The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-09-05
The Party of Malignancy and
Hate VS.. the Party of Recon-
eiIiatiOn and Peace.


Hate VS.. the Party of Recon-
ciIiati0n and Peace.
The malignant Grant party predi-
Gates all its hopes of success upon
keeping alive the hatred and prejudice
which first severed the Union. While
they can keep these malignant passions
alive and ring the changes on red
handed rebels, "Andersonville," 1Ku-
Klux outrages," and the .. murderers
of our soldiers" they hope to retain
the offices and grow rich by bleeding
the taxpayers of the North and
plundering the people of the South
Hence, analyze all their speeches, all
the intentions of their leading men.
all the writings of the Journals; and
the warp and woof of all il hate, the
darkest passion of the humaan heart,
the vital breath of devils and Wicked
men. When kSpeaker Blaine would
reclaim Charles Sumner from 9 policy
of peace and reconciliation, he goes
back twenty years to ldisinter the
bones aud dust of Preston Brooks and
rehabilifate them with flesh and blood
that the ghostly image might stir up
the hatred and malice of sectionalism
and revive the passions of the North
against the South. But Sumner re-
plies, will not unite with You in
dragging from the grave where he
sleeps to aggravate the passions Of
political conflict and arrest the long
ing for concord" BIanton Duncan,
who manages the flank movement of
| the malignants, appeals to the South
in his circular: "Can the people of
the South clasp hands with those men
who have wronged them since the
close of tae war;"
But Greeley replies that all true
| men are anxious to aclasp hands
across the bloody chasm which has
separated them, and inaugurate new
l departure from the worn out feuds of
the pas" as the best policy to rtvet
the bonds of the Union and give US q
strong, united government and last
/ ing peace
We fought four years for union
We have lived seven years since war
wifhouta a union. We have conquered
| provinces" pinned to MS by bayonets,
held in duress while we send thieves
te pluck and plunder them in the
name of Grant and liberty. We have
white slaves and vassals which we
rule as England rules Ireland, and
/ AkAocA0 AuACo Il Olo0Q, Uy lOECC, 0Cuy-
ing them voice in the choice rof.fheir
rulers, and disfranchising the flower
of their intellect and craftsmanship.
And such an element of weakness,
such q cancer on the body polite, such
an elephant does it leave on our hands
that instead of union giving us pow
er and omnipOtence, instead of citizens
whose love should initiate the folds of
our flag and make it float in the skies
of every sea and every land in proud
defiance as an emblem of q great and
united power, we have serfs whose
hatred we cultivate and whose enmity
is perpetual menace which makes
us fear to take the bold and proud
stand in our internationaltJp ) policy
which we would take if we had
Union Of States and citizens instead
of bayonet confederacy of conquer
ed provinces and unreconciled serfs.
Witness the humiliating baekdown
upon the Alabama claims. 10
Are we to perpetuate this disunion
policy of Grant2 Must we continne
the mockery of Republican govern
ment under Carpet Bag Rule? Must
the blood of our soldiers have been
shed in vain-onlY to keep bloody.
gulf of hate and malignity between
the States, or shall our country be one
in heart and hand, by the restoration
OF Love and Peace under the Union
flag of Greeley and Brown.