Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-11-06

pler" For what is s.justice" but whatso-
ever old pro-slavery Democrats may think
it is? And what is liberty" but the right
of the singularly liberal Bourbons to be
masters of the rest of us?. And who are
1.-THE people" If they are not these self
sacrificing Bourbon politicians who are
so anxious to benefit the rest of us in
spite of ourselves? What is there, in this
world or the next, that we should more
admire than the liberality of these medic.
val politicians who propose to IDEAL with
the present and look to the future" by ex.
Guiding negroes from equal rights in the
institutions of the State, of whose politi.
cal and social body they are part,
But this is not the only significant indi-
cation of the surprising liberality of these
ancient and fossil politicians. In Vir-
ginia (of which State both the Ohio Bour-
bons, Allen and Thurman. are natives.
and whence, apparently, they derive their
peculiar liberality). the putrid reminis-
cence is also struggling to get ont of its
coffin In that State, MI. r. MT. Hunter.
and MIR. A. II. 81. Stuart, two fossil relics
of the remotest political ANTIQUITY. are
probably the two most conspicuous "rep.
resentative men" in this medieval party
that is ''the most liberal party in the land.
or that has ever been in it." Mr.. Hunter
made characteristic speech recently. in
which he exhibited peculiarity of Bour-
bon liberality, and the way in which
Bourbonism proposes to IDEAL with the
present and look to the future" by de-
ploring the emancipation of the slaves,
deprecating the illiberality of ''the north"
in refusing to pay the former slave-owners
four or five hundred millions of dollars
TOR their lost 'chattels," and expressing
the hope that when the more liberal Thur
man gets into the Presidential seat, that
scheme of liberality and Justice" will be
carried out. Is not this an evidence that
the Bourbon rump has nothing illiberal
in its creed?" Is not this an Indication
that 1t seeks no resurrection of dead is
sues" but ideals with the present and
looks to the fnture?"
Since Hunter spoke, A. 81. H. Stuart
(Mr. F1llmore's Secretary Of the Interior)
has made speech. Stuart perfectly
agrees with Thurman that the putrid
remlnlscence is 1.-THE most liberal party
IN the land, or that has ever been in it,
ana 10 prove 1t, Stuart denounces the
abolitionists for "inhumanity in liberat-
ing the negroes" and for "injustics" in
according to them the white mans ex-
elusive hight OF citizenship! To show
that the creed of Bourbonism has moth
ing llliberal in it," he dilated on the
utter antagonism" and "instinctiye an.
tipathy'' OF the white and black races ::
proclaimed " the impossibilitv of the
whites and blacks dwelling together in
peace;' proved doubtless to the entire
satisfaction of his Liberal" hearers) that
the negroes could not and ought not to
remain in the same community with
white people in free condition." and
concluded with the startlingly liberal
declaration that if the negroes were not to
be returned to slavery, they must either
De exiled to some other country, or be ex-
terminated! 1t is seriously questioned if
Thurman himself, or even his ancient
uncle BILL" could adduce a more con
elusive proof that the old Bourbon rump
has nothing illiberal in its creed :" or
that 1t is 'the most liberal partv in the
land, or that has ever been in it," that it
advocates every measure of Justice" and
opposes every measure Of injustice" or
that sticks to its principles" and clocks
to the future"
But the most satisfying circumstance of
all is that it "allows every man to think
for himself" and hasn't the power. and
isn't likely to get the power, to prevent
men either from expressing their thoughts
or from voting them.-Chicaqo Times.