The Placer herald., 1863-05-30

know there is a large majority Of our Indi.
ana troops in the field who are Democrats
You say that our Republican party, as such
has been a failure--that it has been extrava,
gant-that it has been dishonest-that its
negro policy has been unwise, unsound, mis-
chievous-that it is now seeking to compel
the citizens of free States to purchase and
pay for the negroes of the South-that the
New Eng gand and "Reserve" Abolitionists
have tainted the name Of Republican-al
these things you admit, and vet you expect
the Democrats will join a party which self
confessed, is both disgraced and dishonored
lhls, sir, is your own story, and not mine
If what you say about the Republican party
is true, neither you nor have any right to
invite an honest man, under the deluson of
a new name, to join it. If it is incapable of
conducting our public affairs, it ahoud abdi
cate to those who are. For Heavens sake
Mr.. G., let US be honest with ourselves, and
no longer do violence to the sentiments Of
true love of country. Names are nothing,
as you say; but they do mean a good deal
when you attempt to delude sober-ninded
men into a political trap by their use am
vet an unbeliever in your doctrine of "expe-
dency."
Mr. G. l see that YOU have not yet
earaed how to accommodate your conscience
to the political necessity of the times, but
! you will have to come to it, or separate
from the Republicans. There is, III fact, no
idea Of giving up The Republican party at
all. You misunderstood me, and all the
leaders of that party. The Union party"
is only intended for Indiana, Ohio, and the
Northwest. New England and New York
will maintain pure and undehled Republi-
can organization, because we have the votes
there, without going out after the Demo
cratic boys at all. Lincoln will remain
sound" on the Chicago PIatform-for he
says it is law unto him-and we return good
Republicans to Congress next Fall, "all our
measures of freedom to every human" land
that means the negro of course) will be
faithfully carried out. You need have no
misgivings that we are going to give up and
abandon our policy of emancipation. Why
should we! Our measures to be sure, will
have to be taken cautiously; but our leaders
know what they are about Be assured,
sir, that "slavery must die" Lincoln said
so, mouth ago, to the Kentucky members
of Congress, when they attempted to badger
him against the Columbia emancipation bill
Again beg you not to be too conscientious
The Chicago platform is my bible for the
present.
Mr.. K Well, Mr.. G., | can't get rid Of
my concience as easily as you do yours, and,
for that reason, am in great doubt abou'
this policy of cheating the Democrats out of
their votes. 1t is my deliberate judgment
that we should be hon st, and if our princi-
pies are right, they should be presented in
an honest way. have been at heart an
abolitonlst these twenty years, and have
suffered nconveniences for the sake of my
opinions. 1t is different with you. When
| knew you first, sir, you were Democrat,
but as your party would not give you office
or could not-you joined the Know Moth
ings, cursed the Dutch and Irish, denounced
the foreigners of all natonalities, and finally
when the party went under, you took to the
new Republican organization, and became
one Of its leaders. Our party now becom-
ING odious, for its "corruptions, frauds, and
steangs," as you say, it is now proposed by
you, and those like you, to change its name
again, and do indirectly what the people
will not allow you to do directly. You
adopt the tactics of the pirate and bucca
neer, and change the name of your vessel to
escape detection and the punishment which
the laws of civilization would enforce against
you. Really, sir am quite unable to com
prehend the extent of that political depravi-
ty. 1t is too deep for me. Your politicians
can understand it, no doubt, for you have
twsted and turned so often, that you look
to me as if you were never to stop your
changes. The people will surely lose conf
dence in men who are governed by expedi,
ents, and not by any honest principle, and
who aspire to cheat men out of their votes
by false pretences. | want no fellowship
with such, and will pursue my own course.
leaving to you and other leaders Of the Re.
publican party, the unmanlv resort of the
trickster and the sublerfuges of the dema-
gogue. Thank Heaven, have some icon.
science" left, and though you make light of
it, as you have often done some other virtues,
that is no reason who | should abandon
common honesty, and become sharer in
your guilt. Good Morning, Mr.. G..
Mr. G. Good morning, SIR. (.Sotto voce)
That man will bear watching. He talks
like a synpathizer with the rebels. Will be
traitor in less than six months-the rascal!
or a Democrat, which is worse-the william!
Indiana State Sentinel
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