The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-09-09
AHi HAH!!

So you see. The Canton Repository
says the following patriotic advice ap.
peared in the Stark County Democrat,
April 18th, 1861. Was it then Hancock
organ?
OF course our Republican opponents
WiU not erpect Democrats 10 enroll Themselves
in Lincotn's $4,000 troops; and when 10000
Republicans leave for the South, the
Democracy will carry most of the North
ern States, secure majority in Congress
and make peace; would not that be glori'
oueP A bill ID before the Senate of Ohio
to borrow million of dollars to make
war on the South. Gov. Dennison has
issued message recommending it. Abo'
lition is excited. They had better go It,
lie SlOaU lest they get a bdckSet Those Gid.
dngs blood bounds and niger thieves
are getting full of patriotism. Carroll
Free Pres.
On, Ho!!-"So you seeI" The follow
ing patriotic utteranCes about the same
interesting period, lS6O-6l. we're thrown
forth by these devoted Garfield organs.
Read them
The Cincinnati Commercial said, in
March, 1861
I'VE advocated peaCeable separation,
and gave many of what we thought good
an substantial reasons for 20 doing"
On Dec. 17th, 1860, the New York 7ri
bune said:
"If IT the Declaration of Independ.
euce] justified the secession from the
British Empire Of three millions of colo
nists in l776, we do not see why it sho'd
not Justify the secession Of five millions
of Southerners from the Union in 1861"
Again, on Feb. 1861, that paper said:
whenever it shall be clear that the
great body of the Southern people have
become ConClusively alenated from the
Union, and anxious to escape from it,
we will do our best to forward their
views"
Then again, the OHIO State Journal in
Nov 1860, said:
"The trainers of the Constitution evi.
IDENTIFY never anticipated secession. Pro-
vision Was made to let states into the
ConfederaCy, but no obligation is impos
ed binding states to remain in the I'm
ion, nor power given directly to any con-
stituted authority to coerCe them into
obedience in case they wish quietly to
withdraw from the family circle. One
Presi lent has declare he will resist null
hfcation, but not secession, Can any
state or states secede, and continue to
obey United States laws?
"Ihe object of the American Union is
to provide for the common defence, pro-
mote the general welfare, ETC. 1t is so
stated in the preamble to the Constitu
ton. The General Government is but
representative Of all the states. Ii is
not a genuine, Federal, Centr ilized pow.
er. Now, if any state or states wish to
renounce the benefits Of this g neral
protection, how can they he compelled
to continue to be the recipients of such
advantagesP The cotton states are not
rebelling against the Federal authorities,
nor Dullifying any partcu ar general
law. They simply request to be released
from the Union compact, To CoerCe
them to remain in the Union, by the for
ces of the United States Government, is
70 entirely change The nature of FEDERAL
authority. 1t will be to make the Fed
eral Government, not repreae aenlative Of
the states, their instrument in providing
for the common defence, etc, but su-
perior, centralized power, havin. an ex.
stenCe independent of the states. We
regret being compelled to take this view
of the subject, but it seems inevita.
ble."
And then, put this in your pipe, and
smoke it, from the Cincinnati CONNER
cial. editorial, June 81, 1880:
The most contemplate thing thus far
at Chicago, is the chatter about Garfield
He hes no record to run on for Presi.
dent, and i, is extreme foolishness to be
wasting time on him.