American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-06-01
Daniel w. Voorhees,.

Quite a furOre has been raised 10y
the Liberal Republican, late Demo
cratic, press of the South, because
the Hon. Daniel w. voorhees,, OF
Indiana, arose in his place, on the
floor of Congress, on Il recent occa-
sion, and defined his political posi-
ton to be the opposite of what it
had been represented to be by the
Washington Journal, which was,
that instead of having acquiesced in
the nomination of Mr.. Greeley, he
was unalterably opposed to that
gentleman for the presidency.
Mr.. voorhees, is one of the first
statesmen of the West; he has been
hOnOred and trusted, and called to
the councils of the nation by his
own State many times. He has
been looked upon, and is still looked
upon, as one of the purest patriots
in the land, and, as A MAN, stands
Sans Peur ct sans rcprOche. Mr..
Voorhees, has been lifelong Dem
Ocrat, without shadow or variable
ness of turning. He and Horace
Greeley have alaeays been opposed
to each other upon every political
question. And now, forsOoth, be-
cause Mr.. Voorhees, cannot, and
will not, co instanti, in the twinkling
OF an eye, give up his cherished
principles, and support his most
malignant, bitter, uncompromising
and relentless political opponent
because he cannot, like "Mr. Merry
man, the striped, spotted harlequin
of the Circus ring-turn a double
back-actiOn sOmersault- the quasi
Democrats of the SOuth-men who
never knew or felt the pleasurable
emotion of adhering to an honest
sentiment or principle in the face of
even an apparent popular majority
against it-these weakened, chine
less politicians, not having enough
sand in their gizzards to facilitate
digestion, arc ready, at the first
sound of danger, to cry peccari! and
surrender the ship, raise a howl
ut Mr.. voorhees, because he will not
initiate their cOwardly example
surrender his lifelong convictions,
sacrifice his principles, throw up his
cap for cold White Hat" and sing
hOzannas to Horace.
This is the same spirit of intOler-
ance that cast Martin Luther into
a dungeon, and burnt John Rogers
at the stake and we can tell these
gentlemen Hectors, these huge Co
lOssus that stride about with such
dictatOrial airs, and dare call in ques
tiOn the motives of other men-these
"bOlier-than-thou" politici,ns-tIlat
there is more than one Dan. Vcor-
hees IN the United Statcs--me
who do not intend to be dictated to
or driven, and if they do not wish
to run the Greeley car, on which
they have taken passage, to the
devil, they will "dOwn breaks
and 60 slow. Those in the Demo
cratic party who oppose Greeley
and their name is Legion-claim to
be as honest and patriotic as your
selves, and are DESTROYS to be guided
by the lights of reason and the die
tates of a sound policy. They wish
SO to act as to preserve their princi-
pies, their party, and subserve the
best interests of the country. Those
who differ from this class the So
called BOurbOns had better adj
dress our judgment, and not our
fears. We say 'Our,' for we happen
to belong to that unfortunate class.
Such men as Daniel w. Voorhees,,
and Col John S. Mosby, the great
Confederate cavalry fighter, have
not much fear. You may convince
and persuade them, but drice them
NEVER!
VIRGIN S.-We insert, with
great pleasure, the communication