Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-04-06
Few woRBs or GAgTl0a, OF ADM0HITloH
AND WARHIHG.

A Few WORDS or CAgTloa, OF A0M0HITluHa
AND WAsHiHG.
mall personal kindness to our Breth-
rep of the Union Press in Ohio but IN
the spirit of serious concern for the vel
fare and permanent ascendancy Of the
TniOn narfv. we desire to say that there
must be little more charity, kindness
md GOOD will toward each other, and to
men in authority. or We fear the days of
our prosperity will soon be numbered. l.
/ is ali very we'll to be witty and sharp, aud
all that sort of thing, but our observation
/ leads US to the conclusion that these dis
nlavs. when applied to persons of our own
household, are not well calculated to en-
GENDER harmony. and concord, and broth
3rIv good will Family circles should
cultivate a spirit of kindness, and respect,
! if they desire, or hope to dwell together
in unity. 1t won do to rail, and scold.
,r ridicule and sneer, when we happen to
see ANYTHING In those with whom we are
,onuected. and with whom we must act,
hat don't happen to suit our notions.
[fthe point IS vital, or If we regard 1t OF
Importance. we may express our diSsent,
we may demonstrate, but 1t should be 10
the spirit of brotherly regard, and with
N eve to improvement, and not to Irrl-
tate. and repel
We regret that causes for differences of
npiniou exist. We deplOre the state o.
feeling which has been manifested at
Washington, and we have had almost
a0uaI occasion to deplore the state Of
ceiling in our party in Ohio. But they
.xist. and have found vent in expressions
# fpersonaI Ill will, and bitterness, which
must be condemned by the staid, sober,
rejecting men, and papers OF our party,
or we must make up our minds to person
a feuds to local Quarrels. to divisions, to
IisintergratiOn. TO decentralization, and IN
the end. to defeat, and the restoration OF
he Bourbon Democracy to power.
We have read remarks Of most per-
sopal and Objectionable character, aimed
~ Union men, at such persons as Gov
Deunison Senator Sherman, Gov. Cox,
senator Wade, &c. What are our friends
5hipkiDg about, to indulge in these at
.acks? What possible good can come Of
t. What but evil, and that continually
We know some Of these men personally,
Intimately. We have seen them tried as
1ut few men have been tried, and, we
nave always found them true to their
country. We happened to be the prl-
vate secretary of Governor Dennlson
yhen the war of the rebellion broke out.
We witnessed and felt the terrible load Of
roil and grave responsibility which were
>uddeDlv thrown upon him And we
know with what devoted self sacrificing
pirit he dedicated his days and nights to
5ne public service. For months he never
eft the Executive Office before eleven O.
clock, and many were the nights, when
,ur Ohio troops were being pushed for
ward to the posts of danger, that he re-
NAMED hard at work till morning ng-We
know how his patriotic efforts were ap
preciated by Lincoln, and the War De-
Dartment In Washington. The proud
record of Ohio IN the war Is in no small
Iegree due to his services, his sagaclty,
and devotion to the best interests of the
nation.
Gov Cox went into the field at the
first moment of the war lie LETT his pro-
fession, his wife, his young family, all that
men hold dear, and with his life IN his
hand, dedicated his best energies to his
country's cause. For four long years he
stood by our glorious flag, and kept it
proudly aloft on many hard fought bat
tie field He never faltered, never gave
Way, ne yer fOrsOok his post, till the re
bellion was crushed. His undOubted
patriotism, his purity Of character, his
great ability, and devotion to the country
stand confessed everywhere.
Now, we cannot stand tamely by, and
see SUCfL men, with such records, such
IL v
maligued. because they happen to take
view of their duty, that may not In all res
poets accord with our own. We may
think them wrong, but we know they do
their duty as they see it, and we ought to
have the common charity to admit that
their means of knowing what is for the
best are quite as good as ours ~ These
men have not lived and labOred for so
many long years, to desert their country
and their party DOW. We do ourselves
Injustice. and them a greviOus wrong it
we permit the expression of any doubt as
to their integrity, or fidelity. They are
not the sort Of men who make a trade of
politics, who sell themselves to the high /
est bidder. They are entitled to our res
pect. They should have fair, honorable /
treatment. We may differ with them. |
but we should remember that therein 1
they Just as much differ with US, and they 1
have just as much right to abuse and Will (
fy US, and to impeach our motives, as we /
have theirs
IF the Union party is great conserva-
tive power IN the land If its principles.
which have saved the government, are
worth any thing for its preservation and
continuance, then it Is worth while for all
of US to be just and fair, and to treat the
mem bers OfOur party so that we may con-
sinUe to act together as band of patriots
and brothers
Friends, politicians, editors, consider
these suggestions in the spirit in which
hey are uttered.-Ht VerB0n RepubL-
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