The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-03-17
From the Bangor JefarsonIan.l
Throwing Stones in Glass Houses.

Just now the Bangor Democrat. Portland
Argus, Boston Post and other leading Dem
ocratic papors, are commenting with ill.con.
cealed delight upon the deeply disgraceful
acts Of Andrew johnson on the occasion OF
his recent installation to the Vice Presiden.
cy, and they attempt to cast the reproach up
on the Republican party. They use great
plainness Of speech in so doing; and We Of
fer no apology for equal plainness in our nd.
mcntions to those who throw stones in glass.
houses. ..'
If It he true that Mr.. Johnson's grossly
incorporate habits have been acquired by his
party associations, the disgrace of them sure
ly does not lie at the door of the Republican
purity. Hc was Jealous Democrat until
some time after the shareholders broke out
in rebellion, rs the extracts from his speech.
ca, which these Democratic organs have 'kept
before the people. abundantly demonstrate.
They have quoted him rs charging upon the
Republican party the responsibility OF this
war, and rs opposing the measure OF coercing
the armed insurgents into submission to the
Federal authorities.
Il is we'll known that the chief principles
or tenets of the Modern Democntic Party
Lre-ruin the country when they could no
longer rule it, Slavery. Propagandism, and
Rum
Now, early In the war Mr.. johnson pub
licly regulated all tho planks in the Demo-
cratic platform except the one last named.
the "Old Rye" Buchanan plank. That one.
most unfortunately for himself and the fair
fame of our country, he did not repudiate |!
He boldly denounced the Secession and Trea.
son OF his party; and declared himself Tor
tho complete extirpation OF Slavery when no
saw that his party in the South had taken
IN arms, without protest from the party In
the North, in its defence. He boldly charg.
I'd upon the leaders of that party in the
North completely with the Confederate Sc
ccssionists in their Treason. For this course
the Democratic papers in the North denounc'
ed him. H'n"
All know the motives which actuated the
Baltimore Convention in selecting Mr.. John.
son Ms the candidate Tor Vice President In
place Of Mr.. Hamlin, who like Mr.. Lincoln
Is total abstinence man. 1t was in defer.
ence to "the Democratic element in tho
Union party. With not the slightest suspi'
cion or doubt ms to the patriotism and char.
ucter Of Mr.. Hamlin, that Convention noni
mated Mr.. johnson for Vice President, and
the Union people. without knowledge Of
the fact that Mr.. johnson had not repudiat'
ed the entire platform Of the Democratic
party, triumphantly elected him. And, We
say II more in sorrow than in anger, on the
very occasion OF his installation to that high
office. In the presence Of the Senate. the mem.
hers of the House. the President and the
Cabinet. the Foreign Ministers and distin-
guishcd Army and Navy officers, nay before
tho eyes of tho nation and tho world.-t
man, this chosen Of the people who were ig.
norant Of his personal habits, demonstrated
the fact. in his own personal conduct and in
its most debasing deforinity, that no wis still
a dcvotee to this only remaining tenet OF the
Democratic party. %
We say then to those Democratic papers
which nre cndeavoring to avert tho eyes OF
the people from their reasonable doctrines
and practices by charging Mr.. Johnson's
gross inebriety upon the Republican party,
that they are throwing stones in glass hous.
es; chat in so doing they are advertising their
own imprudence, their own shame They
knew perfectly we'll that that which ha,
brought lasting disgrace upon Mr.. John.
son, and upon the country, was only devel
opment of 90 much OF their own party rs
their victim had not repudiatcd.
Two of the u. g. Senators are notorious
drunkards. They have passed scarcely ono
sober hour in the Senate Chamber. They
have dono none Of their duties in the Com
mittss rooms, and the Senate in Its present
extra session has very properly assigned them
no place Whatever on the new Committed.
These Senator's are Democratic leaders in
that body, and that fact has secured for them
entire exemption fr"m censure from those pa.
pers which so conspicuously psr,de Mr..
Johnson's recent diseraceful conduct before
their readers No attributable to his present
par y associations. Thus does"Sitan rsbuke
sin''! O. in' POI os.ei'g .'f''' 1'i