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

atlon thus open and unobstructed, you
preferred to get what you wanted from a
spy Mr.. Howard has the cheek to pro-
claim that during the ''Id6ors" of his COM
mittee, instead of acting upon honest and
legitimate evidence, he sent inquiries to
this secret iHfomer, who answered by
giving information Of great importance" "
but his communications were dls0ayS IN
direct and Gp07lynous"
If there be one sentence in your whole
artice which is marked more than another
with your characteristic hardihood of as
sertion, it is that in which you try to
make merit of Stanton's treachery. 1t
s curiously reckless. and for that reason
worth giving in your very words. "These
facts" say you, "were stated to illustrate
Mr.. Stanton's exalted patriotism. which
prompted him to rise GboUe the claims md
clamors of partizanship, and to invoke the
aid of loyal men beyond the lines of his
own party, and outside Of the administra-
ZION of which he was q member to Serte
has iD1peTiIle6 country, menaced with a
foul and wicked revolt" Why, this is
preeisely what the President and all the
honest members of his cabinet were doing
openly and above board They had no
egal power which could avail to serve Ihe
''impeiilled country" without the eo-opera-
tion Of congress, which was wholly ruled
/ by the opposition They invoked "the ald
If loyal men beyond the lines of their
| own party and outside of the administra-
ton, because it was from thence only that
aid conld come. But with you and youI
| associates the "clalms anG clamors of par
| Izanship' were so much higher than con
siderations Of public duty, that you not
| pnly refused all aid to the country, but
| YOU insulted, and abused, and villi6ed the
| President and his friends for asking it.
Was Stanton, like the other members o.
the administration, invoking aid for the
l lmperiled country2 Did he skulk about
in secret to effect IN that way what his
brethren were trying to accomplish by an
open appeal to the reason and conscience
of their political opponents? Ii so, hos
did he succeed? Did his secret, anony.
nous, and indirect communications eve
kproduce the slightest symptom of patriots
Iemotion IN the minds Of those who re
eeived them {? What did you, or Mr.
Sumner. or Mr.. Dawes, or Mr.. Howard, O
4 Mr.. Seward, do to avert the great calam
ity of the civil WARP What measures diC
any of you bring forward to serve tn
country In that hour of peril wha
i man among you acted like man2 Whiel
of you ''rose to the height of that grea
argument" or showed himself fit in mint
or heart 10 meet the responsibilities O
the time 2 The union was indeed "me
naced with foul and wicked revolt" an,
all you did was to "let the union slide.
The public danger excited no anxiety i
four minds; public affairs received no at
eeution at your hands but you were a
the while mousing about after some perso
nal calumny by which you hoped to sti
, up the popular passions against the tru
,, friends of the country and Stanton, IN
less you slander him. made love to th
Infamous business of helping you.
You have given US but small sample
Of the indirect and anonymous cOmmuni
cations" which Stanton made to you an
your associates. The bulk of them mus
be enormous. He was engaged for two {
II three months fabricating at least one tai
every oay for Mr.. Seward, and anothe
consisting of 'the most startling facts /
z suit the needs of Mr.. Howard, while yo
and Mr.. Dawes were gratiied in a simili
way at the same time. Are these "star
ling facts" held, back for some other fun
raj occasion2 Take notice yourself, an
, tell your friends that while their stori,
are hid away from the light, the presuml
+; tion that they are not only false but know
, to be, false is growing stronger andstronS
e er every day. You had better open yol
{ budgets at once.
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