Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-01-13
A Record of Toryism.

toryism than any other that has pro
badly ever occurred, and when once
over will consign more individuals tC
merited contempt and infamy than any
other political acts ever conceived by
the unprincipled demagogues who hide
their constructive treason under the
cloak of democracy. When the rebel:
last summer were within sight of Har
risburg the controlling spirits assem-
bled there to nominate a Governor
had not q word to say against the in
vaders Of our State, though they did
not hesitate TO illuminate their tory
falsehoods against both National and
State Governments. In this we were
not disappointed, for their nominee
was we'll known as q panderer to the
Southern Slave power; nor were we
disappointed when Mcclellan pomp.
ously announced that Woodward and
himself " cordially agreed" for from
the day he asked the President to
leave Washington totally defenceless
by giving him all the troops in front
of it,-an act which most assuredly
would have resulted in its capture and
pillage by the rebels-we always be-
ieved "the game" was to patch up a
peace with the rebel leaders, and thus
preserve Slavery and Slave Power,
which may truly be said to be the cor
ner stone of that democracy" foster
ed under the infamous administration
of James Buchanan and his cabinet of
traitors. These ends however were
defeated, either by the foresight and
frmness Of President Lincoln, or by
an overruling Providence. Since then,
events have been Fastening onward,
and no man in his senses car now doubt
the success of our arms, and the total
overthrow of Rebeldom.
But warning upon warning seems to
have no effect upon the leaders of the
so-called and selfstyled democracy,
and instead of bending their energies
towards defeating the rebels, they suffer
no opportunity topass oput themselves
in that position best calculated to benefit
the rebels and iaJure our government AS
an instance of this we have sixteen
senators calling themselves "loyal men"
who, since the second Tuesday of jan
uary, have set themselves up in factious
opposition to the State Government,
not for right, or principle, but that
some locotoco minion may be clerk,
another doorkeeper, and few others
folders and pastors! They know that
the Union men have a majority, but
one of them being purposely withheld
as prisoner in Richmond, sooner than
go on with legislation under the Speak
er elected at the close of last session.
they vote against the soldier enjoying
the right of suffrage, against giving
thanks to Meade and his gallant army,
and against every thing else that is
offered, and are thus robbing the tax
payers Ct at least thousand dollars
day. 1t is worthy Of record that in
similar case in this State, in time
OF peace, when Buckalew was absent,
whig senator gave them a speaker
and principal officers, and in another
State a few years ago the Republican
members did the same 1t is however
reserved for set of men elected as
democrats, an time Of ,car, when all
IS at stake, to make a tory record as
enduring as that of the revolution. 1t
Is almost unnecessary to add that the
piece Of democratic machinery who
this district, is one of
them.