North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1864-04-20
Abolition Hypocrisy.

1t will be remembered that in the early
part OF the present session of the State Leg
islature, and before the Senate was consttu-
ton lily organized, an Abolition Senator Of
tered resolution proposing 10 increase the
pay Of the Soldiers. lt was well known by
the AboIitioni,ts is that the Democratic Sena-
! torswould vote against considering this res
! olution at that time, as they were voting
against everything that was offered, upon
the principle that the Senate was not organ.
ized, and therefore was nnr ,noetcnt to LEG
iSlate. At the time this resolution was so
voted asi inst, Abolition Senators and Abo-
Itinn presses teemnd with abuse for so vot-
lug. We feIt confident at Tie time that thi,
show Of Indignation was all sham and that
! the resolution was only offered 10 place the
Democrats in ia!se position before tre coun
! try. little did they think that there was
rod IN pickle" for them, and the hypocrtt-
ical mask would 50 sool DC torn from them
and they be compelled to show tn cir hand to
meet tnls question in open Senate.
Consequently, when Mr.. II 'pAins, the able
Democratic Senator from Washington coun-
~, on Wednesday last, offered a resolution
nstructing the proper Coumittee TO bring in
Bill instructing our Senators and r, pre-
+9Ittt.vs in Congress "to vote for law re-
! quiring the payment of non-commiss'oHed
officers AMI privates in the service of the
| G ,vcrninent, in coin or its equyaenl,n il
| fell ike a bomb shell among them. AMI
Messr> johnson, Lowry. Fic,n ing, St Clair
and wilson, ali Aboliliotists, pounced up on
| 1t with the fiercest opppsl ton. The resplu
tion was warmly supported by Massrs HIP.
klns, CIymsr, Wallace and Lumber ton, all
Democrats, but to no effect for the extremely
! loyal" set->tyled "snll,ers frends,n aI.vo-
TED against it, aud As tneJ are IN rnrj'ruy
IN The Senate 'he resolution was defea ted
every abnlltionIst voting against it.
Will their papers row inform the
solliers what party are their friend, q
Several Of the Abplitlonists not liking the
POSITION they hal been placed in, Mr.. Men
! OILS, Ab,lirionsts af Ppiiade:phla, offered a
I iA'pDS''i'h I"'A'"c w" p''pNA "A'NNo~
to inquire into the e.rpediency of increasing
the pa, of the soldiers, intending thus to
plaster the matter over. But Mr.. Hopkins
was de,erm ned that they should not thus
| sh,rk the question, 80 he moved to amend
! that such increase should not he less than
| $50 per month. The hypoorites thus found
themselves curnered, their courage gave way
and hey allowed the resolution to pa IS in that
| shape. Pretty friends # the soldier indeed !!
| These abolitonists are very generous to
| them about election time, i'll warning them
t. beware of Copperheads, and covering them
all over with moonshine cnmpl nents aud
shoddy blankets but when it comes to pay
ing them for their services, 'they can't see
( it," Out upon such miserable hypocrisy -
| They may think that as the soldiers get but
| little to read but Abolition newspapers, they
will not see this display of their patriotism,
| and they can keep the wool over their eyes
| by keeping them in ignorance of what is 60
ing on at home But if We are not greatly
mistaken, their relatives at home Will re-"
member the hollow hearted professions OF
| of their professed Abolition Decentralization
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