Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-06-27
Revival of Party Lines"

In an article over the above heading, the
Watchman last week. endeavors to justify
Its course in politics both before and since
the breaking out of war. 1t contains great
deal of silly light trash about abolitionism.
Anti Slavery &c, but we have not time to
answer at present We will however call
the attention of our readers to the closing
paragraph:
No one deprecates the renewal OF party
lines at this time more than we do, and we
have listened quietly ever since this war
commenced, to the taunts OF treason, traitor,
secessionist, that have hnrled at the party tc
which we belong, in hopes that reason would
again be restored, and this thing stopped
We have borne with it until forbearance
has ceased to be virtue" and now we are
determined 20 defend ourselves and party
against these slanderous charges at all haz-
zard. If you dort want party lines revived,
cease to do it yourselves and set as the exam
pie by denouncing all men in your party,
who are so ready to make these charges
Muzze the Centre Democrat, your Republican
paper here in this town. Have it cease to
charge all the frauds that have been commits
on our soldiers, upon the Democratic party,
and also in politics, with the charge of trea-
son, secession, &c.. &c. Then we shall stop
replying until we are again assailed."
Every honest man in Bellefonte will see
that it comm ences with falsehood and ends
in the same way. The Editors say mo one
deprecates the renewal of party lines more
than we do" &C., and then goes ON to say
"muzzle the Centre Democrat, your Repub-
lcan paper here in this town" &c. Well
Mr.. Editors the Republicans will do no such
thing, for it is written :" thou shalt not muz
zle the OK that treadeth out the corp." But
why hide your sins, behind the Centre Dem.
ocrat? If you will do it, we are able per-
haps to carry them but then do not tell
such terrible falshoods about it. We dio
not commence the renewal of party lines
and you know it gentlemen. For three
weeks we did not publish a paper. During
all that time the Watchman was flu Of eHlot
gies on the Democratic party, Democracy
&C., and charges against Republican men,
and measures, and we were compelled TO lis-
ten quietly to these taunts, simply because
we were not issuing our paper and had no
chance to reply. Now, after you have revi-
we'd party lines and to some extent party is
sues, and we strike back, you cry out with
the greatest maguanimity of soul, oh, muz-
| ze the Centre Democrat" Yes! Yes you
would like to do it T? We always did tell you
you were opposed to free speech You kr ow
Gov. Wise thanked God, once in sp eeeh in
Congress, that his constituents never read
the news papers 10 such places, (look at the
whole South, look at Egypt in Illinois, and
several other localities we might name,
Democrats always fouIishes, and traitors
grow up.
! ''Thick as leaves in valambrosa."
We do not desire 10 revive the bitterness of
party politics, but so far as we are concerned
we are Republican, and we shall only vote
for Republican men and measures Let the
Democrats confess that their party has pro-
we'd failure and a cheat, and that th cir Lead
ers are unworthy of further confidence, come
over to the Republican party, the only true
Union party in the Country, and there need
be but one party. But until you do this
gentleman, We must go on in our labor of
love and mercy, until we succeed in convin-
ing every good honest Democrat in the eoun-
try, that the Republican party is the true
Jeffersonian party-the only union party in
the country and the only party that is real
ly and sruely il favor of the Freedom of the
Press, in favor of free men, and free
Territories FOR white working men in pref
ference to negro slavery