Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1863-06-25
Tntensitv of Political Literature.

Intensity of Political literature
The following which we take from the
Spirit of the Vest, a new paper just
started in Chicago, expresses our views
50 completely on the subject treated that
we cannot refrain from publishing it:
The two great political parties of the
North are essentially loyal, and SO are
most Of their organs. They differ, how
ever as to the method Of exhibiting
their loyalty, and believe in different
means to secure the same ends. The
discrepancy in method, while there is a
unanimity in motive, should be no oc-
casion for mutual defamation, but SO II
is.
Political harrangues are apt to trench
mon the scurrilous, although there are
no GOOD reasons for it.
We have before us a loyal and ably
conducted paper, which speaking Of the
democratic party ,characterizes itas "that
filthy refuse Of apprehension and black
hearted lngrates.
Leaving the justice or injustice of the
accusation out Of the question, the SEN
tence is merely the brawl Of man
j Whose prejudices is stronger than his
good sense.
An Ohio paper comes to us with this
recognition of the formation of an I'm
-. + oocu,,o IN lie TOWN
"These dark lantern rascals and time
serving lickspittals Of corrupt gov
eminent, have organized themselves in
to plotting cabal in our midst &c.
Such farrago induces only a smile
outside of the circle in which it falls,
and is properly enough looked upon as
the most intense nonsense.
We have in our mind at this moment
several politicians who are men Of some
pretensions to refinement and erudition,
and who, in private life, display proper
moderation in all they express concern
inc those who differ with them in polit-
zeal faith, but when they are called up
on to address a crowd, invariably allude
to the Chief Magistrate Of the nation
as that "perjured despot. or the "pliant
tool of INSCRIPTIONS knaves." Did we
not know that these men have called
upon the President personally, and treat
ed him with the respect due his posi-
ton, we should think that they were
honest in this hate and really believed
him to be the incarnation Of all evil.
Our political literature has prepon-
derance of the flash element in it
Scurrility, in most cases is only another
name for ihsincerity, and the man who
defames is devoid of argument to aid
his cause.
If Blinks, who is your personal friend,
knows you to be a moral man and a
good fellow generally, gets nominated
for the same Office you do, and immedi-
ately tells the people that you are a
dastardly traitor and rapscallion seek
ing to plumber the people and ruin the
government, it may be safely set down
on general principles that Blinks has
very little moral strength or courage,
and is unworthy the attention of gentle
men. And yet there is strange ten
dency on the part Of all nominees to
become Blinkses, and we are sorry for
it. Blinks would not be apt to carry
his consistency SO far as to tell you on
the street that you are political pros
titute and a liar not because of a GER
tain we'll established. law which would
compel you to knock him down, but sim
ply because, in his private dealings with
you, he, in obediance to another law,
feels it incumbent to be honest and a
gentleman. But before the mixed po-
litical crowd he is another being
Wherefor ?
Our political literature is full Of fan
atheism and opprobrium vehemence is
mistaken for zeal, and vituperation is
called uine, while mere difference Of opin-
ion is denounced as dishonesty That
able writer who called a late President
gray haired old harlot reeking with
fratracidal blood" to our knowledge
ate dinner with the distinguished villain
not long after, and utterly disregarded
the ensanguined hands that dealt out
hospitality. And so we see the incon-
sistency Of the vehemence and the i'm
mensity Of the verbal sham. Our polit-
zeal speakers are not Burkes, nor do
they WELD the bitter pen Of Junius.--
They utterly destroy the force of their
own words by their unscrupulousness
They win the applause Of the gaping
crowd, ever ready to take bitterness for
ability but they lose caste with honest
men. and destroy their own manhood.
The Rebellion Devouring It's Au-
thors.
The man who organized this rebellion
are passing out of sight Ben McCul-
Tough, Felix Zollicoffer, A. s. Johnson,
Groror Gorno4+ W., norr sIC4ooo1-oI III;