The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1866-05-23
THE SNAKES sQUIRM.

somebody's lceIn o. IL tHosc lew |
ints thrown out by us at that time
aused such a "hissing' as the last Mes,
enger contained, we beg pardon. We
ad no idea that anyone would notice
What the "little squib" Of an editor
md Proprietor might cay, on such
uhject, but instead OF passing 1t with
'tocal Indifference we see two communi-
cations (bah y in that august sheet con-
,erning the platforms" lnde d,
gents, We said nothing intentional, you
must ascribo it all to our "verdancy."
We did not mention any names when
speaking of the circulation OF "Clymer's
tracts'-but--but, really we did hear
that a prominent Copperhead Candidate
and editor were engaged in that calling,
and that honest Democrats cursed them
for beng connected with such a dirty
scheme Therefore, Mr. "Conserya-
tlve'' you should not have been 20 hard
upon the editor and Proprietor"
Your rhetorical fisillade and grand,
striking logic challenge the admiration
of all modern ljte,a'i and philosophy.
1t is shame that you did not live in
the day OF Plato and Socrates, perhaps,
you might have found in them fit COM
pettors for the championship ofdsputa.
ton, Bat see his article: q
Aticr inauging himself freely at what
he deems the expense of the editor
and Proprietor" he branches out for a
point In one place he garbles line
or two from paragraph Of our article.
makes ii his premiss and Immediately
establishes the stunning conclusion ths.
all SOLDIERS are DIsuNIoNIsTs. Well,
we must overlook that, it is embemati-
cal OF the party he represents. They
mean deceit, practice deceit, and we have
become accustomed to deceit from them
al all times. Again he says ::
"Th ough there may be occasional cx-
ceptions the soldiers as mass will i'll
dgnantly spurn the charge that they
went into the field to fight for negro
equality"
How it happens we know not, but he
has certainty spoken tile truth. Does he
mean it Was he not dreaming when
he penned those lines' When did he
arrive at this conclusion Surely not
long since. 1t has not been great
while since the same sheet he writes fcl
asserted cmphatically the reverse. De-
nounced the war for the "Union and
Constitution" "negro war" and those
men who "shot" for that "Union anC
Constitution" "Yankee cut>throats,
Lincolns hirelings," mercenary
wretches," and called their brave Gen
erals "heartless butchers" and host O
similar high-sounding titles. Come
now. Won arc not in low" ~onn vn,
are only coquettlng and want 10 breal
their hearts.
Jdst here we would remind the "Re
publican Soldier" TO stand by what h,
says "We shoot for the Union and no
for the negro, and we intend to rote fo
the Union and not for the negro'
Every shotyou fired at the front of
Southern lire was fired at the breasts o
these same men, and you could, with in
fina'ely more honor to yourself, elevat,
the rebel Gen. r. +. Lee to the CUBA
natorlal chair of our State than Heistel
CIymer. Their interests were one snt
the same, the difference being that the
former had the courage to take up the
sword and the latter had not Soldiers
respec: an honorable though fallen foe
but loathe man who would stab their
in the back
But, Mr., "Conservstlve," word tc
you by way of parting. As Governor
Hawley says, "we are not = betting
character, but have friends who viii
stake sany amount for u.s.
First, They will bet, if you we're evel
in the army, that the "aueckdcte' you
"couldn't see' will apply directly to
your case.
Second, If you did not skedsddle t.
avoid the draft it was because you hac
not the "greno.bax"
Third, and lastly, if you did not hire
negro substitute it ,pas because none ,Uoul,
go for you
Would they be far wrong7 BE tranl
now, and if we hear from you again f.
course VIC shall not as it is only the Cit
tie sQuib, Editor and Proprietary throw
off your incog In maritime phrase, W,
would like to 'ses the cut of your jib
whether you have good breadth o
beam and clean run aft," if not we vii
have to "clar stopper on our breat
port"
Our patrons will excuse us for en-