARE
"A Good Republican Meeting
GEN. MORGAN FULLY ANSWERED.

j III 2l1N ll1INt1rE lAElu III AJAAlDs III Nll
]. Senate We have no way tO stop dt
bate, except TO wear out the lOnges
talker Of them all-and sometimes
r requires all night for this. You ca
. imagine how charming change
{ WAS from those heated sessions to Tia
!. country air Of Ohio and TO the free
! dom OF social life at home. was
!, therefore, glad that the Republical
Z Committee, charged with The man
: agement Of this canvass, left Us Z
rest awhile, and il is now in obedi
ence to their request that !, as one @
your public agents, come here to dis
cuss the political questions of tn
I day.
/ congratulate you on the fact tina
these questions are comparatively unin
: ,E.,tant. It is true they affect the ma
e. al interests Of forty-twO millions 0
PEOPLE, but they do not involve our ma
tiOnal existencs or fund ameutal prin
ciples, like those that have occupied
us for more than fifteen years. Tht
slavery question excited the deel
strong and impassi0ned interest OF "a
all. The war Involved the lives o
millions Of our people, moving then
; to extraordinary activity and bring
ing into our political contest the pass
ions inseparable from war. The ques
tiOn Of reorganization affected right,
of States, or large masses Of our citi.
zens. Now slavery Is abolished, the
war Is over, and all the States are il
their proper sphere-a part Of n grea
and powerful nation.
We still have some vestiges Of thC
war i'm laWless violence in the South
but, considering the magnitude o.
the contest, no war ever ended more
happily, or, in its general results, has
been more beneficial to both friends
and foe. It is quite natural for peO-
pie after the long excitement of such
a struggle to fold their arms, and lei
politics and elections 90 as they will.
But in a government like ours, where
everything depends upon the popular
/ Judgment, we can take but little rest
New questions arise or old questions
are received, and II this fail, you haY e
still at your annual elections to pass
Judgment on the official conduct of
of your public agents.
Now il so happens that nearly all
1 the questions in which you take an
interest were debated and acted upon
/ w AOnkEC.ca Ut Ato AeA1I nGboAolAF anu
| the principal interest of this election
turns upon the election Of members
Of the House of Representatives.
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY REVIEWED.
One would suppose that if a Demo-
cratic memember Of Congress, who
was himself a candidate for re-elec-
ton, should appear before you to
make a speech, he would either dis
cuss the policy of his party during
these trying times, or he would ar
range the measures adopted by the Re
publican party, or he would present
some grave question for your judg-
ment, and connect it in some way
with the approaching election.
I have always regarded General
Morgan as one of the most respecta-
bic and astute members Of the Demo-
cratic party, and hoped and expected
that would find in his carefully pre-
pared speech here the other day a text
OF q candid and intelligent discussion
of the past and present issues between
the great parties of the country but
with cOmmendable prudenee, which
proves his sagacity, he says not one
word in defense of the Democratic
party for the last fifteen years.
Now before / refer TO what General
Morgan does say, let me recall to you
the state of affairs in December last.
The Republican policy of recOnstruc-
ton was then practically settled by
the election of General Grant. 1t on
ly remained for the rebel States, one
by one, to conform TO the law and be
restored 10 full representation in Con
gress.
This has now been done, and, at the
next session, every seat will be filled
and every State represented. No reb-
el has been deprived Of his life, his
liberty or his property since the war
closed, by reason. Of his rebellion,
however cruel anu barbarOus may
have been his conduct and no civil
or political disability whatever now
rest upon any rebel by the laws Of the
United States, except that few who
committed perjury at the outset of
the war can not now hold an Office of
honor, trust or profit in the United
S-a'es without the consent of two
( IA Is of Congress. We may have to
pay the penalty of this great liberal
ity. It is certainly uneXampled in
the history of mankind, and could Ola
ly have been adopted by liberal
party in 3 republican gOvernment.-l
Now, in this whole process of recon
struction, the Republican party was
guided by a generous and liberal spir-
IL, taking its steps slowly and surely
in harmony with the people. Their
work now rests upon an enduring
principle. The Constitution is now
In harmony with the Declaration of
Independence.
No fair man, however strongly pre-
indicated against the Republican par
ty, can truly say that this party has
not been able, faithful and successful
in the administration OF this govern
ment. ] do not wish to speak as a
but it is just to the Republi-
can party to recall theis steady sue
cess, and their steady support by the
people. In every stage they have
been opposed by the Democratic par
ty-the same party that now asks
you to trust them with political pow
er. How strange now seems the posi-
ton taken at different times at the
Democratic party. 1t was this party
that opened up the slavery question
by the repeal of the Missouri COM
and with the avowed pur-
pose Of extending slavery. 1t was |
this party that supported the frauds 1
andcrimes by which slavery was to |
be established in Kansas. 1t was this |
party tha teIected James Buchanan, |
whose ifnbecillty made the war inev- |
liable. do not care now to dwell |
upon the course Of the Democratic |
party during the war, for all these |
matters are too fresh for Intelligent |
men ike you to forget. The policy Of |
the Democratic party after the war was |
even more injurious than during the |
war. FOR it aimed 10 destroy all the |
natural results of the war. Their pol
lev was to restore the rebels as nearly |
as possible 70 their former dominance, |
and to restore the elnanelpated slaves /
as near as rossi sibie to slavery again
They have tS Ken no political position |
since the war that did not look to the |
of the old prO-slavery or
der of things. They uniformly oppos-
ed every measure for the security Of 1
loyal people, white or black and |
when sagaeious men among them /
have appealed to the party to ae-
knowledge accomplished facts, and
take new departure, the controlling
sentiment Of the party projected such
counsels. But ia spite Of their oppo-
sition in peace and in war, the Repub-
lican party have settled beyond ques-
tion the liberty OF all citizens, the
equal rights Of all citizens, and the
strength and power of the Govern
ment to deal with all lis enemies. We
are now in that happy condition
where We have only to deal
with the minor topics Of peaceful
times.
Now, I ask you, fellow citizens, is
this not something to begin with? Did
General Morgan give us credit for all |
these great results 1t is very clever |
in him to charge us with the sins of
Johnson's administration, but he
might have given us some credit for
the past. But meet him on his own
ground. / am willing TO take the ad- (
ministration Of General Grant, and
the action Of the present Congress as
a part Of il, and stand or fall by the
judgment Of the people on that. Let
Tlg fara the frut Of f1ra nffa al