The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-09-18
PEACE OR WAR.

This is the cry OF the Greeley orators III |
the backwoods of the North. The rural
are their delight. Away from the
sources of enlightenment they hope to find
people who believe their silly stories, and
who will be frightened into voting for Gree
ley for fear that war will follow Grants
election. The people are told chat he will
try to make an emperor of himself, and
then war with all its horrors will follow.
These shallow tricks are too thin. They
have been played by the Northern Democ-
racy for thirty years, but the unterrified
people have still persisted in voting as they
pleased. Before the war disunion was
the scare-crow of the Democratic chiefs.
But in spite Of its ugly features the people
came march ing on in their majesty and
might. crying "Liberty and Union, one and
inscparable, now and forever"
That cry rose over the din Of war, and
its burning words blazed forth amid the
smoke of battle. On every standard of
the nations cause as it waved in final tri-
umph these words were written. A mighty
contest decided that liberty should dwell
with union, and that both should live
forever on this continent, under God. The
duty of that party which saved the coun-
try from disruption and ruin is clear, to
make its work secure by enforcing the con-
dltions of permanence. 1t carried on a
war to successful conclusion in spite Of
the Northern Democracy. 1t is amply
competent to prevent another war from the
same quarter.
Nobody who is likely to fight has any
disposition to do so. The best fighting
men in war time, are always the best peac'
men in peace time. 1t is so North ant
South alike. Whoever is elected, Their
will be no serious trouble in the South
With Grants election the disturbing Gle
;. ments of the interior South will see ho'
hopeless is their position, and give up fol
ever all attempts to influence elections b
violence. With Greeley's election false ea
pectations might be aroused among the ie
: norant, and the progress Of nationalizatio
delayed. This generation will never Wi
ness another civil war. They who atteml
to deceive the people by such mendaciol
and foolish cries deserve only contempt.
They who tell Of danger to the peace
4 the country from Republican ascendency
+. add to their lying tongues the long ears
: the ass. The people know them as the liz
knew the donkey with whom he was ira
y elling. The pair becoming hungry, tt
o donkey proposed that they should tn
y aside into corn field. They did so, al
the donkey having feasted to his confer
n was preparing to leave, but the lion sal'
E "What am to do? | cannot eat corn
ct "True," said the donkey, shut if you "
lie lie in the bush here, will 60 into
IS thicket yonder, and frighten the deer will
bray, so that you can catch one when tn
attempt to escape" The lion agreed, a
the jackass going into the thcket, bray
rs so terribly that all the deer in it came ri
" ming out. The lion seized one, and mad
IN meal of the prey. On coming back, t
no donkey, with much conceit, aske
10 "Didn't | scare them?" "Yes," repl
10 the lion "and you would have scared n
too, if hadn't known who you were
Just so we might be frightened by the p
dictions of danger to our institutions
Is, the Democrats, if we did not know exac
"a what value to set upon them.