Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1859-06-04
4 TRAITOR AND HIS FIT PLACE

The we'll known rule, that the traitor
never receives the confidence or respect o
those whom his treachery is intended to ben
|efit-wlile Of course those whose trust h,
has betrayed, regard him with loathing ant
Icontempt-does not seem to apply to tn,
Republican party. But as this party ha.
been an exception to. every rule Of decenc,
and honor and propriety, which has hereto
fore been observed, it will not he wondered
at and the fact that it is itself mainly com.
posed Of broken *n hacks and renegade!
from the other parties-of traitors-gives
satisfactory and philosophical explanation o.
The reason why Mr.. James w. Lynd, late O
the Henderson Dtmocrat, is received into
its ranks with such Joy and exultation.
Every further accession Of renegades
seems to keep them all in counteuance; To-
the disgrace and humiliation consequent
upon the treachery they have been guilt,
Of, is as it were divided up, and made more
endurable.
Therefore one can realize why the char
acter anu position Of Mr.. Lynd, is so mag
niEcd and extolled by the Republican press
and the article in which he takes his tina
leave Of the Democratic party, and by which
he attempts to justify his treachery, is pro
nounceu ny mat press, As tue nc rey. "1t,l
Of disinterestedress and honor.
BY taking into consideration the Gauss
Of that exception to the old fashioned motions
Of propriety and decency, presented b!
the Republican party, (which we have allow
limited at,) and the circumstances Of MI
Lynds desertion, We see abundapt reasons
for the jubilant ovation that he is now re
ceiving at their hands, and how WELL indeed
no is entitled to their very highest h,no.s.
Treachery IS an old practice Of Mr.. Lynd's
Only last fall he received the nomination 70
the Legislature from the Democratic Con
vention Of sibley County. He hoisted tn
ticket of that convention at the head of hi
paper, he declared that every man on i,
himself included. was ever ready to sup
port the principles Of the Democratic party.
And yet before his words were hardl
printed he sought the same nomination fior
the "People's G. Convention ran up the tick
ct Of that Convention in place o: the Demo
cratic nominees, and did all he could to de
feat them; but after bis election. said j
speaking o: it That he could WELD hi
pen with renewed vigor, to procure Demo
cratic triumph" 1.a
What is the cause of this sudden chang
in his sentiments? 1t is evidently Of a pc,
aonal nature entirely. The gall and bite,
ness and venom shown in his valedictory,
|eviden1ly not the effect Of serious chang
|of principles. lie does not even mentio
tbs Administration, in whose praises
has all along been so fulsome. He does nc
state what is the psrtic" lar policy or prir
|ci2le Of the party that he il d;ssatisfie
with. General charges Of corruption an
of fraudulent intentions and plans reveals
to him by State Officer is all the ,notiv
he assigns. Who that Officer is, how the frau
is to be carried out, he does not tell. Sue
statement is unworthy Of notice. Charge
made in manner so vague that even tn,
false they cannot be denied, specifically, a,
evidence on their face TIA. their author il
covard'y, malicious liar. They need u
AIR. Lynd is simply dissatisfied dem,