The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1863-10-24

"Appearances justify suspicion and when the
safety of Nation is at stake, suspicion is just
ground Of inquiry. Let US enter into it with
candour and decency."--Junius.
Our text was written many years ago: but it
has lost none of its force by age, and is as appl
cable to the schemes of party politicians to-day,
40 it was to the appearance of corruption which
existed in the British Ministry Of 1869. Appear
anees justify the belief that an effort is being
made to displace and overthrow the true Union
element Of this County. and substitute an ele-
ment of opposition to the Administration in its
policy of putting down the rebellion, thus max
ing itself quasi ally of traitors. 1t is but
short time since our County was ruled by cor
rupt set of pro-slavery demagogues, and the
result Is plainly felt in the onerous taxation with
which we are burthened. By degrees our people
have been throwing off the incubus of -sla
vefyism. which has weighed them do1Rn and
the Democratic party of four years ago Is politi-
cally dying-but, as dying man grasps at a
straw, it is making one last convulsive effort to
retain the place from which it is about to be
forever hurled. With its true leaders in the
rebel army, or wanderers from the face of loyal
men, without principle that it dare publicly
sustain appearances justify the suspicion that The
party is seeking to accomplish by intrigue what
it dare not attempt by an open fight and such
a suspicion is just ground of inquiry In this
County we have party organization of loyal
men in unmistakeable terms they have an
nounced their devotion to the Union; they
issued general call for all loyal men to meet in
convention for the selection of county officers !;
they made no distinction in regard to the past
political Proclvities of any man-they called
upon all, if loyal. Where were these men who
are now in opposition to this Union party? Was
mot the Union platform broad enough for them to
stand on? Are their political predictions so
strong that they cannot unite with men of opro-
site political faith in the work Of sustaining the
Government {? Or in their greedy lust for Office
are they blind to all principle? That some upon
this Independent ticket are stimulated by a mere
desire for the emoluments of Office, no one can
doubt. That others are endowed by deeper and
more damnable motives there is just ground for
suspicion; and the former are being made the
tools of the latter. The Copperheads of our
County dare not breathe their sentiments they
are cowed into submission: but. sullen and
morose, they are silently working in the interest
Of the slave power, hoping to obtain By strategy
the accomplishment of their ends. Be not de-
ceiyed
The ELEcrIoSs.-We have space this week only
TO say that the Rebellion has received its final
doom at the ballot-box. But short time will
be necessary for the weight Of these victories to
crush Rebellion and Slavery. and give us Peace.
The Keystone State has endorsed the radical
Anti-slsvery attitude of the Administration by
Forty Thousand Majority Ohio. 10000 and
Indiana and Iowa have also given majorities.
In Pennsylvania, the soldiers were not allowed
TO vote, bat the following returns, certified to by
-cemnanding officers, is sufficient to justify the
belief that had they been permitted to vote,
Curtin's majority would have been Eighty Thou