Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1871-06-03
HOW THEY AGREE.

nS aHct ao tHSg oidlmCu. iuCslthUlC
overthrow of Republican rule. Little
allowance has been made by them for
possible differences in their own ranks.
The following extract from Savannah
GA paper shows that the Ohio con-
vention reflected the views of the
southern portion of the Democratic
party when it adopted platform
endorsing the Fourteenth and Fifteenth
Amendments. 1t says:
The South has no negro issue to
make in. the coming contest. All her
views arc national and conservative
We think We know the temper and
opinions of her people on that ques
tion. and, at the risk of note of DIS
seEt from few extremists, we DOW
take occasion to embody them in the
following propositions, witch we believe
will meet with the cordial assent of
ninety>niue out Of every hundred
Democrats in the South.
abolished finally aud for ever.
I'd. Equsl civil rights to every
class Of American citizens without
distinction.
Sd. While we hold that Republican
Government, 10 be wise and safe. must
rest upon the Virtue aud intelligence OF
The people. aud view with serious ap-
prehenslon the incorporation Of large
servlie class OF unlettered people, wholly
unfitled by previous education. habit
ar association, for IN intelligent use of
the elective franchise with the voting
population IF the Union yet as sui
tra4e without distinction of race. color
or previous condition, has becunle en-
grated upon nil the Constitutions
State a. well ns Federal, We accept the
change as law. aud, repudiuting all
responsibility therefor, Will give il a
fair tlial. leaving To the future To defer
mine, by the light of experience,
neither IA Continuance OF the system
>hall or shali not be safest aud best for
The country.
These propositions. in our Judgment.
embrace the views of the great body oil
intelligent Soulhern men on the neer"
question aud II the Jacohin leaders can
make anything by taking issue with
them they are welcome to the victory.
The Alhany Democrat, one Of the
leading Democratic papers Of this State,
after noticing The resolutions intro
duced by c, /. Valland'nSham into tbs
Montgomery Couaty (Ohio) copvcn
,ion, and adopted acc 'piing the
results Of the war, the validity Of the
three constitutional amendments adopt.
ed since 1851, anI faeoring the equal
tights of all American citizens. without
regard TO race. color, or previous con
1i,ion, says:
We freely acknowledge that This
Is a little ahead Of any progressive
mocracy" that has come nndeT our
observati0n-- in fact IL fairly takes
away our breath with its l,gttning
speed.
| A few years ago Mr. YaIlandingham NJ
was denounc'ng the war as unenDsstu.
rional--au unholy crusade AZ inst the
rights Of the States, and subversive oi
| the principles upon which our Govern
mcnt was founded. lie was arrested
without cause. Imprisoned without trial
and babished from his native State be.
cause Of his drnunciation of the mea.
Sures which he now declares are the
/ legitimate results of the war. and ough'
to be accepted as such by Democrats as
we'll as Republicans In other aords
he jumps on to the rear car Of the
Radical express train that is carrying
the country to destruction at lightning
speed, and boldly swinging his hat il
the air. calls the Democracy to fol
| low on as fast as the Devil can take
them"
We would advise our neighbor o
the Democrat to be careful lest he ere
ate state of igharmonious harmon,
within the ranks Of the Democracy
and the victory which was to be 81
e silly achieved by them be turned
into defeat, and they be left TO m. ur'
over " dead issues" aud weep for hav
ing so strongly adhered to the +" tru
principles which the Democrat claim
can never die"