The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-10-29
TRaE RESEg,E.

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and equity, must prove themselves equal
to the necessities of war. The circum-
stances incident TO civil strife can not
make truth, falschood or justice, Tyranny.
THIS fact, the late election evidences, has
never properly impressed itself upon the
minds of Republicans. They have but
lately ran of after the shadow cxpediency,
forsaking principles which gave character
and dignity to their organization and now
behind this shadow they fud an organi-
z2tion they sought to embrace but in the
effort crumbles to the earth, emitting the
fculest stencil Of locofoco rottenness. II
Republican principles are true and the
so-caIIed Democratic principles are false,
why should we go half way or all the way
for the purpose Of combining exponents
Of these two great Opposites. If we are
right, they can come over to US; if we
are wrong, we should 90 them. The at
tempt to cohabit truth with falSebood,
RepublicanIsm with Democracy, will prove
about as successful as the attempt to mix
I oil with water. No party has ever, here.
tofore, survived after partially anal CANA
ting with its opponent, and it remains to
be seen whether or not the Republican
party will prove an exception to this rule
and recover from the late disorganzing
defeat in this State / defeat evidently
produced BY its own lack of foresight in
uniting with portion Of the Democracy
calling itself Union. If there were two
Democratic parties the one holding ale
glance to tue Union being too weak to
sustain an organization, why could they
not have gone over to the party most
tirmly allied to the interests Of that Union
and cut themselves loose forever from
Frank Hughes aud his secession clique !?
This would have strengthened Republi-
canism-the only true Union party in the
country at the present time-and would
have crushed out most effectnaliy the nest
Of traitors that has, by this milk-and water
course, succeeded in its efforts and yirtu-
ally endorsed JEFF Davis aud his govern
ment. In States and Counties where 4
Republican organization was maintained
III l(S ihi li1C lISiiG tiCI i.hNC iOutu
their proper places and the Ticket has
been received with an unqualified en-
dor,ement. Iowa stands forth nobly with
her six out and-out Republican Congress
men There is no doubt expressed as to
how they will vote upon questions vital
20 the countrl'S interest. Their is no
fear that old party ties will stuitify their
reason or cripple their action. Al! is safe
there Not 50 in Pennsylvania. Here
we have elected men because they prom
jSed to do their duty. Hend, g. Wright
promised the same thing, and what be
CAME Of him aud his promises whca bro'i
to the test? Republicans Of Luzcrpe,
who voted for him, eau doubtless tell. AT
the present time We know not how the
State has gone as regard; the Legislature;
some put it Union. and some claim 1t for
Frank Hughes. SIeukcr the Democratic
Candidate for Auditor General has 1900
majority reported. Curtin had 81. l64
straight Republican We admit that
four-Giths Of the volunteers from the State
are Of our party, but this would not have
been sufficient t. defeat US, counting our
great gain III Philadelphia. O.2rDcdiencY,
+ thou art i Jewel y fair defeat VIC can
receive stolcally, but when those Of our
/ own household take up the sword against
US we should be allowed to grumble a
/ little.
The recent election has Lot been ut
/ terly devoid Of Union results Eallan,
/ digham, who said that the Ohio soldiers
would be compelled to walk over lis dead
/ Oody in their tanaticul raid upon his bre-
thren Of the South, has beea laid high
and dry upon the top shelf of defunct
/ Southern dirt,caters, by the friends Of the
soldiers who have gone forth to battle for
the government this PeGured Repre>eu
tative has endeavored 10 overthrow The
traitor, Col. Biddle, and the drunken i'm
beetle, Gen Mccall, have both been de-
teatcd by constituents who were foolish
caough to look for something else than
mere shoulder straps Old Tbad Ste.
vcns, tie man Jimmy Buchanan hates
more bitterly than he hates cold Nick
and to defeat whom he expended $4,000
IN 'IS but without success, and again
l,0O0 this year, has been elected, 4,534
majority. Thad Stevens is the eye-sore
Of the Lancaster locofocos.- In the Dau.
phin district the Republicans gave the
nomination to one Of the mo,t unpopular
members Of their party and mar against
whom suspicious Of CORFU Jtiou dcYternin.