Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-06-06
Complaint of the Volunteers, and
Gov. Curtin.

defend the Constitution as it is and the un-
ion of the states. They are noble and gal-
liant fellows. Nostate has turned out bet>
ter or braver men than the old Keystone
1t appears from few of the Republican pa
pers aud nearly all the so called Democratic
papers that these brave volunteers have not
been as we'll cared for as they should have
Dsen. There may be some, no doubsS there
is much truth in the charge. From our
stand point we cannot tell.
By these papers Gov. Curtin comes in for
the whole of the censure. We can easily see
why the Democratic papers carp upon the
corruption in the army and the wickedhess,
as they allege, of robbing the poor soldier.
They expect to make political capitsf out of
it after the war is ended. They expect 10 4
ruin Gov Curtin and break down the Repub-
lican party. But why Republican papers
should make such fierce warfare upon our
noble Governor, before he is first proved
guilty, we cannot for the life of US UNDER
stand, unless they have been applicants for
Office and were disappointed. But why
should man desert his Erincirles because
forsootb, be is disappointed, or foiled in his
political aspirations? There can be, Ger,
tainly, no principle in such a man.
But these papers say there is corruption.
and robbery carried on to a great EXTENT
Thousands of dollars expended. and yet the
soldiers not half fed or clothed. Now we do
not care to drag politics into the question at
such time as this, but since they have done
it we must speak in self defence, and in de-
fence of our glorious principles, eur party,
and our Governor.
The Democratic party died of the black rot
of its own inherent eorcuption. When
| Cobb was rebbing the national Treasury Of
Millions Of Dollars. when Floyd was stealing
our guns and moving them South when
South Carolina and her rebel sisters were
flching from us our forts, arsenals, mints,
and even our merchant vessels, all or nearly
all of the Democratic papers defended the
swindlers and endeavo-ed to shield the per-
petrators of these crimes because they were
members of their party. This we can never
do. We can never advocate any party or
man who is guilty of stealing the peoples
money. Shame on the Democratic papers
we saY who are BOW splitting their lungs
crying cut corruption against Gov. Curtin
when they would not open their mouths to
expose the Williams of the administrations of
Franklin Pierce and Jas. Buchanan and
their aiders and abetters.
When we studied law we learned that, the
greatest criminal in the land was to be ad-
Judged innocent until from the evidence in
the case jury of his country would find
verdict of guilty. So i. sheuld ever be. We
are all to ready too see our neighbors faults,
while we a-e blind to own. We are all too
apt when we Sc poor devil going down
hill to give him kicS in the the rear to aid
him in his downward progress. Or when we
see fellow man, it may be a poor man ri-
sing in life little faster than we, envies,
jealousies, heartburnings ariee, and even the
meanest slaRders are published to the world
to ruin his character, and to bring the object
of our hate to our level. How mean and
contemplate how narrow minded, how
hellsh is such a principle!
And yet this appears to be the principle
By which the Philadelphia Inquirer and the
Locofeco papers through out the state are
governed in their mean and selfish attacks
upon Gov. Curtin. If all these charges Of
corruption are true, some person is guilty
But why censure the Governor, when per-
haps he knows nothing Of this rascality un
til he sees it blazoned forth in news papers?
COL Curtin was born in our own County,
here he has lived and prseticed Law for
years and even his worst political enemies
never dared to charge linn with being dis
honest in his business transactions. The
vote Of the county last fall shows how dearly
he was beloved by those who knew bim SO
well. What ever faults he may have and
mono of us ara without them, we cannot be-
leive, we acal not believe that he would ever
misappropriate money or steal from the poor
soldier, or shield the scoundrels that do it.
The Chester County Times IN speaking up
on this subject, says, Thus far we are in
clined to the opinion that Gov. Curtin is not
the instrument knowingly Or willingly of
these outrages mistakes he may have made,
for no man ever had more crowded upon him
as an executive than be, 10 the first rush of
this military excitement The confidence he
has placed in others may have been abused,
nay it is evident that it has been, but soe re-
peat the proof has not get been presented to
shoso that he has conniued at these abuses. -
The Times is one of the most reliable county
papers in the State. and its Editor always
talks like an honest man. And like every
other upright citizen of the-sta.e ho refuses
to cry out against Gov. Curtin until the
proofs of his connivance at wrong is addu-
oed,
/ Ii Gov. Curtin has made mistakes it was
by placing in power men who have been lead
ers in the Democratic party for years, and
who learned to steal while members of tha:
party, who care nothing about him or his
administration only so far as they can fill
their own pockets. Much of the blame seems
to attach to the Quarter Master General