The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1864-03-16

THE CoNsEQUENCEs.-Amo the fur
ther consequences OF this war, the party
opposing it, will ever be held as having
sided with the enemy. The odium, like
the blood on the fatal key, can never be
wiped off. 1t will adhere to it as te-
naciously as the "old man of the noun
tain What, if the impeachment is de
MED, or what, if even it were not true,
that they sympathised with the rebels,
the result will be the same. The taint
can never be removed. The fact is, that
an opposition to the administration. is
an opposition to the government-to the
country and the true name of the man
who opposes his country is, 'TRA1TOR-" J"
1t is well enough perhaps, to hold
strenuously to party, and to keep an eye
to the spoils, in time of peace, when the
community at large would not suffer by
such a course, but, circumstances alter
cases. Now, an opposition to the Gov
ernment is incipient treason. Ordinarily,
the smoking of a cigar in our streets is a
harmless indulgence, but when the streets
are lined with gunpowder, such indul
gence, would be crime. Protest and
explanation may do their best, but the
impression of disloyalty will never be
effaced from the opposition. The esti-
of 1912 is held to this day, is sufficiently
prophetic of what the copperheadS of
1862, may expect for years to come.
When Washington run for President, there
were doubtlessly many who opposed him
and voted against him; but where are
they? Their memory was so abhorrent
that the patriotism of the people crushed
it out Immediately SO it will be with
the miserable few who will at this dark
hour, lend aid and comfort to the enemy,
by endeavoring to weaken confidence in
the men, who by our laws, are our gen
erals and guides through this night of re
bellion
No one doubts the honesty of Abraham
Lincoln. No one doubts the purity of
his patriotism Both at home and abroad
he is admired for his honest integrity.
The simplicity of his letters and their en-
tire lack of partizan evasion and trick,
prove that he is not q demagogue. Wash
ington himself was not more pure. Nor
will the name of the one stand higher i'll
the century to come, or be more venera-
ted by generations get unborn.
An opposition to such a man. is the
course ofinfamy, that will entail disgrace
upon the perpetrator for the short time
that he will be remembered BY patriotic
minds. But it takes all kinds of people
to make world The good and the bad,
the wise and foolish. the obtuSe and the
acute, and the honest and fraudulent
The good man, is not unfrequently abused
for his righteousness sake. The dishon-
est and cunning, will raise q clamor and
do what they can to conceal their motives
and blacken the character of their victim
Thns it is that bad and incompetent men
are foisted into Office and good ones
kept out. The men who are desperate
to get their hands upon the public treasury
will do anything to accomplish their pur-
pose. Even if the Savior should re ap-
pear upon earth, they would oppose him,
If he stood in their way Even good men
of fair Judgment, are sometimes deceived
by the designing so as to support bad
measures, and vote for Infamous men.
But the good sense of the people will tri-
umph at last. and our country will out
live the jealousy of foreign aristocrats.
and the subtle opposition of domestic
knayes.