American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1866-12-12
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@. E. ANDERSON. - Editor
BUTLER PA.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. II, 1860
sS-"liberty and Union, Now snd Forever, On
Al t,ss sparsbie IN Wehstsr
VALEDICTORY.

ton, just turning the weather guaee Of
fate" Lincoln had given notice that, il
the insurgents did not come to terms in
the meantime, he would issue II procla.
nation of Freedom on the first OF Janu.
airy following. At this bold, patriotic
announcement Rebels sneered, Copper
heads chafed, and Conservatives shook
their heads in ominous silence. Always
an antislavery man of the positive sort
always dissatisfied with the manner in
which our statesmen had attempted to
patch up one compromise after another
thereby inviting new demands to be met
by new concessions. | hailed this meas
ure as 6nal solution of all our troubles
For whatever OF legal restraint the nation
had formerly been under, certainly there
could be no objections, now that the
South had thrown off its constitutional
guards, to the use of the prooningknife.
For the purpose of taking a more active
part in the political questions that were
thus forming, under the leadership of an
honest, patriotic President, | determined
ON The establishment of the CITIZEN
OF what service it has been to the cause
of truth, which is the cause of progress:
-pf liberty, its readers are the best judg-
es. Placing the name of our then Pres
idcnt, Lincoln, at our mast head in the
first number of our paper, we never ceas-
ed our effort in his behalf, until he was
triumphantly reelected. When the
present incumbent assembled 10 his seat, ,re
gave him an honest support, nor did We
COMPLAIN until, 10y the reticence of his
message Of last year, on the reconstruct
tion question, we thought we saw the germ
of tire ason to tie party that had elevated
him to power, and the principles he had
professed to hold Even then some of
our readers thought we we're committing
mistake. As things turned out, how
ever, our apprehensions proved to be too
true. All now admit that nothing but
the early ard active influence of the loyal
press of the country maintained the unity
ofthe party, and preserve its power For
the humble part we took in this matter
we have received the congratulations of
oar friends
Three years ago our party major ty was
so reduced that it was with difficulty we
could prevail upon our party friends to
think it possible to retain control
For this there were good reasons. The
progress OF the war had greatly reduced
the loyal vote, while the bulk of our op>
poueu,s we're still at home, ready to ap.
pear at the polls, in force, to vote the
war a-faiiure. All this as passed away.
The Boys in Blue have returned II.
force. Canadians are DISTINGUISHED, anu
our county is able once more to loot up
au old fashioned majority Of between five
and SIX hundred.
If, during this important period in our
history, We, as au humble journalist, aid
ed in the consummation Of the satisiac-
tory results to which we have just refer.
rid, we wall ever feel proud that it was
our lot to serve thus the cause OF truth
There is one subject III which we have
felt deep interest, IN the consummation
ot which We have not been 80 successful
us was to be desired. refer to the re-
modelling OF our poor laws, so that We
could make arrangements for the care an ),
comfort of the destitute. We had hoped
that the people of the county would have
availed themselves OF the fund to be di
verted from the "Old Academy being
near five thousand dollars, as we believe.
Indeed the public mind seemed to have
settled in This direction. But no action
was taken, and the go,deu opportunity
was allowed to piss. The fund has been
transferred to another, and, as believe,
less meritorious object.
All the satisfaction left for me. now
that the chill blasts of winter are remind.
ing us Of the prospective suffering of the
destitute, is that l done my duty in en-
deasoring to direct public attention to
the stern calls of humanity, and to still
indulge the hope that the subject may be
Kept before the people till action is had,
aud not oray lie necessities, bpt the
comforts of the poor cared for.
With these reflections upon our mind,
it Is indeed with sadness that we an
to our readers that our relations
to them, as owner and editor of the CIT,
IzEN, has terminated with the end of the
third volume.
We never intended to abandon the le-
gal profession for any other permanent
business, and We fnd it impossible, while
managing paper, to ibe sale to give that
study and attention TO legal matters that |