The Placer herald., 1865-11-11
THE PLACER HERALD.
AUBURN, NOVEMBER II, 1856.
1mpudence and Inconsistency.

esndaney the Stars and Stripes has been
one Of the most "loyal Of the loyal" organs:
sbriskiog "copperbeadism, traitor" "trsa'
cor" "rsbel," ETC., with as much persis,ency,
though far less potency, than The New York
Tribune, or tha. delectsbIe journal printed
ip San Francisco, under the name of the
American Flag. Being "oyal" to the core
and ~ black rs the blackest, as a matter Of
course il has been one Of those sycophan.c
parasites ever ready to "crook the subtle
hipges Of the knee. that thrift may follow
fawnisg." Yet, this journal had the impu'
deues to come out in its last issue denuncia'
tory Of toadyism! During the Lincoln Ad.
miaistration, this paper, in common with all
Others that advocated the doctrines Of the
negro equality party, lauded, praised, das,er
I'd isdscriminately, every official, military
asd civil, holding station under the Black
Republican regime. Lincoln was demigod,
and The msanes. Abolition official in the
aasd was q saint in comparison with Dem
oosat. The commanding General whether
Mcdowell, Mcclellan, Burnside, Mead. or
''any other man" was a chieftian combining
shs moral and military qualities of Washing.
soa, Wellington, Bonaparte and Julius Ca'
ear. Every soldier, white or black, fighting
10 the Uoion army, was a hero a, whose
shrine il was honor to wor.hip.
Toadyism has ever been the Chief stock in
trade Of the Black Republican party. The
practice Of this disgusting phase of human
character has been so general among the
Union shrekers as TO justify the inference
that The organization is composed Of syco.
Phaots and toadyites What impudence,
shsu, for the Star. and Stripes to denouncs
sosdyism. But perhaps that paper has de.
tsrmined TO reform, diver! itself of all toady.
ish qualities, and become "true American
in spirit, for the editor says that zone mus,
loatbs and detest the fac, or even the sem.
blancs Of toadyism in order to be true
American" The head of the editor is clear
on that question. To be "true American "
. man must pursue a straightforward, inds.
pendent, upright course of action aud oa,he
and ds.est even the semblance Of adyism.
Adjudged BY this standard We fear there
would not be many true Americans found in
the Abolition party.
II the leading article in this weeks Stars
and Stripes is an honest expression of senti
msos upon man worshippers and !oadyi.ss,
Il 10 evident that the organ has ssen the or.
ror OF its course and will at the earliest con
ssnispcs knock for admission into the Dem
ocratic church, whose members are the onIy
True Americans in the United States; if it
10 not, then it is the climax of impudenc4
and absurd and prepos.erous in the ne plus
sl!,a degree.
The views expressed upon tosdysm consti
tuts not the only absurd and inconssten,
feature Of the article in question. The ed
tor plainly indicates that, if President John
sou does not succumb to the Radicals (Which
be 10 certain not to do) and shape his poIicy
10 accordance with their wishes and desires
that they will take issue with bis Admin.
tsatiou. 1t would seem from this that tn,
Stripes has forgotten that it is treason and
hanging offense to oppose the Admins,ra
sioo. "Stand by the Government right Of
wrong" This is the set argument Of th,
psrsy-it is about the only logic with which
il has replied to Democratic doctrine. 1t il
The 'hibbols.b of its philosophy and to di
vest It Of the arguments uphold the Presi
dsnt," support the Administration" "s,aue
By The Government" is to impoverish it t.
~ extent that leaves it not a single reason
With which to combat Democratic truths
The terms "rebel" and traitor" cannot b.
used against their opponents by oppo
sing the Administration, taking issue will
tbs Government, they become "traiors" an(
''rebels" themselves according to their owl
;pse diril.
johnson is President of the United State,
-Hs is THE GovERSMESr-Uincolu was) j.
and every Black Republican who oppose.
him-ths Democrats are all supporting
him)-is "traitor," "rebsl," and We cal
10 slsntorian voice upon the authorities te
bring bin to coudign punishment. For op
posing the Administration during the reign
OF Lincoln Democrats, were indicted anc
punished for treason. Ifthis course was bu
shs act OF carrying out principle Of justic,
or rule Of established law, we demand ,ha
the same rule Of action be perpetuated un
der johnson. 1t is poor rule that won
work both ways.
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