American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-10-30

But fos truth there had been no such
thing as false hood Truth is genuine
coin falsehood the counserfeit. Truth
Is reality, falsehood deception. Truth
has character. falsehood is without char
acter in politics, morality aud religion
Hence falsehood assumes the garb OF
truth, parades itself before the mind as
truth, and seeks the confidence of the
intellect and affections Of the human
race AS truth, while at Il same time, it
would stigmatize truth itself with all the
characteristics of a lie. There are truths
of different degrees Of Importance -
Some truths are the embodim mt of great
fundamental principles which lie at the
very foundation of justice and order
Upon these are reared the great fabrics
of government and religion which are
designed to ameliorate the deplorable
condition of humanity. To deny one of
these truths aud substitute therefor lie,
ID q sin against the best interests of man,
and an insult to the God of truth who
seeks to place man in the best possible
condition in this world of misery, crime
and despair. AS a nation We have dis
carded all theories Of government which
recognize, in any form, the right of Mon,
,archs, Kings aud aristocracies to bind
burdens on the many which the few will
mot touch with one of their fingers. Re-
jpublicanism, as understood and chosen
by the founders of our government, is a
political structure reared upon great
.truth. That truth asserts the equality
,ot man in his rights to the enjoyment of
alife, liberty and the pursuit of happi-
ness" To deny this truth is to strike
at the foundation Of our Republican form
of government. To substitute for this
truth either profssscdly or practically
the fallacious doctrine that caste is to
modify and regulate tte rights, pririIe.
ees and immunities of the goyerne !, is a
bold attempt to carry us back to the ex.
ploded doctrine Of the divine right of
Kings" and to dilute the great truth of
the equality of rights with that other
falacy, that one portion or GLASS OF the
native born citizens Of the United States
are unfit to participate in the enjoyment
of these equal rights, is to give US in
reality an aristocracy instead of democ>
racy. The time has come, indeed wht n
we must discuss the truth OF the d"ctrlae
of equal rights The great eneniy,
now, has assumed the maine OF democru-
CIV, and stands ready to dispute before
the people the truth IF a great fanda.
mental principle. We need not be sur
prised that faisehood CONES III the nsu.e
of democracy. 1t has ever been the poll
lev OF the father Of lies to assume TIE
appearance OF an CANCEL Of light ) but
il is nevertheless true that in that name,
aud disguised in that appearance, he was
still the prince of darkness We nsy
accept the sppaiition for the reality, We
NAV acceIt the ialsehood for truth. nay
we may even as party, as Republicans
--staeger under the blows Of the ed-
yersaiy, but truth with noble meiu and
heaven directed eye will rise again and
soar far above the, it may be, blood stain
ed scene of conflict, and will see the
falsehood stand forth in ali its dark de
formity, a monument OF the folly 0f Its
wicked or deceived devotees. Lock tack
but score OF years, and we see the De
mocrscy hugglug to its bss m the insti-
tuition of human Slavery, with them Sla-
very was "diviue institution" "But
from the Quasers OF America" says the
eminent Rev, r. j, Breckenridge, OF
Kentucky, 6rst poured forth food of
hght so deep and clear that the public
mind was aroused, the subject discussed,
and the doom OF Slavery sealed. With.
in twenty Eve years, it was urged again,
and again by phiIanthropists, that unless
the STAKEHOLDER repented, and let his op-
pressed boudmen 60 free, Heaven would
wipe out the accursed institution with
blood. TIE warning was treated, first
with contempt, then with threat of ven,
xeauce, but history has now recorded, to
our fearful cost, that the admopitions
came from the true spirit of philauthro-
py. As Republicans, let not the past
election, nor future checks, drive us from
the true platform Of Republicanism.--
President johnson, in the name Of the
workinGmen of America, lacked by a
great party in the name of Democracy,is
now seeking to reinstate in the South in
all their power, that same sristocracy |
which so lately gave lie to all their pro,
fessed, and sworn support of our Gov
cnmeut We fear not the discussion of |
the great principles involved IN OUT na>
tion's life, but we do fear that apathy |
and caiousness, which would risk the
on false toundstion.-
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