The national Republican., 1866-11-15
THE AUGMENTATION AND THE
CHICAGO TIMES.

be . scarcity. II is better that IL should
never appear in the writings Of daily jour
nal which circulates in families; but If our
reading is to be spiced with tive prefer gen.
uine brazen impudence, such as appears in
the Copperhead journals. The finest speci-
men,we think, that we ever saw, Is contained
in the article which we print in our outside
columns to-day, from the Chicago Times. It
is no mean article-we mean the impudence.
The Times says there "is q crisis in the
Democratic partyl" 1t adds, that "never
before has the Democratic party encoun-
tered events so seriously affecting its future
vitality as now
We have heard Of live persons ex-
periencing "crisis" after o season Of
severe and successful medical treatment; but
we never before heard Of "a crisis" following
the death Of a body without soul. To talk
Of the future vitality" Of q patient suffering
with an incurable cancer would not subject q
man to the suspicion of insanity; but to talk
about the future vitality Of buried corpse
is step from brazcn to sublime impudence.
The article in the Times is important on
one account only. 1t is mirror. 1t reflects
the opinions Of those who control the Times.
The opinion of the editor Of the Times is Of
no consequence. A knowledge Of the opin-
ion Of the VALLANDIoHAMNERs Of the North
west, who are understood to speak through
the Chicago Times, is information worth its
market price, like all other intelligence.
From this article we learn, in substance,
that the copperhead, or Democratic party,
after violating all their pledges made at the
Philadelphia National Union Convention to
abandon their party organization and Join q
purely conservative National Union party,
and in consequence Of such violation having
been repudiated in every State Of the Union
holding elections since, except two, have de.
termined upon two things, namely: to de-
clare
lst. That their defeat was attributable
more largely to the Administration of Pres
ident JOHNSON, than to call other causes
combined" and, therefore, that they repu
diate and denounce it.
I'd. That negro suffrage is inevitable ant
must be met as life-saving measure to tht
Democratic party; therefore the Democracy
Of the Northwest are in favor Of qualified
suffrage to the negro and will recommend il
to the Southern States as life-saving meas
ure for them.
We are glad the Times editor has showr
his hand and has turned to abusing TIL
PRESIDENT and Secretary SEWARD. He ha.
removed the mask which he and his friends
put on at Philadelphia and wore when they
came here to congratulate THE president
and ask for Offices. The PRESIDENT wouldn't
recognize the same countenances now They
have changed. There is q singleness of pur
pose now in their programme Heretofore
they were double-faced.
We have but word to say to such crea
lures as are represented by the Times:
lst. We have the consciousness of know
ing that they never stung us, because We
always dreaded reptiles and never took then
to our bosom. When they made their slimy
appearance at Philadelphia We struck q
them and drove them out of the convention
as st. PATRICK drove snakes out of Ireland
I'd. We knew they were dishonest toward:
THE PRESIDENT when they put CLYMER up ii
Pennsylvania and HOFFMAN in New York
striking DIX down in the latter State. They
deserved what they got in both States
defeat
Sd. They acknowledge now, what we al
ways contended they desired, namely, tn,
success Of the old Democratic party, regard
less Of principles, policy, or men.
4th. We are satisfied now, as we alway
have been, that the Democratic party wen
to Philadelphia for no other purpose thai
to obtain place and power, and not OIL
account Of any love they bore to Presiden
JOHNSON or the policy of the Administration
5th. That the Times proposition abou
qualified suffrage is dishonest, else it woul
have adopted that principle when Presiden
JOHNSON urged it upon Congress in April an
July last.
9th. That If the copperheads, of the Ch
cago Times stripe, had not thrust themselve
upon the Philadelphia Convention and il
truded themselves into every town, cit,
county, district and State convention afte
wards, to poison the politics of each Stat
against the Administration and in favor ,
extreme radicalism, the restoration policy
ANDREW JOHNSON would ere this have bee
vindicated and recognized at the polls by ii
honest American people. The misrepresen
ations of such infamous journals has retarde
restoration and produced the present misu
derstanding between TIE president ar
Congress.
The Chicago Times and its political ass
ciates will confer great favor upon III
president and his real friends if they W
form society of their own and no long