American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-03-02
HI Won't Paw.

The following telegraphlc dispatch from
Washington has been published in some
Of the papers:
a scurrilous publication violently
abusing President Lincoln having obtain
ed a somewhat extensive circulation
throughout the country, by the aid of
Congressional franks, statement is au-
thorized by several pas inent Repabli-
can Congressman, who ranks have been
used, that they were ignorant Of the con-
tents Of this pasquinade, and supposed it
to be Senator Pomeroy's circular 1t is
understood that to Mr.. Carroll, of Mary
land, writer of some notoriety, belongs
the discredit of its authorship"
We are glad to learn that "several
prominent Republican Congressmen" have
authorized" the statement" to be made
'that they were ignorant of the contents
of this pasqqinade, and supposed it to be
Senator Pomeroy's circular That was
certainly bad enough for several promi-
nent Republican Congressman" to have
anything to do with. The Congressman
who gave the sanction of their franks to
to Mr.. Pomeroys attack on President
Lincoln have certainly lost all right to
the designation Of 'promincat Republi-
cans" They should be made to take
back seats, and their places should be FL
led with better Republicans and more pru-
dent and patriotic partisans.
The editor of the Toledo Biaae has
been shown, 'confdentally" he says, San
anonymous pamphlet entitled Tie Meet
PyeSideatih Electioa," which he was in
formed was being secreicly circulated in
Washington and perhaps at other points. -
Subsequently he received copy of the
same under the frank Of member Of
Congress. This pamphlet is the "scu-
rilous publication alluded to in the Wash
ington dispatch above quoted. The edi-
tor Of the Bladc gives 1ull extracts from
the pamphlet, with spicy and just com
ments.
We are not going to quote one word
from this mildly termed "pasquinade -
We take it as personal compliment that
no prominent Republican Congressman"
dared to send us either a copy Of Mr..
Carols pamphlet or Senator Pemeroy's 5
circular. The pamphlet, judging from
the extracts printed in the BLade, is a
most indecent and shamelessly partisan
attack ON Mr.. Lincoln personal integrity,
his character as a man, and on his admin
istration of the government. 1t might
well have been written by the yilest scrib.
bier in the Copperhead camp. Among
other things it compares President Lin
coin unfavorably with Jefferson Davis
And yet this pamphlet was shown to the
editor of the Biode .'confdentially," an
other copy of it was sent to him under
the frank of member of Congress, and
he was informed by the person who con
fdently" showed him the first copy that
lit was being secretly circulated in Wash
ington and perhaps at other points"
We merely wish to say here that such
opposition to Mr., Lincoln's denomination
as that contained in the Pomeroy circular
and the Carroll pamphlet viii signally
fail of its object. Every publication of
this character which may be printed or
circulated, whether .'confdentially, ''se-
crctly,,' under the frank of prominent
Republican Congressman" or otherwise,
is bound to fail of its object and to add
daily to the chances for a second term of
Honest Old Abe