Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-02-18
From the Portsmouth, y. H., States and Union.
How similar is the Conduct of Hum
bugs and Scoundreis of Every Age
and Nation.

Bugs anu >cound rets 81 Every Age
and Nation.
Great is Diana of the Ephesisnsl" exclaimed
a band of EagabOnd coppersmiths ut Ephe>us,
headed by one Alexander, when ST Paul ap-
peared among them to preach the gospel OF
peace and purity. Those rufisns lived 10y man
ulacturing idols for their fellow citizens; and
hence their clamorous opposition to the Christian
religion which declared such trunpery abou-
nation For the worship Of Diana the fellows
cared little or nothing: for their gains from the
Idols used IN il they cared everything For the
moral and material well being OF their neghhors
they cared nothng: they cared only tor them
selves and theirs; and cared simply for worldly
gain. not for making themselves wiser and bet
ter They appealed to the passions and preiu-
dices OF their hearers, not to their reason and
experience Aud sought BY such means TO rem
der permanent the abuses and deluSiOns which
thew lived
OF piece with the conduct OF those scurvy
knaves Is the conduct OF that gang OF contractors
shoddlites and oiice-hoders that assembled at
Concord some DAYS ago Wise and capable
pure and honorable Is Abraham Lincoln, and
most worthy is he to be the Chief Magistrate Of
the republic for another four years. exclaimed
these leeches that sucking the liiebood from
the b0dg polite As their averce urged the
Ephesian scounGrels to endeavor to Danish the
Apostle Of the Gentes from their city, and 80
deprive their fellow citizens OF the light and con-
solutions OF the Christian Gospel also does
the accursed greed for gain of these shOddylieS
and office holders urge them 10 strive TO retain
Abraham Lincoln in Office for a second term, and
thus curse our lgRd with the rule OF ii rTefched
apology for man-tO say nothing of states
mail-for four years New. that the intel
llgent AMI ntiTniic men and women OF the nation
are feeling thankful thatthe time is fast approach
ing when this contemplate creature can be con
signed to the solitude and obscurity for which
nature intended him, is ii not udcrous pro
ceeding To nominate him candidaie for an
Office which he has dshoR0red 5y his bad faith and
misH,a cement Away with him and ali others
like him Let us have a gentleman and 4 pa-
uiOt, scholar and Statesman TO fill the chair
OF the grave and majestic Washington: of the
scholarly and philosophical jefferson: of the
courty and chivalrOus Jackson. And such
man We can easily procure if we bat look him up.
At any rate let us be sure that next Chief
Magistrate shall not he dolt, buifpon and an
imbeclie like the present one. His tnnkies will
call this ',reason:' if So Les them make the most
oft
That the New Hampshire shodfyites and ct.
flee holders should take that step l. quite natural.
For u i he that IN ale them and not they them
selves; they are his people aud the sheep of his
pasture 1t was he who called them into life and
notice IL was me who licensed them and their
brethren OF Otner states 10 cneat anu aiunier
the nation Willie he lives they live. When he
dies. they die, aud 20 out like foul exhtlation.
A longer lease of power and patronage for him
would be longer opportunity for them 10 stuff
their pockets with the plumber OF the American
people See TO il, oh to il. of the
Granite State, that those frowsy fellows all 40
out together: and make room for true meu and
tried men: honest men, honorable men and ca
pable men.
] he blackguard cOppersmiihs ngcniously lied
and plotted against. and vigorously ssore and
beloved at the great Apostle; bat they failed
and he triumphed. They failed because none
but the ignorant believed them and none bat the
vicious assi.'ed them. The intelligent and hon
est OF their fellow townsmen discovered them to
be crafty. selfish and knavish; and they had
10 betake themselves 10 some other and better
business than living on the ignorance and ere
duli'y o. their people And thus did the
ship af Diana soon become an abomination 10 the
wiser and uobler portion OF the people; ini H.
naily 10 ali Of them-base and noble deficient
and cultivated.
Will NOT our people examine for themselves As
did the more intelligent and the more reasonable
portion OF the Ephesians! VIII they not exam
ire the Heten>ions and professions oi The shod
dyite-I VII they not seek To- ,!iScoV er the ma
ture 0i tie LOYALTY" and "pltriDli>m al our
sholdvites and office holders? Ii they do they
will be convinced that the loyalty of
these fellows Is "lOyaltY 10 their own interests;
and that their patriotism" is love for themselves
mot love for their country and its people IL
they watch the doings and examine The savings
OF these fellows they will soon conclude that the
shodd,ites deserve NOS the confidence ct honest
people but their contempt. not their approval but
their cenSure; not their support but their oppo-
siton and condemnation on the eighth day OF
next March
Il t.,1sa
and their Subsidized, prostituted press would have
Us believe that things are all right when they ale
all wrong: that the country j. growing weaithy
when IL J. growing poor and uTetched; that g
are eFowin- good and great when We are growing
meau ana Lutte: ;hat all other nations >pect Us.
when they actually despiSe n: hat We are grow
ing wise When really growing foolish;
that We are a shrewd people. hen We are sha me-
fully humhuggej that We are advancing Ia The
Christian lite and progressing in civilization.
when We relapsiug iuto paganism and march
ihg backwards into medieval b,rb-r>m; that
this civi! war j. honorable and beneficial, when
il Is dI>graee.ui and disastrous; that the wal Is
vigorously Haced ia eIsler IL secureea speedy
peace. when it j. vigorously prosecuted ii order
10 proOng tier rascaliy refine; that II IS waged
to restore the Union. when d l. wa9es IA . man.
neT calculated "a render IS restoration moral
ard physical imJOssibiiiy; thit they intend 20
they ere running both blacks and white. and
that they are Iaboring 70 make our Repubiic one
IA fact "a in theory, when they are OveTturning
all republican customs aud Institutions, and e.
tabliShng 4 military GeSpotism OF the ruins OF
our great aud glorious Republic despotism
wherein they themselves viii be the lords and
masters aud we their slaves AMI thrllls. BY
prnlongiug this war they will collect all The money
OF the country into their hands; they vii
by and by obtain coa,rol of all Government
bonds. aud through them of all the real estate OF
the country They will drag from their homes
aud afterwards slaughter so many OF the Young
and able boiled men Of the country that there
will be none but the old and infirn 20 OppOse
them when they ready to give The coup d,
grace finishing stroke to the Republic. Viii
the majprity of the yeomanry of Nes Hampshire
permit them to carry out this internal programme
OF their>l God forbid, No. they viii not
They will not be accessories IN this wiul crime
against their own liberties. against those Of thei
children. against those of their race How long
then will ihey tolerate the rule of these vagH
bondsg Oalv till next Marcel, only til nexi
March As tue sensible ami virtuOus people o.
Eshe.us sent those who lived on the creiality OF
their people 10 look up some other employment
so will the honest and inielli gent aud independent
yeomanry of New Hampshire cause our shoddy
ties and Treasury thieves 10 adopt some better
calling than deceiving and plundering their osr
PEOPLE.
There are now hut two parties IN our Stale an
country: those who deceive and plumber, and
those who are deceived and plundered Tn,