Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-08-28
pressors Of his race, aud train with rebels
and Copperhead. He is 6t candidate
for universal contempt.--[J Journal.
A German Campaign Article.

The New York kCriminalzeitung, Ger
man weekly paper, which has very large
circulation among the Germans of this
country, contains the following article in
its last issue:
The Presidential campaign, as far as the
North is concerned, is no very passionate
one till now, although some newspapers
are not free of utterances Of ire. The
quiet Of the North is chiefly to be ex-
planned by the uneasiness in the South,
which shows the North what duty it has
to perform. There were indeed in no
campaign more principles involved than
there is in the present one, and nearly
everybody knows what to do. If on one
side are Wade Hampton and Forrest, and
on the other side Grant and Sheridan. no
doubt can rise, because the form Of Frank
Blair is to be seen between both sides.
One party says: "Down with Congress aud
its reconstruction, while the other party
wants to support Congress in its national
policy, and TO maintain its work and com
plete it. Here they are threatening new
civil war, while there we hear the words:
"Let us have peace" Here the disputing
and doubling of the obligations contract
ed by the nation isstigmatized is as crime,
while on the ether side they openly de-
maud the breach of q solemn promise.
Under such circumstances il cannot be
hard for a man to set himself right, and
there is no cause for him to be exaper-
ated. Who likes Forrest aud Wade
Hampton will join their company. Those
who are just enough OF such persons dur
ing the war, will keep away from them.
Who wishes the country most of all peace,
will vote for Grant and Colfax. Who
thinks that the interests of the country
demand a new rebellion, renewed blood
shed, will join those who declare things
done and existing null and void, aud whose
theory. if executed, would have no other
meaning but civil war. Quite as precise.
ly aud naturally the followers Of the diff
ferent ideas about the sanctity or nullity'
of q contracted debt will separate from
each other. In all these questions there
is so little room left for mistake, and the
principles are SO plain that it would be
foolish to treat Of subordinate questions.
We believe that the majority Of the
people want peace. We believe the coun-
try will not friyoIovsly squander what was
won by SO hard struggle, and expose
the ship Of state to new storms. We be-
lieve the people do not intend TO restore
to power those persons who caused the
country so much misery. We are con-
vinced that the American people will pay
their debts exactly as they were contract
ed. We, on our part, patiently wait for
the result of the campaign, and our only
wish is that the people might treat with
contempt those men who try to desecrate
the struggle for principles by personal at
tacks. We never shall SANDER the pri.
vate character of Seymour or Blair, or
deny the merits of these men in their
respective spheres. But we expect and
demand that oor adversaries in principles
will show the same justice to our candi-
dates. The fair fight is for men, the dis
honorable one for knaves.