The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-03-25
DEMOCRATIC POLICY = SOL LDIERs
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In view Of the nomination of Genera
Hawley by the Union men Of Connecticut
and of General Burnside by the Union mer
of Rhode Island for the position Of Governo,
of their respective States, the New York
World announces that military candidates
will not do. The effect of electing men in
the North who aided TO whip our Southern
brethren, will be to 'irritate them, and keer
up hard feelings, and it declares that ths
true policy for the future, in order to promote
harmony and good feelings, is to ignore
the war and its heroes, as we'll as all mar
who in civil life made themselves conspicu-
GUS in advocacy of the cause of the Unior
and the measures of the war. The only mer
of the North, the World gives its readers
clearly to understand who will be acceptable
in both sections Of the Union, and will, there
fore, make available candidates for the party,
are the Vallandighams, Seymours, Voorhees,,
Jones. Mahoneys, Deans, and men of tha,
stripe. 1t says:
Had it been foreign war, of whose success
and no part of it humiiated, its political be.
quests would have been more liberal But
Tor the very same reasons that Southern
General would be bad candidate to run at
the North, Northern General would not be
voted for at the South. Too large a portion
OF the country was engaged in the rebellion
to allow this consideration to be overlooked
by political parties hereafter who will present
candidates for the suffrage Of the whole coun-
try. Successful Generals stand, as regards
this matter, on the. same category with Sec
tional parties; and there can be true restora-
ton of the Union until our political parties
become national.
Such must of necessity be the character of
the candidates Of the reconstructed Copner
head-rebel party, and no man need expect
Office or favor at their hands who is not like
unto their chiefs.
Thus we have the World, the most infiuen-
tial organ of the party, declaring in advance
the expediency and necessity of adopting a
party policy which shall ignore the war, cast
its glorious achievements into oblivion, and
lay its heroes on the shelf that no offeuce may
be given to the traitor wing of the party, or
the rebel portion of the country.
How do the soldiers like the pro-
eramme and The policy of the recon
structed party of the rebels and copperheads
thus annouced by the World '-and who can
deny but that it must be the necessary inevita
bic policy of that party, from the actual ex-
iai nces of the situation, as we'll as from prin
cip'e and inclination or although the
World is impeled to announce the policy
thus early in order to make headway against
the Union military candidates for Governor
and give check to the friends of Generals
Grant, Sherman, or any other General whose
frien Is may think of him in connection with
the Presidency.
Military men as candidates for Office are
played out, says this powerful organ of the re
constructed Democracy. Our, Southern
brethren would take offence. and they must
not be offended, on the contrary they must be
concilated by nominating men in civil life
who opposed and denounced the war from
the start.
The Paris correspondent of the New York
7ribun. fails to discern in the policy of Ma
poeon any present intention Of removing the
French troops from Mexico. Napoleon, le
petite, and the willy, spread oilily over the
troubled apprehensions of his own republican
people, and a still greater republican people
on this side the Atlantic, pacific promises
He was operating in Mexico, with constant
reference to the removal from there of his
troops, as soon as due regard for French
interests in that quarter would permit-that
was his promise. So warily indefinite is It
that our very diplomatic Nephew Of his Uncle
G IN consistently with Lis pledge keep his i'm
perial legions in Mexico for the next decade
Of years, for so long, or 'longer, will be re-
quired their presence there to bolster up the
empire Of his founding. The correspondent
says:
Since my last letter we have received
American papers and dispatches, which show
that the public in the United States have
cheerfnlly accepted the idea, whith they
imagine was contained in the Emperor Napo-
leon's speech at the opening Of the Legisla-
tive session, viz: That it is his intention to
take his troops out of Mexico, aud leave the
deem it important to state that know of no
we'll informed person here, either French or
American, who holds that opinion. Certainly
the organs of the liberal party. which have
always been friendly to the United States and
which ardently wish to see the French army
out Of Mexico, nre by no means sanguine that
the army will leave Mexico during 1866. or
that the Emperor has any intention to with.
draw his troops any faster than he is COM
PEELED TO by the persistent pressure of the
United States Government. Very intimate
personal friends Of the Emperor state posi-
lively that there is no present intention OF
withdrawing from Mexico; that all the speech
from The thrope meant was that when French
interests we're fully secured and the purposes
Of the expedition accomplished, by the con-
solidation of Maximilian's government. then,
and not before, the army will be definitely
recalled: and this, they say. will certainly re-
ouire considerable time. Now, if this be q
true statement Of the case, / think the Amer
lean people will perceive that their satisfac
ton over the Imperial speech has been the
result rather oil their owh wishes than OF ]
considcrate scrutiny Of the words and motives
Of Napoleon. Ny own opinion is that the
Imperial declarations are good just so far -
they are confirmed by acts and no further;
that it will be very bad policy for our peo-
pie or our Government to f1rget that Nspo-
leon Ill. will bear watching.
IHE Pittsburg Gazette speaks confidently OF
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