Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-01-19
ONE JULIEN.

"The Republican newspapers seem snEious
To- destroy Hon, GeOfge W. Julien. His
speeches hurt Enquirer.
We fail To discover much anxiety on the
part Of Republican newppap pcrs in that d.
rection. The Gazette had some anxiety
with reference 10 Mr.. Julien, but Il was
when lie profcssed to be Republican
and desired to roman in Congress rs a Re-
publican. From careful observation we
arrived at the conclusion that ho had out
lived his usefulness, was not reliable, and
that the time bad come for him to step
down. lie did step down, and then he
stepped out This proved that our opin-
ion Of Geo. w. Julien was correct. His
principle aud his party attachment de-
pended upon his term OF office. The mo-
ment the Republicans withdrew their sup
port from him for Congress, he deserted
the party, reversed his principles and
joined the Democratic party. That proved
the soundness of our diagnosis OF Mr.. Ju-
liens character. 1t brought back to ms,
too, our friends in the old Burnt District,
who thought we did Mr.. Julien injustice.
They now see that the Gozctte was right,
and that they had misplaced their conf
dcnce. Now Mr.. Julien is held in con-
tempt by his former friends. He could
not be elected TO the Office Of constable by
the Republicans uf The District he 80 long
represented in Congress. So rapid aud
complete was his fall in that District that
he found il uncomfortable. to live there
| lie consequently removed to indianapolis
and cast in his lot with the Democratic
party, going back on all his old principles
| 1t turns out, too, TINT while he profcssed
to be poor up to the time he left Wayne
county, lie is now pretty we'll of. This
| shows that George w. Julien made poll
tics pay. lie had an eye to business evi
dently. Evidently, We sny, because it re.
| quires business eye to make money out
OF CJn3ressman's snlary.
And now that the Democrats have taker
Julien to their bosom, we will show whH
his opinion was of that party when he vii.
still hanging to the skirts of the Republi
onn organization.
In speech delivered at indianapolis OF
the l7th of November, 1865, he said:
ri feel sure that the country can not be saved
and the fruits Of nur victory garnered. IL a..
! governing po,rer ~ The 5Ouh De committed TO H.
hands ot he rebels"
In January, 1867, he delivered spcecl
in Congress, in which he said;
When in our extremity we called on IL,
black 10y yalists Of tho South to help us through
| the rod sea of war into which nur wickednes 81
| plunged rs. and they responded 10 our call bl
sending 200 900 soldiers to tho rescue, IL thence
| forward became the Ndtion's duty, from W hicl
NJ escape was morally possible to secure shi
rights of citizenship both civil and political, Il
the wronged and outraged mil lions Of the Al
rican race in our midst"
In speech delivered in the House ol
the 1lth OF December, 1867, he declaret
himself in favor of the impeachment o
Andrew johnson because, among othe
things, he (Johnson) "made himself tn
beat friend of the conquered traitors of tn
South, whose unmatched crimes have thu
Htterly defcd even the ordinary admins
tration of criminal justice"
In a speech delivered at ShelbyvillC
August 8, 1868, Mr.. Julien pronounced tn
following beautiful eulogy on Democracy
"Tho expulsion OF corrupt men from offic
will be heartily seconded by every Republica
in the Union, and IL carried out, would at ono
relieve the Nation from the Internal brood
Democratic thieves and villains who are pref
ing upon its ife."
In the same speech hc truthfully r,
marked:
Remember that the Democratic party HI
thHs branded itself az infidel 10 the rights
labor. false to its cherished fellowship vii
srssocrsey aud privilege"
In the light of these remarks, we hay
to say that Geo. w. Julian is no acquis
tion to the Democratic party. The me
who crucifed Christ welcomed Judas I
their ranks. They used him. and the
cast him Off but Judas earned his none,
That is more than Julian can do. He
a aplayed-out Judas.-Cn Gasette.