Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-12-10
WHAT DOES THE REPUBLlcAN VIC
TORY nEANY
From The Norwalk Gazette.

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From the Norwalk Gazette
IL means a re-afiirmaliObr Of the invisi-
bility Of our common. country: the au.
thority Of the government, symbOlized by
the flag, over every acre Of territory
nearly as large as all Europe. II means
nationality among, and in its intercourse
with, the nations Of the earth. II means
the union OF strength and strength Of
union. II means the assurance Of protec-
tion, in the dignity Of manhood, TO the
citizens Of The Republic, of whatever col
or or rank, sleeping or waking, upon land
or sea, Ht home or abroad, anywhere on
The planet 1t means liberty aud right,
the struggling outcome Of unc0unted cen.
turies Of oppression and tyranny OF igno-
rance governed and regulated by law.
IL means free schools, upon which IL Is
safe to base free investigation, free thought,
free speech, free press and freedom, and
an even chance Tor ull men. IN the GEM.
inc sense Of that plural noun. II meaus
an emphasis to the MUD md tlie man and
the enlarging Of his capabilities, and his
right TO stand vs. the noblest work Of God.
lt was Jefferson who said Error cannot
long make headway where reason Is left
free to combat It,"
Our victory upon the late battle Geld, a
continent in extent, which exhibits not a
mound OF the killed nor cot OF the
wounded, means the better comprehension
Of Justice aud the rights and dulles Of
the nation aud states and persons Il
means a growing ascendancy and yisibly
increasing power Of the Divine gift Of
reason, which, like all other Of the Crea-
tors principles develops by progression and
progresses by development.
Light is no use to the blind nor pigs to
a milestone, nor correct political truth to
the party blind and party bound. Bit
the Democratic party is moving forward
in the grand scheme Of progress. Their
attitude and platform, except for revenue
only, contains none OF the rallyiDg points
Of u few years ago They are among the
settled points in history. They are known
only US objects in the pas. over which the
democracy blundered and fell, badly
weakened in their efforts to avert the in
eyitable. They are like the ram that at
tackled the locomotive, showing good
pluck but ruinOus judgment, aud now all
there Is left of them is a few cantOnments
of their forces in party power and dis.
gushing history. They are moving for
ward by moving out not lost 10 retrospect
nor to memory dear. Some Of their South
ern leaders are calling for a reorganlZa-
ton OF parties. But what good will re-
organization Of the same materials be-?
Since slavery and slavery extension into
the past and present territories is dead,
and Free Trade will never be permitted
a real birth, and state sovereignty IN all
probability throttled for the last time, and
since territorial popular sovereignty has
expired, and Mason and Dixon's line is
rubbed out, they can have little further
use for their Northern Democratic allies
who only gave them rninous hope Of sue
ceeding in measures which would have in
vOlyed all hands in a general wreck.
They did their level best to assist the
South in her attempt to 'set1upA Southern
COntederacy, giving her hope of final sue
cess, even after the fall Of Yieksbutg and
he battle of Gettysburg, after which,
every man on either side killed was hltlr-
dered, for no nation Of people has right
to commence or continue a war without
reasonable prospects OF success. 1t be-
comes, then, simple, useless slaughter
The Southern sense Of honor must in
stinctively withdraw itself from compan-
ionship in forgery that would disgrace
any but Northern Democratic leaders, as il
dld in the assassination Of Lincoln.
1t would be better, then, for the South,
instead of being solid against the party Of
craftsmanship at the North, to join heart
and hands with them and conduct the af-
fairs of the government for the best good
of all, and then there would be wretehed-
ness enough in the country to employ a
large share Of the time Of the philanthro-
pist and reformer
This would be most happy consume
tion to the last victory, which means that
national integrity, the basis OF credit, so
far manifested, which has placed our bonds
at premium OF four per cent. which
makes a ten dollar note to know that its
redeeming eagle is in the vault OF the
nearest bank, and is legal tender the civ
ili4ed world over, BECAUSE that eagle is
there to take care of it wheplir comes
home. ....a8t ..q a.l.
Which means the continued disnse of
the old bank note list or deteotor, which
our merchants or storekeepeTs were obliged,
before the war, to purchase once a week
and examine every bill to see the rate Of
discount, if the bank was broken or the
bill counterfeit; which means II eontlnu-
anee Of that fostering protection to our in
dustrial Institutions and mechanical arts
which has converted our portion OF Amer
lea from a bowling wilderness to grand
nationality Of thousand cities; which
disembowls the earth OF It's metals and
converts them into railroads enough TO
three times encompass the earth, and a
net work flashing the thoughts Of men
over mountain tops, across plains. through
valleys and ocean depths as he sun flashes
the intelligence and will OF God,
Tariff protection and patent laws carpet
the floors of machanic, put an organ in
his parlor and send his children well
clothed to school which makes the nation
Of the future. 4 Ia
II the mistakes of the past serve as
warnings to the coming generations,
Something is gained from them, and the
North and the South, the East and the
West. standing at the cardinal centers
shall clasp hands in love for their Nation.
The land of the free aad the favored OF
God. sfs.. yrrlf