, 1863-06-06
The Confessions of the Man.


pected from his decided Union sentiments that
he would prefer to be in the Union convention
than among those who nominated him.
From what we know of both candidates, we
hardly see how an issue can be made between
them, and ii bothers us still more to understand
what the believers in Peace Democracy can find
in Mr. Coles position CT doctrines, with which
they can agree, or on account of which the will
be willing to support him. But that is their bus
mess, and not ours; if they like such Union can
didate, they are welcome to him only if they
elect him, we shall tell them in advance we shall
boast OF the result as Union triumph.
This, we learn, created great futtering
among the spoils party the friends Of Mr.
Raynor, who was nominated by that party
at Vancouver, through the influence of the
Henry-Hale clique-than which, more
corrupt body never existed either in this
Territory OF elsewhere.
But the Oregonian without intending
any harm to that clique, had made blum
der, and therefore in the Mondays issue
of that pepper appears long editorial in
which Mr.. Cole is placed in very untena-
Die position, and then that position assailed
and demolished. We have given above
the confessions of the man-now come the
ARTS OF THE POLITICIAN:
After referring to its article of Saturday, the
Oregonian says: awe have since learned that
he is disposed to qualify, as a candidate, the
views which he was understood to entertain in
private life, and that to secure the votes of the
peace democracy he will have the aid of the po-
tent lungs of Judge Strong who (pardon us
Judge) is about the smallest piece of a democrat
that we know Of Such en- auxiliary ought to
settle Coles position in the minds of all who love
the Union and desire its prosperity it is GER
tain that if the Judge is satisfied with him, Union
democrats are to be humbugged. while if he puts
the Judge forward to SANDER the action of the
Government ard say things which he is afraid or
unwilling to speak, he intends to deceive some
body also. The truth is, the poor man has to
carry water on both shoulders If he talks Union
as he has DONE the peace democrats don't want
him, while if he satisfies them, Union men will be
afraid of him. In this awkward predicament, un-
worthy of a free and intelligent patriot of any
party, il seems to US he cannot, be ought not to
expect the support of men whose loyalty is un-
conditional, especially when they can be sure that
their influence will be counted without doubt
a cordial support to Mr.. Raynor, the candidate
of the Union Convention. If Cole is really in
favor of crushing the rebellion, how frivolous and
foolish in him is it to spend his time and waste
his breath in bawling about democracy, in finding
fault with measures like the habeas corpus and
enrolment acts, and in seeking, for the sake of
defeating the Union candidate to fOment oppO-
sition to the Government and not merely to the
Administration. Ii he does this, he may secure
the support of secessioniss, but in doing he
will lose the reputation OF a patriot, and compel
those who might, under other circumstances have
conided in his professions, TO believe that he
would "steal the livery Of Heaven to serve the
Devil in," and stoop TO the crafty acts Of a
demagOgue TO secure personal triumph which
must deceive one or the other of the factions
whose support he covets We trust that in any
such experiment he will utterly fall and that the
result will compel him to remember the words of
Douglas, "In this hour there are no parties, but
patriots and traitors" If he belongs to the first,
his place was in the Union Convention and not
with those who, for the sake of keeping up a
democratic party, are ready and willing to work
with traitors, for no man can pretend that every
sympathizer with secession and foe to the Govern
ment is not found among democrats, and that
such are not seeking to use that party as a means
of aiding the rebellion; and though we do not
party lines are unfaithful TO the Government, yet
we are compelled to believe that those who now
insist upon political organization and action, in
which they fraternze with secessionists, secret
open, prefer party success 10 national prosperity
while the tue patriot will nobiy stand aloof from
any association with treason, and will declare by
his actions as we'll as by his words that to such an
assembly his honor shall not be united
In answer to the above, we would say
that we speak by authority, when we re-
mark that Mr.. Cole will NOT qualify as
candidate the views he is understood to en-
tertain in private life," that he has not
employed Judge Strong, "or any other
man" to say things he is not willing to say
for himself; that he will make the canvass
of the Territory himself, and standing up
on the platform of the party which nomi-
mated him-which platform is uncondition-
al Union-and relying upon his well known
reputation as a Union man, he will advo-
cate such measures as in his judgment are
best calculated to restore the Union, with
out reference to the effect such a course
may have upon his elcction-whether it
pleases or displeases this or that faction
his object not being merely or mainly "to
secure personal triumph" but to obtain
from the people of this Territory a recog-
milton Of the great principles upon which
the Union is founded, and by which only it
can be maintained and restored He goes
before the people Of the Territory unframed
by cliques, unpledged to men, uninfuenced
by venal or selfish considerations, and un-
swerved by the arts of demagogueg of all
factions and parties; and believing that
Democrat may not only be Union man,
but as such is deserving of public conf
dence and trust. If any support him :'as
choice of evils" he is not responsible for
their individual opinions. He will advo-
cate the principles of the Democratic party
as enunciated in the platform of the party
adopted at Vancouver-upon which he
stands, and which he cordially endorses,
and will claim the support of all believers
in those principles, and none other. If Sc
cessionists or abolitionists vote for him, it
will be from other considerations than po-
litcal efinity Cor he will welcome defeat
in contending for truth, rather than court
success by the advocacy of error.
From his we'll known character as a.man