The Morgantown monitor. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1863-1864, 1863-05-27
Radical Sssbter1aaSe.

within a few weeks past have had
the scales to fall from their eyes, and
by the interpositIon of some m'racu-
lous light, have at last seen the error
of their ways, and have been sudden
" converted from darkness into mar
velous light. 1t is feature, how
ever, we can hardly reconcile, that
these signal conversions are from the
ranks Of q party who, for near three
years past, have been supplug at the
Republican table earnest and even
fanatical in their support of the adj
ministration aud so denunciatory
of any thing that approached con-
seryatism that their noisy clamors
against such have not been less in
delicate, nor would they lily resem-
Bile the CHATTER said to have occurred
when old Dan Boon let his hungry
hounds into a mush pot. Another
popularity attending these CONVEX
sions is noticeable in the fact that
they, with degree Of ostentation,
which, to say the least Of it, is l.
shocking bad taste, accompany their
act Of desertion with a pJoteStando
wherein they aver with their hands
on their breasts, they have not aban-
doned either that "good old party,
the Republican party" or their prin-
ciples; but that they reluctantly re-
sort to these measures Conservative
measures) as a ''political necessity
to save the country, which could only
be done by throwing their weight in
the conservative scale, which their
sagacity told them would preponde-
rate.
Upon this we have nothing to say
The mother wit, ready sagac;ty and
common sense Of the people fully I'M
derstand, and duly appreciate such
wonderful tergiversations. When
we first began the publication OF the
MONITOR these were our assailantS.
They came upon us with the black
flag. They assailed us right, left,
front and rear. There seemed to be
no salvation from the doom prescrib-
ed in their terrible excavations, Aud
for what was all this? Simply be-
cause We had presumed to criticise
the acts of the Administration, just
as every man who is man, main
tains the right to do. We had re-
cognized the distinction between the
Administration and the Government;
and while we often felt justified in
dissenting from the former, we never
ceased to maintain a profound respect
together with deep attachment to
the latter. Our course has always
been, pro rege sope, pro patrta SEM
par. The National Mtelligencer,
which is acknowledged to be the first
Journal in the country, thus substan-
tiates the position we have taken. -
In the editorial matter of the 18th
inst, it holds the following Ian
guage:
''1f any feel called to dissent from the war pol
icy, or any other policy of the President, it is
free for them to do so; but prudence and patriot
ism require that dissent should be expressed with
the moderation and candor which beSpeak the
presence Of sincere and intelligent opinions: not
Of rooted prejudices and factious purposes
Aud when We speak Of "prudence." We mean
not the polite caution Of the trimmer who
speaks with bated breath because OF Il Seryile
fear, but the prudence which recognises in all
things the obligations of decency and propriety
And there must De impartaltv in rho coEdem
nation of that political tanaticSm which Gen.
Burnside rehukeS. It must be no more tolcraiie
for Mr. Wendell Phillips to urge the revolution
airy overthrow of the Administration and the
USurpation Of its functions by the National Leg
stature than for Mr. Fall&ndigham 10 arraign
the President and his minionS'' in terms OF DO
litical violence and reprouch.'
But no such a course could not
be appreciated by our angry antago-
nists. The President is supreme lord
of the land, and we, little fish, must
not venture from under cover nor
dare TO look which way our lord has
gone. Time rolls on; great prepa-
ratious are going on in the army of
the Potomac for decisive battle with
the enemy. Our numbers are said
to be much greater than those Of the
enemy, and every preparation is be-
ing made for the total humiliation
Of the rebel army While in anti
cipation Of this squad of rebel ca
valry oyerrun nearly all West Eir-
gluia they put their hands into the
pockets of these very Administration
enthusiasts they feel deep, draw
largely, and when fully satisfied they
put out with their plumber without
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