The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1868-03-06
For the jasper Courier.
Reasons for Leaving the Foul Party

For the Jasper Courier.
Reasons for Leaving the Foul Party"
FRIEND DoaKs: have been xsi'inc end
''hslling between two o%pinions" Twill can
remsin sileS, no longer. and wish 10 say .
few plain words through the columns OF
your journal. in regard 10 my iss'inss ON
the questions Of the day.
All the newspapers appear to be teeuing
with approximations Of another civil war. a
more terrible struggle than sny hitherto felt
on The continent Of Americs. over in THE
out OF The wsy. corner, great excitement
prevsils, and men heretofore friends but be.
longing 10 the different political factions.
seem Ia already possess The same personal
rn;mosi'y which was the prerureor Of the
Isie reSsili n. What do the people mean.
do they intend TO irsnticslly and blindly fol-
low designing leaders until the piunging
shot Of con'ert,ing armies st.s.l renew the
horrors from 81 'o'65 myself hsve been
ssssiled by the members ii the party with
which have voted. because ] would not
and could not reckie.s,y endorse oil the
,uinous measures Of the present Congress.
As long - their p,oceedinge conceded with
common sense, | should hove been with
them, bu, now Attire have reached such .
climax rha l cannot co%nscien,iously do go.
And ! would say TO al Of the soldiers who
with me fought through the late war. do you
wish sgsin 10 endure all the missries snd
privstion which on snsfained during the re-
bs!!ion-if not. I would eimply tell yuu to
yield no longer . cringing aud s~ervile spirit
10 those Who are not our friends.
And now for my principles: can vote
for no supporter Of negro outrage. think
. republic 10 endangered BY ignorant votes.
What The Palladium was to ancien, Troy,
what the Ark of The Covenant vac to the
Jews-so 10 the ballot boz 10 Americs.-
Whenever il does not express the view Of
intelligent fseemen. then republican ins,i.
tuiicns are In danger. Many other thin 70
are necessary to the governmental workings
OF . republic, but a. intelligent ballot box
10 vital. Then what shall we ssy Of the
ballot box thst expresses the voice Of an IT,.
norsns and degraded race! Does il need .
prophet to ioretsll the future Of = republic
whose voters are such. May God pat i, into
the hearts OF the people TO see this.
A republic 10 endsn gered BY usprineipled
demagogues. it wss by the contention Of
party fsdtion:thss Greece sEd Rome lost their
liberties. and these contentious were fomsu.
Ted By ambitious statesmen who sought their
own interest at the expense OF the state
The ssme class Of public robbers are to b.
found in America. They pretend 10 be
great iriends Of the eoldiers. As,ter their
vanity. excite their prejudic~s. buy their
votes and secure their b~,yonets II necsss,
~, bu, ! hope the soldiers can no longer be
,duped.
shall vote for no man who 10 not in f.
vor Of liquidatipg Immediately the nsiion'.
debt 10 the bondholders ia tine current mo
ney Of The country. know Il 70 advanced
that they were promised gold. bu, l thin /
the army regulations promises the same 10
the soldiers. And IL the greenbscks could
pay those who stood . wall Of FIRE on the
southern border. projecting the properly Of
those same bondhoider. saving from FIRE and
steel their homcs,esds and their lives-I'
grcenbacks could pay the friends OF those
who went 10 the "hsrvsst Of deslh'' end gal.
lsn,ly left their bones 10 bleach on The
land Of the foe and the s,rspger. can they
no, pay those who coined their money on
Of the blood end tears Of the notion. and
sent The soIdiers out with q Judas kiss 10 lhs
battle field and to death.
Ut. F~ERcusoE, A Veteran Soldier.
Haysville. Iod., March 2, 1858.
The WoRLD AT HoxE.-The March