Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1863-06-11
Thursday Morning, June lltll'
A String Of Beliefs.

AS it Is very possible ana SUMO nav
probable, that this IS the last editorial
scribble that we shall make for the
CHRoNloLE, it may not be amiss there
fore to throw together few thoughts as
TO our political belief, and the notions
we hold in reference to the state Of the
country.
We believe in the 1st place, thata re-
publican form of government is, theo-
rcticaly, splendid idea; but that in its
practical application it requires stern
and sterling integrity, to carry it out so
as to make it prove an unfailing safe
guard to the persons and property Of the
whole people.
We believe in the I'd place, that a re-
publican form Of government affords to
demagogues, and swindlers, and knayes,
and dastards, and scoundrels, and cheats
generally, a fine chance to display their
tact and talent in quilting and duping
the people, and that therefore such char
actcrs are very apt TO multiply under its
auspicies
We believe in the Sd place, that the
United States Of America has been I'M
der the dominion Of the best system Of
n republican government that the world
has ever seen, and upon a larger scale
than the thing has ever been tested in
any age or country.
We believe in the 4th place, that in
the framing of the Constitution, when
this Republic was founded, that an Gle
ment was admitted into it, contrary to
the righteous laws Of the universe, viz !:
the recognition Of human chattlehood,
and that this element is absolutely de-
structiyo in its tendency and must from
its very nature produce disruption.
We believe in the 9Th place, that po-
litical knayery and bastard demagogue-
ism has multiplied faster in the United
States than in any other part Of the world
in the same number Of years.
We believe in the 9th place, that all
departments in the general government
and State governments, have been and
are dreadlully tainted with corruption
and that most Of the Christian churches
of the land are less or more contaminated
with it also
We believe in the 18th place, that very
little confidence can be safely placed in
any political party now popular, and that
the political leaders of all the popular
parties are to be suspected of stronger
attachment to the feathering of their own
nests, rather than to the well being of the
country
We believe in the Sth place, that this
fierce contest now raging in this nation
is the fruit Of villiany growing out of
the wicked element of human chattle-
hood, permitted to exist by the Consti-
tuition, and suffered to become an ack-
nowledged fact by the people and the
government since its organization.
We believe in the 9th place, that the
prospect of cohesion Of the parts Of
the nation now severed, under one gov
eminent is exceedinly doubtful, and that
want of union in The North more than
the rebellion IN the South will destroy
the Republic.
These are some of our beliefs, but
they are only beliefs. We urge no man
to embrace them, and if any man sees
c,use to entertain beliefs different from
these, so let it be, we have no quar-
rel with him. All we wish is privilege
of living peaceably among peaceablo
people, to think our own thinkings, and
to let other people think theirs.
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