The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1861-09-10
From Hirpcrs Weekly.
4 Political Catcchism for Children.

| 1t is the boast of the United States that ou
children imbihe political knowledge almost
with their mothers milk, and that our BOYS a
school posses, an experience Of political affair,
which il MT surpassed by that Of ayrra -
citizens Of most foreign counties. W. are not
surprised. therefore, that W, hay. received the
following Political Cstochi.m, which appear,
to have been prepared by some very sensible
American raalron fpr the sake Of hor BOYS
ami command il TO the peru,a Of young mon
of all ages.
Qncstion-What is Democrat, mammt!
Auswer-A Democrat, my dear, is = def.
unct species. of which YOU will find finely
pre- erNei stuffed specimen a, Lancaster, Penn
sylyaus. Ia their dav democrat. were heart
ly patriots who sought the good q the whole
country. These democrats have now gone 10
the wars, and are fighting the battles Of th.
country against traitors. Nobody call, him
self "A democrat now days except broken.
down politicians who have no honest m aus
of living, aud who a-.une that title IN the
hope Of being able to cheat AMI steal.
O. Whst j. "a Republican, mammal
Answer--Repubcans, my dear, were pco
pie who sought to prevent slavery entering
the national territories. rs the question Of
slavery in the territories (ani other .lsca. ba.
sides, perbaps) has been pretty thoroughly
settled by the great rebellion Of the slave.
holder, under jeff Davis AID o;hcr trato,s,
there are no Republicans left now, except \
few persons who desire places in the Custom
house.
Q-What is the Democratic State Com.
mi tee, mammal
Aus. Tie Democratic Committee, my
dear, is composed ofdeai bodies whc are 50
offensive in the SIGHT of God AMI man that DO
one has had the charity to bury them. In
November next this unpleasant job will be
done by the people at large.
Ques. What is a Breckiurdse Democrat I
Aus A Breckiuridga Dcmocrt is per
son who desires to see this Union overthrown
and the rebellion of II Davis successful.
Qlcs What do the Brcckiurilge Demo.
cra'. want, mamma?
Ans.--A very natural question, my dear.
Some of them want offices under jeff. Davis
one wants licenses 30 sell southern lottery
tickets; another owns slaves and wants 10
bring them to New York; others have money
owing them at the South, and woull like to
get it; but most Of them are mere yagabonl,
who want to see anarchy established in the
hope Of making something ont of It.
QIcs.-What is coercion, mammal
Au..--Cor,cou Is resisting rD5Jcg who
tries to plumber you.
QIcs. What Is coUpromi>rl
Aus-Compromise is giving the rolb"r
your purse, Your wa'ch, yoIr coat End your
boots, on condition that ho leaves You your
shirt-collar.
Qucs.-Whst i ira,rjcla wm?
Ans. A fratriciIal war i putting down
thicve, auI traitors who happen to be your
fclow.countrymen. The United States en-.
gagged in a ir!lcidal war when they chased
and caught the traitor Barr; aud they would
have undertaken fralricilal war against the
traitor Arnold in uuco monty short order il
they coul! have cot at him.
Qnes. What /, liberty Of the press?
Ans.--Thc liberty Of the press as under
stood 10y the farmer, Of the Constitution, !, the
right OF Publishing what you will, provided
no one is injured thereby; but the liberty Of
the press, AS understood by the friends cf jeff
DAVIS, is the right of playing the sneak thief
when one has not the courage to play the
burglar
Q--What State soyereigntyl
a ,s.-State sovereignty, my dear, is a
fine phrase under which bal men choos the
laws which they will obey anl the law,
which they will bread 1t IS anarchy raised
Into asystcm.
Q--What is neutrality, mamma?
Aus-Neu,mlty, my dear, Is meaulv shir.
king yonr idty as a citizen, and helping the
enemy in cowardly uolclhaud way. \
man who stands by and sees poor fellow
beaten to death by a rowdy is a neutral, and
the model Of those VINO arc neutral in the
present war