Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-08-17
PARTY va. pArRInrIsM.

Our DetRbDOr OF Tue NOTMHWOeFtuHn |
County Democrat published in bis last paper
his own speech. delivered in Turbutville, in |
1856. Mr.. Purdy has exhumed this forgotten
relic OF political literature for the purpose Of
showing that he is a prophet as well as On
orator, forgetting the old sdsge that "s
prophet has no honor 10 bis own county,
That the speech is Characteristic OF it's author,
no one will doubt, who will take the trouble
TO read IL.
That such speech should be delivered In
the heat Of political contest is perhaps not
surprising, ss many vain, ambitious, and often
reckless politicians, emb race these opportu
mites to let of their sopersbundant gss,
without regard to its offensive qualities. or to
truth. history. philosophy, or the ordinary
prophecies Of life. This may be excussble,
or at least tolerated since, ss the world is
constituted. we have no right to expect tbs,
sll orators are Solomons in wisdom. or Web.
sters 10 argument. But that a sensible man
should disnter, after q FIVE years burial.
| publish, in these exciting times, in bis own
columns. such tissue of ISLANDERS, absurdi.
ties and blunders. is indeed surprising.
| Mr.. Purdy commences bis speech with an
astounding postua,e in moral ethics, as
! follows -
81 have never, Mr.. President. been inclined
! to doubt the integrity OF the lsboring mao"
Why should Mr.. Purdy, or any one else
suggest q doubt that q mans integrity should
be questioned because be was compelled to Ia
bor? Labor is not only honorable, but the
great Author Of our being has instructed Us
that labor 10 the normal condition of man, and
there was certainly no occasion TO enlighten,
or rather to insult his readers by teaching
them that a mao might be a lsborer, and yet
90 honest Dnu. But this will suffice for our
neighbours philosophy. His next position is
more practical though not lees absurd. He
then proceeds as follows: al speak not. Sir,
from party prejudice when ! say that the
supporters Of Republicsnism are sectional
mulcontents for believe them to be more
believe them to be bgots. welded to the
creed of Abolition and dissolution !; or in
other words, disunionists."
Now we ask every candid, honorable mnn
without regard to bis politics, whether be is
willing to subscribe to such q miserable
wholesale slsudcr upon his neigbbor!
There is scarcely liberia! minded Democra,
in this county who will not point to many Of his
Republican Deghbors and scqunUta nces-
patriotic aud liberal minded men, Of ctsrac
ter and standing. and say that this attemp,
TO stigmatise some of our best citizens az
Abolitionsts and dIsunionists, is conteOp
tible SANDER. Is il a wonder, then, tha, true
, Democrats and loyal citizens should shur
and avoid associating with leagueJ band o
Office hunters, who, under the name Of De
mocracy, establish q paper solely for th'
purpose of advocating their own selfsi
schemes for office, and place in the editoris
. chair comparative stranger, who is suffered
to traduce all outside OF the ring which con
stitu;es the clique? Is it not too much tt
expect freemen aud Democrats to receiv
their instruction from the oracle placed il
. the attic os the three story temple, owe
which Deacon Purdy presides with sardoui
= to the priests of the Delphic temple.
Our neighbor in his speech, quotes largel
from Washington, Jefferson, jackson, an
others. down to Wendell Phillips, as me
: sometimes quote from Scripture, to prov
,he most absurd theories. Mr.. PurdY, wit
= characteristic unfsrness, makes Wende
Phillips an exponent and leader of tn
% Republican party. We have heard MI
Phillips, in New York, denouncinR the RI
pubcaDs in no measured terms His sDls
party are about as much entitled to be celle
= Republicans as our neighbor and the Brect
- iurldge clique IN THE county are entitled I
= he called Democrats. They are both dar
gerous excresences. and should be shnnne
1t is well known that we earnestly support
ed the election Of Judge Douglas, in oppos
ton to Mr.. Lincoln; aud that we had uls
D been opposed to the election 81 Col. Fremont
y but we cannot, as patriots and loyal citizen
! refuse to support President Lincolu's A dmii
: istrutlon in the prosecution of The war. An
. We look upon every attempt TO obstruet III
U President in his efforts to crush this rebellion
directly or inGrectly,or by creating oIssenslor
l. or impairing the confidence of the people
our Government, not only as being objection
!. able. but reasonable in its character. W
would ask, what good purpose is to be elfrc
:. ed by the publication of such inflammation
" productous ? Is it to put down the rebelio
or Ia it not, rather, TO create sympathy for Il
Rebels, and give to them aid and comfort
m "CoNGREss has given the President all Il
Ie means he desires, aud authorized him to raj,
:, million of men. This, if ucted upon, wi
= reqsire drafting to the amount of at least
u half MILLION"
~ We find the above in the NOrthumbeylar
W County Democrat, and will ouly add that
~ the editor desired TO enighten bis reade
n' with the facts as they really are, be won
;" have stated that the bill only intended
authorise the raising OF half million. Mo
20 than this, there is nothing to justify Il
~ assertion that il will require drafting to raj
~ that nnnhar nf man Such naraUranhS "a