The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-10-28

through darkness and danger, to
soon see the sun breaking through
the vapors of the morning that is
to usher in the long looked for day
OF universal peace.-Republic.
The Exempt Brigade.
The October number of the
Methodist Quarterly Review the
best of the many excellent period
ical publications of the church, and
edited by DR.. Wheedon, one of it's
ablest men, contains an editorial
notice of q recent article in the
North American Review by Mr..
Brooks Adams, entitled ''The New
Party" Mr.. Adams, it may be
remarked generally, took the
ground that the Republican party
has accomplished it's mission, that
it no longer has any capacity for
usefulness, and that it is time the
administration of the government
should be placed in the hands of
the opposition. Without attempt
ing to follow the whole course of
Mr.. Adams article, DR.. Wheedon
brings out very sharply some
points overlooked by the former
and worth remembering by all. At
the outset he says it is well enough
for all politicians to remember that
"there is an immense body of non
political thinkers and voters who
are no fixtures of any party, except
as they hope to make that party
true to God and their country"
The editor of the Quarterly is in a
position to know pretty well where
of he speaks in this regard, and it
is to be hoped his statement is
correct. The existence of such an
element in our politics, large
body of voters Influenced solely by
conscientious considerations and a
regard for the welfare of the coun-
try, would go far to counterfeit the
influence of that other body, well
known to exist, which always votes
in the interests of license and law
lessness and whose political creed
embraces but two elements, money
and whisky. DIR. Wheedon calls
this body of independent voters,
who vote according to the dictates
of conscience and expect no favors
from any party or party leader, the
Exempt Brigade" and adds that
he belongs to it. "In a large de
gree,'' he says, 1--WE are disfranchis-
ed. We generally are expected to
take no direct share in the nomi
mating of candidates. Our only
alternatives are to vote, or bolt, OF
scratch. Make what faces we
please, we must swallow one OF
these three pills. Nevertheless,
the exempt brigade is, on the long
run, a very powerful force. Let il
be united in spontaneous sympathy
and parties have to give way. 1t is
growing more and more powerful
as conscientious men fee! more and
more that it is duty always te
vote. That single feeling univers
ally established, is a great safety
for the country"
The Quarterly article then pro
ceeds to show the attitude sustained
by the exempt brigade to tn,
Republican and Democratic parties
The points are very clearly mad
and strongly enforced, but we mus
conGne ourselves to presenting tn
conclusions arrived at, which ma,
be heartily commended to all tn
opponents of the Republican party
both open and secret. We quote
1--WE, the exempt brigade hav
no votes for Northern traitors
The Northern man who aide
treason in our trying crisis W
cheerfully and forcibly vote int
retirement for life, recommending I
him gratitude that he suffers n
worse penalty. It is no use 70
The Nation to ridicule Senate
Morton's usual bounce about tn
| treason and folly of the Democrat
party Therein Mr.. Morton
bounce is unquestionably on
bounce The brigade has not S
soon forgotten the days of treason
and when such language in TIL
Nation or any other Northern y,
per, meets our eye, it touches an
quickens our venous circulation
II The Nation has no better met
icine for our ills than voting fc
traitors it must swallow its ow
boluses. Bring before us traitor
for our votes, and We shall, if POI
sible bounce them into privat
life; quite willing that it should |
the private life of the statesman
Blackwells Island.
I'VE believe also that the gre,
!, exempt brigade heartily says VIII
} Gerrit Smith said at the last Pre-
3 idential election: I dread II
l Democratic party. We are indet
t dissatisfied with the general aspe
of corruption in the Republics
: party; but when turning to puri
j ourselves with the Democrat
masses, it is cleaning our hands
washing in a cesspool. That par
e embraces nine tenths of all t
depravity the country contain
b The rum sellers, the whisky saloo
9 ers, the mob material, all embodi
+ in it's masses. When Mr.. Greel
found himself fairly amalgamat
n with that mass of faction OF
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