Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1882-06-08

and took possession Of the United
States Arsenal and armory. This was
in reality the beginning Of the civil
war. In this state and condition of
things the Republican party carried
the Presidential election in 1860 by q
sectional vote. And the Southern
States disturbed in their domestic
tranquility and safety made their ef.
forts TO secede from the Union. And
the same cause would have produced a
rupture in the Union at any period
from the time of the adoption Of the
Constitution down to that period.
This party was the chief actor and the
sole responsible party in bringing
about this state Of things, and there
fore the cause Of the war with all its
dire cslsmities and consequences. 1t
absorbed andin every respect took
the pace of the abolition party to car
ry out Its nefarious objects, of which
Henry Clay SAID
With them the rights of property
are nothing; the deficiency of the pow
ers of the General Government is moth
ing; the acknowledged and incontesta-
BILE powers of the States are nothing;
civil war, a dissolution of the Union,
and the overthrow of a Government in
which are concentrated the fondest
hopes Of the civilized world are moth
ing. Lust o. power with the abolition
Of slavery have taken possession of
their minds, and onward they pursue
it, overlooking all barriers, reckless
and regardless of all consequences.
With this class, the immediate aboli-
ton OF slavery in the District of Co.
lumbia, and in the Territory of Flori.
da, the prohibition of the removal of
slaves from State to State, and the re-
fusal to admit any new State, comprls-
ing within its limits the institution of
domestic slavery, are but SO many
means conducting to the accomplish
ment of the ultimate but perilous end
at which they avowedly and boldly
aim; are but so many short stages in
the long and bloody road to the dis.
tant goal at which they would finally
arrive. Their purpose isabolition, un-
iversal abolition, peaceably if it can.
forcibly if it must.
To the agency of their powers of
persuasion, they now propose to SUBJ
stitute the powers of the ballot-box;
and he must be blind to what is pass
ing before us who does not perceive
that the inevitable tendency Of their
proceedings is, if these should be
found insufficient to invoke, finally,
the more potent powers of the bayo-
net.
When this party had brought the
war upon the country, it appealed to
the Democratic party in the North to
help save the Union, and then de-
clared, "that the object of the war was
not conquest or subjugation, or to over
throw or interfere with the established
institutions Of the States, but to save
the Union with all the dignity, equali-
" and rights of the several States ua-
impaired"
But as soon as the Southern armies
we're surrendered and the Southern
States fell into the power of this party,
t shamelessly violated this pledge OF =
he public faith, abolished slavery, re.
iuced those States to the condition of
provinces utterly destroy.
ng their rights as States of the Union, :
md degrading them by placing over /
hem an absolute military despotism 6
ratification OF partisan !
to the Constitution adop-
ed by Congress, when those States r
we're denied q representation. And d
'esides the multifarious ontrages upon j
he constitutional rights of the people,
his party has undertaken to fortify :
tself In power by the devices of re- t
urning boards and Supervisors and v
equity marshals Of elections, and cor d
upting the elections Of the people by =
ne use and influence Of money. I
pace does not permit the mention 81
ere Of all the. enormities and crimes o
T this party. Suffice to say, that the :,
lanner in which "the action Of the = :
'ederal Government has been restored 8,
the principles of Washington and b
efferson' may be found in the Credit
[obilier fraud and corruption, the :
llary-grab law, the whisky-ring h
'auds and lnnumerable other such d
lingsl 4
Now, take the public records and =
ablic history as the guide, and we as j
'rt upon undeniable proof that this il
epublican party has not and never "
as had any fixed settled principles in =
lorals or in law, but has been gov :, :,
med solely and alone bylust Of power d
i'd ambition for the Offices, honors b
I'd elnoluments of the Government. al
he most sacred rights of the States Y Y
i'd the people, the most solemn \
edges of the public faith, and the .,
onstitution with its highest trusts =.
I've been ruthlessly violated and Z
ampled upon at the shrine of ambi- y y
On and cupidlty by this political "
Irty. b
This is fruitful subject. Half is p
1t told. But the balance must be 2, I.
served to the future. =
,rtunes FOR Farmers and Mechanics. "