Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1862-10-09
Treason. and Patriotism.

times which tried mems souls in the days
of the Revolution. Then our Nation was
struggling into existence from under the
oppression Of foreign aristocracy, which
denied us the privilege Of a representative
form Of government. and now we are fight
ing with equal desperation against an aris-
tocracy even more prohigate and exclusive,
which is warning with fiendish energy to
rob us Of the same God given rights
which our fathers won on the bloody fields
of Bunker Hill and Brandywine. Now,
as then. the exigencies of the times are
prolific with deeds of heroism and acts Of
driveling imbecility and cowardice. Now.
as then. those who hare been especially
favored by The Government and have
fawningly won her patronage and protec-
ton, turn upon her in this the hour OF her
distracting gloom and seek to basely be-
tray her into the hands of her merciless
enemies. Others who have less cause for
gratitude, and whose minds have been nur-
tured in the hot-bed of rebellion, break
the bonds OF sectional infidelity and rally
to the support Of the glorious old Union.
Mr. Packard has been reared IN . non-
slaveholding section; has been entrusted
with vote in the councils of our State
Legislature; has never taken stock in the
breeding and bartering of slaves. and prob
ably never will be able to own the punt
est Of cream colored pickaninnies: and
yet this mans love of slavery is second
only to his love for himself. which is be-
yond compsrison-it is far stronger than
his love for OUT Government. This Pack
ard. only few short months ago, made
use Of the following language:
! sas The North have fostered and strength
ened hostile feeling against the South, until it
laws passed by these Northern States. They haze
refused the poor boon Of ailoring the slareholders
pass through their States ,cih their slaoes; their
leader has declared that slavery and freedom can
not exist together; vet the North is dependent on
the South for its prosperity and hence it refuses to
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peaceable division of the property that belongs TO
both, and the right to live in peace separately.
do not Justify all the South has done; BUT WHO CAN
EXPECT PEorLEIN A REVOLUTION TO OBSERVE THE
LAWS THE OF THE SOUTH
HAD BECOME INTOLERABLE. AND AS IN
OUR REVOLUTIONARY sTRUGGLE, THEY HAVE
RIGHT TO DEMAND ANOTHER Gov
EMINENT. 1900 hla'rfaai ~
And again, he says:
| IF disunion, no matter how disgraceful, must
come, let it come rather than civil war. NEV Err
WILL I CONSENT TO VOTE MEN, OR
MONEY. OR ARMS, consent to any measure
that will lead to conflict
Atanother time he wrote letter TO q
friend. in which occurred the following
base and reasonable sentence:
"In conclusion. sir, let tell you, that while
you are Lincoln man up to the hub, ~ am not
Il ON Democra-and just so long as God lets
me live will wage unceasing war upon the incen
diary, reasonable damnable doctrine of your par
ty. Yoar party can never get control of this gov
eminent and carry their principles 10 al their con
sequences and effects without dissolving this
Union, and involving us in civil war, and in that
event. when the Northern Abolitionists make war
upon the South, KNOW VERY WELL
WHICH WAY MY GUN WILL POINT"
Just here we wish to introduce to the
attention of our readers another party, the
tone CT whose patriotic words sounds
greatly in contrast with the above rebel
lious language:
Col. Hamilton, of Texas. has been rear
ed amidst the treason breeding vices of
negro aristocracy; has exercised for many
years great influence over the minds OF
leading politicians in that State; has rep
resented Texas for several years in the Sen
ate of the United States: and yet when this
slaye-driver's rebellion broke out, Colonel
Hamilton was found with his eyes fixed
on the stars and stripes, and his heart
beating in strong sympathy with the good
old Union. After nearly losing his life in
defense of his country. he finally made bis
escape and came North where he could
breathe air not tainted with the poisonous
gases of despotism. He recently made a
speech in Brooklyn. N. Y, a few passages
of which we quote 20 show the difference
between a southern slave owners patri-
otism and northern paryenue's traitor
! ism. Mr.. Hamilton said, rsa
"I frankly admit that no man deserving of the
name of statesman in, the South dares pretend
that the cause of the rebellion and Secession was
The agpressions Of the non slaveholding North up
on the South. for no such aggressions have been
committed. rol - 80 ia -
Nov while, but short time since, l would
have regarded man who would free the slave as,
at least, an impractcable friend OF the Govern
well as any how 70 avoid the very troubles feared
between the advocates and opponents Of Slavery,
I am not prepared see Slavery used to elevate
itself, and, in the same proportion depress my
lchildren.
"The great body of the people of the North have
an earnest ant sincere desire to preserve the Gov
eminent Why then did they allow the Secession
movement to prospect and the South tn De forced
tout of the Government Every artifce of decep-
ton was used Each candidate for Office endeav-
ored to out Herod Herod in his denunciation of ev
;ery attempt to injure Slavery; Slavery regarded
every man as a traitor who did not regard it one
of the brightest evidences Of the perfection Of that
u wisdom that originated all good. i'a e-i 30
4 do need to ask what has the North done to
! iajure mel They never stole niger from Texas.
though some of my own neighbors have stolen
their neighbors' niggers, sold them in Louisiana,
ana put the money in their pockets thank