The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-09-04
The God and Morality Party.

The God and Morality Party.
One pecullarlty marks tho character Of
the Radical party, which has frequently at
tracted our attention. No sooner does n
public man become eminent In vice and
deprayity than he either seeks affinity with
the leaders of that party or they seek atiln-
ity with him. Why It Is so, we must leave
TO those who are better vcrsed In the sell
cnce of moral philosophy than we affect TO
bc---to those who can more skillmlly trace
out "causc and effect"
"Oh John Brolon'-brigand, horse-thief
murderer, stepped to the crown of his head
Ia the greatest crimes of the calendar, was
taken from the gallows 20 be accepted by
them as second CnRisr, and to-day Is
sanctined In their affections as a disciple Of
the True GoDl
''Hm Ldne"--murdcrer, blackguard, de-
banchee-was for years one Of their most
earnest projectors and executors of tur-
moll, civil war and anarchy, and after end
ing his desperate life with tragic death,
was honorcd with martyrdom and, by
bastard priests, transported TO the Holy of
HOLES.
"GdHRL Of Arkdnsds"-a renegade from
the Confederate armies puiied and be-
praised ~ patriot; caressed by listening
audiences OF male and female irrepresslbles,
as one of the wisest and greatest; now a fu-
gitve from justice, guilty monster of de-
pravity-caught In public hotel In Balti-
more in the very act Of perpetrating n
nameless outmge on his own sister-in-law-
frail child, returning to her home In his
oarel
"Ediioch," Of fMassachusetts--ali libidinous
pricst--a partisan angwhangcr-noso sooner
made infamous in the pulpit than he fills a
'call" to Kansas, takes first rank as a Radi
cal propagandst, and Is now head asprant
to be the wcarcr of the Senatorial robes of
the sainted LANEl
sold 1hdd''---a moral putridity; q life
long dcbasement; an open, shameless yio-
lator Of the moral laws of society and con-
temner of the injunctions of Con; living In
the midst of polite and Vlrtuous society In
the embraces of II ncgress and multiplying
and rcplcnishing" by his dusky propaga-
tions noio the mdsier-spirit of controlling
radical Congress and the leader ofan ascen-
dant "God and morality Partyw
And now another mfamy looms up--one
jack HdnriitOn of Texas. lie, too another
of the like type of villains, taken TO warm
Radical embraces and invited to chief
seat in their synagogue. At present he Il
prominent actor in their 'loyal" Con-
vention at Philadelphia And who is he
that he should so suddenly become such u
pampered petY The Houston (Texas) Tel
cgraph, of the 10th ult., noticing what no.
toriety he was achieving among the North
ern Radicals, thus ventilated his antece-
dents and character:
''lIe came to Texas about lSiS, and set
tied in La Grange. About 1919 or 1850, a
MIR. Conkwright was assassinated In la
Grange. DIR. Conkwright the brother o
the murdered man, published u pamphlet
and circulated IL all over the State, boldly
charging Hamilton with having seduCod hi
brothers ,cife, and with having procured
the murder of her husband In consequences
This charge Hamilton has never publicly
denied; but he afforded circunstantia
proof of It's truth by leaving la Grang,
and removing 10 Austin.
~ negro woman whom he had brOugh
from Alabama, when very young, and hel,
ms slave, and who claimed 10 be free, anC
who, upon investigation, proved TO be free
he whipped 40 cruelty that she sough
refuge In the house of Mr.. Aaron Burleson
who still lives In Travis county. WheI
examined, her back was found 10 be on,
solid mass OF blood and bruises, her clOthe
were so glued 10 her back that they eonl,
only be removed by the aid of soap ant
water, aud when removed, the worms were
found to be living and working In her flesh
The woman was not allowed to return 4
him, but came into court and chose he
own MASTER according 10 the then law O
Texas, Hamilton not daring 10 resist"
Up TO the opening of the war the, Tcle
graph adds he was openly and earnestl,
an advocate Of the re-opening of the Airl
can slave trade.
And last Of all, after the war commenced
he applied 10 a leading merchant In Calves
ton for money 10 raise company for Con
fedcrate seryicel
Also. II declares "while he was In tn
Federal lines, during the last year OF tn
war, making speeches against slavery, AM
lighting against itin Pickwickian sens
his wife sold negro man, about the las
piece of property JACK owned In the Stat,
for 800 This was the money that palI
her way 10 the presence Of her liege lord
colossal JACK, and some of 1t may hav
helped 10 pay his way back to Texas b
make negro. sledty s.Hcches"
This" says the Telegraph, 'is the MAJ
whom the Northern Radicals are taking +
their bosoms, and whose vote for the Vice
Presidency at the next election he Is seek
ing TO obtain by denounclng, and SANDER
ing, and cursing the people of his owl
State"