The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1880-10-05
L A n c D CK S
Utterances in Favor Of the
People.
'Sectionalism and the Use of
the Army Denounced.

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the Army Denounced.
Tie Military Must be Subordinate
to the Civil Power.
W The bay0net is not a fit instru.
ment for collecting the votes of free.
men.-Hancocks Letter Of Acceptance.
@1t is vital principle in our sys.
tenn that neither fraud nor force must be
allowed to subvert the rights of the peo.
pie -Hancock's Letter of Acceptance.
~ Public office is a trust; not 9
bounty bestowed upon the holder; ne
incompetent or dishonest persons should
ever be intrusted with it, or II appointed
they should be promptly ejected.-Han.
cocI;'s Letter of Acceptance.
@ Woe be to US whenever it shall
come to pass that the power Of the mag.
istrate, civil or military, is permitted to
deal with the mere opinions or feelings
Of the people.-Huncock to dou. Pease
Of Teas, March 9, 1868.
@It is only by full vote, free bal.
lot and fair count that the people can
rule in fact. as required by the theory o!
our government. Take the foundation
away and The whole structure falls
Hancocks Letter of Acceptancs.
EEMy politics are of practical kind
the integrity of the country, the gu.
premacy of the Federal Government. an
honorable peace or none at all. Han.
cocks Letter to a Friend. Sept. 16, 1861
on joining the army at Washington as .
Captain.
1@"The right of trial by Jury The Ha
beas Corpus, the Liberty et The Press
the Freedom ef Speech. the Natural
Rights Of Persons, and the Right Of
Property, must be preserved" ."-Exiract
from the Order of General Hancock o.
November 20, 1867.
HIf called to the Presidency
should deem it my duty to resist with al
my power any attempttoi impair or eyadt
abe full force and effect OF the Conslitu.
ton, which in every article section and
amendment is the supreme law Of the
land.-Hancock's Letter of Acceptance
t@ The ,par for the Union spas sue.
cesynHy closed more than fifteen years
ago. AU classes of our people must share
alike an the blessings of the Union and
are equally concerned an It's pc,petuity
and in the proper administration OF pub
Tic afairs.-Hancock 8 Letter of Accep.
tance.
@As q soldier am to administer
the laws rather: than discuss them. II
can administer, them in spirit with due
charity TO ,be governed and to the salts
faction. of our whole country l shall in
deed be happy in the consciousness of 8
duty performed.-Ha Haneosk's Speech al
Washington, Sept a, 1867.
IS
- We move forward, not backward. II
I we're President l would veto all legis-
lation which might come before me pro.
yiding for. the consideration or payment
of claims of any kind for losses or dam
sges by persons Who were in rebellion,
whether pardoned or not Gen. Han
cock to Ar. Csoh, ct Cincinnati, Sept. &C.
1880.
vThe army should have nothing to
do with the,selection or Inauguration oI
Presidents. The people elect the Presi'
dent. The Congress declares in joint
session who be is! We of the army
have only to obey his mandates, and are
projected In 20 doing only so far as they
may he lawful -Hancock to Sherman
December, 1876.
D0I .pas not IN favor of the militar,
action in South Carolina recently and d
General Ruger had tcleqrophed to me. o,
asked for advice, I ,sould Aare ad-
uised him not uader any circumstance
to allow himself or lis troops to deter
mine scho see,v the laUful members Of d
State Lcgislnturc--Hancock to Sherman
December, 1875.
ILet US encourage the harmony
and generous rivalry among our own in
dustries, which will revive our languish
ing merchant marine, extend our com
meree with foreign nations, assist ou
merchants, manufacturers and produ'
GERS 10 develop our vast natural resour
ces and increase the prosperity and hap
piness Of our people. --Hanesebs Letter
of Acceptance.
RI have not thought it lawful o
wise to use Federal troops in such mat
ters as have transpired east of the Mis-
sissippi within the last few months. saw
so far as they may be brought into actor
under the article Of the Constitution
which con.emplates meeting armed re
ristance or invasion OF State; and whel
the President of the United States inter
venes in that manner it is a State of wal
not OF peace.-Hancoeb to Sherman, De
cember, 1876.
HOur regular army has but littl
hold upon the affections of the people G
,o.day, and it's superior officers should
as far as lies in their power, legally an
with righteous intent aim to defend th
fright, which to US is THE LAW, and th
institution which they represent. 1t
a we'll meaning Institution, and it woul
be we'll il it should have an opportunit
Ito be recognized as the bulwark in SUI
port of the rights of the people and
THE LAW hancock to Sherman, De
ilS7S.