Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-09-20

cessful as the fraud practiced by Jacob.
They will never obtain the blessing and sup.
plant the great party which merits and s entitled
to the natural blessings. Laughter and cheers
IT, then, the purpose OF the opposition is to obtain
in the overthrow Of the Republican party all that
was lost by the overthrow Of the outhern COnfed.
efacy, II becomes a matter Of some moment to
know what was lost by that event
The greatest thing they lest was this: They lost
both practically and theoretically the right Of a
State or States, to break up the Union. The South
ern states bt Ing In minority in Congress and In
power in and Of themselves to enact laws or elect
the administrators Of the government, claiming
this right coerced the country by threats 70 resort
to 1t, IL our legislation and governmental policy was
not in accord with their notion; aud,
as l said before, under this menace some laws
were passed and some compromises maze that
were disgraceful to the country, and the mention
OF them exctes shame and disgust. or this sort
Of legislao lon was the compromise measures of
1880, including the Fugitive Slave Law; and then
again, in 1854, the repeal Of the Missouri 'omprD
mise to enable slavery TO enter upon the Territories
Of Kansas and Nebraska, that had been consecrated
to free labor for all time by solemn compact with
the slaveholding interest. These were all Union-
saving schemes TO keep these States from putting
into effect the doctrine Of the Democratic party
that state had the right to secede.
While it is true that the Dempcra- have turned
their back on the past" as Mr.. Hendricks says,
and started as they claim, upon a new life and it
s to he hoped better one. do not find that the
new movement to which the leaders of that party
are trying TO attach the rank and file in sny way
committed against the doctrine Of secession. |
search In vain through all their Platforms and
through the editorial columns Of heir newspapers
and through the speeches of their leaders can
find plenty of Nmplthy for the States who under
took the scheme and failed. an hnd plenty OF
doctors among them, with remedies In hand, to
heal up the wounds and bruises they received in
the experiment OF secession. | can see Greeley
holding the hand that signed the bond for Je6.
Davis, anxious to shake hands with them across
the bloody chasm. but can find no one among
these ardent and prpfessed friends saying to them,
you must not aud shall not undertake this thing
again.
On the contrary. 1 find that, having concluded
that they could no elect a Democratic President,
aud must choose a Republican with the hope TO
secure division Of the Republican .rty they Sc
lected the only man in that party that ever advo-
ca ed this pernciuus doctrine, and the reason
given for the strange choice by the opposition
was that Greeley would carry every Southern
State.
he rebels in the South advocate his election on
this ground, and are willing To forget and forgive
all he has aid about them in the past, If be will
stand fast In the doctrine that they have the right
to establish another government on our soil when
this one does not suit them
Greeley would Ia my opinion, never have been
nominated but for the secession record he has
made and to-day would have no followers In the
South but for that fact; and when there is the
least hope Of success out comes the shout OF JOY
that in his election they will regain the jewel of
secession that was taken from them by the armies
under General Grant II Is the old question over
again, and an issue not Of our making. The Re-
pubcans would have rejolced when the op-
| position came humbly forward and begged pardon
/ for the opposition to the constitutional amend
ment-, and promised to stand by them in the fu-
ture, If they had said at the same time, We aban-
| don the doctrine of the resolutions Of 1923 and
stand with you for the supremacy of the Con-
sttutiOn and The perpetulty or the Iuion,
and will keep from place and power all men
| who believe in secession. They will say it next
| time One more defeat will bring them to it,
! What blessing we conferred on them BY defeat
ing them in the past II they are really no better
than they were, they look 30 much better than they
! did with the constitutional amendments made by
us for the pillar of cloud by day and the pillar Of
fire by night to guide them as they turn their backs
I NAL rlnfr nc =
is also a great Improvement IN the language and
| manner OF the opposition. In former conflicts
| with both they called us Back Republicans, negro
worshippers and all that sort or slang was hurled
at us, aud This campaign have not heard word
of that II all grows out OF the adoption OF the
Fifteenth Amendment. IL has taken all the dark
color from their vocabulary, and now instead of
saying Niger with all the hate and spite OF former
times they speak of them blandly and mildly, and
| call them, with serene smile on their cOunte-
| nance, our coiored fellow-citizens " Even that
is only change on the surface, but ia q great i'm
provement It is all the result Of their defeats.
In 1864 they denounced the legal tender green
backs as a violation Of the Cons tuition, but we
defeated them, and in 1868 they were 20 horoue h
| ly converted that they arraigned us for not is
suing millions upon millions, yea, billions
of the precious currency. In 1868 they de-
nounced the amendments we hal made TO the
Constitution and the acts of Congress reconscruct
ing the Southern States, and went to the people
with their plea, but we beat them, ana IN this
good year 1872 they will tell us that they now wan
all these amendments TO last forever; that we
were right aud they were wrong his year N. J
try to put on the guise and manner of Republic
cans, and pass by all their own men as unsound
aud unworthy, and put Horace Greeley in the
lead. They are sil Mt, as have said, about the
ri lht of State to secede, but have chosen the
only Republican in the country who advocated IL
We will bless them with another and more over
whening defeat, so that in four years, II they
should live that long, they will select sound Re
publ can, II they can md such an one 10 De theI
| candidate-One who Is sound and ever has beeI
on the Union question, and that they VIII Tor I'M
first time take their stand openly and boldly
| sfG foh her hat
as come 1t will we will give more heed TO thei
earnest cry to let by -gones be by-gones." Wha
a calamity II would have been to them had the.
succeeded in any Of the past campaigns. The!
see 1t now. To what length Of folly and wicked
ness would such calamity have led, and what o
comfort and consolation now so richly theirs II
) following Horace Greeley and indorsing negr
sutfrageg
They may say what Shakespeare makes one o
his characters say who was an exile;
Sweet are the uses Of adversely, which, like tn
toad, ugly and yenomous, wears yet preclou
, Jewel in its head"
, day are a. hrm as ever they were. They hrml
! maintain the principles they have so nobly Tough
for, and have gained the esteem Of all. l am r.
minded of a liHle incident which happened whll
/, l wa~ in Bartholomew County, in my own state
After had done speaking, a lily, rotund Germa
came up and said: "Mr. Gumplck, what 20
! links OF mine wife; she pese D-mocrat alis he
! life, and when tells her pese 90 up TO keput
licau meeting, she says: 'Shon, you knows 20
, tell me ven DIS war was over; and the negro conl
!, vote, und all desc things pc done you would gor
: and pese good DEMOCRAT l say, Well wha
did you say 10 herf' Vel says |, looking at hei
! Katrina, shust thinks the Republican party doa
= shust so well stays nit dem,'"
: Stand firm to the principles for which You hay
, fought for the twelve years past and this gran
old ship OF state safely moored in the haven {
a safety, and until the doom Of the Democrat
party is sealed, and IL shall be buried with the ol
doctrine of slavery, and secession and State right
! | and no resurrection written on its grave.
= In conclusion, let me urge ou to stand true an
. firm to your principles, and in November next "
will show to the world that our national integrit
will be preserved, and with firm reliance on IN,
Providence who has safely guided US in III
dark days OF the rebellion and led our hosts
: victory, and with the flag Of united country foa
: Ing over us, we Will be pointed TO with pride b
3 the nations OF the world in the future as In tl
a past,