Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-09-08
A Southern Scheme.

THERE is, no doubt, wisdom in the say.
ing that "forwarned is to be forearmed."
AT all events, being forwarned, II Is the
fault of nations as well as individuals II
they are not forearmed. There is large
class of politicians in the Northern States
whose principle creed is sycophantic sub
mission TO the dictation of the somewhat
arbitrary and intolerant leaders of the
South. This course or custom has been
80 long practiced that 1t has become sort
of second nature.
This class of politicians, or political
party, is not now and probably never has
been in majority at the North, and the
only way that it has obtained control of
the national government has been through
the cooperation of the Southern poll
ticians These astute and dictatorial lead
ers, aware of their power, have never been
backward in using it to advance those
measures, which have been known as
Southern measures for the past quarter
century. However distasteful these might
be to the Northern people, IL has been the
business of the Northern leaders to recon
cile as many of their followers as possible,
and trust to the solid Southern phalanx to
carry it through.
1t was thus when those Southern lead
ers demanded the privilege of secession
and dissolution of the Union; and made
their preparations openly and boldly in
the Capitol of the nation There was not
a Northern adherent of the Southern
party, who dared to raise an objection TO
the programme. From the President
down 10 the rank and file of the party not
voice of remonstrance was raised. Mon
strous as the proposition was-destructive
- Al. ~, 81. sxrC C-n
ernment reared in this western world 1T
is morally certain that, had there not been
the great conservative opposition party, it
would have been consummated without a
remonstrance.
The above retrospection is necessary to
illustrate our view of the new Southern
scheme to which we refer in the head of
this article-a scheme, by the way, that is
only second in infamy to the great crime
of secession and dissolution of the Union.
| Now, as then, there is Northern party
anxious for the power and emoluments OF
office. Now, as then, it is impossible for
that party to secure power, except by the
aid of the combined South, hence the
alacrity with which the slightest as well
as gravest demands of the South is made
a party principle, and hence the almost
certainty that any such claim or demand
will be sustained as paramount duty OF
the Northern wing of the Democracy.
The new scheme is nothing less than tC
have the United States Government pay
to the South $4,000, 100000 for her eman
Cipated slaves. The claim seems so mon
strous, so absurd, at first glance, that il
hardly can be looked upon as in earnest
or if made in earnest, that it could evel
for moment be seriously entertained by
party pretending TO nationality. But al
has been said before, Eve know of no way
of judging of the future but by the past;
and, judging by the past, what have we Il
hope? We have seen a powerful party
with the President and all the executiv,
officers, with the entire force of the Ad
ministration under it's control, acquiescinl
in the destruction of the government anC
the dissolution of the Union, with onl,
the feeble declaration that there was M
power under the Constitution to preven
it, With the same party in power, ant
shaping our national policy, controlled il
great measure by the same men, wha
should we have to hope when the South
ern portion of that party should deman
only money consideration for the loss G
it's slaves, but that the claim would be aC
knowledged and granted?
The Richmond Wing, the organ tbs
has broached this gigantic scheme of sac
ding the National Treasury with clair
of $4,000, 100000 is, and has long beer
the mouthpiece of the most daring an
overbearing Southern spirit, and the clair
has undoubtedly been put forth in dee
earnest and in no spirit of bravado or jes
1t has simply informed the Norther
leaders of the party that seeks to secul
the co-operstion of the late rebels, wht
Snnoa" oo no eAacted OF them in case of the fin,
cuffnss if9ss aSath 81 the consolideteS,
government We have yet to see repl
diation of that claim by single polite,
leader of that party, either through tn
press or from the stump. 1t behooves th
people of the United States to decid
whether they will sanction this scheme fc
: the payment of the late rebel STAKEHOLDER
for their emancipated slaves before the
allow the advocates of the scheme to TAX
possession of the ChicaS
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