Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1876-01-13
FUTURE OF THE COUNTRY.
The Pending Song to The Republic

The Pending Song 10 the Republic
"7He grandest INSPIRATION Of tie Dem.
ecrdtic party is, and its grooming glory
WN be TO RESTORE THE CONSTITUTION
10 ITS PRIMITIVE STRENGTH AND AU.
THoRIrY and to make it the protector Of
every section and Of every State in the
Union and of every human being of every
race, color and condition in the land.
These are the words of Mr.. Lamar, the
leader Of the southern wing of the Demos
cratic party, spoken on the floor of the
House since the assembling of the Xiv
Congress. Read in the light of the past
history of the party, they have a slgnii
eence that bode'n good to the country.
For a period Of eighty years the Demo-
cratic party ruled the country and when
the Democracy could no longer rule, they
sought to ruin. Speaking from the facts
Of history, secession was attempted with,
out justification. 1t was resistance to the
will. fairly expressed. Of the American
people. Slavery was an institution Of the
country, dependant on tho .aaction of
law for It's existence and as all the people
had a voice in the making Of the law so all
had the inherent right to oppose slavery.
Under our form of government, the ballot
was the arbitor and the voice Of the ma
jority thus expressed, was the voice of the
people, and as in the body Of the people
rested the supreme power, so tue voice
Of the people proclaimed the supreme
law OF The land, aud to this law every
American citizen owed impli it ODE,
dience. Secession was resistance to this
law, and therefore wrong or oar form aud
theory Of government is wrong. This
WAS one Of the fruits of the Democratic
party borne to us and Of itself brought to
perfection by the strength Of its own in
ate corruption. Tho attendant evils
stand out in bold relief to be seen aud
appreciated BY all men; They stand now
and will ever stand as monuments erected
by the folly, madness and w~ickedness of
the leaders Of the Democratic party. The
fallen Of both sides will ever speak from
the silence of tho grave in condemnation
Of the men and the party which inaugur
ated the war in which they fell. The
story OF the widowed mother to her or
phaa children will be remembered and
make part Of the tradition Of the family
and the curses Of unborn generations will
fall upon the leaders in the secession
movement and hang like a pail of impen,
atrable darkness over their memory. 1t
was the Republican party under the
lead Of abe Lincoln that triumphed
over the Democratic party in 1860, 1t
was through this Political organization
that the American people then gave ex.
preston to their will, ond it was this
same party which stood in the front in
defence Of the right. the vindlcation OF
the law, aud the protection aud preserya-
ton Of the Union. The leaders Of the
Democratic party driven from power by
the people, sought to regain by the sword
what had been fairly lost aud wOn by the
ballot, The result is known to a!. The
right prevailed, the law vas indicated
the Union was protected and preserved,
and today we stand as n nation,
strengthened by the conflict, and wiser
it is hoped-by reason of our experience
The close Of the war found the Republic
can party still the %victors, ruling in the
councils Of the nation and it has held the
reiss Of government to the present time
since the close Of the war the Republican
party has met in every political contest
the same organized opposition that opposed
it in the field. The only difference being
that the sword la, been by the power Of
the nation wrested from the hnod, OF It's
trr.ns1ts btt they WELD ,Se ka'tet t.