American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-11-20
Communications.
For the Citizen.
"Be Just and fear not.
Lei aiI thou aims't at
Be thy countryis God's and truths.7

Of all the noble sentiments ever ut
tered by our martyred President-Lin>
coln-none, in my judgment, Mr.. Editor,
excels that placed at the head of your
paper: Let us have faith that right
makes might; and in that faith let us to
the end, dare to do our duty as We un,
derstsnd it."
| Adhering to these sentiments thsoret>
ically, l trust shall not betray them,
knowingly, in practice. 1t was, doubt,
less, faith in these principles that induced
the organization Of the Republican party
in '55-'56. TO all human appearance
the slave power was deeply rooted in the
government. 1t had control OF the Ex-
ecutive, Legislative aud Judicial Depart
ments; and faith only in the right could
have induced the then gallant leaders Of
progressive principles to attempt its dis
Judgement. The undertaking was con
sidered uerculean. How we'll their faith
was grounded, and the success that ats
tended their efforts, the history OF our
couutry, from that day to this, most abuu.
dantly testi6es. With these striking-I
might almost say Observation-Disclosures
tions of the truth that right makes might
shall we begin to pander to expediency
now? l trust in God we may be spared
the shame!
Attached to our party is found large
class called, "camp followers They new.
er have any faith in priuciplss-are al
ways, in fact, afraid of their an
nouncemeut-bec cause they have no
faith in the virtue and intelligence of the
people. They think party is useless
unless it can maintain its ascendency I;
and that ascendency they think must be
preserved by little sharp practice aud
deception. Though not originally of this
class, your Correspondent, MONITOR, has
associated himself with it, and has be>
come the mouthpiece for its utterances.
During the canvass through which we
have recently passed, this class could be
heard growing on the corners, and in the
ex. bar rooms, about the action of the
Court on the license question. They
were sure to conclude by complaining
that set of men, who we're themselves
OF no use to party, should be allowed to
raise issues for it which others had to
carry through for them, &c. As soon as
the election was over they were loud in
their denuncatlons of the temperance
movement, alleging that it was the cause
of our defeat An "a that" All this,
while the friends of the movement silent>
ly indnred all these annoyances Their
silence was mistaken by their opponents
for backing down" aud they began to
calculate on an easy victOry. With a
view TO the consumlnation OF this object
doubtless, MONITOR favored your readers
with his first article, believing-I sup
pose--that the licensing Of the various
driukimg establishments was sure TO fol.
low. Believing that in this they were
J mistaken; and also, convinced that it was
not best for the temperance men to go
into winter quarters without at least a
reconnaissance, concluded to favor your
readers (by your permission) with a
short essay on the subject. In the prep.
aration of that article had no desire TO
personaie any individual. simply took
MONITOR as the representative of class;
nevertheless, judging from his squirming
AS noticeable in his last article-I am
inclined to think be felt its effects consid>
orably. So far as his last article touches
the original subjcct-the license question
it seems to me to amount to this: The
Republicans have been beaten in the re.
cent elections; therefore, the whiskey y
question must have done it. l cannot
see that he produced evidence to contra
dict anything advanced by me in my for
mer article. He just assumes that | am
blind, in common with those who lork at
matters from my stand point, aud that
he sees clearly Gas clear as mud at least)
through the whole matter. But while
he wishes your readers to take his word
for all this, he fails to explain how his
representations as to defeat of por'
ton of our ii ket fell through. How can
he expect us to believe in his predictions
in the face of these facts? lie tells us,
too, that he foresaw this state of things
six months ago, and abored to prevent
it. But he fails to tell US in what
character he thus labored-w neither as
EMMA" John" or as character in a
temperance meeting. But l don't wish
to press this phase q f the subject at pres-
ent. When first thought Of writing |
only desired to protest against the as
! aumniion that any Darfu WAS reasonable