The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-06-25
From the Indianapolis Journal.
The Democrats and the Soldiers.

The Democrats and the Soldiers.
The Herald of yesterday contends
that opposition to the war for the re-
storation of the Union is not a mark
of dishonor, and that those who did
so Gas Coffroth and Ryan, are as much
entitled to, and more likely to secure,
public positions of profit and honor
than those who fought the battles of
the country, and it coYertly asks the
young men of the State to join their
fortunes with the Valladighams and
Milligans of the North on the ground
that it is criminal to support men for
Office who have gained victories over
TRAITORS. 1t says:
During the best days of the Roman Re-
public, it was cause of death or Danish
meDt for candidate for q public Office to
refer to the scenes and men of the Roman
civil wars, because il tended to keep up
Injurious to that happy peace SO important
to the prosperity of the State"
There is a great deal of sense in the
old maxim Of" When you are in
Rome, do as Rome does" and if we
strictly apply the principle we will not
adopt policy In Indianapolis because
it once prevailed in Rome. The Ro-
man Republic was such only in name,
and the numerous civil wars were con.
tests between ambitious chiefs seeking
to get control of the Government BY
force. There is no parallel between
them and the late effort to over
throw the Constitutional Government
of the United States; but as the regu-
lar readers of Democratic ,neYspapfFs
posted in ancient history, the leaders
of the party are disposed to make
much of the above statement, and the
.s,ssses proceeds to make its applica-
ton, that the recalling to mind the
reasonable course of the leading
members of the Democrotic party in
Indiana by Governor MORTON would
have caused his Punishment by the
Roman Senate as traitor"
For the same reason, the Demo- |
cratic leaders have been opposing the |
proposed celebration of the Fourth Of |
July by the returned soldiers. |
Especially do they object to the pub |
lie presentation to the State of the |
old regimental banners, on which are
inscribed Fort Donelson, Vicksburg.
Pea Ridge, Murfreesboro, Mission
Ridge, Atlanta, Gettysburg, Peters
burg. Richmond, &C., as an unwar-
rantable narrowing up of Democratic
feelings, and subjecting them to un-
necessary humiliation. The Herald
mas protested against it vigorously.
md the rank and file of the party IN
he city are terribly indignant over
he proposed Republican celebration
If the Fourth. The participation Of
In the celebration has the
anne effect upon them as holy water
lpon Aud Sooty;" and if the old
'eterans persist In coming to town
nd rallying around their old battle
!ags once more, the Copperheads will
ii mlzzle into their holes and remain
S close as they did the day after the
Oss OF Dodd's armory.
This particular point in Roman his
Dry is an old weapon in the Copper
cad armory. 1t applies with force
galnst the cOmmemOration of Union
lctories now, and it was urged with :
luch force against gaining them. In
he Sentinel of July 9, 1864, letter
ON James w. Wall, of New Jersey,
-ease-a''@---' EVv'ErreDH question, and
G S.ss: wisely and carefully avoided all
1usAon " banners or otherwise 10 wl1at |
ere PROBABLY the most brilliant ~ biS | II
untrymen. ofe1 ms own
certainly 5sFt every. thoughtful man must
hit mat the StateSmanS shin vUhioI, s,a.s
sted Inscribing on the regimentaiI o1 lniosE-
l l.t OF thelr having been borne trirno-
ant dlo n our bloody raternal confiicts or
SIScllng monuments as InemOrio1S ~ IVA
I oioouy struggles, could never have cor "
~ latSd restored Union, The menoo-
Z " enese conflicts must be buried in
Tins IS the same Wall with whom ~
on. Dan. w. Voorhees, had an infer
ing correspondence relating to the
arms for the arming of peace men T
le secret of his objection to the in =
'i!ptlon of Union victories on the
banners was his desire for
dissolution of the Union. In the
nc document from which we ouote
above, he says: Zone Of the =
macs. |, .e 0e!ts!ons In an age Astounding -
u them IS that l0bich urges the citi7
to sacrifice the last dollar and The
man for 9oIaot they call the Union. .
was hardly necessary for him to
!, Il the settlement Of this cues
reduces itself to separation or
lthern subjugation, then I am for
ration a thousand times" but he
SO, and the leading Democrats Of