Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-08-15

short, although he did join the Adolf
!ionists in their .'deviIs dance he
never learned to keep step with his part
ner, and we all know that when he could
not stop it, he 1T it, aud denounced it
with becoming indignation.
On another point lie ought to have
credit. The friends Of religious freedom
owe him al, old debt Of gtatitude for the
zeal aud ability with which be resisted
The church burners when banded togeth-
cr in the secret lodges 81 the Know Moth
ing order. 1t is but reasonable to be-
heve that his Opposition saved The couu-
try trout the great danger it was once in
OF being subjugated By that Infamous
org aniza,i- n.
He has often been accused of compiled
ty in cheats Of one kind Or another, but
in every case be has triumphant fly yefat-
ed the charges. For this, ana for other
reasons, concluded that his personal
integrity is without stain.
He has many times spoken of the Demo-
cratic party and its most honored men,
bers in har-h and abusive terms. These
are faults Of manner. and of temper,
which, when meuded, are always par
doned. We will not permit. our judg-
meat to be disturbed by considera tons SO
trifing as this.
Ihave looked into his past history on
II TO ascertain what he is now and what
he is likely to be in the future. l am
bound 10 care nothing for his "antece
dents. except as they furnished the
means of estimating his character I
think have found out with reasonable
certainty how far We may confde in him.
devoutly believe that, if chosen Prcsi-
dent, he will keep his oath, preserve the
Constitution inviolate, execute the laws
faithfully, restore The States to their
rightful autonomy, protect individual
liberty by jury trial and habeas corpus,
put the military in proper subordiuation
to the civil authority, uFe neither force
nor fraud to carry election, keep bis
hands clean from corruptiog gifts. set
his face like q flint against all manner of
fiaancial dishonesty; purify the Admins
tration of Justice as much as in him Les,
maintain the public credit by a prom l
discharges of al just obligations. ccono-
mizs the revenue and tighten taxation.
give to capital the right which belongs
to it, and at the sauet time see that labor
is not robbed of its earnings. He will
certainly hold bis power Of appointment
| as public trust, and not as a part OF his
personal possession to. be used for the
support of his family, or to encourage
the private liberality Of his friends. HI
will SO far as he can without transgtess SIM
the limits of his legal authority, relieve
the Southern States from the gangs thai
are now prcying upon their vitals in oper
partne rship with the present Admins
t.at.e'l
thirk lie will do all this; and my
faith is founded on the testimony of hi
friends and enemies, on the known fact
Of his history, and on the moral infuenc,
which the Democracy will necessarl,
exert upon his conduct. The errors o
his past life we're caused by certain evi
communlca tons from which he has clesr
escaped. He heads great revolt gains
wickedness in high places, and l do no
believe he will 60 back upon Us and b,
guilty Of the same wickedncss himself
The contrast between the two can
didates being so very strong, no fair
minded Democrat can doubt what Ii,
ought to do. Yst, the reluctance which
Emany Of US feel 20 vote for either o
them is bard to overcome. did, ant
dc, most heartily sympathize with tina
class which received Mr.. Grceley's nomi
nation IN mach sorrow. ain sure thi
feeling proceeded from no unworth,
passion or prejudice, but was the natura
result Of sober thought on the condition
of the country and the fitness of thing
pertaining thereto
In our view the the controversy be
tween the parties was rot all about men
land not wholly on questions of mere ad
ministration. The Liberal Republican
and some Democrats think that we ow
all our sufferings to the corruption or in
capacity of General Grant and the ring
that surround him. But the prime caus
lies further back and deeper down i
wrongs for which the triumph of Mr.
Greeley with all bis reforms offers n
Immediate atom emcnt and ouly a partia
r mely. [;,s .....
| Ia England after every civil cornmo
/ ton, the victorious party vented its rag
and grati6ed its rapacity by passing bill
Of attainder and bills o f pains and pen
alties against their. fallen and bel Piles
opponents. The best and greatest mel
Of their respective ages were the victim
Eof these legislative DEGREES. In all til
hmost notable cases subsequent Parlia
ments acknowledged the wrong, reverse,
the attainders. and made what reyaratio,
they could. Our fathers determined tina
no such thing shotd ever be done here
and 80 they put their solemn iaterdics in
to plain words and made it a part of tn
fundamental law that neither Congress
nor any.State Legislature should eve
pass a bill of attainder. rr,