The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-02-07
Gems of Democratic Literature.

The taste Of q people is indicated pretty
clearly BY the style Of their fyorite writers.
Mr.. Brick Pomeroy, We believe. Is by all odds
the most popular Of Democratic editors, and his
party ought. therefore. to have natural fond
ness for profanity and Billingssate. Here are
specimens Of some Of his latest rawlings:
Grant wants large army, frst-to enforce
his newly-crcated dictatorship over ten States
and twelve millions Of people. Sceond-to es-
tablish and enforce his prospective dictatorship
over all the States, and all Of the people, North
and South, Does any sane man believe that
U.S.. Grant hal any better object in view when
he objected TO a decrease in the army than to
Use that army rs a means to further his Prcsi-
DENTAL aspirations.
Here is delicate alluson to Abraham Lin
coin:
We ask you in all candor. are not such crrs-
turcs as Lincoln. the tyrant Stanton. the trsi-
tor Butler, the assassin, woman insultcr and
thief-arc not such men the elect Of the devil ]!
VIII il not be q day Of JOY for carth's children
when the last of the triumyirate Of demons shall
be calle " his long account to enjoy forever the
who will place them high In the halls Of perii-
ton, for carrying out his principles in this
world, promoting strife on earth, as he had
done in Heaven.
But one Of the democratic trio has been called
10 his final reckoning; perhaps Il would tax
the ingenuity Of the Prince Of Darkness to pro-
vide for all three at once. lie that A. II may,
two still live to pollute the air Of heaven, and
they vet find willing dupes 10 hesrken to their
counsels, though. fortunately for humanity,
they are stripped Of the rower for evil they
once possessed.
Little Phil" Is spoken of.as "the infamous
Sheridan who hal been the most infamous
Of all the Radical tools" Hancock, We need
hardly say, is commended Is gcntlcmaA
Grant Is ''the national hostler." Butler
u "eock-eyed thief" Congress is"the Rump
Hell at Washington" AMI the members are
"Hell-dcscrying blooi-hounds Of the Infamous
Rump." The pAnacca with msniacs Of the
country Is Reputation and civil war:
hia too late. You called us traitors not long
ago when We talked Of taxation-when We sdvo-
ee m.sfcsD Oh the por man, anu neM ny
his wrongs In the brosd sunlight Of heaven that
you might see them. You Knocked US and scoffed
at US then-out yoa have talked taxation . lit
tie yourself since. Now we demand Rspudia-
ton s the only eomplet. and lastinr relief to
the working class, and you mock 9s again.
but mark. the same power that has brought
you 10 taxation talk, win bring Won mot long
hence, 10 Repwdiaiioul The J<oyss ars IN voy.
ern this country, - they used 10 in timss scone.
The people my Rsysdiatioa! And aess AMI
resist a. long a. you csu. Radicals, Puritans and
Phsrisces, Il riH como. The people rtli be
he-rd-they will be FIVE.
The infAmy Of the preccling extract ID only
equaled by the one which follows: =
Il seems to us there can be but one course
len for the President, and that Il to assert his
rights. under the Coustitution-rights that
everJ other President has epjcy~l-and TO main
tain them He IL commsnder-in-chief Of the ar
my. AMI A. such has control Of the same, while
Al the krt evidence Of his intention 10 truly
maintain the supremacy Of Justiee and liberty
In America. the highways and by-ways would
swarm with bravo men and true, Who womb