The union Democrat., 1866-11-17
Thanksgiving Day.

snou a, "HN 10y Piopciil IcCOuilucu0S
q little aims giving at the same time. He
has tried his hand at thanksgiving politics,
and it behooyes all citizens of the God and
morality school to second him-wherefor /
write.
1t is too often the case that some people
can't see anything in the political condition
of affairs for which they should be particu
larly thankful. The blessings that are so
apparent to the clear sighted loyal people are
So successfully disguised to the igncrant de
mocraey that they would rather dispense with
them than take them like pig in bag.
There is much indee4 for all to be thankful
for. The RAIDS. are thankful flr the multi
tude CT blessings they enjoy. The democrats
should be thankful that it is as well with
them as it is-that they are no worse off. Let
US, my royal RAIDS, be particularly thankful
for " Our Political Blessings Congress
Byrne did that job. That load is off our
mind.
NJ. Byrne, of Chinese Camp, as he informs
his friend in his late dispatch, settles that
question:
CHINESE CAMP September -, 1896.
Mr.. -: am elected by five majoriiy-Congress is
sustained and treason made odious. NJ. BrRNk
The Call irreyereutly says that B. has saved
the country by scratch. Not at all. 1t
was Providence. The democrats think it was
u scratch, and that the Supreme Court will
scratch out the two majority aud let Congress
go TO TIE devil and treason again become hon.
orable as it was before Byrne grappled with
it. But if the judges be as base and vile as
Byrne is loyal, true and valorous, this day
should johnson from the country flee, about
a loyal prophecy which says that B. of Chi
nese Camp his conqueror should be.
We have much to be thankful for in the
recent election returns. Like the Chinese
Camp B., Beast Bottled Butler has achieved
a great victory for cur party. . Butler is
elected and honesty is made odious"-honOr
and chivalry are made odious-and hereafter
New England school books will cite the life
aud character of Butler as peculiarly worthy
of imitation by the youth of America. That
is an achievement. twill blot out and crush
the pernicous lessons that have been taught,
intoxicating honor, honesty and chivalry. Ii
will make the aureola of glory circle round
the brows of felon thief, and the unfortu.
nate inmates of prison cells will now REAP
the reward for all the sufferings they have
endured ct the hands of the ignorant and cor
rupt, who have detested their characters and
falsely called stealing crime. They will
now 20 to Congress and amend the Constitu.
ton so as to declare that stealing is virtue.
The Massachusetts, election proves to us
that We are now reaping the crop that was
sown years ago in the Common Schools under
our pious, political Boston system. Two
egroes have been elected in Boston to the
Legislature. They were elected by the ee.
CANT, refined and educated Bostons-in dis.
trlct occupied almost exclusively by Shoddy
and Goldfish aristocracy. Ignorant people,
benighted creatures, who have never had the
benefits of an education under the Boston
system, never elect negroes; and though a
matter of regret that any white man is elected
to any Office in Massachusetts, yet it is a
cheering tribute to Boston enlightenment
that all who vote for negro must of neces-
sity be splendidly educated-ior the white
race, by their low natures and instincts, i'm.
agine themselves better than noble negro !;
and it is only by extinguishng their instincts
and changing their natures by refinement,
religion and Boston education, that they can
be brought to see that the negro is ever their
equal and most always their superior. These
two negro gentlemen had during the cam.
paign, in order to secure the white aristo.
cratic vote, to promise to join themselves in
the holy bands of matrimony to two young
ladies (both white) moving in the very tip.
top, creme de la creme of Boston society, and
ments, but that they were warned by sensi-
ble negro friends that in such an alliance they
would be continually subjected to the degra.
ding and disgusting presence and society of
the Boston arlStocracy. Ine negro gentle.
men reconsidered the matter and showed"
This is not much for US to be thankful for,
but the negroes everywhere have abundant
cause to rejoice. And one negative blessing
we enjoy is, that while We have elected but
two negroes, We have-the Lord be praised
elected nary a nirishman.
The democrats have great reason to be
that the whole Massachusetts, dele
gation were not negroes, as was anticipated.
The white race have show, even there.
Why should democrats repine?
O, give thanks, that the g Cause Of Reli-
qion" is fourishing. A pous Sunday School
paper, that is read by the children of demo.
Gratis who attend loyal Sabbath Schools, re-
ioices that " Massachusetts, has given to the
South John Brown and a Ben Butler, and
now we are about to give them, what they,
in their benighred ignorance, hate still more
"a Massachusetts, religion and morality.