Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-10-04

III i'o ehorts 10 suppress the
reoellion, and that these errors should be
corrected at the balotbox. He fully an
proved my course as Governor in raising
men and money to aid in prosecuting the
war vigorously. He was for the restoro-
ZION OF peace only on the basis of thc
Union. have never before publicly men.
'lohcd this interview, but as the question
mas oeeh raised | deem it my duty to saw
"hat l have and what know on this sub
ject.
Inc assumption Of the Republicans that
thcy conquered the rebels and saved the
Union, and therefore should he continued
IN power, would be amusing were it not
provoking With financial arrangement
ana business embarrassment resulting
from their maladministration, with real
estate depressed, with trade paralvzed
with factories closed, and labor uncm.
ployed, with men begging for work and
ciamorlng for bread,-in this sad con-
dltlon OF things brought about by their
policy and extravaganza, they have the
assurance to ask for Il new lease of power
because they say they saved the Unlon,-
II ho'dlng ali the Federal offices during
the war, depicting the treasury and
pocKetlng the profits Of contracts ,yos
SAVING the Union, the Republican leaders
may wei claim the title OF .'Union Say
erS.' But if carrying muskct in the |
ranks, il cndurins trial and privatlon in I
the camp and 90 the field, if stormipr tbo
imminent deadly beach had ANYTHING to
do with saving the Union, then Demo-
cratic soldiers did their full share. SIM.
pose Democrats had not entered the
army, where would the arrogant claim
ants Of all the loyalty now be ? Tbn,
question was asked plain, blunt man.
ana his answer was, chad it not been for
Democratic soldiers, the places thatn now
know the Republican of1iccholdcrs would
not have known them, and tha editors
who now daily tune their organs to Willy
IN. candidates OF the Democracy, might
nave been organ grinders in foreign
ands.' The fact is, that neither party
lad monopoly patriotism, but Demo-
rats and Republicans fought side BY side.
1t is pretended by Senator Morton and :
others, who with him wave the bloody
'hlrt that should the Democratic party
'htaln power. not only would suffrage be
lehled the colorcd man but he would be |
to slavery that the confcdcr- I
ne deDt would be assumed aud pensions t
,iven to Southern soldiers. One would
upoSe that such preposterous allegations
would not find crcdencc even among the
loSt ignorant, but men protesting int-lli-
cnce repeat these absurdities. The /.
oun%est child now living will NOT Il
re the DAY when the South will have 0
ohtrolllng influence IN the government. O
ne southern people understand this and =
not ASK Tor expect ii. That section
ocS no. contain onc-third of the popula-
on OF the country, and time will prob =
by make the population less. Is it for
moment supposed that single Northern q
estern member Of Congress Of any J.,
,rty could be found who would commit
'lltIcal sllcid" by fayoring the payment
the confederate debt If such PROPOSE. :"
on should ever he made without North q
n or W est IN votes it would not be
me. The extravaganza and corruption
the party in power have created enough
Mt without seeking to add to it. The
Ell who hold up this bug-bear to fright
and deceive. know full well that such
proposition would never be entertained III
Democratic Congress, and, in fact.
nld not b. considered even if the diSpo- 81
ion existed.
me Fourth Section OF the Fourteenth :.
hendment to the Constitution of the ~
llted States nor any State shall assume
pay any debt or obligation incurred in III
or insurrection o. rebellion against
United States. or any claim for the
IS or emancipation Of any slave, but all -,
IN debt, obligations and claims shall be =
ID illegal and void" Neither that nor
other Of the recent amendments will ca
n be repealed or disturbed The con- sw
tutions of all the Southern States re- A,
,nzc the validity Of the amendments,
have incorporated them in substance
their provisions. The following is
EN- from the constitution of the State
Alabama, adopted last year-a State cal
ich in the following election gave the ,ne
mocratic ticket some 10000 majority
form OF slavery shall ever exist in =.
state, and there shall be NJ involun- LIZ
' Servitudc otherwise than for the OF
ishment of crime, of which the party spe
IL have been duly convicted. The ouC
1t of suffrage shall be protected-and 60,
people of this State accept as final the
lbliShed fact that from the federal union "
re can be no secession of Il State. aud the
e shall not be any restraint upon suf. the
e on account Of race or color All ca,
Southern States have adopted con- dn,,
ltions Of similar import, and it is i'm r..
'ible ever to restore the old oder of wv
gs.. even if desired. The fact is that ii'ui
once free will never be remanded to all
cry, and the elective franchise will thol
be taken from any who once enjoyed eyn
'mplaint i ) made of the late House of =,
resentatives by our opponents, but "'''