The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-09-14
the Government.

The fallacy ofsconfeundiDg the gov
eminent with the administration, is an
invention belonging solely to the Repub-
lican party. We never knew . Democrat
who contended that legal and peaceabie
opposition to the lire of policy pursued
by the, President of the United, States
was opposition to the government or sub
jected the opposing party to the charge
Of treason. But nevertheless since the
Republicans have endeavored to esfab-
lish efficient rule and have relentlessly
and Extensively applied it to the Demo-
cratic party during the last four years,
we are sorely tempted to apply to them
the same standard of loyalty which they
have sought to impose upon us. fthe
President of the United States had been
elected upon platform which the Re-
publicans thought pnsound aud iimpo-
little, if his election had been in OPP
position their votes and to their wish
es, they might have some excuse for
finding fault with his official course
Rnt when, as in the present case,
the President is man of their own
choice elected by their own votes COM
mon decency to say nothing of the mod
cru standard of loyalty" should induce
them to support and defend the policy
which he has inaugurated.
We therefore call upon the Republican
party in this State to stand by and en-
dorse and actively support the senti.
ments uttered by President JOHNSON in
his recent speech If you hesitate You
are "disloyal;" if you oppose, you are self
convicted traitors" There is no escap-
ing the conclusion, for the rule is yOnr
own, We call upon our neighbor of the
inieHigencer to define his position" in
this regard Why has lie not uttered
one word concerning that speech which
marks out more clearly and emPhatically
than any previous expression Of his
views the policy of President JoHNsoNs
administration Why has he not word
to say concerning the very able and inn
portant charge to the grand jury of the
Federal court recently delivered by Judge
JACKSON and which comedies in re-
uiarkable manner with the opinions. SO
lately expressed by fthe governmentP'-
Why was it that the Republican conven
tion which met in this city last Tuesday
failed to pass any resolution endorsing tue
course of President JOHNSON, and prom
Using him their support? Both the con-
ventiUn and the newspaper preserve an
ominous and moody silence concerning
ali these things.
HE that is not for MS is against us" was
the rule by which these men were wont
to detect "disloyalty" in others They
arc not found now among the active sup
porters ofANDREw JOHNSON, consequent
ly they must be among his opponents
They are, according to their own show
ing, guilty of opposing the Govern
ment" and all the dreadful curses and
heavy penalties which they have been
so swift to place upon their neighbors
during the past four years should now
return with greater force upon their own
Leads.
We knew that this day was coming,
but we hardly looked for it so soon We
knew that the time was coming when
the Republican party would be weighed
in its own balances and found wanting
But this is only the dawning; this is but
the beginning of sorrows to those who
have used their power for purposes of
oppression.