Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1863-03-17

Extraordinary OpiniOns-Let ers Representing
strange Men and Odd Parties-singuiar Conn
pounds of Loyalty Third Partyism In this
Revolution.
These times are unlike any other in our
history. None Of the old issues or rrinci-
pies are before the people nor before any
party-not one. 1t is with deep interest
that all watch the new elements as they
arise, one after another. True, set or
fragment Of very ignorant party persons Of
each political party still adheres to isms
that peace times developed; but such carry
no weight in fixing party standards for
these times. Parties must adapt them
selves to issues that may arise during this
war. Perhaps that Statesman, Stephen
A. Douglass, explained best what we mean
when be said. There can be but two par
ties during this war, party for the union
and party against the union"
Preceding with such remarks, we call
the attention of our readers to three re-
markable letters published on the first page
of our paper this week, one from Mat. II.
Carpenter, a war democrat but who enter
tains not particle Of sympathy for the ne
gro nor for the republican party; another
letter from R. T. McGonigal now in the
war; McGonie,al S brother Of Judge Me-
Gonigal Of this county, is a native Tennes-
seean which state he left few years since;
he supported Fillmore in go, was extreme
" conservative in his opinions, but after
much deliberation came to the conclusion
that to fight the rebels and save the union
was right, so he volunteered in Capt. Lin
bocker's Company. He is man Of more
than ordinary consciousness good judg
ment and fine perceptiye mind; and pos
sessing good education, his ability to ex-
press in plain words what he knows follows
as a matter of course. Knowing the man
we should attach more credit to what he
writes than to any politician, however dis
tinguished.
The other letter in our paper is from
Frederick Douglas, halfbreed negro, and
an unettered slave till twenty years Of age.
His father was a distinguished Citizen of
Maryland This Douglas is a statesman,
one of the finest orators IN America and as
writer is acknowledged among literary
men to stand second to none. He leads the
great third party or negro phalanx of our
Country. Up to late date his advice to
the blacks was to preserve strict neutral
ity in the war, holding that, like in all wars
concerning slavery that history gives any
account OF, the slaves came in at last and
decided which side should be victorious.
He holds that in this war, when both sides
are wearied and in despair, the blacks,
fresh and with proper understanding of
results, will be welcomed into TIE public
service by an undivided people in tho North
and prove victorious in saving the union
and constitution; also, that in consideration
for such valuable services a generous pub
lie will help the blacks to home in some
unoccupied territory, where they can be
free and a separate people. He believes
that pro-slavery-ism and prejudice against
the negro is but a thing Of day, a mere
expedient Of demagogues for party purpos-
es-to be dropped at any convenient time
like the prejudice against the jews; and that
the blacks will secure liberal allowances for
colonization to some country by themselves
where they will be protected by the same
broad banner and constitution which they
are about TO fight to preserve, He says
that "pro-slavery prejudices are serving to
keep the blacks among the whites by pre-
venting their freedom and colonization"
Douglas holds that pro-slavery democrats
wild yet lead for emancipation and coloniz
alton, bat not until colored service in the
war leads hem te do so. He remarks in
late letter that seven pro-slayery men are
growing tired Of mixing the races by ANAL
yamation and It's demoralizing elects upon
tie white race, and that they will soon join
with the abolitionists in opposing amalga-
nation by opposing slavery, when there
will be no difficulty in separating the races
by colonization" '9The blacks" says Doug
las, .are respected as slaves for their labor
and loved for concublnes-it being cheaper
to dispense with lawful marriage because
the illicit offspring may be sold by the IA
ther, the mother sold any day and one o.
more eoncubines be taken in her stead and
then the business and pleasure enlarged"
Douglas says now is the time for negroes
to volunteer to fight the rebels and save the
Country.
In defiance Of the universal prejudice
against The African race, when too we con-
slider that for more than a century nearly
every white mans mouth has been filed
with slave grown ttbacco and all clad in
slave-grown cotton, and the kitchen and
dining room Of most respectable hotels per-
fumed with negro servants, we are sure
that this exhibition Of patriotic devotion to
country on the part Of Douglas and the
African race will be respected even by
the yillaiGa and demagogues who 60 for
peace at the expense Of the rnion, consti-
tuition and all that is dear, with the Also
Lutte certainty that such dishonorab'e peace
would insure a twenty years civil war.