The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1867-09-26
Home Correspondence.
EDITOR OF ADVOCATE.

/ Dear Sir TX now
+ ing that your paper always gives publ
city TO liberal sentiments, coming from
whatever quarter, have concluded t
'ndite TO you few words containing al
embodiment OF my opinions, or how
and the Pennsylvanians, stand affected
as to the grand issue 10 our State.
will admit that there is generally some
thing contemplate in the wranglings Of
partisan or polemical writers, aud so
am always unwilling to swell the tide of
this ignoblc spirit, by entering the lists
to contend for any leader or any party
whatever, being, to use the poets words,
"nuJltuS addictus jurdre IN verba ma.
| gistri."
But yet there is proper limit which
we can regard in such matters, and
there Is also duty which commands us
to speak when the interests of a nation
are at stake. Therefore l am directed
by no other interest than that which
arises from desire to see my conntry
prosper, when l say that if Pennsylva.
MA does not check the Radicals in their
frantic attempts to send the nation head.
long to destruction, as did California,
Kentucky &C., &C., we will all see our.
selves trampled under foot worse than
tho Hebrews in Egypt or the Helots Of
Sparta.
Will the people ever awaken to just
appreciation of the true character of the
Radicals? II they would once do SO
they would see that it is an abomination,
a horror They would truthfully ex-
claim:
How little do they see what Is, who frame
Their party judgm'tupon that which SEEMS.
But am carrying water to the sea,
by speaking in this munner. Their
real character is already known, even
to the remotest corners of the earth. 1t
is noted for deeds so black that the
"conclavc of hell " would blush 70 own
them. Have they not shed the blood
of innocence, and has not one of their
boasted leaders entered into plot with
a peUurer from State prison Are
they not at present loading you with
taxes to which those that caused our
fathers to strike for freedom were but
trife? Are they no. attempting to
blindfold you in regard to the elections
employing their press to circulate the !
foulest lies, for instance that tie Demo-
Gratis have asperscd the character OF
Judge Williams, when, on the contrary,
they themselves have all lied by distort'
ing and garbling Judge sharswood's
language in such manner as to hide
and prcvert his true meaning, which is
worse than lying? Can you not see that
they are endeavoring to deceive you as
to the California elections, alleging that
if the Republican ticket had not been
divided, they would have won victory
when the returns show, plain as day,
that the Democratic ticket numbered
between six and seven thousand moro
han both of theirs added. Does not
Judge Williams himself expect to de.
'eive you gloriously by Withholding his
opinion, and refusing to announce it un.
il after the elections ? though every one
knows lie favors the bill Of Senator
Wilson to introduce negro suffrage into
his State. The Radicals speak of 10y
'lty, when they have repca tedly violated
very article of the Constitution. This
S part, and only part, of their chat
lctcr.
VIII you then, spaniel like, lick the
hand that smote you, and that now for
'es you to meintain a policy contrary to
he dictates Of freedom, and place on
he Supreme Bench Judge Williams,
who will concede to Congress the right
to allow the negro to rule Pennsylvania ?
But L need not argue thus. for the clec,
lions will show efficiently that the peo.
pie have, at least, learned lesson. Not
wishing, dear Alcocate, to trespags far
.her on your columns, l now wind up.
Yours, az reuoir
SEAWEED.