Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-02-22

esn', or With his radical defamsrs such an Stevens
Sumner, Wilson. The Chicago Tribune and Fred.
douglass! Does IL believe with the Tribune tia
Fred. Douglass is better man and sounder poli
tcian than Andrew Johnson7 Ifnot, how can it
support the radical destructive. Just now so ram
pan! a: w ashingtOn2 If the Republican does not
approve the course pursued by Stevens and hi.
consolid'tonist confreres in Congress, how can il
consistently support Mr. ColfsI, he being one Of
numberl-Democraf
DOUBTLESS the Democrat man thought when he
penned the above queries that they were roscrs.
and that We would pass them over in silence, "a
IS his eustsn whenever We inquire into his views
upon certain delicate points, which he would pre-
fer keeping in the back ground, for very obvious
reasons; bu. such is not our course We entertain
10 sentiments which are not willing to svow ON
al proper occasions, and rather thank our oppo.
nent for propouniins the foregoing questions to
rs, and without further preface proceed to answer
them
l.t We confess TIA. since the Copperieads
commenced endorsing Presidsn. Johnson's recon.
s:ruction policy. and conpliuleu,ins him for hi,
wisdom, s.atesmsnship ani patriotism, feeling {
distTuss as 70 his fidelity to the principles upon
which he vas elected has cTsp: over US in spite Of
our wish to believe the contrary Why this feel.
ing should force itself our mind in sri,e of our
constant efforts 20 thrust i: aside we have been IN
able TO accoun. for upon oay oce of two suprosi.
hons,-ls', That it is given 70 mortsis sometimes
to have pFescieuee Of impending evil to himself
or the cause he has espcused; or p, That a Cop
ean scens treachery to their political opponents on
TIE part OF one OF their trusted agents ga far as
Rocky Mountain Indian smell pint Of run
split UPON the snow, which is said to be q degree
OF latitude. Their sagacty in this respect i. won
dsrful. and &c might, If We had plenty of room, d
gress from The text for few minutes .ad explain
the inception, growth and development OF this
qualify IN the Cops. but VIC have not We must
say. however. before returning to the subject; that
they have probl5!y inherited it from their anccs
tor wac nude his debut in the garden of Eden, and
iHd1ced old mother Eve by his lies to ii.o5ey the
command, and thus broush: sin and death in.s the
world OF course, then, if President John,,n
throws himself into the arms Of Coppsrheads,--o
p,rty who favored the rebel cause during the
struggle, b. every means in their power,--and
who would today, every man Of them nearly, rath.
or vote for jeff Davis for President than any man
- WV -%NiSHB We S18..sOS iOIiOH Inn lito gucl
den OF iniamy, bet must part company with him
81 some distance from the threshold II ne wish.
es the immortal infamy of Judas Iscaro., Benedict
Arnold and John Tyler to attach to hi. memory
he has only 20 throw himself into the arms of III
CopPe.head party. All the good and wise men on
esFth, II not IN heaven, will stand aShast st his
perhjy, and wonder and amsEemtnt Will seize
the m whom they seek FOR the motive which could
nave Influenced him to discard the crown of Ola.
monas which the genius Of humanity and m ercy
stood ready to place on his brow. and .ccep. III.
low brios held out TO him by heartess copperhsads
and nsSustin: demons.
When the Democrat bis cots talk abou. the Pres
ident's radical defamers, such az Stevens, Sum
aer, The Chicago Tribune and Fred. Douglass"
they have probsbly forgotten what they said abou.
him during the last Presidential canvass, and es-
peeis!ly about the time be was inaugursted Vice
President But circumstances have slightly chan
ged since then. Visions Of fat Offices are seen in
the dim distance. and like hungry wolves who
scent their prey sfsr Of, in order to obtain them,
they are now transformed from defamcrs into ad
mirers of the President.
81. We believe with the Tribune that Fred
Douglass is man of commanding talents, and
with all loyal mon that he is much better in ev-
cry respect than either Of the editors of the Dem.
ocrat, he is above stopping 70 misroprssent po-
htcsl opponent they do the Tribune ia the fr st
part Of the second query. We also believe. with
all good men, Christians and Phian.hrophis.s, that
Frederick Douglass has whittier heart and stands
higher in the estimation OF the lovers Of liberty
and justice in other lanGs thar the most exalted
Coppcrhead in the United States.
Cd. The "radcal destruc,ives," as the Demo
crat terms them. are the men who resisted and op
posed the efforts Of the rebels and their Northern
allies to rend the Union assundsr, and are now
endeavoring to establish the Union upon a
permanent foundation By securing to all men their
just rights = privileges They are the men who
resisted heRnspiracies Of the Sons of Liberty,
Z TO which Organization a number OF conservatives
Democrats in Marshall county belonged and who
are DOW prosecuting these traitors. Democratic
isnbs,) with Imprisonment And death We do
not dispute The sincerity Of the Democrat in 70
Sarding them as radical destructives." From it,
stand point We should probably regard them in ibs
SANE light. but from osrs the picture looks alto
Eftl,er different Regarding them as "radicel