The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1871-01-26

tained in every part of the country against
all opposers; The whole theory of the COM
stitution, as expounded by the men who
made it, and all their successors down to
that time, justice, humanity, patriotism,
honor, and conscience, required him to sn-
nnunce and maintain these principles.
They were not only true, but were either
expressly or implicitly admitted to be true
by all except the open and avowed enc
mics of themselves to d'fferent way Of
thinking, and they Immediately assumed
attitude of pronounced hostility to the
administration. The foremost ef the ab
clifton orators and the leading newspaper
organ of the so-ca.led republican party
took the high ground that the southern
states had right to break up the union If
they pleased and could not be justly op
posed. But, though they "drew much
people after them," and gave great en-
couragement to the insurrectonary move
'uent, no man who was at once honest, in
elligent, and trne TO the country, failed
o see the wisdom ofihe Presidents views.
The President elect endorsed them on his
way to the capital, as he did afterwards
10y his official action. From all quarters
addresses and petitions came up, which
showed the popular appreciation of them
Even the Massachusetts legislature, with
out one dissenting voice in its more nu-
Aierous branch, and by an overwhelming
majority in the other house passed by d
solemn resolution approving them IN the
strongest language, nd offering to aid IL
carrying Them out. But everything de
pended on congress, and what did con-
gress dor Both houses were completely
in the hands of shallow partlsans, who
were either too stupid to understand then
duty, or too dishonest to perform it.
The men of most ability and integrity
whom republican constituents had sent
there-such men, for instance, as Charles
Francis Adams-were heard but not heel
ed. The President, thorougly informed
on the whole subject, communicated all
the facts IN special message, told con
gress that the powers confded to him were
wholly inadequate to the occasion. de-
monstrated the absolute necessity Of fur
,ther legislation, and implored them not to
postpone it for the danger, imminent then,
was increasing with every moment of de
lay, To all this they We're as deaf as ad-
ders. They could be reached by no appeal
| to their hearts or consciences. They nell
ther.adoptedt the executive recommendation
nor gave reason for refusing. If any
measure having the least tendency eithei
| to restore peace or prepare for war got 81
| far as to be proposed, 1t was uniformly re
| ferred to a committee, where 1t was sur'
/ to be quietly strangled. The issues o
life and death to she nation hung upon
their action, and they would not lift :
finger to save it. . No legislation body
since the beginning of the world, ever be
iihaved in great crisis with such scand
lous disregard of its duty. . 3
pEMAGoEUEs IN cdSGREss.. g.
/ But if there were no statesman among
the managers of that congress, there wer
4 plenty of deEnagogues; if they weBe indif
i trent to the fate Of tie nation they SEer,
i Intensely alive TO the interests of theirfae
ton; if the regular committees slept sup
inely on the great public questions SUB
4 mitted TO them, the secret committee
by caucus, went growing q
bout with a. activity as. ineessant as j
was 5stealthy and malgapt. 4. You copR
not gainsay the views which, the admiuis
IItration took of their own duty or your
llnor deny the wisdom, of the recommends
tiens they made; but you, could, and die
answer them with a storm of personal de
traction- The air was. filled with false
hood; the atmosphere was saturated wit
.slander;; the voice Of truth was drowned i
II''the loud roar of foaming calumny.
This crusade was conducted with so muc
tIvigor and success, that some members {
the administration were pursued into pr
Ivate lite by the rage of the partisan mol
and thousands of, the worthiest men j
the land were actually imprisoned an
prosecuted almost To death, for nothin
worse than expressing friendly opinio
of them. The messages of the Presider
will stand forever monument to the. WI
idom. foresight, and honest patriotism I
; 1.-THE executive adminlsi ration, while hl'
tory will proclaim through all time tn
dishonor of that congress which coul
tanswer such appeals with nothing but vi
operation and insult. e. 60 a,all-
sTANToN's- GRATITUDE AND INFA8GY.
1t was at such a juncture that M
Stanton was appointed to take a high an
most confidential place in the adminlstrI
ton. His language.glowed with gratitud
his words spoke all the fervor OF person
devotion to his chiefs and his colleagues
he gave his. thorough approval to Il
e measures which they thought necessary
:, preserve the unity of the nation. In Il
he did Immediately put himself IN cor
i
: out ven and others whom he had new
D known before, and sought you solely b
cause you were enemies of the administr
ton; offered himself as your spy, and d
2 act for you in the capacity of a false del
tor. went Aknlking about at midnight
aid You in defeating the measures viii
= with us he, pretended TO support !; fc
gathered with yedr secret committee, a.
9 gave yeu assistance in carrying on yo
VI personal warfare against his benefaetet
nay, worse than all that, he helped "
trump up a charge of treason against o
: of his colleagues charge winch he knt
9t to be fals4-a charge for which; if it h
y been trne, that Trusting friend might la
- fully. and would have deserved to have be
'e hanged by the neck until he was deI
81 Oh it was too foul it was base beyo
the lowest reach of comparison. If yc
p story be unfounded-if Stanton after
= was true and honorable uan--hoW v
y yon answer in the Judgment day for t
horrible outrage on his memory and
= the feelings of his friends
"A I n thou dost slander hina and torture Us, i
Never pray more; ; abandon all remerse5'
al On horrors hsaSi horrors accumulate;
D. For nothing canst thou to damnation add
A. Deeper than that Il L-.- ;-s r. -
be But let justice be done though
re heavens should fall. Some, at least,
t. your statements are true, unless
rs Dawes, Mr. Howard, Mr., Seward and
10 Sumner have volunteered to help you
SO sacrificing the character of "the great s
nd retary.1 L..ze5 ..g
sol -saco 81 lsrAETox,s TREAcHEsY. a-Ez
ly will not waste time upon the det
which your witnesses have given of
zee treachery. 1t appers to have been fa
~ well offering of his own, induced by
solicitation of yours, but rendered by b
d. self ez alte9o aiotst Tha moment be '
It? indaeted into Office he looked about TO
re- certain who were the bitterest and N
Is malignant enemies of the men to wh
eat he owed all bis public Importance |
t much of his private prosperity. he fol
on them q1iekly. and thoug il they were
OF tire strangers to him. he pnt himself
ese mediately into secret communication v
a them, took service under them as Il
- regular spy, and exercised himself Z
gently IN that base vocation, making
! ports, TO them daily, and sometimes TT