The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-10-26

CIoimiu& TO DC uprIXnt eu0 nOnoo
;. knowing fully Of all the facts, hl
sustained by force Of srms aud threa,
e of military reoccupancy such rui,
: The above facts reported by Con
: gressional Committee, showing An ID
: crease of over $16S, cor, 900 in the debt
e of these States under Republicans cal
r pet-bag and negro rule in three yesr,
! while, during the same period, vir
: ginia, which from the outset had
: Conservative Democratic Governmen
| with no Ku-Klux outrages, decreaset
} her debt S2OO, 600. are conclusive an
, swers to the query why no good citi
, zens ought to desire any Of the plum
dered States, that have since 1864, es
capped from the clutches Of the robbei
Republican Government, to be re
manded to their tender mercies. Souti
Carolina and Louisiana remain still OF
the black list, and within their Dor
ders outrage and bad sGovernmen
prevail, and will continue, % DR.. Rad
field, yonr own correspondent, de-
clares, while thieving officials can keer
themselves in Office by fomenting race
animosities. Does the Commercial
wish to perpetuate this state Of things
by longer rute under Attorney Gen.
eral Taft's order? The editor knows
that If he lived in either Of these
States he would vote as = taxpayer
to be delivered from the rule of the
Pattersons, the Kelloggs, tho Caseys,
the Packsrks, and the whole geuera.
ton Of brothers.in.law, who manlpu.
late the ignorant negroes to enrich
themselves. The success of the Re-
publican party in the Presidential
election means the restoration and
perpetuation OF this kind OF govern
msnt, and this is the reason why the
South is SOLID for the Democratic
party, just as the people of Ohio
would be under simi:ar circumstances,
it is question Of self-preservation
which interests them, and net the
phantom of 3 s2Hlf8 1+-1si 81
REBEL DEBT CLAIMS,
conjured up as scarecrOw to frighten
the people just before the election.
The Fourteenth Constitutional
Amendment bars all claims for slaves
or obligations incurred in aid of re-
bcllion. The cllims for damages in
Cured by the progress OF the Union
armies in the enemies territory aud
the taking of forage and other person
al property by military contributions
must be governed by the laws of war.
Vattel lays down the principle that
when peace is established between
two contending nstions, or when am.
nesty has been granted by the govern
ment putting downa a rebellion against
its authority, all such claims are ,ciped
out on both sides, unless by the treaty
or terms Of surrender express proyls.
ion is made for their settlement.
Therefore, there is no ground for the
payment of this class Of claims under
the laws Of war or nations. The Re.
publican party, in its legislation as to
claims since the war, has made the
only precedents for the payment Of |
any of the claims set forth In the long |
list Of bills introduced into Cong ress,
paraded in the Commercial. The Gov.
ernment Of the United States aud the
Legislature Of Ohio refused 10 pay
the Margan raid claims, ~ far as the
losses were occasiOnedi by the rebel I
Iorces-it was a loss Incident to a state
Of war, and, by parity Of reasoning,
here could be no liability for damage
lone by our army in territory OF q
ie .fact0 rebel government. .A BE -sss
Republican Congresses have, with
facility, gone into partner
hip with lobbies having claims or
to put through, provided
there was an arrangement for the d..
'ide Of the plumber, as in the Credit
Iobilier and the railroad land grant
III bsidy acts, for which last Govern
'r Hayes, while in Congress, and his
'arty, voted to the amount OF hun.
lreds of milliOns of acres. tu1 1A@i-'if3#sit
The doctrines and traditions of the
Democratic party are against all such
chemes of plunder. 1t has no in.
lucement TO increase tho National
lebt, and with Gov. Tildsn as Presi-
lent, who has proven by his acts that
le 10 for practical retrenchment and
reform, there 10 no danger from this
'lectioneering humbug about the pay
nent of the rebel war claims, # ishlu
THE BLOODY SHIRT aaa i
low so vigorously shaken in your coll 4
INNS, has in former campaigns been
q thoroughly exposed in your paper
S cloak under which the shoddy ,
of the Republican party 3
ope to carry On with impunity their 8
tealing operations IN the yuise of /,
last refuge Of . thief .
caring detectiOn-that can no longer 4
cceive anybody. Generals Banning,
lice, Vance, Ewing aud Easement, q
candidates for Congress ,
II this State. can we'll compare militia I
y records with any of your loyal
aints, aud when it comes to the rank =
nd fiic, who carried the inusket Dem- in
cratic Northwestern. aud Southern h
'hio furnished more men. in prOpor- 4
Oh, than your Western Reserve Rad d
al counties that bought substitutes. q
But, turning from these points Of 4
peculstive policies, many OF your u
saders are anxious to know what tue i.
ommercial thinks of the negotia- &
ons of Morrill,, the Secretary of the Y
reasury to. take up $500, 0,O0O.0O0 Of "
he six Oer cent. honda NTH f.,nr aud / 4,