The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-10-01

At Columbus, Ohio, on the 20th nit,
Mr. GREELEY addressed the People as
follows:
FELLOW CITIZENS: More than seven
years having passed. since the last gun
Of our great civil war was lired,it seems
but a reasonable proposition that the
enmties Of that war, the bitterness Of
that war, the prescriptions of that war,
should BY this time have ceased Now,
this Liberal movement in whose behalf
| stand before you is based distinctly
on this assumption, that there is no rea.
son why the American people should
longer hate each other, should longer
lpr0scrihe each other, or denounce each
other because of that war. That is
what we stand on. The other party
SAYS there is nothing to reconcile; we
are recouCilcd What more do you
wanti Well. sir, We say, in the first
place, that there is a large number of
our fellow citizens who are di>franchi4.
ed, who are prescribed, and forbidden
| to hold Office or to vote, because OF their
participation in that contest The mum
her doesn't make difference in the
principle We deny that any should he
So prescribed in this day, so long sfter
+ the war IS ended, because of that war
The' say there is hut few Why, no
sir. we tel YOU there are many thous
allds in the single state 0f Arksnsas,
who are property owners, CT izens, re
spnD~ihIe, injeligcH, mea. who are for
hiden 10 vote or hold otticc, while men
without pepny vo'c away their prop
erlv and bury it under an enormous
public debt. We think this a erievous
wrong. and q 81. NJ that " ght row to
ht sme!de I. Ia thr ffst year of peace
General Sickips, in command of Sou Il
C8roiina. rcpurte9 To the Government
nat h. cnu,d not govern that State wci,
1ecat The ye'1 hcsl Wen he sad, were
disifnnc}i+e ou account Of their con-
lection with thr civil waf, sai were not
able to hold oliict, because Of proscrin-
ton
After seven wears W sa> let all pro
scrip:i0n ase and anchisement
"ease, Let rs say TO those who are
agsiust Us, Fellow cjlizens, come for
ws'd aud help u, to rebuild the ins;itu
tiuns and The waste places OF onr com
mon country Applause This is
whist we undo stand by reconciliation
No man o. suy color or creed or p rty
! prescribed no section under ban; the
whole peoIl lie called to take .psrt, one
with smother, in eiecting the wisest and
best men to govern the country. Why.
SAYS one, ''you wouldn't vote for = rob
el" You are not asked to vote for any
body. Yoa are onlv asked to give ev-
cry citizen his free choice in decidnu
by whom he is to ne represented. We
believe this to be just and wise, and w
believe there can be no true peace 81
f long as part of our people are ti.frsn
chised and told, go swsy, You are reb
els; we don't want snything to do witt
, YOU" How can a man be 8 renel wht
seven years ago gave up,surrendcrcd al
. his hostility,took the oath of allegiance
: and has for seven years been a quiet
pesceable citizen, trying to do, so far a.
9 he was allowed to do,everything toward
| the rebuilding Of our country. l holC
it an abuse Of terms to use words o
, reproach toward such men as Governor
) Aiken, Of South Carolina, and thou
sand others who are now banned to
, gother because of hygone quarrel
/: believe this, that generous, ms9nan
imous people sre ready this day to say
p Let thc"e he no more prescription, M
a more denunclatlon, and as there are NJ
! more rebels there shall ba no more re
e proach. But let Us all, old and young
= North and South, rehe! of old and Un
. ionist of old. let us all, white or black
: unite to build up the institutions of on
e common country"
e Mr. GREELEY was serenadel the even
ing If tht Goth ult., at Cincinnati AM
responded IS follows:
CITIZENS OF OHIo-I am here gnes'
l. at the invitation of the Oommon Coun