Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1863-04-24

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have "party lines drawn" as affirmed He
asked to have one Congressman taken from
the democratic column" and gave as rea-
son, that he thought it would lessen the hate
and opposition TO the Government That
certainly is very like drawing party lines
for he asks the loyal men to support man
whose election would please the opposers Of
the Administration. "Tra1" may call this
"sophistry,' but assure him, | have no in
[ tenton 70 deal in anything but reason, and
think any fair Interrogation Of his first article,
will show clearly what affirmed Of 1.-THE
draoiag of party iines--if not By a Democrat,
by one who deeply sympdhzes Nth me Demo-
Gratis
4 Hesays further PARTY lines indeed My
/ modest asking was tina, the Democracy should
no. be wholly excluded from Coz gress, IN
/ this entire Stste--that one delegate, out Of
/ five, might purchsnce reasonably fall to them.
/ II simply claiming enc Representative, Is
/ drawing party lines, what must be said Of
claiming toe whole five Senators, and Repre-
sentatives - "Ttaxi' has, evidently educa-
/ ton, and ability, and | will not yet presume
60 doubt his candor, also. But here is
point on which we differ greatly. | may be
wrong-hc may be wrong-l Of course think
he is wrong. lie denies that he draws patty
I lines and feels that I am doing myself an In.
/ justice in accusing him of il, and yet again
he cioImS a Congressman for The Democrats 1pl.
/ piy on The ground that hcy are Democrats -
/ lie cannot fail to see he is drawing party lines
and that too Of the most iudividious kind.
A wasting war is. upon us Our national
existence is hfeatenAl No man among rs,
whatever his opinions may be Of the merits
or dement's OF our cause, has right TO with
{ hold lis unqualified support He cannot
oppose the Government without, TO the extent
/ OF that opposition, aiding the rebels. We
ney think we could do this or that better
than the Administration has done tive may
/ imagine we have been wtunged aud over
/ looked, but it must make no difference with
our acts The man who takes the occasion
/ Of a National disaster to present his private
grirlS and to demand redress as n condition
TO his SUPP ort is 40 better than he who re-
Eases tu haul a brother from the quicksands
until he has promised to divide his patrimony
/ with him. And We, we have men of this class
among us AND ii is these cynical iaui fin
4 ders whom "Tfaxt' wishes us to pIeasc-to
buy up from opposing the Administration !
The amount OF his two articles Isl
J. That those who dcnouuce this war as a
Lincoln war would be a measure sllcnced
by the election Of "Dcnocrat' to Congress
from thus State
II That this i, due to the democracy"
as "r,rqrd' 10 their "loyaIty'
This, / believ h. will admit 20 be the
meaning Of his artceF. Now ! nm one OF
those who believe every honest nuin will do
his duty TO his country with o., a thought 10
any other reward than that of an approving
conscience. Lie Butler, Hooker, Wilcox
and Lieut.. GOV Dillingham;. they VIII act
rather than stay away and find fault OF
such mn no ono thinks to ask, ia he a
Democrat or lis he a Republican = They
ask nothing as rewdrd 70 loyaty--it is
enough for them to know their country needs
their strong arms and vigorous minds, and
they 20 to work But "Traxi argues that we
should give CONGRESSMAN to the Democrats
to ai'ence the fault-fuders and reward the
true men. As though Democrat was not
just as much bond to serve tho country as
any one Who does he mean 10y Democrats
Dos he mean those noble men who have
dropped all thought Of party and who fiand
like Butler and Hooker and Wilcox side by
side VITA Banks, "a Mitchell, Hunter and
Grant, Does hsT mean such men "a Lieut..
Gov. Dillingham;, II ne docs. he is losing
time in writing in their behalf,--for they
stand in the ZANE rank as Republic ms and
men who were formerly of all parties. They
ask for rotbinp-tbcy want no reward-thcy
arc as likely to FIJI any place as who has
been the persona. friend OF Mr. Lincoln. 10
ask that one Of them should be sent to Con-
gress to "pie1se" them and to '.rerad them
for logu1g' would be an insult to them ALL
If he means those psudo Democrats who
are cv ? finding Gull. Csc Coppcrhoads
WHO have crawled into the "Grsnd old Dem.
ocratic Temple' in order 10 gam rreslige from
the thine -honored name" but who never let
an opportunity pass 20 pour their slime on
the administrations it is these reptiles he
wishes to please. he sinks belo,D them at nee
And what else is called Democracy now ?
"Can the "Democratic Column" which
"Trsxi" speaks of claim Ben. Wood and
Valandinsham as leaders, II not. it is not
a pant of the ',Dcmocfa,ic Pany," for all hon.
est men l,nve been driven from il!
Look at Democracy tn a, They rule
New York. and New York has not filed her
quote Of troops within 80 900! The, SWAIN
ia Penns,lvania. and moro than 5000 descr-
tiers walk unmolested 10 he "Demooratc
towns o. DO they go tor crushing the rebels
No Tho, demand a dissraceGd neace