The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1866-08-01

would die on their hands, and warned
them solemnly against Government bonds
as wicked device :" rob chem of their
money.
They are the men 10 refused to con
tribute to the SHjor.s. .Commisslon tor
the. relief of sick and Wounded soldiers,
upon the lying and hyp}cnticI prctcnse
that the contributions were consumed by
the officers OF the army.
They are the men WHO excused them>
selves from contributing for the relief OF
soldiers families at home by the inia>
nous slandes that they were living bets
ter than they ever doqc, and by, foul
imputauons on the chastity Of soldiers
wives.
They are the men who declared IN
speeches, resolutions, AMI by their votes
in Congress, that not another man nor
another dollar should bp voted to carry
on a cruel war against their Southern
brethren
They are the men wh) in the midst cf
the last great campaign OF 1864, at the
time when Sherman was fighting his
way, step by step, from Chattanooga to
Atlanta. and Grant was torcinr Lee
back into t dcituscs of Richmond in
desperate and bloody ba' ties from day to
day; when the fate OF the Laton hung
in the balance, and the world watched
with broa,h|css interest the gigantic
struggle Which was to settle the qncs-.
ton OF Republican Government, assem-
hlcd in Convention in Chicago and res,
olyed that the war was IL failure that
our cause was UNJUST and that we ought
to lay down our arms agd sue for peace.
1t was throwing moantain into the
Confederate scale to ,sake the Union
kick the beam. 1t wn9'h bold and des
So"ate i,:oflrTace in laoalfo Of the rebels
ion, a the very crisis # the fight, 1t
was an insult to the loyal armies OF the
nation, so vast, malignant and deadly
that language can convey no adequate
idea OF its weakness. And in future
times the historian will record the fact
with aStoni, ,hment that the Government.
at the most critical moment of its life,
when a few hours or few DAYS at the
tarthcst, must determine whether it
should live or die, could permit a'large
body ofils enemies to meet upon its soil
in peace and security, and publish fla
grant manifesto in behalf of the rebellion.
Now, do not mean to say, that all
the Demo cratic leaders have done all
these things, but what do'say is this,
that The men who have done these things
are combined together and constitute
the real leaders of the Democratic party.
The few moderate mcn of the party
have been stripped Of all power and in
ilnence, an@ are carried along with 1t
merely for Numbers and policy, " lille the
living and aggressive cement which con.
trolls it are the Sons cfLiber,y" and
those who acted in sympathy and con
cert with them.
They arc the men who have pcrvert-
ed the word Democracy, from its once
honorable meaning, to be shield and
cover for rebellion, and for every crime
that attaches to a cauSeless and atrocious
civil war.
WHO CALL THEMSELVES DEMOCRATS.
Every nnregenoratcd rebel, lately iu
arms against his Government calls him
self a Democrat.
Every bounty jumper" every "dcscr.
ter every "sneak" who ran away from
the draft, calls himself a Democrat :
Bowlcs, MIigan, Walker, Dodd, IIor>
sey and lInnphrcys call themselves
Democrats. Every "Sou of Liberty"
who conspired to murdcr, burn, rob
arscnaIs, and release rebel prisoners,
calls himself u Democrat. John Nor
gan, Sue Mun1ay, Champ Ferguson,
Wirz, Payne, and Booth proclaimed
themselves Democrats, Every m1n who
Mbored tor the rebellion in the field,
who murdered Un2n prisoners by cru>
ely and starvation, WHIP c0nspired to
bring about civil war in the loyal States,
who invented dangerous. compounds to
burn steamboats, and Northern cities,
who co"lrived hclish schemes TO intro
duco into Northern cities the wasting
pestiIence Of yellew fever calls himself
Democrat.
Every dishonest contractor who has
been convicted of deirauding the Gov
ernmcnt-every dishonest paymaster or
dlsbursing officer who has been cons
victed OF squandcrirg The public money
at the gaming table or in gold gambling
opora1ions--every officer in the army
who was dismissed for cowardicc or