Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-06-23
What viii They Do with TT

WE presume the Democratic depart
ure has not deceived any one into the
belief that the party really means, in the
event of their triumph at the next Presi-
dental election, to maintain intact the
legislation arising from the war of the re-
bellion, or the political changes wrought
by the amendments. The Vallandigham
resolutions, which claimed to accept the
amendments" in good faith" did not diss-
VOW the intention of legislating upon
them, when the proper opportunity came,
in just such manner as a Democratic
majority in Congress would naturally do I;
but even pretended fidelity to the accom-
plished past has not been paraded in any
other Democratic platform since the Mont
gomery County faithful published Val's
views with their endorsement. The State
Democratic Convention did not, in fact,
adopt the Dayton resolutions at all, and
went 80 far from accepting the will of the
American people as expressed by the past
twelve years, as to include a reputation
plank, concerning which Northern Demo.
cratic organs have had very little to say.
The Vallandigham manifesto did not
place the fundamental law in temporary
legislation, subject to modification and re-
peal" while the Ohio State platform does
expressly so place it, and is just as out
spoken thereon as any Democratic plat
form needs to be.
But if the State of Ohio dare not 60 be-
fore the Democrats of the country on the
Vallandigham platform, no other body of
Democrats have declared allegiance to the
Ohio resolutions. The Democratic Gov
ernor of Kentucky, Leslie, says "he does
not care what couple of Northern Dem
ocrats say about the amendments, he de-
mands their repeal" Carlisle, very
effective Democratic stump orator, run
ming for Lieutenant Governor on the same
ticket, declares with emphasis: "The
amendments are not dead issues, and a few
politicians cannot kill them" Carlisle is
willing to have the amendments tested in
the courts if their legality be maintained,
then the entire South will demand their
repeal Every man running on the Demo
cratic State ticket in Kentucky, avows his
sentiments to be precisely what they were
at the close of the war and prior to its
commencement. They have hot moved
an inch; the men who voted for the Val
landigham resolutions they will have
nothing to do with, and those who sus-
tanned so weak-backed a thing as the
"Ohio State platform are deficient "in
sense and courage" What then will the
Democracy do with the new departure?
~ VIII DO Oh Ill SlueS tQdG
Horace Greeley's opinion of Southern SEN
timent is not likely to be unfair to the
people of that section. If preiudiced at
all, the leaning would be altogether in
their favor. Yet, after his late extensive
tour through the South, during which he
had every opportunity of learning the
views of the Southern leaders from their
own lips, and ascertaining the sentiments
of the people by their own demonstra-
tions, he is compelled to admit that "Jef-
ferson Davis late speeches fairly express
the average convictions and feelings"
Greeley says:
"That those who struggled and fought for seces.
sion generally believed they were right in go do
Ing cannot doubt. Jefferson DdUiS'S late speeches
litrly cypress their dUerdge convictions and feelings.
But, while they still affirm the right of secession
l am satisfied hat majority of them believe It's
practical assertion was uRWse and inexpedent
They hold that they should have made their late
struggle an the Union, not against thunder the
nag OF our fathers not that of the Stars and Bars
in ostensible defense Of the Federal Constitu-
ton, and not in resistance to its authority They
purpose to renew the fight, but not with gun and
ss1 sabre drasy tTPest to regain, az DensOerats,
through the Udr."
The Northern Democratic party trick
has been played before its time Doubt
less Vallandigham believed that if he fur
nlshed well gotten up mask for the par
ty to wear until the presidential fight were
over, the party would hail the device with
delight, and Immediately hide its face be-
hind it. But that unsel6sh patriot has
been basely deceived. His own State
would not wear it; and Pendleton, who
never has ceased proclaiming his opposi-
tion to the amendments, defied the Day.
ton trimmer to his teeth Iby inserting the
reputation clause in the State platform.
Doubtless there are few hundred hon
est Democrats in the country who sincere.
ly hold the sentiments that Vallandigham
insincerely expressed. The place for these
men is in the Republican ranks. Every
sign upon the political sky indicates that
the Democratic party intends to fight
unitedly upon the issues of 1868; or that
an insignificant schism from its ranks will
fight against two giant opponents.-CAi.
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