Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-08-13
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HON. o. p. MORTON,
AT URBANA, OHIO, AUGUST z, 1875.

AT URBANA, OHIO, AUGUST z, 1875.
EILow-cTTIzENs-Agan the people of Ohio are
calfed upon 10 make choice between the Repub-
licnn and Democratic parties. The success Of
Governor Allen ana his colleagues upon the ticket
Will be the success Of the DomOcratlo party In
be almost entirely lost IL ia important, there-
fore, to review the history, tho principles, the
purposes, and inevitable tendencies OF that party
In order to understand the consequences likely to
result from it's success. II is the boast of that
party that Its principles have not changed, and
that 10 cherishes the same doctrines yesterday,
todRy and forever. But this is true only as to
constitutional questions or those concerning the
origin and nature OF the Government and OF the
rights OF men, for II can not be affirmed truthfully
that upon economic questions or those of general
settled principles or views whatever.
THE DOCTRINE OF SECESSION IN THE SOUTH.
Alexander II. Stephens, late Vice President Of
the Southern COnfederacy, now q member OF Con-
grcss and the representative man OF Southern
opinion, in an address ON the Fourth of July, at
Aantn strongly SE t stated the GonstTtiona Coz dtb
tho Democratic party stand. He said that each
Stale is Nation, separate, and independent and
distinct from all the others; that the States being
separate and distinct Nations arc attached to-
gether only, by the Constitution Of the United
States which Is n treaty 10 which the States in
their sovereign independent character are parties,
and not the people in their aggregate and primary
capacity He represents the States rs sovereign
Nations like England and France, who have formed
treaty which they call Constitution, creating
an arblilcui confederate GOVcrnment, resting
upon tho shoulders of the separate Ma
tons tons entering INTO the coalition. From
that any of the National parties have a right to
Withdraw at pleasute, and this is the doctrine
which 3 made the rebellion possible, by which 1t
upon any question, in my part of the country
that may become dissatisfied or pass under the
lead of rebellous demagogues, of which we have
now living aud pestilent brood.
THE DOCTRINE OF SECESSION IN THE NORTH.
This blood-stalned and treosouabe doctrine is
Northern Democracy. under the phrase and label
OF Estate sovereignty" Senator Eaton, of Con-
necticut, in speech in the United States Senate,
just before Its adjournment last spring, used the
following language;
"what is this government I heard an honora-
BILE Senator on thls floor, within the last twenty
days call 1t a sovereign Nation. A curious idea
that Senator has of representative republicl
This 0Ore7meht Of ours, his great confederation of
States, is not q Nation; IL is cOnfcderdcy of Ma
tiORs. 1t is composed of sovereignties. [ know
The honorable Senator from Indiana Mr.. Morton
stated in his seat the other night that there were
no such things as independent sovereign States
~ In the State of New Jersey 1 beg Co
ask of the honorable Senator from New Jersey, is
not New Jersey a sovereign State. sovereign in
everything the States of this Union are except in
the powers delegated TO this organ of theirs, the
Federal government And Nation, is tR Sir, I
should disgrace nly O'cn State should forget The
Ses Sss d ai Asye seTesg aa Shsg" ds 0t S aS
Der of the States, eleven, adopted and
'e cd states. % e''uTSSs Nine Was h the 'nS @nmnm mum
limit. Now what became of that little Common
wealth, so ABLY represented this floor by
distinguished friend from Rhode Islandi iMr An
thony.l She was out in tho cold o year and O
hall. What was she, beg to ask my friend, the
senior Representative from Rhode Island, what
was she for that year and a half Not a member
Of this Nation, OF this Ccufederacy Of States
What was she, thenl She waS of the eover-
elgn powers of the earth, small though she was,
and hoated her glorious little flag over every
This is Government Of States. This is a
Government OF States, equal States, sovereign
States, independent States. When it ceases to be
a Government OF that character may it be long
own river. That is the nature of this Government
in brief, formed by independent sOvereigns, form
ed by free States, formed by equal States."
THE DOCTRINE OF THE REBELLION, AND WHAT IT
COST
Here the Democratic Senator from New Eng
land spoke the true sentiments of his party, and
ence. This Democratic creed is the doctrine of
the rebellion. 1t has cost this Nation half mil
lion OF lives and billions OF treasure 1t has peO-
pied the land with widows and orphans, and filled
1t with mourning denounce 1t Us false in facts
the states. and IS not the organ of the States but
by the people OF the United States in their prima-
Ty ana q aggregate capacity The stamp Of false
OF the Constitution. which declares "Hhat we, the
people Of the United states, in order to
tice, insure domestic tranquility, pro
vide for the common defense, pro-
mote the general welfare and secure the blessings
OF liberty to ourselves and posterity, do orda in
and establish this Constitution for the United
and folly of this doctrine, I cite a single fact.
There are twenty-three States formed out OF the
territory that belonged to the United States, and
which was the property of the Nation. These
States were created by acts of Congress-, and but
for those acts would to-day be dependent Terri
legislation and their rights, duties and preroga-
tives are prescribed and defined by the Constitu-
this Democratic theory, as soon as they became
States by acts Of Congress they were vested with
which they have delegated to the Government of
the united states, which is their mere organ and
oreature-which is just as reasonable as for O man
to claim TO be his own father
THE DEMOCRATIC SECTIONAL PARTY BY ITS OWN
CONFESSION.
The Democratic party is not National. because
1t denies the Nation. 1t is sectional because 1t
serts that the country is composed OF independent
sections, connected together only by O written
trine Of State sovereignty is dead; but whetbsr
dead or alive, the Democratic party is chained to
Its carcass, and must live or be buried with It,
But this doctrine, most unfortunately is not dead
although it undoubtedly stlnks and survives,
political leprosy to taint the air, and, fear, to
corrupt the blood Of future generations No
party that processes it, no man that be-
lieves in IL, should ever re placed In the admins
tratlon OF the National Government. because he
and they are the enemies OF the Nation. The Re
publican party is the National party, because 1t
ia the only frie0d OF the States because it believes
they are sister States, and not independent pow
ers, bound together lndissOlubly in one National
bond and family, each possessing her sacred
rights guaranteed by the bond, the honor, and the
natural ties and affection OF the whole family.
Is RECONSTRUCTION A FAILUREl
We are told by Democratic speakers and papers
that the system OF reconstruction adopted for the
States lately in rebellion is failure and blum
der, but in the next breath We are assured that
nll Ia peace and quiet In the South that the peO-
pie have accepted the situation, and there
Is no longer any disturbing element but
ticlan. II this politician is native
of the South he is described as a scalawag rene
gade, and low character, and visited with all the
opprobrium society can heap upon him. II he is
from the North he is denounced as oarpet-baE-
ger, come down to plunder and eat out their sub
stance. In either case, he gives the colOred peo
pie bad adyice-that is, he advises them to vote
the Republican ticket and stand up for their own
rights, and but for him, we are told, the cOlored
people would do well enough-that is, submit
themselyeS to their old masters and keep their
places. There Ia vast and Systematic effort to
mslead and defraud the Northern mind in regard
TO the sentiments and policy OF the Democratic
party IN the South. And here let me say that in
speaking of the unreconciled. hostile aud disturb
ing people of the South am speaking OF the
Democratic party. for into that party are gathered
every dsloyAl element, the White Leaguers, the
Ku-Klux, the last-ditchers, the unrecOnstruoted
and negro-haters Of high and low degree.
WHO CONTROL THE SOUTHERN DEMocRAcYi
And when 1t is thrown into our faces that we
have not reconstructed the South IL means sim
w M Tod and