Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-06-29

be ratified and endorsed by their par
ty, and yet they did not want to do it.
They did it with an if-and a damn
and slap-with several lUOp-holes of
escape-with many antidotes-and in
bad temper generally. The dose was
Objectionable to many, but they took
it, and have not felt well since. And
now nothing could be more ludicrous
in political strategy = if it were not
dangerous = than to trust the Demo
cratic party with the enforcement of
these amendments. Better give the
lamb to the wolf, than either the blacks
of the South, or the loyal people of the
South, to the Democratic party of Ell
ther the North or the South. The
Democratic party of the North would
be powerless to execute their pledge.
The same men who broke that party
at Charleston, the same men who
sacrificed Douglas, the same
men who covered our land with
the graves of patriot soldiers,
would, by virtue Of their majori-
ty, seize the power of the Democrat
ic organization; and where, then,
would be the amendments, or the pro-
lection loyal people, white or black,
or the public's honor as represented
by the pension list, ami the public
creditors From the logic of affini-
ties and the asso citation of names and
events, it is evident that 10 sincere
movement to enforce the amendment
can ever be executed by the Democrat
ic party. Noisy crowds that hail with
enthusiasm the reasonable utteTances
of JEFF. DaYis-the bands of midnight
democratic outlaws who make night
hideous in the South by murder
and nameless crimes, without danger
or fear of punishment-clearly show
that the democratic party of the South
cannot yet be trusted with political
power; while the uncertain, evasive
and divided voice of the Democratic
party of the North-with policy pull
ing one way and principle another
with the politicians preaching the new
gospel of new departure, and the in
stincts and prejudices of the masses
still opposed-with its spoken utter
ances, like Delphic oracles, pattering
in a double sense-in such condition
the Democratic party of the North is
utterly unfit TO assume any response
bility in the Government except its
old role of fault-fnding; of opposing
what we do; of proposing nothing
of voting against everything-even
| the English Treaty-in hopes that
something will turn up.
Test the Democratic party by what
it has done where it has been in pow
er recently. What good did its tenn
porary majority in the Legislature OF
Ohio do the people of Ohio 1t pledg-
ed reform, and yet increased the State
expenditures in every branch of the
service, and largely increased local
taxes. What has it done in New York,
and especially in the city, where, un-
der Tammany influence, there is es-
| tablished the most -scaRdalous and cor
rupt municipal government in the
| World. What can it do for the future
of this country? Here is string oil
fifteen resolutions, and there is not 6
upon which the Democratic party
could stand united, except the one de-
manding amnesty to Davis, Toombs
and the rebels of the South. The frs
seven resolutions they call the new de-
parture. They remind one of the fa
nous group of bronze horses at Milan
They appear eager to depart in every
direction, but go nowhere. They tel
us that they hold good to the ole
Democratic doctrine Of annexation o
territory, but are opposed to the &C
quiring of San Domingo. They pretend
to be for hard money, but propose to
; issue an unlimited amount of green
backs.
They pretend respect for the law
and the courts, and they propose t.
disregard not only the solemn pledge
of our loan laws, but the decision o
the Supreme Court, in order to chca
| the public creditors. They declar
their opposition to the national bank
f ing system, but propose nothing t
take its place. In their wild and blin
: opposition they would destroy the bes
: system of currency we ever had, merel
e because it was established by the Re
publican party. Though the first CON
Y mercial nations of the world are az
f plauding it and following our example
: though Governor Chase, now one {
e their candidates, fathered it and SUI
: ports it; though no man has lost
i dollar as a holder of national ban
note, yet they would derange all tt
s business of the country by uprootin
e the system, merely because there
# supposed to be virtue in a party CT
l. against bar ks. They talk about re-
s. enue tariff and wise tax laws; and y
y no member. of their party in Congrei
d ever proposed either, but opposes e
,e cry measure offered by us. When v
If repeal eighty millions of taxes, the
e vote against it. When we devise ne
:? guards against fraud, they oppo!
a them. They talk about economy ar
d yet vote for every extravagant expen
e iture. They would load US down wi
% rebel losses in the war. They sci
le upon every popular cry-here one thir
l. and there another. In Ohio it
" Greenbacks, in New York it is Spec
Payment, in Pennsylvania it is Pr
le lection; here it is a New Departure
lie in the South it is perpetual war again
lie the Amendments and death to the n
TO gro. With the Irish it is Fenianisl
lr In Kentucky it is the Res olution in 8
slightly revised; with JEFF. Davis al
I'd his powerful following it is discor
c. war and disunion.
Sc Let any impartial man look over t
Id whole field of national and State po
e. tics-let him look at the dangero
Sc elements comprising that party -
ne him consider what they would pro