American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-07-26

was loyal beside this; just think of it.,
while a POOR sMALL-soULED soAP-YINE
BIpEb, thousand miles from the
scene of conflict, was writing such ques-
tions as the above, the rebel Vice Presi,
dent in the Convention that passed the
ordinance of secession, asked the follow
ing questions:
"What reason can you give to the ma
tions of the earth to justify it, and to
what cause or one overt act can you name
or point, on ,ehich TO rest The plea of jus
tlfcation ? What right has the North
assailed What interest of the South has
been invaded Can either of you to-day
name one governmental act Of ,erong dome
By the government Of Washington of ,ohich
the South has u right to complaint I
CHALLENGE THE ANSWER"
This coming from an arch-traitor is
patriotism, compared with anything ever
written by the editor of the Herald, and
is the best answer that could be given, to
the following assertion, also an editorial
of the same number of the HeraH
"But what is most amusing of all their
twaddle is, that the Republicans can now
after they hare inouyurdted ctvH aear IN
the country, coolly and deliberately sit
down and say, "Thank the Lord this war
is none of our seeking"
Thus, when the tocsin of war was first
sounded, when organized rebellion had
fired the first shot, and the very day the
Presidents Proclamation reached us, cal
ling for troops to suppress the rebellion,
the edi tor of the Herald says to his read
ers "The North have inouguated cigH
acar. The South are justifable ,"--and
in substance that they had a right to Sc
cede, and protect themselves "agaiinst Me
aro1ed hostility Of Jederal naion"-
that they have "well improved their time"
and then closes this most comprehensive
retrospect as follows:
"The irrepressibe conflict predicted by
Seward and Lincoln, has been brought
upon us by the Republican party. Where
will it end? Time must determine.
Yes, and time has determined, and now
is the time for "the retrospect" The
conflict has ended, 1st, in the overthrow
of Slavery; I'd, in the overthrow of Re
bellion; Sd, in The overthrow of the Dem
ocratic party which supported both, under
all circumstances; 4th, in the triumph of
the great principle, not of Freedom Ma
tional and Slavery Sectional" but of Free
dom nationa! and Slavery nowhere; 5th,
IN the triumph of the United States Of
America as one free country from the
lakes to the gulf, and from the Atlantic
to the Pacific, including Butler county.
The Democratic HcraM to the contrary
notwithstanding. But for this great tri-
umph, we fail to find any point or period
in retrospective view of four years in
which we can give any credit to the Her-
aid. 1t has pursued a very consistent
uniform straightforward course, always
loyal to treason. Opposed to confsca-
ton, opposed to emancipation, opposed q
arming the negro, opposed to the suspen-
sion of the Habeas Corpus, opposed to the
suspension of traitors, opposed to the
prosecution of the war, opposed to sol
diers voting, and opposed to every thing
calculated to bring about the glorious re-
suits that have crowned the Godlike sac
rifces of the loyal citizens and soldiers of
our country. Soon after writing the
above retrospect, under some fear of per-
sonal safety, the Heroid displayed the
Stafe75and after further pressure the ma
tional flag, but during four long years
while its columns may be found filled
with opposition to the government, trying
to suppress wicked rebellion, you will
fail to find any denunciation of the South
crD Confederacy, or any word calculated
to encourage our soldiers in she field and
bring victory and peace-but always to
make our victories appear contemptible,
and our future task insurmountlble in.
timidating the people by fearful forebo-
dings of " Another Draft" into dishan-
orable compromise or support of the
Southern Chicago Platform. And when
the stronghold of treason was at last cap
tured, and the news came on wings of
lightning, men, women and children re-
joiced, and the bells rang for joy, but the
Herald was sad and lonely mourner.-
And to-day, while bereaved mothers and
orphan children rejoice that the nation
iiees, the HeraM mourns that the Demo-
cratic Party Is dead, aud curses the renal
press and pulpd. for having sowed the
seed of Abolitionism.
No wonder that a HeraM with such a
record should refuse to publish the two
following resolutions. endorsed by patriots
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