Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1862-04-11

eAan ldIl HHtu you dCcuSe all lNulVluual Oh
dishonesty that you should give some proof
of the fact. When you say, politically, he
is as black as the darkest shades of Egyp-
tian darkness, I understand it to moan he
is dishonest Well that is valuable infor-
nation if true. have heard him denoun-
ced as disunionist, abolitionist and ia
matte, but never heard him accused of po-
litical dishonesty, until it was brought to
light in your article of the 4th.
After going some out of your way in or
der to give Mr.. P. thrust for what be
once said in regard to Webster's Bust,
you very innocently ask /: "Now friend,
pray tell US what we said that was in the
least out of the way" Well now, I will
not attempt to give your language any
worse appearance than it has, but it looks
to me as though you intended to give Mr..
P. sits" whether be had declared himselfa
disunionist or not You say he should be
punished for the bad principles he advo-
Gates. Now, sir. have studied Mr.. Phil
lips pretty thoroughly for some few years
back, and have yet to learn that he ever
advocated any bad principles. What is
the doctrine of freedom to all regardless of
color-of freedom of speech-of freedom
of thought-and of actien-so far as we
comply with the laws under which we live
and by which we are protected? This is
the doctrine promulged by Mr.. P. Now
if these are bad principles, of course
slavery, and oppression have the preference
for the day is coming, and now is, when we
must choose whom we will serve If the Lord
be God. serve Him, and if Baal be God,
serve Him, for there is no half wav in the
matter, for whoever fears the stigma at
tached to the name of abolitionist, will be
apt to faint by the wayside and finally 90
over to Baal. You say if we can't have
union without slavery, let us have it
with slavery until such time as we can best
get rid of it. Well, if we are ever to get
of ii that time is now Have we not been
trying to get rid Of it for the last 70 years i?
And has it not been growing ever since,
until it has finally eliminated in the at
tempted overthrow of this government, and
do not the signs of the times clearly indi-
cate that the day for union with slavery
has gone by? You speak of fanatical dog
mas of hot heads and traitors. Well that
can't mean Abolitenists, for if there are
any clear cool heads this side of Jordan, it
| is the abolitionists. Jefferson was an aboli-
ZIONIST. Hear what he said in connection
with the peculiar institution we are So
afrid to touch. ~ trenable for ny country
ao7len I think that God IS just" If Thomas
Jefferson had uttered that sentence in the
opera house at Cincinnati, at this day, be
would have been rotten egged just as Mr..
Phillips was, provided he had the same
pro-slavery mob before him. You say you
support the present administration with all
your might. Well you arc not so far be-
hind your readers in that respect We all
60 in for supporting the administration
and supporting Mr. Phillips in his endeav-
ors to support the administration for if
you will read bis three last speeches YOU
will find him an administration man. I do
not wish to insinuate that you do not read
all the speeches that there are made, but
inferred from your article you had not
read them or that you supposed your read
ers had not. Again you say the Republi-
can platform is long enough bread enough,
deep enough, and high enough. Well,
now, the Buffalo platform was good enough
in it's day, but the world moves, and what
is expedient to-day is not tomorrow
The Republican Platform has accomplish
ed that whereunto it was sent. 1t has
elected a Republican President, but there
can never be another President elected were
the issue the same. TIE time is fast ap-
preaching when it will be necessary to take
what useful timber there is in she Chicago
platform and make a new one. Finally,
bretheren one more remark, and | have
done. You say you are no Wendell Phil
lips man. You need not have seid that so
near the close of your article. We found
that out before we got there. You say in
the course Of your article that there are
hundreds of like political faith, that be
is not alone in the matter. Verify I say
unto you there are not only hundreds but
hundreds of thousands-yea fifths of the
reading North are with Mr. Phillips to-day.
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