The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-11-02

\ Asylum OF slavery. The slave power Tor
once had made a mistake in its short
\ sightedness. The natural instincts Of
man are in the direction Of freedom Sla-
/ very is abhorrent to men Of intelligence
aud culture. The war became a sordid
struggle with slaveholdersa n class OF men
who were lighting against the dearest
dearest rights OF humanity; who were
| governed by greed who deserved no
sympathy. Had the Republic been free
| from Il cir unhallowSd control il would
have tf ken such strides as to have made
il the worlds example. With slavehold-
ers in power the bet men Of the world
looked askance. They felt that the. G
was something rotten; they hoped the
time would con when the cruel 1d
iron sway of slrvery would be broke +.
and when the chains were broken that
the people, freed om such an unua.J-
raj yoke, would spring 70 ward and be
come the leaders Of Nations.
The stru. gle Dew is between freedom
and slave y. Disgd.se Il ~ we please.
that Is the question. IL was submitted
to the Notion by the fortune Of wfr, and
the j ye-owners lost. The Ue.e ebel
Democrrts; end they will LOT be allowed
to cue what they lot in .he field "
the people a c true TO themselves.
Look at the co idition o affairs.
peace was accorded by the co 1que e's so
magnanimous that there is no pa rllel
TO II in the worlds 4ia's. The Den oc
racy had been guilty Of a rebellion which
Tor long years they had threa ed. The
cause Of the rebellion was sl'vcry. Not
that the slave-owners feared tha the ! e
publican citizens who were St rach ad-
voca,es OF freedom, would let loo the r
slaves; but that events wee tending IN
the direction Of freedom, and that slave
owners would be regarded in their tr 70
light. Slave-owners judged rightly. Their
slaves were Of every shade OF color, iroi D
the coal black African up 10 tie octo-
room. What did that indica. TIE
moral condition Of the South when s'a-
very 1ourished can easily be de5c ibed.
The family relation was treated with no
respect. Oftea the agony OF high
minded woman, the vile OF a planter,
could not be uttered. IL the black maj
is the image Of God cut in ebony, the
light colored slaves Of planter told the
tale of their pPre ItaLe. AID IL cannot
be denied that when the planter, driven
for money sold his own flesh and blood
his own childre by slsve mothe .,
The So thern rebel Democ at had fre
n
Of the war, that defied tie commands OF
God and man; and when he joined the
rebellion to perpetuate slavery in the
Sout he must have believed that the
God Of justice was against him, and eve
ry decent man was his enemy.
The Republic was not founded 10 per
petuate slavery. Slavery was In the
country when its independence was
achieved, and was expected TO die out.
The war eLlancipated the slaves; and IL
''ould seem taat so vile and disgr sting
an evil could not be destroyed
uprooted-without shedding the blood
of innoce & men. The Democratic reb-
els, spared by the generosity Of the Re
publican party, have learned nothing.
They have failed to OBSERVE that God
himself has pronounced that the Repub-
lie Of North America must be free. Ev-
ely effort they have made to prolong
slavery has been met by bitter hostility.
The Constitution Of the country has de-
clared that there are no slaves. Free
dom is the normal condition OF the Re
public. Whoever dares to uphold the
barbarism Of slavery, either by intimida-
ting or numbering the colored citizens.
because he thinks his deeds will be hid
den from public knowledge betrays his
ignorance and must be treated as pub
lie foe.
The day Of slavery is past. The slave
power is q thing OF the past, and every
yestige Of IT, so obnoxious and outrage
Gus, must be plucked up-plucked up by
the roots. So Ithern rebel Democrats
are tracing upon tie > ceful disposi-
tion Of lovers Of freedom when they seek
to control the colo ed citize-. for their
own uses. That they can .ot control him
without intimidation and mu der Is
abu dainty evident IL when Il very
was tolC .ated the slave-owner went to
bed with a revolver under his pillow to
protect himself against a seryile iusur.
rectiol-what must il be nOw2 Colo.ed
citizens have the sympathy oi those who
believe in freedom and the protection Of
the National Govern .ent. On the 9TH
e hanG, the slave power has nothing 10
rely upon save it, own associates and its
own followers. These are disloyAl. They
are defiant violators Of law; and when
murderously disposed must be p { down
as wild beasts Look at Mississippi
there has not been an election withou.
b'ooC, an election where the people have
spoken. Yet Mr.. Lamar. reeking with
murder, hopes TO take his seat from Mi
sissippi as United States Senator. is
anything more preposterousP Mr.. La
mar is working for Mr.. Tilden; as II the
men who hate slavery and slave owning
could be induced to accept the vote Of
the red handed rufians who say they
have cast their ballots for Mr.. Lamar.
The red handed rufiians may cast their
ballots for Mr. Tilden. But as sure as
he did not pay his income tax during the
war, so sure will he be defeated for the
Preside1 y.
The principles Of the Republican par
ty are the principles Of AHericans. Ask
a foreigner what he understands are the
politics Of the country. He will tell 20
they are Republican IL he has escaped
from any European despotism he will be
more emphatic in his declaration. He
has OF course heard Of the rebellion Of
the Del .ocratic party. Rut he avoids
that party with scrupulous care, a. the
Democratic party was pro-slayery aud is
disloyal.
The influence Of the principles Of the
Republican party has affected the Va
tion for good Those principles are the
acknowledged guide OF the noblest men.
The heart OF the people th.obs IN their
20 gor, and they must triumph next No
mber. The Democratic party from its
completely with the rebellion is still cast
aside; and Mr.. Tilden, who represents IL,
will saare its fate Messrs Hayes and
Wheeler represent the living issues Of
the country country destined to take
higher rank in the scale Of Nations And
whea the hearts OF American Republi-
cans throb with emotion they mean TO
accomplish the mighty purpose they
lave before them, and roll up the ma
iority Of the Republican party to high
er figure than il has ever yet reached.
Governor Vance shows his hand very
plainly, and what his feelings are in bis
rnnrn.. A. Shnlhr On EnnInnLnr q