The McArthur enquirer. (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1873-1884, 1873-03-05

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gastly features, praying BAAL to the
rescue, that another four years
lease might fatten the balance of
them. Men who wish to be duped
in the Republican name were swift
to believe their former opinion Of
HORACE GREELEY rem arka b Y
wrong, and swallowed the cup with
all its alloas and gall with as much
heathenish satisfaction as JOHN
CHINEMAN pays devotions to the
sun. "The compassed sea and land
to make proselyte,s and when
they slobered over him the Kiss of
delusion, the victim was held like a
bird by the charm Of q snake, with
nothing to show for the lossof his
virtue, but the vote that he qast for
the most unscruplous band of cor
that ever figured in the
drama Of politics. IF one of the
original stock was guilty OF an ac-
cusing concience, and a mimi of his
own, and did not jump at the crack
of the party whip, he was fondly
caresscd with q satan-like promise
of Il nice littl$&llice, which was
sure to reward the finally faithful.
But if his better Judgment overrul-
ed, and convictions Of duty bid
him assist the Liberal cause, he was
set upon as q pestalent fellow, given
all the approbrious epethets politi-
cal hate could devise, and cast into
outer light, where Radical mercy is
never wanted and Radical thieves
nc'er break through nor steal.
They entered the prison of the
keystone State with the pardoning
power, and took from its cell a good
natured culpret TO relieve by per-
jury their candidate for Governor
who was charged with being too
familiar with the peoples money OF
that commonwealth. The dressed
niger women in mems apparel, by
tens and by iifty's in North Caro-
lima, and drove them to the polls
like beasts to the market, that this
moncyd aristocracy might have an.
other four-years grip on the yitals
Of the nation. A regiment Of sol
diers is reported to have marched
through the State Of Indiana just
prior to the election, with no APP
parent purpose, other than arousing
a martial and vindictive spirit
among her citizens by raking over
the ashes of the civil conflict, and
faning its embers into a living fire
If our nation has n foe within III
borders to-day Of any formidable
feature, force, or character, it is
that man or that class of men, wht
having eyes, see nothing, end hav
ing sense know nothing, but party
aggrandisement by cngendering
sectional hate, when they scratch
for votes in the ash-pile of a quCnch.
ed rebellion. They lavished this
money like water which penetrated
every department Of the body OF
politics, till its contaminating eff.
fusions swept on and on by Gov.
ernment officials, ran over and gag
ed State after State, subyerting the
first principles Of a Republican
Government, making merchendise
Of the elective franchise, q cess
pool of politics, and q freebooter OF
a party. They hurled their poison
ed arrows at one whose greatness
and virtues nature forbid them tC
emulate, and Pharisce-like they
thanked God they were not like
other men, but invoked the
Supreme being to witness the de.
nial Of wickedness in high places
(Which was useless for mockcly
from such whited sepulchres will
not pass unnoticed, with moro
than christian solemnity.
As though some fearful hope had
driven them to insanity, or the
dread of justice to hopeless mad.
ness they cruciiied their earthly
Christ, but failed to cast lots foi
his vesturc, as there was no proph.
acy to fulfill, and they wanted
nothing to quicken their memory OF
the brutal dead. His standard OF
purity was too high for Radical use
The labors of his great soul foI
seven years to heal the wounds of q
civil war; bear the impress OF
heaven: On his deramers, the
opposite is plain to be seen, that is
the difference.
NJ. II. POTTER
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