The mountain Democrat., 1864-09-17
Publla opinion channlnR.

flying. Six months ago! 4 was consider.
ed . grave offence H. speSk disrespect
ful word Of the stale old joker, now mem
brrS Oi his own party h"ld him up to rid.
icule. and p'Onuor CT him Q siupendous
humbug. This feeling IL spreading eve
ryW here and must coon beGaipe1SaA St
nature, education and experience he is to,
tally unit to be the Chi,f Magistrate Of q
o::'S> ::ss:;zi rss;!s ::ssJ SSagS Pesiaion he
occupies only makes his unhtness con
Spicu0uS and diSRraceful. Men who for
years have been the lou:leSt and bitterest
in denunciatiOn Of copperheads," now
express themselves 30 much more EN-.
Phatically against the nototiOuSly profit
gate and corrupt Administration, that the
most coPpery Of "c"pperheadS are thrown
in the shade. Honest men cannot ex-
Cuse or forgive Lincoln for hesping favOrS
upon such .windlers and hlackguards a.
Cameron and jim Lane; dignitied and
earnest statesmen are provoked at his
levity and lirtleness; and patriotic men
are disgnstrd with his persecution Of a
gallant soldier, to whom he il indebted
for the safety Of the National Capitol,
whose popularity he dreaded and whose
reputation he has indus,riously hut vain.
" rndeavOred to blast. Aside from his
miSrhievOus and sectional aud wicked
policy, which is designed to destroy the
Union and deprive the people Of their
rights. his coarseness, levity and perfidy
have divid' d his party and driven from
his support the ableSt and best men of the
Republican party. No party can have
confidence in a man who violates his
plighted faith without Scruplr, and who EN-
braces and rejects a principle whenever it
suits his humOr, Ak Lincoln has frequrntl,
done. Faithlrss to his friends and treach.
erous to his party, and cordial only to
those who fawn upon and cringe to him,
he is losing the respect Uf even those who
are indebted to him for tavors In nun.
Der of the Atlantic cities, our exchanges
inform It's. so unpopular has he become,
office holders are deseriing him and or
San* of his party are riliculing his pre-
tensions.
In our county so many Republicans,
some Of them Of prominence, have taken
pains to inform US Of their utter disgust
with and contempt for the Administra
'ion and its policy, that we are fearful
therc-w not br room in the Democratic
church tn seat them all. There appears
to be- a stampede, and if the rush goes on
at the present rate. Lincoln will be left to
paddle his own canoe" up Salt River, and
the men who anticipate riding into Office
by supporting him will he "left out in the
cold" The sensible. rejecting. honest
men of the Republican party perceive that
with a continuance OF the-present policy.
nothing but ruin can be expected-that
II will ensure immense sacrifices in life
and treasure, and not advance the cause
Of re union a single inch. They arc will-
ing To prosecute the war to restore the
Union, but they are not willing to impov-
c iSh themselves. to drench the land with
blood and clothe it in mournin and ill
it with graves for the benefit Of the slaves
"f the South. 1t is evident to the most
indifferent observer Of political matters,
t'nt the arty in power do not wish to
restore the Union; they are determined
that 1t shall not bc restnred il they can
prevent it; their speakers and organs
have aulh0ritatively declared that its res
t"rati"n is "neither possible nor desira-
hlc !; they rejected overtures 0i peace not
only against the wishes Of the people hut
appeals Of some of the leaders of their own
pnrty; and th' ir rejection has opened the
eyes If the masses and turned them
against an Administration which is sauan-
dering the treasure and spilling the blood
vi the nation to perprtuats its power,
crafty it's malice and place the npgru up.
on an equality with white mrn. Thousands
who supported Lincoln. believing him
honest and patriotic. now that they have
discovered their error. are rallying under
the Democratic flag and shouting fo- the
nations favnrite, the hero of Antietam.
George B. Mcclellan. They know that q
change Of Administration in the only hope
Of saving the Union-of preventing an
archy and ruin.
CONFINED. The judgment ofthe world
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