The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1861-10-10

Thou hypocrite! Hast thou no honor or
truth in thee? Lastly: Why do you sup
port Hawk-an outspoken traitor, man
who can neither read or write-for Coro-
ner, one of the most important Offices in
the county? "Oh, consistency thou art
surely jewell" Why is it that you want
to make yourself so conspicuous in the re-
ception of our brave Junction boys, when
you sneered at them after they had gone
to fight under the good old Stars and
Stripes? They have won laurels for them
selves and our State that every Kansan
ought to be proud of. If you wish to see
turn coat traitor, look in the mirror.
With the editor of the Frontier l have a
word. Sir: to the person who calls you a
"secessionist,' your vulgar sheet dis
union paper" &C., you answer by saying
that he is Z" liar, scoundrel and villain y
As man is considered, in law, innocent,
until he is convicted, let US see. As you
are Democrat, l will take Democratic
authority defining a traitor:
"The word Compromise is now only
used by Traitors. So long as rebels have
arms in their hands, there is nothing to
compromise. .'-Joseph Holt.
"There is no halfway house in this
matter-no tarrying place between sustain
ing the Government and attempting its
overthrow. There is no peace proposition
that will suit the case until the rebellion is
first put down" "-Danid s. Dickinson.
You say: awe, free born American
citizen, would not think for moment Of
going into an argument to prove our 10y
atty and patriotism with turn coat
Yes, and 'Smoky HiI'' thinks YOU had
better not try it, for it wouldn't go down
in Davis county at this stage of the game.
You are too well known, Geary, to hood
wink the voters into the belief that you are
Union all over, when you have been preach
ing peace and compromise for the last six
months. l think YOU will hardly deny
that prior to the first of September you
were a Breckenridge Democrat, lis he not a
traitor !)-advocating peace measures, com
promise-contending that the South was
justiiable in MISUNDERSTANDING the war
upon the present Administration-charg
| that the President violated the Constitution
by calling out men to defend Washington -
saying the Government would be ruined
by taxation, violated Constitution in sus-
pending the writ of haJeas corpus, &C.
an anti coercionist-a man that has howled
loudly against suspeniing (not at the end
Of rope,) such papers as the New York
News, Bangor Why, Louisville Courier,
and number of others of like stripe,
some of your chosen exchanges, from which
you quote incendiary articles, and of course
indorse them. Even in your last paper
is one of this stripe from the London Times
advocating dissolution of the Union
which you undoubtedly indorse, as there
is no comments upon it.
Again: Let us examine your Inion
Democratic resolutions. One Of them says,
THAT the vigorous prosecution of the war
should be accompanied by the most liberal
profFers of peace" while Dickinson, former
ly a Dreckinridge Democrat, saws there
is no peace proposition that viii sui, the
case until the rebellion is first put down.
And again: You think it is the duty of
Congress to meet and adopt the Crittenden
Compromise, (Which Compromise p or some
other, while Holt, STAKEHOLDER and an
honest man, says that The word Compro
mise Is now only uttered by traitors. You
say that "Under Democratic principles the
country has prospcrcd beyond all precedent; i
that they promise as much glcry in the
future as In the past; and that we will not
unite with party which has reduced our
country to its present unhappy condition"
That Is your version; now for good sound
Democratic proof Dickinson says, "The
Democratic party, ike the individual who
went down from Jerusalem to Jerico, fell
among thieves, who plundered it, and left
it half dead. To that you may trace the
dem oralization Of the party, and the down
fall Of the country. The Democratic party
did sit like Rome upon her seven hills, but /,
as with Rome, SO with the Democratic
party. Both were brought to the block of
the aucioneer. But yesterday the Demo. I
cratic party might have stood against the
world, now there are few so low as to do I
her reverence, because Of her execrated and |
knavish leaders
1t seems, Geary, that you and your
clique differ from Messrs Holt and Dick
inson. inasmuch as you charge the present
war on the Republican party, while they
charge it where it belongs-on the secession
Democracy, of which you are a specimen.
Your resolutions remind me of the fence
position OF rooster on windy day. trying
to keep bis balance, but not knowing which
way to jump You seem to be afraid of
burning your fingers. You are in favor of
a vigorous prosecution of the war, yet you
wouldn't point bayonot at a rebel until
there is "peace proposition" On the end
OF 1t, nor hre cartridge without at least