Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-10-29
LOGAN AT HOME.
His Recent Address at Belleville, nl.-The
Political Issues Forcibly and Eloquently
preaanted.

MR.. CHAIRMAN, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
am glad 20 see this grand demonstration IN
your county. IL is an evidence that your peo.
pie are thoroughly aroused rs TO the import
ance of this political contest. In n communi-
ty like this, where the people are readers,
however, there is but little which can be said
I'm public speech that is not already known
to them. There are questions, however, that
IL Is well enough to examine so that we
NAV properly understand both sides. Sena-
tor Logan then entered into n comprehensive
review OF the history Of the formation OF our
Government and the diverse theories held Dy
the two existing parties as to the relations be-
tween the States and the General Govern
ment. The Democratic party, he said, holdto
the theory tn the Government is a compact
between the States--a mere partnership-nnd
that where there is a conflict between the Ma
tional and State Government the state in its
sovereignty should have power to Judge for
itself independent of the Nation, and that the
sovereignty of the State is higher than ana
above tnat of the Nation. Tho Republican
party, on the other hand, hold that the power
of the people, being sovereign, was lodged In
the National Government, with distribution
in the states, and that wherever conflict OF
jurisdiction arises between the Government
and State the National power should be su-
preme, and should control in all matters per
taining to National affairs.
STATE SOVEREIGNTY LEADS TO SECESSION.
This doctrine of State sovereignty, said the
Senator, was the rule under which the Demo.
Gratis seeded; that is the theory on which
they withdrew and upon whichthey made war
for four years against the best Government
God ever gave to man. LApplause.l They say
it won't dc to talk about these things don't
care what they say; it is part of the history
of this country and a man that Is afraid to
have his history told is not good man for
society. (Laughter.I i have no desire to
rouse any bitter premdices in the mind OF any
one. i shall not recount the scenes that tran
spired during the four years of war, but mere.
ly say that this war against the Government
was war by men reared under Dem0GTatlc Den shinao
Have the Democrats changed their doctrlnesf
That is he question for ms to examine. II the
theory of the right of state TO Judge for
itself when there is conflict of jurisdiction
and withdraw from the Union was in accord
with the Democratic theory in 1860, ask you
whether, If your theories are the same now,
they viii not lead you to do the same thing
hereafter If you get an excuse for so doing'
A LITTLE ABOUT TRUMBULL.
MY Democratic friends have II man, who
used to be a Republican, travelling around
through the States, saying, "Ohl the Demo-
Gratis don't believe any such thing as that la
voice, Lyman Trumbull!"l the Democrats
have changed" Laughter He won't admit
that he has changed, but they have changed.
Now, let me ask the gentleman and his friends
here to. day, to listen to few things that
will show them. 1t Is not offensive, nope, TO
tell YOU what your mode and measure was.
You say you are entitled to Judge OF the mode
and measure OF redress. Wen, you dlu 90 IL;
that is, the Democrats of the South did. what
was your mode2 Why it was this: 1ouhrstplun-
dered the Treasury of the Government and its
mints; you robbed It of its arms; you stole
all the ammunition it had-took it all South;
and that was your mode. Laughter. Now,
what was your measure? Why, an tndepend-
ent Government-that was the measure you
proceeded to ADOPT; to be independent from
this country and to destroy this Union. In
adopting this mode and carrying out this
measure what did you doY You cost this Ma
ton how much? Is there any Democrat here
that knows exactly how much this war COST
If he does OF know will give him the exact
figures, certified to by the Secretary of the
Treasury, in response to a resolution OF
the Senate of last winter. The
amounted to So, Isl, ,g29, ,90S5S And
yet we are not entitled to mention the fact that
we have had war even; while these Dem
ocrats all over this land are talking continu-
ally about the expense OF this Government,
the extravaganza of this Government, and the
trouble people have had to pay taxes. That
is the burden of the song. over $5OOO,OOOOOO
were expended to
PUT DOWN A DEMOCRATIC REBELLION
that they to day claim they put down them.
selves. Laughter. Our friend Trumbull
says the Democratic party put TINS rebellion
[cries of Ohp' and therefore they are just as
mucn entitled to credit as the Republicans, L
say in answer that there were many Demo
Gratis in our army, and many of them are
Democrats now-I would not detract from
their reputation one iota, nor would pluck
a leaf from the laurel that wreathes their
brows, for no man or no party-but when a
man says the Democratic party had any part
in putting down the rebellion, deny IL in
toto The statement has no foundation in
fact. TAppause. individuals and their par
ty are two different things man may go
out from a church and do an act on his own
Individual responsibility and although he
belongs to the church, il can't be said the
church did it. So with the Democratic party.
We must deal with it as an organization, and
not as individuals
Now, then, to Judge Trumbull. 1 wish to
say this: If You would only remember what
transpired while you were helping Republi-
cans to pass laws for the suppression OF the
rebellion, perhaps you could repeat history
more truthtully than you have been in the
habit of doing recently. Did the Democratic
Naptxr a Nat.txf in "a n
State Legislature or in Congress ever indorse
or vote for one SINGLE act that aided in sup
pressing this rebellion, or vote against the
voice of those eleven States! Applause;
Neverl But | tell my friend Judge Trumbull
this: That, in 1861, when the Democratic
party in the South rebeled against this Gov
ernment as an organization and armed them
selves for its destruction, If the Democratic
party in the North had said, as the Republi-
can party did, "This thing must not be: we
will spend the last dollarand use the last man
to prevent it," the rebellion would not have
lasted three months, lApplause.l Instead of
that, to the raising of money, to legislation for
that purpose, and to every act for the sup
preston of the rebellion they
PRESENTED AN UNBRoKEN OPPOSITION
In Congress, ia Legislatures in Conventions
and all over the country; and If the Demo-
cratic party had, instead of organizing itself,
as it did in New York. to prevent the raising
of troops, to burn churches and to make war
against peaceful citizens instead of attempt
ing in Indiana to release rebel prisoners
through its organization of knights of the
Golden Circle; if in Illinois their tnvincible
clubs had been organized to put down the re-
bellion instead of entering into conspiracy
to burn the City of Chicago and to sack it, we
would have had some aid from the Demo-
cratic party. Great applause
So j tell Judge Trumbull, when he is travel
ing over the country saying tAat the Demo-
cratic party is entitled to smueh credit as
the Republican party for suppressng the re-
bellion; and so / ask him to remember the
time he came from Washington City to quiet
the people that were so eXasperated against
DpmOprnpV Chicago
account of their course against the success OF
the Union arms; but his memory fails him
since the Democracy have joined him. [Great
iaughter.l / tell Judge Trumbull, with his
new associates, if they had ever laughed with
us when we we're victorious, had ever cheered
US on when we needed cheering from the
rear If they had ever prayed devoutly with
Republican men and women for the success
of the Union army, we might then give them
credit as party for aiding us while we were
sustaining this Union. But when they can
not say that either by their prayers, their
sympathy or by their aid in any way what
ever, as an organization, they assisted in the
suppression of this rebellion, say that they
are not entitled to anything. Applause
And in regard to
THESE NEW DEMOCRATS,
whom they have in their party to-day, who
are going over this country and telling the
people that the Democrats helped to save this
Nation the same as the Republicans, ] tel
you most of these gentlemen we're Republi
cans before was. They left the Democracy
first, but with the Republicans have
blAlu Jle longest IndJ'S tne.ulHeience. lap
plause and laughterl They left without
cause; have staid with the Republicans fol
"a cause. have three of them in my mind
John NJ. Palmer-he was Republican before
the war; he went through the war and became
Democrat after the war but want you tC
remember that he never became Il Democra
until the Republicans had elected hin
Governor once and had concluded to seleo
another man in his place for a second term
Laughter and applause So with my frienC
Trumbull. He was Republican--Or, at least
lie says he was llaughterl for eighteen year.
he was United States Senator; he was Re
publican until the Republicans thought tina
they had had enough Of his services a voice
"Sold OUT then he concluded that the Dem
ocratic party wanted TO Join him. Laughter.
don't accuse him of joining the Democrats
party, for he says he didn't, and we have go
to take his word for it. He says the Demo
cratic party joined him. [Applause anC
laughter.l That reminds me of an old dark,
down South, who said that he neve
knew a church to join man, but th
man always Joined the church. Laugh
ter.l don't know how it is witt
9lumbull. l suppose the Democrats
party joined him because he had been 81
pure, 50 honest and so patriotic that he woul'
rather leaven the Democratic bread because
II You remember, he says he has not change,
his opinions at all, but that