The Placer herald., 1866-03-17
WHO WERE THE TRAITORS9

AS the sun rolls back the darkness Of the
preceding night so does God through events
roll back upon the cowardy element Of abo.
tionzed republcansm the stamp of false.
hood upon their every assertion.
'ris but brief year since this nation tot,
tered on the verge of destruction from imbe
ciliy of its managers. The flames of burn
ing printing Offices which dared speak the
truth have hardly paIed into air since it was
all our life was worth to say then the Presi
dent was tyrant-that the party in power
deserved the wrath Of God-that the aboli
ton party was the only reasonable party Of
the country and that the only true patriots
were the heroic defenders of democracy and
its orious teachings.
Who were the traitors?
Who sought to destroy the Union?
Who warred to maintain it?
For years we have charged home upon
those who sneer at the constitution that they
Union.
Count up the thousands who died from
war causes! Figure up the taxation we have
incurred.
Look at the result A million of oul
brethren slain. An entire people impover
ished. A stupendous load Of debt to carry
And what is the result.
Simply nothing-but tears, ashes and de
sruction.
The war which we were told was for the
preservation of the Union is ended.
The heroic South has accepted the result
Of the unequal contest, and abides by the
decision of the bursting she'll.
Our troops have been disbanded. And
now those who call US traitor arise in Con-
gress and behind their editorial desks and
have the elfrontry to tell US that we as ma
ton emerge from the war with eleven States
out Of the Union-that we wipe our bloody
chops on but a portion of the flag we fought
under.
While we were fighting they told us
State could not secede-that the States were
still in the Union. Then why does Congress
egislate upon territory not her own? II the
war closed and left the Southern States out,
the war aOas failure. If the war was
success the States are still in.
| Ii the Southern States are out of the Unii
on, what right has Johnson in the Presiden,
tal chair? If in the Union, how can Con
gress keep Southern Representatives out!
The war is ended-thanks to those who
fought-not to those who legsla,ed 1t is
pronounced a success. If success the Uni.
on stands as it stood before the firing on the
Star of the West. If the Union is not re-
stored the war was most wicked, cowardIy,
supendous failure which it will be we'll not
to endorse.
How long will the people listen to the
foolisbness of Abolition wranglng! The
puritanica element acting under Higher
Law (higher devil) gave us a war-it gave
US debit impoverished the country and
still quarrels over the corpse!
Thank God for the great events of the
past year. Thank him for putting an end to
the great crusade for cotton, niggers and
"mementoes." The people are opening their
eyes to the enormi,y Of the offences OF those
who ruled but to ruin.
The war has not benefited the country.
1t did not restore the Union!
1t added to our taxes.
1t took away the means to pay them.
1t destroyed millions upon millions of pro-
perty.
1t gave the whites of the north few mil
lions of blacks to support in addition to their
own cripples, paupers and criminals made
by the war.
1t has filled the land with thieves, robbers,
murderers and tax collectors.
1t has made dishonest men rich at the ex-
pense of the people.
1t has made the negro cost US more than
be once earned
1t has exempted the wealth of the nation
from taxation.
1t sent men to war, paying them large
bounties and now taxes those who return to
pay these bounties and all other expenses,
letting those who remained at home go free.
And all this was the result of abolition
ism-the result of medding with what is
not our business-the result of interfering
with our neighbors-tbe result of forgetting
the faith Of our fathers, tampering with the
constitution, and betraying the democracy as
Judas did Christ for few pieces Of silver.
| Thank God that time is not ended. The
day will surely come when the people will
curse as men never were before, the false
rulers and bigoted medlers who still seek to
ruin the country, and while it will exalt de
mocracy to higher position than ever be,
fore, will denounce as traitors all of that
"loyar class who to gain private ends, still
fight against the Union and carry on their
damnabe war of bate against brave, over
powered people who would be our friends
but cannot have the privilege except by sub
hitting to degradation at the hands of mad
element of the country which is its greatest
curse.-Za Crosse Democrat.
INDoRsING The PREsIDENT.-The Demol
cratic State Convention which assembled in
Conord, N. H., on the 7lh Of February last,
passed the following resolution:
Resolved That we pledge 10 Andrew John.
son, of the State of Tennessee President of
the United States, our support in the efforts
be is making 10 secure to all the States inime.
dae representation 10 Congress, and their