Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-02-19
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nent is plain cognizance OF established JUS
lice and the inalsinable rights Of all, their
n.e, II indeed they have any, can be but to
,how that all political leagues and combi-
nations Of secret sort, for political pur
poses, are foreign to the taste Of our free
and open institutions and the real intent
and good interest Of our people. They do
not tend to promote any general welfare,
nor in fact the good Of any class, or any
true personal interest.
Whatever may be their professed design
they carry about them what justifes suspi
cion, and their very existence shows on the
part Of those engaged in them, primarily,
bad faith and distrust, If not hatred, toward |
our government, and so they turn out abor-
tive in their operations and arc only hum
bugs to those taken with them.
Men in general readily perceive their flu
tile and finsy nature and they soon die
ont, short Of what was intended by them in
the blind zeal or mistaken knavery Of those
who thought to do some great thing and
accomplish some grand and impossible pro-
iect, under cover of the darkness.
All about them distinctly dehqes them
TO be OF sort with the late so-called Con-
federacy, the greatest and most malicious blum
der Of them al, SAich, while it greatly
distressed the nation, ruined those engaged
in it, and devastated that part of countryit
made pretense to liberate and protect; and
which, after it had taken to its aid the use
and operation of all auxiliaries OF that sort,
as the Order of the Golden Circle, and 9TH
ers with names not less charming, in the fair
test and face of the established justice OF our
country, it's Union and Government on this
intallible basis, failed, and coma short of
its object as it and all such combinations
should, and ever shall.
For the purpose Of Justice there is plen-
ty Of organizations in our free and open in
stitutions fully provided for in the design
and form alton of our salutary government.
The intent OF all other organizations in
the dark and under cover OF secrecy, with
the professed pretenso to promote anything
already provided for in our government,
is plainly defined BY their very nature, to
have in view mistaken personal interests of
n very selfish sort, or designs adverse to our
government and established Justice--hoth
alike futile and absurd.
The government in the more perfect Union
of the States provides for everything salu-
tery, and what is it that men would have? ?
Ii BY such organizations they expect to pro-
mote the real interest OF either a class or
person it is a work In the dark with mis-
taken view of the true situation; If by such
organiz1tio they have in view to change he
o-l~ Of things, the design is treason to estab.
lish Justioe-a dark work which has al.
ready failed in its greatest effort; and must
ever fail for tho sake Of humanity in the
nature Of things.
All such organizations arise from mis-.
conceptions OF tn, real situation of things,
mistaken ~isw, OF true interests in deplor.
able ignorance OF the real source of power
AMI the running Of superficial men greatly
out OF place.
They are all of piece, got up by clas
OF men who have higher ideas OF themselves
than the good common sense of men in gen
eral can well concede, blinded by the ole
Joe3d and earth-sprung tenant OF the darI
and barbarous ages OF tyranny, which woulC
utterly disregard those inalienable right
of all men, cherished and protected by ou
government and established justice, in tn,
strength of jealous care, and right exercis,
OF power due to them, make distinction o
class in foolish respect of persons, anC
would-be aristocrats, self-willed to rear VI
AID rebuild those old dilapidated fabrics
which the true light of liberty has Ion.
shown there is and can be no place for; mel
who would teach that money and atfluence
10 odds how obtained, ia poper, and tha
gain, no odds how secured and possessed i
goiliness, and all that sort OF delusive can
by which they think they may beguile tn
covetous and those blinded in those prefer
ences which attend such distinction, Will
they 10 deceive themselves, are lost in tn
fog, and are sure 10 meet with defeat in al
their devices at the hand OF justice, mere,
and hum lnity, in the preservation of tn
Union OF these States and our government
founded as it is oil the basis from which i
may not be moved a class OF men who, OIL
smattering of learning Of questionable in
telligence promptly assume to BE- lea ler'
and comm lndsrs OF what they look on as tn
lower classes and mudsills, that shoul
bear the whole burden, outside OF any con
sideration OF equality in the liberty our in
stitutions secure, while they themselves ar
short of those elements OF self-goyernmen
which can and should elicit, in true civil
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selves, while they carry others with then
to enormities, BY their unrestrained pas
sions, spiteful grudges, and ignorant preju
dices.
They are man who, whatever they ma
profess, in practice oppose themselves to tn
real principles of sound policy in the de
sign of our government, and vainly labo
- have in force the reverse which is impos
sible, toward which they 60 the full lengtl
and width of their nature, and actuall
seem TO have existence only TO illustrat
their entire want OF usefulness.
They are always raising side ISSUES an
silly questions, and proposing great impof
sibilities to no beneficial purpose, and t
this end separate themselves and those the
can deceive into such secret organization
and combinations, and 10 no small annoy
ance OF good citizens and the government
slmples Of which are seen in the Ku Klu
Klans, and the later White Leagues, wit
results that have clearly defined what suc
organizations would lead TO, as in the lat
troubles OF the State OF Louisiana, had sh
not had the salutlry guaranty and inter
position OF the government in the insepera
Bile Union which reclaims her to her bette
condition, and will eventually rid hergoo
citizens OF their temporary confusion an
annoyance.
The Opposition to the party now in pow
er, whose policy has ever had proper regar
for the real design of the government, an,
so successfully defeated the malicious pre-
ject of the confederacy, consists soley q
such men, taking to their aid such FOOLS
organizations. While there may be som
good Union men. who mislead by circum
stances, have and do yet mistakenly, wit
the best of intentions, labor with them