The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-05-25

could not again be inaugurated. civil war in
form. with all Legislative and executive machine
ery, and all its political appliances must be re-
ton and next the re election of General Grant
The belligerent pronunciamento went FORTH
The bloody blast of the war bugle again sound
cd. A distinguished Senator, the adviser ana
main support of the President himself a con-
sumraate partisan leader, but powtaful in pro-
portion TO the nskillfulness and cowariicc of
his toes. was put forth the chief fermenter OF
this rev crusade. But say to him and to All
behind him. the hour has now come when neith-
/ er he nor they can be permitted to provoke or
dictate issues for the people, or to ignore those
which the ever changing condition of the coun-
| try necessarily brings forth. That which, since
1868, has been but question of ii c, is now up
affairs of men. to be taken at the flood, has now
/ in my Judgment reached us, when the Demo-
| and shaking from it the dead body of the past.
yet adhering to its ancient principles, can and
must at one bound place itself upon the van
| tage ground of the present and defy its foes to
battle upon the living issues Of the hour. 1t is
the purpose of these resolutions TO establish the
! " upon this firm and impregnable basis. Tac-
| lily ard in fact we have stood upon it for the
| past two years, and victory has been ours. Con-
| iident I am that we shall meet Il hearty response
1 from our brethren elsewhere and everywhere,
| in this and other states Personally / care not
| for denunciation or criticism from any. Upon
| the fullest deliberation and ample counsel with
| the wise and brave men of the party take tie
responsibility. With pride and pleasure 1 add
| that these resolutions are the fruit of the
joint labors of the gentlemen associated with
hearty concurrence. 1t is not new departure,
| but q return, the restoration of the Democratic
! party once more to the platform of progress and
| reform. establishing the fact that party, like
everything else in Nature intended to endure is
capable of adapting itself to the perpetual
| growth and change which belong alike to the
| political and the physical world and retain yet
intact the original principles and laws of its be-
| ing. Moreover, as to the movement here, we
all bear witness that iii it there is nothing of a
merely personal character, either to advance OF
/ to hinder members of the Democratic party any
where. nothing except a fixed purpose to pro-
| mote the welfare of the whole party, and with
it of the whole country.
On motion of MFR. Thompson. the resolutions
were adopted by reclamation. and the Conyen-
ton adjourned.
DoN PIATF says, in late article up
on the new British treaty: ''For the
free navigation of Canadian waters
we give the free use of ours. For the
Alabama claims we admit the claims
of English subjects during our civil
war. And there is popped in the new
neutrality regulation clause to shut
our ports during European wars and
put us down from first class power
to a mere neutrality. x = And
the Administration, having written it.
self down an ass, is moving heaven
and earth to have the thing sustained
In regard to the neutrality regulation,
it is all for the advantage of England.
The Radicals have dismounted the
high horse they were recently riding
on this subject.