Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1870-11-26
And still Another Difference.

exercised over our snort DuL trutHlut
answer To its article of two weeks ago.
abusing General Grant for being
patriot. and fi-hting treason. The gen
|tleman thinks Floyd did not rob the
Treasury of the Uuitcd.. States, because
Mr.. Stanton said SO, and that the old
story about treason and traitors has be-
come u = dead issue" because Butler SO
declared, aud comes to the conc usion
that we are very much mistaken about
Grant taking Vicksburg and Richmond
during his A Administration. Now, friend
Thompson, we confess to you that We
have enjoyed good hearty laugh, aud
we will say, in all the simplicity OF an
unsophisticated editor. that we had
supposed that Gen: Grants Admins
tration commenced some time in 1868,
at which time he began to be recog
nized as the leader of the patriot band
against treason. And rs to what Stan
ton or Butler might have said or done
is Of but little consequence to US, as we
pretend to be free, and talk our own
sentiments. opposing whatever we deem
to be wrong, and vindicating the right.
We simply, in our answer, stated the
facts, and truth. boldly stated, always
has. and always will disturb and cause
discomfort In the minds OF NIL men who
are unwilling to receive it The idea OF
comparing Grants civil Administration
since the war, with that Of James Bu>
chanan before the war, is supremely
ridiculous the difference 10 the cust
of running the Government has been
brought about by the war; brought on
by just such men a. old Buchanan, who
lived from 1861, and died with treason
enthroned upon his heart, and urning
his treachcrous lips He took possess
sion of the Presidential chair at a time
when our country was the most happy
and prosperous, almost entirely free
from debt, and its Treasury overflow
log he left ii with a bankrupt Trea-
sury, and with the declaration that
there was no power 10 the general
Government to cnerce seeded State .
aud with that declaration still lingering
upon his lips, he has gune down to reap
the just rewards Of traitor, his maine
covered in infamy, aud with the curses
OF millions of patriots upon his head !;
and the man at this day. who darcs in
candor to speak Of Buchanan's honesty
or patriotism as politician, is justly
ehargeable with endorsing his senti
ments. which were outspoken in favor
of the right of peaeeable secession and
disintegratiun If this be the doctrine
OF the editor ofthe Piaindealer. let him
pronul2ate il at once, so thar the
people may understand As to dead
issues in politics, Mr.. Thompson will
see our opinion of the man who talks it,
by reference to our files Of recent
date. The truth is. that traitors are re-
sponsible for every dollar OF extra ex.
pense in running the Government since
1871, and for every dollar OF our
national debt incurred since that date !;
and if the Plaiadeaier man desires not
to hear reiterated the dreadful. but
truthful. story of the etie' is OF the sin
ful operations of black hearted traitors,
he must refrain from mentioning the
subject for, SO long us we are permitted
by Deity to live aud speak or write, we
intend TO teach our children aud the
world around US TO hate treason and
traitorS; and here seems to be another
difference.