Litchfield enquirer., 1860-07-26
Communications,
nEM0URATTC TRUTHFULNEss.

DEMOCRATIC TRUTHFULNEss.
 aOn the one hand, there is the black republi can party, which does not pretend to have an or sanizztion in any of the slayeholding states oi shis Union. and who openly and boldly proclaim shat they will exclude all slavehoIders from par, t;cipating in the occupancy of the territories which have been purchased with the common blood and treasure of all sections"
 have taken the above from late democratic ,aper-a paper which assumes to aid in mould ing, shaping and directing public opinion within the scope of it's influence by keeping it's readers posted upon the political topics of the day. It is supposed to speak the truth, and by speaking the truth, to have laudable desire to inspire conf denee in what it says. What, however, can be said Of man who writes such bold, unblushing black falsehoods az, the above. We can only say, that he is either fool or knave. If ht had read Republican journals, he knew better and if he had not, he is not fit to conduct pub lie journal. If he had read republican journals he designedly and Intentionally intended to de- csivs. No body of any political information who desired to pay the least regard to the truth would make such a statement, when the fact IS clear and prominent, that the republicans have organizations in at least six of the slaveholding states. They have not only organizations in the slave states, but there exists fact of still more significance, to wit: that the republican senti- ment is every day there growing stronger and spreading wider, and the time is not far distant when the present corrupt democracy will find even there an element which will not down at their bidding. Democracy-democratic editors may try to conceal the existence of republican organizations in the slave states-they may as- sert over and over again that none exist, but the time is coming when such falsehoods will avail them nothing.
 But they "openly and boldly proclaim that they will exclude shareholders from participating in the occupancy of the territories" What eff frontery is this What republican has ever ut tered any such sentiment as this? What repub- Iican has ever put forth any such claim, or mani. fested any such intention, purpose or desire Why did not the writer give us tho man? Why did he not give us the time when, the republi cans have made such proclamation Why did he not give us the language, indicating any such sentiment? Why does he deal in general asser tion! Why not give us some fact, something certain, definite, tangible? In Heavens name let us have something beside the word of dem- ocratic editor, ore we are made to believe, that any republican on the face of the earth, has ever uttered or proclaimed any such sentiment as is here charged upon them. We have studied the principles of the republican party well and truly and we know that the republican party has pro claimed no such thing. We desire that the dem ocratic party shall go into the territories witl us. They have the same right to go there, al have the republicans. It is common right be longing to all. But here lies not the trouble The difficulty lies in the democracy claiming right not only to go into the territories them selves,but the right to take with them an institu tion which debases portion of the human fami ly, by robbing them of that attribute with whic the Almighty has clothed them, and reducin them to the condition of beasts and chattel! And may go still further, and say, that the di fculty lies in the fact that the republicans wi Tot assist them in perpetuating an institutio which seeks to degrade and crush from the hu man soul that strong love of liberty which is tn natural right of every human creature upon tn face of this broad universe. If the republican would interpose no obstacles to the democrac carrying with them into the territories this instj tuition, we should hear nothing said about the re publicans excluding shareholders from them They are attempting to poison the public min' by claiming that because the republicans ress and deny the right of shareholders to carry thi institution beyond the borders of the slave states that therefore we are attempting to exclude then from the territories. Nothing can be more un just than this. Nothing can be further from tn truth. The democracy know this, as we'll as tn republicans. They know they cannot put thei finger upon word indicating such purpose o intention. Why then put forth such false ant unfounded allegations? Why seek to poison tn, public mind, by trying to impress upon them that something exists which does not Has tn, democratic party become so corrupt, so lost te all the proprieties of virtue and truth, as to be incapable of speaking and writing the truth o an opponent? If so, the sooner it is wiped out of existence the better. What good is to result by filling the public mind with false matter? Is success obtained through such means honorable to the party? Of course it is not, and this the democratic party we'll know. HAMILTON.