The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-08-11
UNMAsIS TuE HYPOcRlTEs.

UNMAsK THE HYPOCRITEs.
The spirit of the Northern people is so
thoroughly aroused, aud their determination
to sustain their government at all hazards
so plainly manifest, no faction dare set iiself
10 array against prosecution of the war.
Rebel sympathizers, who have wholesome
regard for their personal safety. are too
shrewd to take open ground against thewa
however their iaclinations may prompt
them to do SO. Politicians, buDgering and
thirstiug after the Office, are convinced that
they cannot expect success in struggle,
where the people fully understand the posi-
ton they occupy aud the ends they aim at.
They must conceal their motives if they
would achieve success. They must deny
their real intentions if they would escape
the indignation of people whose conf
dence they seek to betray. They must
clotbe themselves in the garb of hypocrteS
must hide the sharp fangs and ravenous
look of the wolf in the innocent skin of the
sheep-if they would hope to place them
selves in power.
1t is evident to the most casual observer
that the miserable anti-war faction in this
State, are fully aware of ''the situation"
They are not deceived as to the feelings and
convictions of the people. What they de-
sire is 10 assimilate themselves 10 the popu-
lar feeling-to win the confidence of the peo-
pie by pretending the most undying devo-
ton to the Union and favoring rigid
prosecutions o. the war. Thus they hope to
gain the public ear to fill it with suspicions
against the Administration, aud create dis.
sensions in the ranks of its friends, that the
rebels may ultimately triumph by reason of
those dissensious. The style of the leading
articles of their papers and the speeches OF
their itinerants all demonstrate that this is
their tactics. Every speech begins with pro-
LESSONS of loyalty, and the necessity of sup
pressing the rebellion. A paragrsphor too
is devoted to this, and then the speakers
invariably branch off into long abuse of
the Administration and Congress, and de-
nunciations of everything they have done to
suppress the rebellion. In winding NJ, the
speakers always urge the people to restore
to power the old Democratic party, with
Vallandighsm, Law, VOORHEES, & Co., at its
its head, if they ever expect to have peace
restored to their borders.
We ask the people to look about in their
immediate Deighborboods and scan the past
history and character of those who are
making the most fuse about recognizing
the democratic party at this time. Who
are they-and what are they? They are,
invariably, SO far as our knowledge ex-
tends, men who have always lived off the
people through the Instrumentality of the
democratic party. In many instances they
are men without sufficient natural ability
to earn livelihood, save by the offices
given them by the democratic party. Look
closely at the antecedents of these men and
sec how far we are wrong.
Mr.. Lncolns old party friends have no
desire to keep up Republican organiza-
ton. They are willing to vote for, and
sustain, any man-regardless of his past
marty assocations-who is honestly in ia
vor of sustaining the Government, AID en-
Enthusiastically in favor of subduing the
rebels. Mr.. Lincoln aud the various State
officials have demonstrated that such is the
desire by the manner in which they have
distributed the military and other patron
age under their CONTROL Gov. Morton, in
particular, bias been singularly impartial ia
this respect. Republican voters will emu
late their leaders in this matter. They only
wish to know whether an applicant for
Office is honest, capable and udcondition-
ally for the UnioD, to give him their sup
port. They do not desire to hunt over the
past. We confidently believe that a ma
iority of them-so anxious are they to de-
moustrate that they are bound by no old
party ties-prefer casting their votes for
some good Union democrats.
When such is the feeling of all loyal
men, what motive can these men have 10
recognizing the democratic party, unless
it be to hamper the government in its strug'
Gle with the rebels and give the latter aid
and comfort. So long as the leaders OF thi;