Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1863-10-10
ARTILLERIST
FoR THE COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT
"WhOm God will Destroy, lie first
makes Mad"
Col. l.. l.. TATE.

Col. l.. l.. TATE,
Dear Su The party now opposed to
Democratic principles have heretofore con-
sidered themselves far superior to the party
protesting those principles. While they
were called the Wing party, they assumed
to be the all-decency party, and in some
cases would condescead to "Stoop to con.
quer;" but there is a very great change,
not only in the State of affairs, in our
once happy and prosperous country, to a
state of anarchy, ruin, taxation, robbing,
lying, cheating and bloodshod: But ano-
ther change, the most respectable portion
Of the old.line Wings, such as believed in
the patriotism OF HENRY CLAY and DAN
IEL WEBSTER, have left the party, and
sought shelter elsewhere. Now those
remaining in the black republican party
are as far from being decency party
as the East is from the West, or the North
from the South. They do not pretend to
treat any one, even neighbors or relatives,
with any kind of civility. They contin-
ually utter the most bitter invectives a.
gainst every person who does not subscribe
to the administration Of Abraham Lincoln.
No language can be too bad. Six months
ago, every one who did not approve of
the present administration was called a
Breckinridger, but generally speaking,
Democrats cared nothing about that kind
of slang, because they knew they we're
honest in supporting Brechnridge for the
Presidency. Besides, we all knew that
had John G. Breckenridge beer elected
President of the United States, our coun-
try would not at this time, be speckled
with the graves our sons, brothers, fathers,
friends and neighbors. We also know
that had Breckenridge been elected Pres
ident, we would not now have 10 pay 40
cents yard for muslin instead of 10 or
l2a, and the same rate for a pound Of
coffee, and almost everything else in pro-
portion.
I am not the advocate of Breckinridge's
conduct since the war, but we do know
that there would have been that difference
in the affairs of our country. We would
not see our friends and neighbors, all
young and able bodied men, travelling
about the country, trying to raise three
| hnndred dollars to PURCHASE THEIR FREE
DOM, when the price Of any kind of mig
gers is just three hundred dollars, and
! that paid by the Government for their
{ freedom. -,
Now, any man who dares TO support
G Jorge W. Woodward, for Governor OF
Pennsylvania, in place Of our own inel-
fcient, embecile incumbent, has heaped
upon him, the odious eplthets Of fool, tory,
traitor, copperhead, and everything that
Shiny, lying tongues can utter.
Judge Woodward has had sons in the
army continually, since the commencement
OF the war, yet they denounce him as a
copperhead. AT one time it was said by
the Republican papers, that Judge Wood.
wards sons who are in the service, lived
in the West, and that he had no influence
over them. Another time, they contradict
that allegation, by stating what Judge
Woodward should have said to his son
Maj. George A. Woodward all of which
were Infamous lies, because better FRIEND
to the Union than George Washington
Woodward never lived; besides, he is
man of uudoubted ability, and an orna
ment to the country in which he lives.
VOX POPULI.
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