The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-06-21
for some of you; butI can wait.

1 loI SOHlc VI JOu DuI.1 Cdu Wall.
Concerning the new departure, he
said, the Democrats had done we'll to
depart from the foolish old Business
of running their heads against stone
wall. But it had always been his rule
in life never to conjure bad motives
for good action. The Democrats
see where they had better not be, and
that they had better depart. He was
glad of the new departure and glad to
see that the Democrats had got new
political religion, and hereafter they
would carry the axe under their coats
instead of on the shoulder when they
went out chopping ON Sunday. It
would be better yet-teleave it in the
woodsheds and gosa0nt and treat the
black man as a brother, and he be-
ieyed the o Democrats; oatdeast the
better part of the Democrats, meant
to do this and make the Democracy
something more than skin deep He
would not, however, make too much
of the new departure!i IHeI did not
understand it professed anyssorrow for
the past warfare against the rights of
man, nor make any promise not to
renew it. If the Democrats admit
three Republican amendmenfsiq6 the
Constitution, which are finally and
irreyocably ratified, sndmust. be got
out OF, if got out Of at all, by the
same means they were got in,: by ma
jorities in Congress, and a vote of
three-fourths of all the States, we shall
feel safe, that all we have gained is
secure under the Iguarantees of the
Federal Constitution oFor,I ,Issid Mr..
Greeley, (recalling bis experiences at
the polls in this city, twenty-five years
ago and later), twelve years .ago-I
could not induce a Democrat to, accept
a ballot, in favor Of equal rights. I
believe inhuman progress Il believe.
men are wiser and better today than
they were adozen years ago. I am
weary Of this sterile strife Scoacerning
the fundamental principles of our
Constitution. / am tired of teaching
the Democrats the lAB oCsiof De-
mocracy., / rejoice that they have ia
ken a new departure. But will it
not put the Republican party imme-
diately out of 7powera Is asked
Burke says that confidence is asplant
of slow growth : and it will take some
time for the people to have much
faith in the new creed of; the, Demo
crats.f It will take some time for their
own folks to believe it ultimately. I
believe it will strengthen the Democ.
racy, but I am willing to go out of
power now, and live in the minority if
necessary. The downfall and over
throw of American slavery is the
grandest work of any generation since
the Government was founded. Let
us remember the grand old Bible in
junction, "Speak to the children of
Israel that they may go forward
We ought long ago to have ended this
trouble by universal amnesty and i'm.
partial suffrage. In conclusion, he
all around him to- prepare
for new issues and new struggles
which will open before us questions Of
industrial politics and national ad-
and prosperity which are
now imperative and. demand the best
aud most honorable service of the
American citizen. Mr.. Greeley closed
with an eloquent apostrophe to tho
new and broader departure in which
he hoped to see the whole country in
peace, unity and nd-prosperity, and re-
tired amid hearty cheers from thous-
ands around the platform.-Plais
DedtersdI "a ,soibsrsa no