The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1886-01-07
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NUMBER XII.

In certain County In tennessee, In
the year 1864, there lived poor family,
small farmers, who were well acquainted
with poverty and sorrow, yet who man.
aged to eke out some sort of existence in
their mountain home, and were in a
measure contented and happy. The head
a series of Democratic administrations,
that this was great country-having
the best Government on earth, and being
literally home for the oppressed of all
Nations. But this man was opposed to
the curse of human slavery, and by that
very fact he incurred the hatred of his
Democratic neighbors. Once out with
them, and the flame of prejudice and nitol
erance which was kept burning by un-
scrupulous Democratic leaders was not
permitted to lose any of it's force.
Henceforth that home was to be made
too hot to hold that man. He was not
met in manly combat in the open field
He was not called upon to face death
with rifle in his own hands. and an
equal chance with his adversaries. He
was subjected to the attacks of thieving
prowlers and midnight raiders. His few
pigs and chickens were stolen; his little
crib of corn was taken away; the one old
horse with which he had cultivated his
little truck patches was taken by the
Democratic cavalry" And, failing thus
to impress him with the beauties of De-
mocracy to that extent that would induce
him to enlist in the army of Champ Fer
guson, or some other Democratic leader,
they determined to run him away or kill
him. Seeing that to remain at the little
home he loved meant starvation and
death to them all, he gathered his family
together and secured transportation to
the railroad, where he placed them upon
the cars, and went to Nashville, Tenn,
arriving in the afternoon, and in drea-
ry. cold rain.
The goods of this unfortunate family
such as they had been able to bring with
them-were unceremoniously dumped
upon the muddy platform. The wife and
neither was in ill health, and it was
found Necessary to find place of rest for
her, al once. frantic husband hasti-
ly placed bed down in the freight de-
pot, or rather on platform, and placed
the woman upon it, and there, amid the the
storm, and surrounded by rough men,
with only an enclosure of old quilts and
shawls to shut out the public gaze, this
wretched woman, this refugee flying for
her life, gave birth to child.
Let any man who desires to get at the
true misery and suffering Of this picture,
place himself and family in the situation
of this Tennessee family. They had been
guilty of no crime. They had only
sought to make an honest living by daily
toll in their far-off home. Yet the hor-
rors of war had been carried to their lit
tie cabin door and they were compelled
to fly for their lives. What for? Why
should they seek to escape, like hunted
animals, and why should they travel
night and day, to reach the protecting
arms of thousands of strangers who had
come hundreds of miles to shoot their
pursuers? The same old answer comes
up: Because the Democratic party en-
gagged in a great conspiracy to overthrow
this Government and build up new
South, the cornerstone, and chief insti-
tuition of which was to be human slavery.
Having been defeated in fair election,
it was plain to the Democratic mind that
the treachery that had already been prac-
ticed would be exposed, and above all
that the schemes of the Southern traitors
would be set back indefinitely. There
fore horrible murderous, bloody war
was precipitated upon the country, and
thousands of homes were plunged into
sorrow. This is the most prominent
feature in the history of the Democratic
party. The war of the Rebellion is its
greatest achievement-its crowning glo-
ry. Yet, strange as it may seem, many
members of the party are not proud of it.
They would ask us to forget all this hor-
ror, and only remember the party through
the bombastic speeches of its admirers.
But the time will not come. for many
at least, when this horrible
crime of the Democratic party will pass
away from view. 1t still stands forth, in
all it's blackness and horror. And the
same party that stuffs ballot-boxes and
forges returns in Ohio, is the party that
drove the poor Tennessee family away
from home.
Will OI,;oo,,o rroporo11u will fool