The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-04-02
Assa.sination-A Democratic PrineipIe1

now Is 10 8tG6ch Tue L ufOh parry oP'>"
the points Of the day and the hour and
not what refers to the DRADpast." The
Washington Intelligencer has no pa
tience stwith a man or set of men, or
party out of power, who allow them
selves to be put on the. defensive by sug-
gestions of what they ,eouid do precedent
to their having power to do any thing"
What do these destructives want to
do? The La Crosse Democrat, an ac-
knowledged organ of the Democratic
party, aud journal which has larger
circulation than any other of its polite
al faith in the whole country. is an open
defender OF the assassination Of. Presi-
dent Lincoln, eulogist of the assassin.
and an avowed advocate OF assassin alton
of other presidents obnoxious to it and
its political party, and does not hesitate
to say that Gen. Grant. if elected will
be murdered. This Democratic organ
at La Crosse says:
I'VE would ornament the Capitol at
Washington with the swinging bodies
Of Rnmp destructives. hy hanging them
from the windows, tied by the neck "
. The Mirror. printed at Albion, Michi
gan, advises Democratic partizans to
open the veins of '.Elmunois, Drake,
Sumner, Stephens, Chandler. Wade, and
all who are engaged In vindica,ing the
lawful authority Of Congress. The
March numper of the Old Guard, which
declared itself the only really ''Demo-
ocratic Magazine IL the United States,
appears with full page, across which
are only these words, in bold letters.
"a message from God to usurpers and
dictators,' and refers to the third chap
ter of Judges, which contains an account
of the assassination "a OF EGLoN, King of
Moab
The Greensburg Herald. printed in a
neighbori ducounty, which is part Of
the Third Congressional District of In
diana, speaking of Grant and the recon-
struction bill, said
"When that time does come (when it
passes the Senate the sooner the earth
is rid of him the better; there will be
job for another Booth
And the st. Joseph Vindicator joins
the cry after this fashion
Assassination! That's an ugly word,
isn't it? It doesn't look well for text.
It CRATES harshly upon our delicate sen
sibilities. And yet there are times and
circum stances which render it almost
tjustifiable, honorable. gloriours' BY
the hand of the assassin, Israel, God $
chosen people. was delivered from
Moabite bondage and we soiemniy be-
lieve that the taking Off of about two
hundred Of our Congressm en-, Governors
and legislators would be the surest and
quickest method Of restoring the Union.
and bringing peace, harmony and pros
peritv to the country"
There are some of the suggestions
of what they would do precedent to
their having power to 10 anything"
In criminal trials lawyers make nice
distinctions in constituting the law; for
instance, they will say that if man
strikes you. you are justified in striking
him in return, becaus the assailant gives
yoa the best evidence tina. he intends
to strike again A man may threaten to
kill another, but if he produces no
weapon, gun pistol, knife or bludgeon,
the party threatened would not he jnsti
fed i'm taking the lie of the assailant
What has been done. it is fair to inter,
will he done 3 second time Democrats
have rebei.ed; Il Democrat assassinated
President Of the United States These
facts, undeniable, may prove an inten-
ton to commit the same crimes again.
The Intelligencer is the cautious villain.
hut the other Democratic papers we
have quoted are the ''honest rascals =
the your money or your life! rascals
Of the Democratic organization. The
latter suggest ''what they will do prece
dent to having power to do any thing"
while the former would carefully hide
what "they would do until they have
the power; therefore the issues that pre-
ceded the rebellion, the bloody events
of the rebellion, and the assassination
of President Lincoln, are to be kept in
the background, they are to be ''dead
issues'' Assassination is the resort Of
desperate Williams, and for that reason
the threats of leading journals of the
Democratic Organization are of serious
import. How long will honorable men
support party which cherishes assas
sins and their abettors?
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CoLoRED STUDENTS ADMITTKD.-The
Board of Trustees of the Wesleyan
University at Delaware, Ohio, have, de-
cided that there was nothing in the char