The national Republican., 1866-11-14

bounds, and are like to have two."-Ibtd
April 2. 20, n n \ ~
Thus the fires Of civil war were fed with
Northern fuel The conflict opened. Sumter
was attacked. Loyal men did not stand
hesitating what course to take. But where
was the Barnstable Pdtriot-PHrSSEYH Let
his own paper answer: =
"The good time has at length arrived =
1--WE are in the midst Of civil war
Fraternal blood has flowed. The first great
battle has been fought If the Southern
movement is successful, If the Confederate
Republic takes its place as an acknowledged
member Of the nations, Fort Sumter will be
its Lexington. There has been shed the first
blood in the cause Of Southern Independence.
Gallant, able, experienced soldiers and
statesmen lead and direct the operations,
military and civil, Of the ne,o republic. We
have been deceived long enough. We may
as well open our eyes TO the fact that our
Southern brethren are sons Of revolutionary
sires, that the struggle will be an arduous
and terrible one, that men fighting pro aris
ct forcis other things equal, are inyincible.
Let us hope that the IDEA Of secession will
soon be taught, that IN early peace will
return to our borders, and prosperity to BOTH
REPUBLICS" t.
These "instincts Of patriotism" as "Colo-
mel" GREENE calls them, especially the last
quoted created such feeling Of indignation
among the people Of Cape Cod, and espe'
cially in Barnstable, that PnISSEY stopped
his patriotic illusions, for while only. Sub
sequently he lifted his copper head again
and for time kept up kissing, until q
soldier in the 4Oth Massachusetts, regiment
while in the trenches before Petersburg
wrote home the following letter, which was
published in the Register Of November A
1864. The gallant soldier said:
"why Is II that such sheet as the Barnstabls
Patriot is permitted 10 insult . loyal community
with Its reasonable Language? It Is not particu,
larry agreeable to us who isft homo and loved onei
and have for the past two years endured the hard
ships and perils OF war in trying to put down thii
| rebellion, to take up paper publishsd In the
midst Of our homes and hnd It teeming with Ian
guage more scurrilously abusive Of our Govern
ment and its efforts to save the country than any
| which can be found in the Richmond papers, Fur
thsr the writer says I'VE had not been a fort
night absent before he returned to his more con
genial employment Of 'wallowipg in the mire' Of
treason, and opened upon US q Are in the rear,
Whlch ne mas Kept up ever tnce we tnink tnit
| goes beyond even Judas himself, for when he real
lied what he had done ho had the deconcy to &C
and hang himself, but in this case the pupil hal
outstripped his master, for the former does mol
seem In the least inclined to render the community
so great q service"
Let us pass on. Three days before Mr.
LINCOLN was assassinated, April IL, 1865
8. B. PHIssEY wrote and printed half col
umn leading editorial, in the Patriot, agains
ANDREW JOHNSON. II was Of the style oftht
most vulgar billingsgate. The following shor
paragraph will suffice as specimen Of thu
infamous production:
"Should Mr. Lincoln die, Mr. johnson be
comes the President-and such President
There is but one way to escape the livinf
disgrace, and that is for him to resign
peaeeably rhe ,oiH, FORCIBLY IF NEEI
BE-"
1t is astounding to have to believe that tn,
creature who wrote the above about ANDREW
JOHNSON only last year has been imposed
upon TnE PRESIDENT as q patriotic self
sacrificing "War Democrat" by Colone
GRsEsE and General Couou, ut the sacrifc,
Of man like CHAs. F. SWIFT, who denounce,
the language Of PHISSEY last quoted, in tn
following manner:
Under the inspiration Of fsuch teachings, q wrote
named AtIerodt the same month attempted l.
plant the assassins dagger in the bosom Of Andrew
johnson, which offence he expated on the gu!lows
but those who wickedly melted him to the fou
deed were mercifully spared Now, tho same fel
low Is. Phinney, who thus publicly slandere,
Mr.. johnson and labored to stir up against him tn
evil passions of the rebels and assassins, impudent
pretends that he Is filled with friendship and ad
miration for his political course. Mr. Johnso
having survived this attempt upon his person, will
doubtless be able to survive the attempted assas
sination Of his character, which such 4 creature
friendship would seem to imply"
We have shown above, as we believed i
our duty to do as public journalist friendl,
to the Government and TIE president per
sonally, only one case where The PREsIDES
has been deceived by those who are endeay
oring to grasp places and obtain power. Tn
President was most shamefully deceived b,
false representations in regard to the above
mentioned appointment. If PHINSEY ha,
been the best man on earth it is now yer,
clear to The PRESIDENT that he should no
have been appointed to Office at the sacrifice
of such man as Mr.. SWIFT. TIE PREsl
DENT acted upon the statements of PHIN
SEY's endorsers. This is only one of man,
cases.