Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-09-24
"AmENl AND AMEN lI"
I, the Response Of the Nlssis ippi
"YazOOs,"
To Franz aurd's Secession "Psttle
Cty."

To Franz Gurd's Secession "psttle
Cty."
Whatever the outsome Of Mr.. Hurd's
bold avowsl Of the Confederate doctrine
and his appeal to the Ohio Democracy
to rally on the 'old wstchword" Of
estate Sovereignty" and the right OF
secession, he has the consoling assurance
Of the warmest sympathy and the most
cordial endorsement Of the "Solid
South" He knows that in all the Con-
federacy, there is not man so extreme
in his views, that he does not heartily
respond to the sentiments expressed
by him at the Ohio Democratic State
Convention in May last, when he 30
plainly and emphstically laid down his
own platform, and asserted it to
be that Of the Democratic party,
North and South. How cheering TO
him, then, must be the hearty responses
OF the Ultra South ern press to his avow
al OF secession doctrine. For instance
the Okolons Miss Southern States Of
September sth, 1880, has leading edi-
torial Of over a column, headed, "1s the
Constitution a Compact" the tenor Of
which will be seen from the following
extract:
9TH. Constitution OF the United States is
a compact.
"Yes, a compact.
'Tti a compact between States
"Itwa not established by the People ofthe
United States, as
ZONE GREAT NATION.
"No such thing was done.
at was not established by the People Of
the United States, as
"a GREAT SOCIETY.
"No such thing was thought Of.
at was not established to form
"a Centralized De,potism,
"a Government Of force,
"A National Government or q Govern
ment partly National and partly Federal.
at was ordained and established by the
people Of the United States, as composing
thirteen distinct
"SoVEREIGNTIES.
at was established to form
"FEDERAL GOVERNMENT,
"A Confederation of States, if you please J
"Such it pds;
"such it MUST Be AGAIN;
"Sush it must ALWAYS Be.
at is needless for the Goths and Yandals
of Northland to cavil about these plain aud
indisputsbls historical facts.
THAT the American Union is a voluntary
association of States, they will know.
"But they have perverted the Government
"They have uilfully perverted the Gov
eminent"
The States then goes on to quote, in
support Of this position, the opinions
OF various men, including James Buch-
anan, John @. Calhoun and A. H.
Stephens of the South, and closes its
article as follows:
THURMAN last year made a telling States
Rights speech.
"Mr. FRANK HURD, another brilliant |
from Ohio, in a speech last
Nay, said:
"'Ths old watchwsrd must be heard
again-ths maintenance of the Rights and
The Sovereignty Of the States inpiotdte," &C. |
These were the battle-sries of the Demo- |
cratic party from 1898. They we're hushed |
in the thnnder of civil strife-stifed in the
smoke-silsnced in the despotism of the
reconstruction era. Let them be revived in
1880
"ANrsi AND ANESir'
1t Is dne TO the brilliant Representa-
tive from Ohio" to bear in mind, that
he has not shown the weakness of
Wade Hampton, Beltzhoover, and other
Democratic Congressman, who have
undertaken to lie themselves out of
frank utterances, because they were
likely to be too much Tor weak kneed,
half.hearted Democrats OF the North.
Mr.. Hurd's May speech has his
personal endorsement" and he stands
by it. He considers what Lee and
Jackson fought for four years." and he
wants the Democrats Of the whole
country to do the same. He can "go
back" on most anything else-as he can
easily on his greenback pledges-but
on the Sovereignty Of the States,"
nererl When it comes to the "old bat
tie cries,"-silenced by the thunder
and stifled by the smoke Of Union
guns,-his entire Democratic being is
aroused, and he stands 6rmer than
ever by the old Democratic flag.