The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1862-10-29
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tSc0 Wing. OctOt ID. 1862.
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We unhcsitatingl: pronounce that man
liar, and dishonest scoun.lrel, who penned
the article in The last weeks Rspallican,
bearing the above title. ,
The writer OF that Al ticle says a member
Of the late Peoples Convention used in his
presence. not long ago, the following Ian
gaage: .7.:.... ,.,.1n.,.. |
There il no question that whatever Of So,
session has been, or is in this city, was rep
resented in that convention. !. 49,
With regard to this we have but a few
words to say. ~ the first place, it was
written BY one Of the candidates on the
party ticket, and is . contemplate LIE. He
never heard any person Except his CT. can.
didates and brother Of the editorial committee
Of the r pullcan) say any thing Of The
KING, and he meanly resorts to the dast.
.rdly lie. to create false impression in the
So""'Js ""A " keI SOleS.
Hefurtter says that "the ticket demon
mated Peoples ticket is secession tickle,
by the admissions Of one of the best mem.
bers Of the convention that nominated it,"
This is also a lie that ought to shame the
Devil himself
= let US examine the ticket and notice who
compose this secession ticket. First. we
have lor Register Of Deeds. Thomas Nc
Manus, Of Pine Island, as good man as
cverlived, andas s,aunch Republican as
ever drew breath, who, up to the breaking
out OF the war was strong party man, and
probably did as much in the town 0! Pine
Island for the Republican party as any man
.'inthe township. At the time the rebellion
d bruke out, he made up his mind that's p1.
triotcould have but one duty, and that duty
was to make the salvation Of the Govern
nent the first and only object of his beirg.
C9nslsten: with his faith, he c>chewed party
and party strife in time like the present,
VIII n all should be peace, harmony, and UNI
ity for the Union. lie was strongly urged
ny those (some Of them now on the party
'icke) OF the straight backed and blue. bel
lied faith, who despised Mr.. Webster, and
wanted to sec him beaten, to come into the
Republican party convention and take a
domination from them. lie refused to do
-, believing it to be inconsistent with his
duty to his country TO be in any way instru
mental in fomenting domestic strife.
OHM tho Republican said, in ITS first is
sue after he was nominated, that nothing
!" S)ul'i be said against him. At that ine the
committee We're playing magnanimous !;
now they are desperate, and presto change,
he is q sccessonist.
The next on the ticket is Christopher
Graham, Tor Auditor.
Do The people OF this County know, the
way in which Christopher Graham has
shown his reasonable proclivi,ics and SO
cession sympatties since this rebellion broke
out? lie is an old lnan--,oo old to 20 III.
on the tented field himself now, though the
alacrty with which he rushed into the army
sixteen years ago, to fight the battles OF his
country, attests his devotion to it.
He spent three weeks in stumping thi.
County this fall. For what reader, do YOU
suppose? Was it to preach treason and sc
cession to the public? The good book
says, Out Of the abundance Of the heart the
mouth spcaketh.' Ac or,lins to that au
thority, then, whatever was in the heart oil
Mr.. Graham, thai he spoke. 1t was not
' accession, it was not treason. But with an
ea'nest, burning eloquencc, SUCH A. few
lrnen can command, and such NJ; none Can
"use but those who feel what they say in
their hearts he urged the peorIe to volun.
sesr in the army Of the country, to fight. and
die il need be, to save the government
he has two sons; where are they? We
will answer With the full consent, and
fsrvent blessing Of their noble aud patriotic
father, they are now in the army Of the
2Union,. ready to be offered up, il need b., 'or
the salsation Of the ns,ipn. II these. AID
s"ea actions are evidence Of ,rsasan, Chris.
topher Graham. msy b, 4 tra;.or bot Il
will bs impossible to ,uake The people 70.
lisvc that such il the case, and, their deem.
est indignation will follow the ceSperado
who is mean. enough to insinu.,e such 4
thing.
Next on tho ticket is George McKinzie.
Cor Sheriff. He. like Mr., Graham. was a
g nsaber OF the Democratic party. He, on
account Of his party connections, has been
called seesssionist BY those whose mar.
raw,ninded bigstry canoo, extend beyon,,
tbs linits 1t that little, clique they call their
p,rrty. Like Mr.. Graham, he has .wo sons
and Also q step son and whsrs are they?
p Look through thu secession army and YOU
willipos find them, ,hesa Where ,hen?-I
Go to the battle field Of Anie.sm. whe,e
the battle ragcs most Gercely, end there, in
she front ranks Of the Union ARMr YOU will
find the sons Of this seeessionis,,' sent
their by their noble father. .-~.r>
Thi ssams man. long beE,re he h.d anv
thought OF being a candidate for any office. {
and before the President had issued his
emancipation proclamation, declared % NJ