The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-09-19

10 tho cause of Liberalism, and dark hints
have bssn thrown out that the gentlemen
who have tho dsstiniss Of the party in this
part Of the State carefully concealed in
their pockets, have come, with solemn de-
liberation, to the dreadful conclusion that
we must be crushed, that our political
head must be cut of and thrown, for the
good Of the Liberal cause, into tho execu.
TONERS basket. Lord be merciful TO US
The fste that stares us in the face IL fear
full, and only grace can give us strength
to bear it.
Who are the men guilty Of this new
crusade of persecution When did they
become such intense devotees of the Gree
ley cause that they can now afford to
stand back, with folded arms dong moth
ing for the cause, crying; "Down with
'this or that man He Is not true Gree
ley man He does not rush forward and
spend his money and devote his time to
'the task of working up enthusiasm to
which we can afford to contribute moth
ing but our whining complaints ~ There
has been made upon rs no assessment We
have not paid there has been no print.
ing done that We have received cent OF
pay for; there has been nothing done in
the cause that we have not been active in
the doing of it. Can our criticiscrs say as
much
False to the cause Why, our best en-
e,gies have been devoted to the work
of creating in this part OF the state a scnti-
ment in advance Of the Bourbonism
which for time afflicted the Democratic
| organization and controlled the political
action Of the Democratic leaders. Be-
cause we advanced more rapidly than
they, we were denounced by them as We
now are denounced. The present move
ment is the malicious outcropping of that
hatred which springs like rank weed in
the hearts of small men who have been
compelled to advance from the low plain
Of foolish policy to the high ground Of
wise action.
This is answer sufficient TO the move.
ment, which, il it shall assume form, will
find in us foeman worthy of its superb
insolence, and its creators an opponen,
who will not rest upon his oars and b
drifted along resistlessly on the stream o
their displeasure. We court no difficulty
We Groom, like an old woman cherishing
memory, over the ." Let us have peace !!
shibboleth Of Grant. We long for tn
time when universal peace shall lie lik
Q shaft Of light across the land and like
lane of beams athwart the sea, when tn
wolf and the lamb shall lie down togethe
and the lion shall eat straw like a
OK. We are Of the most earnest Of the d,
voices Of peace. We cannot look upo
pictures of raging storm or heroic battl
We turn from them and look delighted o
pictures Of pleasant landscapes, in whic
> are lines representing purling brooks an
white spots that pass for peace-lovin
| sheep. We shudder when storm burst
. and find pleasure in the peacefulness
quiet sunsets. We are a poetical love
Of peace. We belong to q score {
peace societies. We are, in short, the pc
soniacation Of peace. A harsh word eve
ofFends our sensibilities but, it may /
we'll TO add, - . sort Of warning to II
wretched demagogues and blatant asst
who are advancing upon US, that we are
frsil mortal and have not yet educate
ourself TO allow both Of our cheeks 10
h. struck. Sad to relate, we feel the impul
to strike back at every striker, and v
don't, peaceful as we are, see proper to r
sist the impulse. Heaven reform US, b.
when we are struck We strike! We will tai
up any gauntlet that may be thrown dow
. In fact, We are spelling for row-a plea
~ ant, good-nstured sort of row-but Of
- in which we are anxious, even deter
r" ined, that our bsnner-it autters in O
''' minds eye-shall float victorious. v
re- are almost constrained to shout Mscbetl
ill cry of LAY on Macduf," and we would
ho he hadn't got fearfully logged after utt
ing it. Selah
nd A FORTY.YEAR PRE-
rm 1nNNT