American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1866-05-30

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have been made to get The latter off the
track, 50 that some one less Objectionable
to the soldiers-one who has not made
such a notoriously bad record during The
war--might be put in his place. The
last effort in this behalf, it Is said was
made in Philadelphia lately, by Senators
Cowan and Doolittle, but as yet, no sat
isfactory arrangement has been reached,
and, indeed, it is doubtful whether any
can be. Clymer and his Copperhead
friends think that if the Executive de.
paFtment of the Government is against
us, it must be for them in the long run,
and so they hang on, while the President
seems to think that, if he is to assist in
defeating Gen. Geary, he should be al
lowed to name the terms upon which the
campaign shall be managed. In this
disturbed state of things, it is most graf
flying to know that no military eharacte ter
has yet been found willing to assist in
the plot for the overthrow of the Repub.
lican cause, or the defeat of its gallant
leader--Gen. Geary. Without mo
meBts repining at seeming difficulties
the fruits of treachery-et us, at once,
prepare for the approaching conflict. Our
State has ne yer gone against US since
81 with one exception. The election of
81, though close, was against us; but
this was owing to the discouragements of
the situation. The national cause was
progressing very slowly, if at all, under
the leadership of Mcclellan Great re-
suits, both of military ard political
character, have bee n reached since then
Rebel armies have been crushed, and
rebel power broken The Union las
been re established, and four million of
slaves raised to tho dignity of freemen
with the guarantee of all their civil rights
All these grand results have been
reached over the determined opposition
not only Of armed treason, but of polit--
ical trcachery in the North as imbodied
in the Democratic party. These two in
fuenees have been opposed to every step
which the Government has takes fer
ward, either Of military or political
character every advance of our armies
was blunder, while every battle Gas they
would have iO resulted either in rebel
victory, Or at least in widening the breach
between the two sections. So too. with
all tie leading measures found necessary
to sustain our army. The Emancipation
Proclamation was a great usur patton
Its author usurper Of guaranteed State
rights" The Conscription law was
an unconstitutional enactment, as was
also, the Legal Tender law, with every
other measure necessary TO secure success.
1t is worthy of note that these two dis.
loyal elements are again in harmony, with
no less object in view than to again seize
hold Of the Government and use it for
their own selfish and disloyal purposes.
Whether the people of Pennsylvania will
agree that the management of our ma.
tional and State affairs shall be taken from
the loyal party that has, in the past, used
it for the preservation of the unity and
honor of the nation, and give it over to
disloyal organization, whose past treach-
cry has covered it with infamy, is to be
decided at the October election. OF
the result, VIC have no fear Let loyal
men be up and doing at once, and vic
tory is secured beyond doubt,