Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-07-24

communities now has honorable recognition |
as an integral part Of the United States.
A race numbering millions has been raised |
from the condition OF chattels to the state OF
man.
Abroad our career has been scarcely less
triumphant Great Britain has corrected the
mistake she made when she assumed that the
appearance OF the Confederate States was the
sure premonton Of the departure OF the
United States She has done what Great
Britain never did before-she has apologlzed
for mistake.
The Republic, which was defled by her own
citizens and despiscd everywhere in 1861 has
led Great Britain voluntarily to submit her
conduct TO the judgment of nations, and IN
pursuance of their Judgment she has paid
fine Of $15000000 for the wrong she did us.
Those islands to which she made claim on
our northwest coast are relinquished.
The committee further cite as among
the results of Republican rule the blood
less triumphs of our diplomacy, postage
reform, the material development of the
country in population and wealth. the
advancement of public credit, the COM
pletion of the public land system, and
the establishment of the future land
policy of the Republican party, which
last Is indicated by the adoption BY the
House of Representatives of the follow
! ing:
| RCSOlCe0, 1hat IN the Judgment OF lnlh HOUSE
the policy of granting subsidies in public land to
! ralroad and other corporations ought TO be dis
| continued; and that every consideration of pub
reoppires hires that the public lands of the United
| States should be held for the exclusive purpose
| of securing homesteads to actual settlers under
| the Homestead and Presumption laws, subject TO
! reasonable appropriations of such lands for cdu-
| cational purposes.
The address continues:
When you committed the Union to the
keeping of the Republican party, it seemed
| on the verge of dissolution. Many hoped and
some feared it had received an incurable
wound. We present the Union to you to-day
| every whit whole. The Republic is ut peace
throughout all her borders; she is at peace
with all the world. Her rightful authority is
! disputed nowhere; her opinions are respected
everywhere. She stands in the very van
guard of sovereign States We challenge
| history to produce another instance of u
country raised from such humiliation
to such grandeur in so short
time And this transformation has
been wrought not merely without the
aid of the Democratic party, but in spite OF
! its utmost hostility.
THE NEEDS OF THE HOUR.
You are about to select representatives to
| n new Congress. We earnestly entrcat you
to send the truest and ablest Republicans
you have. But we entreat you to send Re.
| publicans and not Democrats. You will send
one or the other No matter what the indi-
vidua may call himself, or what disguise he
| may wear, he will be a Republican or Il
Democrat There is at present no room for
any other style in our politics. If you do
not mean to retrace the past you will select
Republicans and not Democrats. If you
mean to 90 forward to the future, you will
select Republicans and not Democrats.
1t is sometimes said that the mission of
the Republican plrty is accomplished. If by
that no more is meant than that the party
has discharged every trust heretofore COM
mitted to it, we admit it. 1t has been
thought when one was found faithful over q
few things, that was a good reason for trust
ing him with more things. Can you do bet
ter than be instructed by such an example
Especially since you must employ either the
party which you say has fulfilled every trust
or employ that only other party which has
betrayed every trust
The occasion for political effort has not
passed. American progress is not ended
Other labors lie before YOU, lighter perhaps
but not light.
,, |. You have to see that what is done shall
not be undone. Republicanism offers you the
best security against retrogression.
. You have to see that the work of reform
, goes forward. Three great labors demand
your present consideration.
The Fourteenth amendment to the Const
tuition is not yet enforced by appropriate
legislation" Millions of American citizens
are denied even the common law rights of 10
comoton because they are black. If sucl
wrongs are to be redressed, the Republican
party alone can do it.
Among the other subjects demanding
settlement by Republican Congress the
committee instance that of the currency
the question of internal commerce, the
improvement of the great natural water
ways across the continent, the construc
tion of freight railways for the transpor
tation of produce to the seaboard, anC
conclude as follows:
: If the National Government is to do any
thing to cheaper transportation, only the Re
publican party can be relied upon to do 1t
The Democratic party has foresworn all sucl
labors Long ago they determined the Con
stitutiOn would not permit the Government tC
remove an obstruction from harbor or I
! ! river. 1t is vain to suppose they will fine
now authority to build canals or construct
2 ALWAYS. But we are not left in doubt as tC
heir present dispositions. Two votes giyeT
) during the past sessiOn-one in the Senate OF
Mr.. Windoms amendment to the River anC
, Harbor bill, and one in the House on Me
! Crary's Railway bill-will prove, beyond al
! doubt, that the Democrats, like the BouTbons
} have learned nothing good, even if they have
forgotten anything bad.
: Upon all these considerations, for all these
reasons, we think you should send Rcpubli
cans and not Democrats TO the next Congress
4 If YOU cherish the deeds of the recent
! past and would not see them undOne; if yoI
respect the present, and would not disgrace
! it, or if you have the hope of the future, anC
l would realize the hope, we urge you to senC
! Republicans, and not Democrats, to the mex
] Congress.
John A. Logan, Z. Chandler, A. H. Craigen
5 Eugene Hale, Geo w. Hendee, Henry /.
l Pierce, j. NJ Pendlcton, II. H. Starkweather
Thos. c. Platt, Marcus L. Ward, Simon Cam
eron, VIM j. Albert, John f. Lewis, G. l.
Cobb, Richard II. Whiteley, Geo, Z; Spencer
S Geo. C. Mckee, j. r. West H. S. Bundy, j
Il NJ Thornburp John Coburn n p Chipman