Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1873-09-04

in 1868, during the war, in which he
declared that slavery ought not to he
exterminated, that the Republican par-
ty was solely responsible for the war:
that the South were driven into seces-
sion; that Lincoln had shed enough
blood to float the Great Eastern, and
his cry was still for more; described
the war as numbering seven or eight
hundred thousand men, and making 9
million and half of orphans; said
that it was the work of Abolitionists,
in which the Democrats had no share
that we could only succeed in. the war
by destroying the State governments
of the South and putting garrison III
the South of seven or eight thousand
men, that il the abolitionists succeeded
in the war the negroes would come
North by the hundred thousand, and
take possession of the places left va
cant by the murdered white men-men
who had been murdered for that very
purpose.
The members of the convention who
nominated Mr.. Allen were not ignor-
ant of his record during the war, and
he has been brought forward that these
sentiments and previous opinions in
regard to slavery and State sovereignty
might be indorsed by the Democracy
of Ohio. 1 speak of him only be-
cause he has been put forward to rep
resent the Democratic party of this
State and the spirit of that party
throughout the United States; and I
present the speech of Mr.. Allen as
representing the general spirit and ac-
ton of the Democratic party through
out the war. Will the friends of Mr..
Allen now say it does not, and that he
was worse than the party? We will
sce.'
THE OLD BANNER.
The question need not be asked, why
again refer to the record and charac-
ter of the Democratic party; 1 have
no choice in the matter. It has again
thrust itself, with all its deformities,
with its painful "reminiscences, with the
world wide consequences of its crimes.
and blunders, into the face of the ma
ton, demanding recognition and pow
er. 1t admits no change, processes no
regeneration, proclaims its ancient
heraldry and principles, and stands be-
fore US the hateful political thing it was
during the war and tor ten years be-
fore. We are told that we should let
bygones be bygones and yet we are
confronted at the same moment with
the columns of the Democratic party
| flying at their head their ancient BAN
ners, on which are inscribed: 1.-The
| a. Il FTEf-
repeal of the Missouri Compromise
The Dred Scott Decision-The reso-
lutions of 179S-The Government has
no power to coerce State to remain
in the UnioH-No power to suppress
the rebellion-Not man nor dollar
for the unholy war-Opposition to the
| Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth
| Amendments--R Reconstruction laws null
and Void-No power to punish the Ku-
kluX-This is the white mans Govern
ment-No national unity but sover-
eign and independent States :" and the
| long catalogue of intermediate crimes
and blunders that have not time to
mention.
The masses of all parties are honest,
and intend to be patriotic, and their
errors arise from their principles and
education. The course of the Demo-
cratic party before and during the war
was the legitimate result of its princi-
pies and education for years, and
these, rather than the individual mem-
bers of the party, should, be held re-
sponsible for it's crimes and folies-
To be compelled to review these prin-
ciples and rehearse the story of their
bloody consequences is, repE4sive'
enough, but as long as they arc urged
2pon the American people they must
be fought and exposed, be. the task
ever so irksome.
In their hearts they mourn the abolE
ton of slavery; they do not believe iap
the natural rights or capacity OF the
cOlored race they abhor the f3thy
18th and 18th Amedments as eNcres-
cences upon the Constitutions. It is
because of this education and this be-
lief that they love the Democratic
party; and it is precisely because of
that sincerity and devotion that the;
party is dangerous to the future peace
of the nation. These men look upon
the changes and events of the last ten
years as the party in Japan look upon
the Christianity and the civilization
of Western Europe. They want none
of it. These opinions crop out con-
stahtly in their speeches, State papeBsp
conventions and newspapers