Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-01-12

in full, as well as for not publishing it any
sooner. Having relieved it Of its corpulency, |
and deferred its publication until it suited
our leisure, we feel like a public benelactor |
GSy~We cannot refrain from appealing TO
well-meaning men, everywhere, to go back to
memory and the Bible, and start afresh upon
the discharge OF Christian duty. Let them
hanish from their hearts the prevailing feel
ings of malice and vengeance, let them lay
aside their greed for wealth, their ambition
for distinction, and above all, their partisan
prejudices, and unite with the Democracy in
their efforts to rescue the country from its
gore, and to restore it to peace and safety by
means that good men may employ, and God
approve.
Trlbulation.-Ther is very large class
of folks in this country who have nothing
white about them except their liyers aud their
neckties They are divisibe into Two class
es, viz; those who wear shGd.belly coats and
speak anciently, and those who drivel abo-
. tionism ON Sundays for livelihood The
/ former style themselves "Frieuds, and are
/ Friends to themselves and Sanbo--and the
latter take pleasure in being known aud ad-
mircd as "Watcbmen on the Walls OF Zion,
with d tremendous big y
We need not add that both these classes
ure loyal --- loyal to n fault yea, to several
faults They voted for Brough, "a Vigorous
prosecution Of the war, and all the pious ma
chinery Of negro emancipation. But there
was one little thing of personal nature that
they didn't know was in the bin, and didn't in,
tend to vote for, to-wit the eonscripuon oi
Quakers and Preachers, They supposed that
the phrase, liable bodied men referred ex-
clusiyely to sinners aud copperheads To
themselves, particularly the oversight is ralh-
er an embarrassing one, and is likely to bring
them to grief We hope no one will be so
unkiud, now that their mistake is beginning
to assume practical aspect, as to charge
them with wanlony committing it, Nothing
was further from their thoughts
This is made evident on the part Of the
preachers, by their promptitude in memorial.
zing Congress TO be SO far excused as only to
be "held to service" as Chaplains, at a good
salary, or as hospital officials, with access to
the canned fruits and cordials In short they
are "instaut in prayer, in season, and out OF
season" to have the lines cast TO them in
safe and pleasant places, aud we confidently
hope they may surceed--in getting into
the ranksll
The aiirighted Shads also, who were so re.
Gently on the rampage for Brough and Gear.
nal weapons, and so forth, are coneeutra-
ting thelr broad-brimmed representatives be-
fore the House Military Committee, to beg
in nasal aud penurious accents, that hey
forsooth, shall be made exceptions, for piety'
sake, to the victims Of glory and government
that neither their cowardly oarcasses, MOI
their nis sgardly purses shall be drawn upon
for blood or greenbaeks, like those Of other
men. They have forgotten, in their trepida
ton, the iluslrious proposition, that "all meu
are created equal," which, having been con
strued to include niggers, viii hardly bear the
further peryersion Of excepting Quakersll
Ifthere is to be no distinction on account
Of color, we move there be none acknowledged
on account of cloth, costume or persuasion
Surely, "the best Government on earth,
will see the eminent propTiety, wisdom anC
justice, of putting those who claim to be bes
prepared for the great change. well iorwar,
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