The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-09-29
THURuAN'S REBEL SYMPATHY
HIS DENAGOGUERY.

Ia the course of his speech II Satur
day last, Senator Thurman could not
suppress the old rebel sympathy which
led him to minister to the rebel prison
ers in Camp Chasr, while the Union
s. --Sers il. ho pital received uO recog
milton at his hands Arraignirg she
Republican party for the creation ol
the public debt and the issue of nnIm
tied quantities OF irredeeInable paper
he said ''tiIis party which has been
continued IN power for fourteen years,
has been guilty of continued wrong and
oppression IF the people since 1861,
when it came into power" When the
Republican party came into pewer, il
found a rebellion Matched in and by
the solid" Democratic South, aided
and encouraged, by Democratic Pres
ident, a Democratic Secretary of War
and u Democratic Secretary of the
Navy, on its hands, and but for the
rugged daring and stern determination
of Edwin NJ. Stanton, they would have
found tie Capital of the nation in tie
hands OF the Solid South" II was a
great wroug according To Allen g.
Thurman. for the Republican party to
wrest the government from destruction
and re-;nstitute Republican form oI
government all over the country II
was n great wrong, according to ;he
Honorable Senator, for the Republican
party TO defeat the rebel armies aud
with that defeat put it forever out OF
the power of the Solid South" TO re
alize their dream of Slave Oligarchy.
If while maintaining the integrity OF
the nation, a heavy debt vas incurred,
it was henious wrong. in the Honor
able Senator's eyes, which could only
be atoned by casting them out, and
allowing the Democracy of the Solid
South" TO enter III and possess the gov
ernment- IL it was IL giant wrong to
create this deb, for the preservation OF
our common country through such Il
war, what shall we say OF the debt left
upon the hands OF the country by the
Democracy. i'll a time of profound
peacef and especially of the $50, 600,
900 OF deb; created during BGchanan's
administration: Oui upon such hy
pccracy and dishonesty. Whatever
may be said OF the legislation and gov
ernment Of the country since 1865, the
man who rises before an audience OF
intelligent people and deuounc, sthe Re-
publican party for perpetrating a
wrong By suppressing the rebellion and
Furnishing treason, is no better than the
arch traitor. Davis, and 1t cannot be
wondered at that he m;nistered to
Confederate prisoners, and permitted
Union Soldiers to suffer in hospitals
without sympathy or encouragement.
But the sublimity of his demagog
uery was reached when he denounced
the resumption act as :. sham, wliI-, at
the same time he paradcd the fact that
he was "a hard money man who had
arrived at his conclusion through tie
wise teachings of Democratic prinei-
pies, the convictions OF the fathers of
the party, aaG the sound principles
of correct financial economy" BIT
said he, Sin a time like this il i, we'll TO
go slowly, i'll order not to disturb the
business of the country 1t was this
that had led him with this hand land
he held it up, as something remarka
ble,) to write the resolution declaring
In favor OF return to specie payment
as soon as practicable with due regard
fo- the business interests of the con
try, upon which Allen was eI-.c,.,i
The sham, he saiG, consisted il. tie
government So ting day on giii:l. 10
resume, and yet making no pr-o,.G.-
tions to resume. ''How can ti.- n-nn!
have confidence that the gover..n s..
will resume when they see no p-rpl-:
tionsfn said the great DeinJer.ri..
orator. And resuining. If u Iua..
were to give you his note payable Jan