Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-10-10

report" and all the people, without distinction of
party, said amen.
The Southern people are satisfied now that violencS
will not be tolerated, and they understand that they
must seek relief by lawful and peaceable Thus
not suppose that we hold the people OF the South
by force while allow dishonest officers to rob them.
We would not submit such treatment ourselves and
should not expect the country stand by and il
done. we attempt it the people of the North Will
vote us out of power, as they ought to do.
The next thing necessary to the of the South
disorder is to remove from office every dishonest
and incompetent ofiela within CONTROL and to
throwthe whole national influence in favor of honest
State government.
We must let partisan or personal considerations
restrain or divert us from this work
believe we have good men enough to take all the
Offices but if not we can share them with good Dems
ocrats- We must make integrity aud competency in-
dispensable requisites and let party interest be nci-
dental. Indeed, this is party interest If this be
done shall succeed and reap all the glory of saving
and regenerssing the Union. If not the people will
set us aside and another party will receive the final
have reason to believe that this course is to be
adopted, and shall do all in my power, whether
elected not, to make it the policy of this and the
next Administration.
II this is done it will develop sound pu bile opinion
at the South, and shall ultimately something
there like what have at the NORTH and what exists
among every free people No people can be free till
they can govern themselves. In the true republic
there is active force used against citzens it is
served for foreign foes.
We in Ohio do not think of the terror Of the law;
we seldom see manifestation of its power Even in
cities the policeman is enough. His presence
preserves order We almost forget that the Governor
of the State and the President of the United States
have authority over In the country the Con-
stable keeps the peace Few ever see him. He IS
rarely felt, but he represents the law sustained by
public opinion, and his existence maintains order and
secures Justice. When such state of society exsta
at the South, they will have peace, order, good will,
and great prosperity.
PROSPERITY OF THE SOUTH.
Notwithstanding the drawbacks, the South has re-
covered with wonderful rapidity. From 1855 1879
the value of property increased one billion one
hundred million dollars. The value of Southern
property in 1870 greater than the value OF all
property, except slaves, returned for assessment in
t6s boIa South bnt here are tbe ocisI 1nTs and
estimates for Tennessee from which it appears that
the value of property has risen from four hundred and
million in 1874
There is reason to believe that the property of the
South is now worth two billion more dollars than il
was when the war ended.
The South is richer to-day than she was before the
war. The freedmen produce as much wealth as ever,
and as they become more intelligent, industrious, and
moral their productive power increases in increa
ing ratio. Slave labor is blind and barren. The slave
is machine without will OF thought-free labor is
creative and fruitful. The free aborer builds
wiser than he knows.
Go into any of our great workshops, and if you are
already familiar with the WOndrous industries Of
city, you will be amazed to the exact applea-
ton OF the principles of the arts and sciences and OF
chemistry and natural philosophy. Thus intelligent
industry follows hard after discovery and invention
aye industry is itself the first discovery the first Of
inventors And soon we shall say not that necessity,
but that intelligent free labor "s the mother of in-
Vention."
The day is happily passing away when necessity
shall drive labor. The day is coming when intelh-
genee shall guide and lead it through all the world Of
learning and of thought
Some of the Southern States are heavily in debt,
but all could easily carry what they owe If they had
peace and good government. Taxation seems high
to them, but it is not half what bear, and would
be light if they were peaceful and prosperous.
The natural resources of the South almost
touched. Manufactures are advancing railroads
have been multiplied and extended, capital looks
eagerly in that direction ready to venture whenever
it shall be safe.
OUR INTEREST THE SOUTH.
We of Cincinnati have no more important, material
interest than in the development of the South. There
is local interest comparable to this Our great
merchants, with their ample means, and our manu-
facturers, with their manifold product OF labor and
skill extending trade throughout that vast REGION
The prosperity of the South is prosperity. Her
good is our good. Her happiness is happiness
She must have peaee-peTmanent, voluntary, SELL
sustained peace and harmony-before she prosper
She can not have such peace without good gOvern-
ment.
Therefore for her sake and our own we must give
her good government VIII you stand by me in this
1 aware that the policy broaeh TO you will meet
with partisan opposition and raise up enemies inside
the party with which act; but all reforms forced
upon partisaDs BY the better elements within and by
public sentiment outside their organization. The Re-
publican party has been much improved in this way,
and is capable Of greater improvement adequate
pressure be applied Unless better plan Of dealing
with the Southern troubles be suggested shall adhere
to this and rely the people here aud elsewhere IA
stand by me in promoting its adoption and its exc
cution,