Middletown transcript., 1872-01-20
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VA; Il hss already, occording 10 Mr.. Sumner,
'useGpsA sht kingiy prerogaiivc' through lie use
q ~ uAvy aud Il b time for sober considcra-
slea Whsskss, Ia vicw ofihs prostitution Of pow
-, Il b not better to do away with both army
s.i sevy; deprive the presidsa, Of the power
~ bstter things.
The above extract fiom the Cincinnati
Es1sirsr is exceedingly per,incn. to the
present. political condition Of this country.
Ever since the Inauguration Of the Radical
Reyise. the Republican" leaders have
svincsd steady determination to set At
sssghs the fundamental principles Of pop
ulsr govcrnmcnt The record Of Rcpub-
licauism since the close Of the late civil
war. is tho recital IL innumerable attempts
10 zap the foundation Of tina, political
structure which the fathers Of the Revolu-
tiou bequcs,hed to their descendant. as
The .surcst safeguard Of Liberty against
the assaults aud Vaccinations Of both her
secrct aad avowrd enemies. How far this
,uis-rsmcd Republican Party hns succeed
ed IL abolishing Dcmoci attic government,
and raising upon its ruins system Of
pacudo- -monarchical rule in this wlilom
Republican land. is written in characters
Of blood--so lcgiblc. that he who runs
may road. Let us see.
Eleven years since, the Republican par
ey saw its advent to power. Tho avowed
policy Of its leaders, aud their fixed deter
mination to listen to neither reason nor
compromise. precipita,cd civil war
How the Republican party, during the long
strife. manipulated the Federal Govern
nieut to its own base purposes; how the
dessdgogues of party, filed with fauaticism
sno bate, prescribed aud ostraciscd every
individual not Of the Black Republican ik;
how ths exercise Of arbitrary power, under
the plea Of - national safety" was first
made the prciex, for en.rcnehing upon the
principles Of true Democracy how the
Constitution, FIRST con,cmncd aud after.
wards openly violated, paved the way to
future ills aud ultimate abolition Of Demo.
cratic rulc--al this need not here be re.
eapitulated. The lessons which oil thi,
teaches, cannot soon be forgotten. Pas,
we on TO the return Of peace" aud tn.
...rcstoration Of the Union"
The close Of the frn,icidal strife .howet
. victorious North and . .yanquished nnt
.desolstcd South. Mankind now looked fo
that eoaciliatory policy, on the par, of ,h,
'victors. which would heal the gaping woun,
made BY civil war. But, 10 how illusiv,
'was that hope. How uufounded was iha
-sxpeetation' An unprinciplcd faction
long used 10 power aud its cmolumcnts
bed mot the patriotism to recognize tn
1jskes Of those from whom they derive,
their authority. Place and pclf must b
had to perpc,ua,c their sway-and ,ha
sway called for q further onslaught upol
.the liberties Of the people. The strcng,l
Of the faction could only be maintained b.
. greater exercise Of arbitrary rule. Blu,
pssssxt was wanting. Aud what a pre-
text 10 plausible as that Of pretended so
licitude for the "na,ional life? p The
and therc il was that the animus and til
uneoutrollablc lust Of power inherent i
The Radical faction became most strikingl
apparent. Instead Of hailing tho van
quished with that eatonte eordiaie due I
sbnvs though fallen enemy. every legis
latiss set Of the Radical majority in Goa
as6Gs vss calculated to keep alive the em
6sss u issestinc strife and hatred. To pc.
psluais 10 rule. the Radical party has, sine
ths w,f. violated and set aside the Constitu
tios, and virtually proclaimed the aboli,io
sfDsmocratic government; iiihas rcndcre
~ South . withered and distorted men
-. sddins no strength TO the body pol
tjs;s h hes we'll nigh ruined tho beat il
sssesss Of the county BY reason Of a ~,
ten of corrupt legislation; il has, prac,
sslly, abolished the union Of the State
asi ssasbltshcd centralized governmei
q Ne Capital; il has. BY an unlawf'
stl6ssh " power, obtained and ,nauipuli
~ IL Army to suit its nciarioas pract
so-snong which IL the gradual aboli.io
y ~ last vestiss Of popular govsrnme'
iastAe eoutbssn States. and Il nov seek
~ eons uscons.ilutional means. to d
aG1r oilk tts Union of States and cs.sl
lllhzs asasi-moaarshical government .
tssstso u tbs Rspublic.
psb \ ~ prcscss and past record
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xe y ~ slsss." That The pe'
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