American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1866-10-03
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The wonder o. tIEe Age.

The wonder OF tue Age.
For years gone by it was the oft re-
peated wonder Of those who knew him
best, that our neighbor, MIR. William
Campbell, still adhered to the name of
Democracy when every thing but the
name had fed. When the Republican
party was struggling for the mastery over
treason and cruelty, its members felt,
knowing the many good qualities of his
head and heart, that Mr. c., Shouhd be
with them. But, alas they were doom
ed TO disappointment, lie still chung to
the nam e 'Democracy, even when that
time honored name had became synano.
nous with treachery and crime. How,our
readers will marvel now to learn that he
has at last cut loose from his moorings
On Tuesday evening Of last week, he
presided over meeting called in the in
terest of the new organization which
styles itself the "National Union Party
but which is better knowing as the Bread
and butter" party of Mr. Johnson
We had always excused Mr. Campbell
from the many censure7 which his chris
| ia, brethren from lime tJ tim asst lpoG
him, for, as they alleged, his inconsis.
fancy as Christian, in acting with the
| party that seemed determined to repcl
with all their power the natural progress
of principe in this country. We know
full vel the power Of early Gucs
ton, and early cony let ons. We knew
he had belonged to that party when it
was as yet unidentified with the slave in
terest Of the country, aud that, there
fore, it was hard for him to cut loose
from party ties But we must confess to
some degree of astonishmeut, now, thai
he seems to have made up his mind to
release himself from its folds, to find him
risking his fortunes with this ''bread aud
butter brigade" whose only object alter
controlling the distribution Of the few
crumbs Of Office, is to practically re-eu-
slave the millions whose freedom has been
one of the results OF the war Perhaps
Mr.. c., can explain his course to his
many friends who feel deeply ON this
subject
The first gentleman who spoke on that
occasion was guilty of deliberate false.
hood, in saying that Congress hid ii =
scrminated against the white soldier, and
in favor Of the negro, by allowing the
latter $500 bounty, while they only gave
the former 800 and the second peak
er committed similar offence by averng
that the Civil Rights bill gave the right
of suffrage to the negro Neither Of
these political adventures hasany standing
here that would entitIe their statements
to any weight whatever. Does Mr.,
Campbell, by assuming to stand a. God
father for them, wish to assist in thus im
posing Oh the credulity or prejudice Of
the people This is question asked by
many. Does he wish to allow the use Of
his we'll established character for fair
ness, for honesty, for the purpose OF sus-
tanning a set of men in intorcng upon
the country policy that has already
given US Memphis riot aud New
Orleans massacre Does he desire that
his name shall be handed down to pos
terity as one Of the party, under whose
auspices and inspiration, churches cree
ted by Northern benevoleuce and liber-
ality, for the moral improvement Of the
poor downtroddeu, ignorant freedmen,
were burned to the ground, aud school
houses, as in Memphis-erected by the
same liberal influences were also burned
and their teachers in them Z Or has Mr.
Campbell been reading Of these things
at all
We have written these lines IN all
kindness. Did we not entertain high
regard for our neighbor we would not
give any attention to this matter. We are
fully aware that he has Iegat right to
pursue his own course in this natter
But in a moral sense OF view, he has no
right, to loan, as it were, the justly en-
viable reputation which he has earned in
the congregation, and in the Sabbath
School, to set of political thinkers, who
are endeavoring BY ssch means, to deceive
the people and induce them to believe
the most monstrous fabrication, by means
of which they hope to CLEAN few votes
for their nondescript organization.
szS~ In our paper this week will be
found a commandment from ia NJ Ransfyc Z