M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1863-06-11
why L Turned Republican.


Mr.. EDToR:-I am going to write
something for your paper that | know
you don't like to hear, and perhaps
will not publish. Having for twenty
years belonged to the Democratic, or
Butteruut and Copperhead party, |
have come to the conclusion that
Democracy, as taught by Jefferson,
Madison, Monroe, jackson, and other
eminent men Of their day,i all wrong.
They were 50 foolish as to teach the
now exploded political doctrine, that
poor men, as well as rich men, had a
right to express their opinions, and
deuource, ii they thought proper, the
acts aud doings Of Cne and all Of those
they selected to preside over them.
Sir, such teachings ard IDEAS did MT
come up to the enlarged views aud
advancement of the present times,
They were men of small caliber, when
compared with the Lincolns, the Sew.
ards, the Glasses, and the Stantons,
who now teach that nobody ought to
whisper word against any act they
may see proper to infict on this once
benighted, but now most enlightened
people. Sir, such talents are rare,
and it is astonishing that Butternuts
cannot appreciate them.
1t is an old aIage, that "the King
can do no wrong" Now, | must
come out plain, but | know the But.
ternuts wunt like it. lam in favor OF
a King. What is the use of confer.
ring Kiugly po Sers on a man without
giving the name also? | want the
name added, as soon sa practicable.
Sir, nobody has any right tO speaG or
write against the party in power.
Such things would have been punished
severely in the days of Nero or Cali,
,gula. Why not now9
Sir, | contend that a monarch has a
divine right to punish such subjects if
they do not obey him. And | con
tend that Mr.. A. Lincoln should in
some way exterminate those pesky
Butternuts for their disloyalty. Yes,
Gisloyalty Did King George Ill.
send here great armies to crush out
dlsloyalty 2 But, unfortunately for
for poor George, the dsloyal party
was too strong, and the pesky But
ternuts and COpperheads have gov
erned here ever since. Bu! now
having these Copperheads in a fix we
will let them see that the poor people
shall not rule.
What do the poor people know
about governmentl Nothing. Sir,
am no more a Butternut or a Cop.
perhead, as you can easily see. Mr..
Lincoln has at last put the right man
in the right place. llr. Burnside
has issued order No. 3S, which has
effectually extingushed the freedom
ofspeech and the freedom Of the press
This is what like to see. Stop al
those ButterDuts from speaking and
writing, and we will soon Lave 6
LOYAL government. Sir, | can now
talk republicanism as fast az any o
them. Just hear, me: "Hurrah fol
Burnside! Mcclellan is a traitor
Kill, murder and destroy all the reb
els Liberate the negroes, and give
them the plantations Of the rebels
Exterminate Rebel women and child
ren, for they are not fit to live. The
States have 70 rights. Let us have
strong government at Washington
that shall dictate to the States and
people their duties. Talk about State
Rights why you might just as well
talk 10 the moon, and ask it to take
the place of the sun! Nobody but
fools, nowadays, think that States
have any rights. Did not we Repub.
licans make two States out of one in
Virginial We can do anything we