Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-04-05
Political Iseaegades !


The censure that In all ages has been Wis
tied upon the renegade, whether political,
religious, or military, is certainlyuo not unde-
served. And the meeting on Monday night,
at the west front of the State House, to re-
joice over the evacuation of Richmond, ex-
emplIhed why this class can earn nothing
but scorn, and deserve nothing but con-
tempt. 1t would be useless to notice Gov.
BRouGH's effort. Ithad the usual flavor Of
sycophancy to LINCOLN, abuse for those
whom he long ago acted with, and vindic-
tiveness to the vanqulshed, to make it char
acteristic Of the man who degrades the
chair Of Chief Magistrate of Ohio! Next
came DORSEY, and took up the refrain
of glorifcation of LNcoLN-"honest, glo-
rious" old ABE! And after exhausting ev-
cry form of hattery and adulation atpar-
asitism could apply to LINcoLN-(By the
way, what appointment under the General
Government is DORSEY after 9)-he told his
hearers that the chief glory of Oh was, that
WErrzELI's black bris,.de had been the first
70 aa.o.- zsfcnmondl Not even the white
Republican soldier could get his notice
far less the thousands of Democrats, who,
In the ranks, and from simple patriotism,
have shed their blood on sanguinary fields
to restore the Union-all he could think of
Ibis sole idea-was the glories of the black
brigade, which entranced his whole being
and absorbed his capacity of admiration
apd gratitude. And yet, he had the con-
summate effrontery to say HE was Demo-
cratl Thank God not so. He went out
from among US, because he was not of us,
and we begrudge not his position and pow
er, purchased with the sacrifice ofall he in his
earlier and purer days believed to be correct
principle. No noble word was spoken by
him Of magnanimous policy toward the
vanquished or of restored Liberty and
Union for all. Only he would not sow salt
over desolated Virginia; his vengeance
would be content with moulding the cannon
into an enduring trophy to be erected in
the center of Virginia's Capital, to tell her
citizens for all time, that they were con-
quered people; and only thus far would he
"place the foot of the conqueror upon
theml Thespeech was truly in dreary con-
trast with those he once made, before the
days Of his apostacy, and we would forgive
him that he is renegade, if he would only
never again insult us by claiming the name
Of Democrat he has abandoned, and can
never again honestly or properly assume.
Next came OoTAvIUs WATERS, of Fulton,
another renegade. For moment he re-
buked the utter omission by the other
speakers to notice the services and suffer
ings of our soldiers, by passing allusion
to them, and laundering attempt to repeat
the ode
az How sleep the brave who sink to rest
Do By all their country's wishes blest, ETC..
But this completed, poor WATERS could not
rise further above the low partisanship of
the hour, but went back to the dirty work
of slandering Democrats, for which he had
been called out. He told his hearers that |
"the greatest stroke towards the evacuation |
of Richmond was the vote that defeated |
GEORGE b. .McCLELLAN!" And that class
Of their fellow citizens were sad, because
Richmond was taken; "because their occu-
patton was gone" etc. etc. Poor WATERS!
We are told that he is at times rather good
speaker, and pleasant fellow, who might
be supposed to have had some generosity,
heart, and elevation. But now, in the SER
vice in which he is, he certainly cannot rise
above the necessities of his party, which re-
quires Infamous service, the SANDER of
nobler men than even his own Imagination
of himself, because they refuse to accept the
policy of the hour as wise or just. But he
is renegade and could not dare be just or
.ht'fs
We are aware that it is the usage here, in
and about Columbus, to submit, on the
score of courtesy, to insults about Demo-
Gratis, and to allow renegades to bluster and
be abusive, because the Democratic party,
in victory or in defeat, cannot be
Injured by the falsehoods and misrepresen-
'ations of men whose inconsistencies estop
hem from receiving respect for their
ntterances. But we cannot see why an oc-
casion which was sacred to all citizens
which men Of real soul and genuine patri-
otism would have seized to raise themselves
above the slough Of party prejudices into
he consideration that this Union Of ours is
common country, and, to have spoken noble
md broad thoughts-should be prostitutedI
. the narrowest partisanship, the foulest
lses Of fslanderous hatred towards their fell
ow-citizens of a different political faith
We fail TO see why the whole grand strug-
lie for the Union should be shrunk to the
MEASURE Of elevating partisan office -holders,
" . set of political renegades, and their
hameless indecency be passed over without
he grayest censurei Certainly these dogs
{ Cerberus deserve, as they have earned,
he lash. sa0g alf FIX
Onr City Election Last Monday.
The Democracy on Monday elected JAMES
?. BULL to the Office Of Mayor Of the City
II Columbus by a majority of one hundred
md thiyty-three, and H. j. WYLiE to the Of I
Ice Of City Solicitor by majority of sirty-
lias. EDMuND DAVIS, our candidate for
larshal. was defeated by ADAM SrE-
,HrNs, whose majority is thirty-fo,v Tho