East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1866-10-04
From the La Crosse Deomcrats ~
"BOYS IN BLUE"

ioW the rduicui huhiDer5 io'o tne
"boys in bluew
Don't they2 a a
The brave defenders Of the flag
the gallant supporters of the Union
the veterans of the republic ! What
honors they heap upon them-what
rewards they grant them!
Don't they?
The stay-at-home Leaguers, who
beloved for war sent everybody to
the field, but themselves--resolyed to
fight forever, rather than yield q
single point, ,-(doing the resolving at
home, however) the mobbing, specula-
ting, thieving crew, how willingly
they gave up Offices, snug places, fat
pickings, sinecures, to the men who
had "worn the blue"
Didn'tthey? no.4m ~ i. -1.7
They couldn't do too much for
those who had fought from Bull Run
to Richmond-from Atlanta to North
Carolina-their gratitude was so over
whelming. They got over that feel
ing quick!
Didn't they?
And their Rump Conventions
what honeyed words they had for the
soldiers-why, Lord bless you, boys,
you thought they were in earnest
when the hypocritical skunks took
your hands in theirs, "God blessed
you," and squeezed out a few croco-
die tears from the corners of their
eyes
Didn't you?
And when their Congress assembled
with only handful Of those Copper
heads" you have been taught to hate,
without reason) in either branch, you
expected some little acknowledgment
of the services you had rendered
Didn't your
How they talked, and talked and
talked; how they abused the President
day by day and week after week; how
they voted away millions for lazy Mig
gers and freedmen's bureaus,
you waited with patience for you knew
tiluJ lllcSc HCblt soiuItI uuiuiTtTo anu
lovers would take cars of you
Didn't you? -.
1t came at last with flourish Of
trumpcts, and parade of liberality-
your extra bomties-to to put a beggar-
ly $50 on 500 green back in your
several pockets, money bravely earn
ed in the battle fields, in military
camps, in southern prisons, in hospi-
tails where death struggled with life
through many weary day. But it
was something
Wasn't it?
And then whatP Why the mem
bers of the Rump had worked very
hard--tbeir duties had been extreme
ly arduous--$3, 600 was trihe for a
single session, with whiskey at Sc
high figure and Washington serag.
lios and ulistresses SO extremely ex-
pensive, and the custodians of the
purse of Uncle Sam voted themselves
$4,000 apiece extra and seventeen
months back pay. Thoughtful on
thSii Iaib
Wasn't it?
Gall right" Soldiers began to
forward their claims--that was all
right too, but curious phenomenon
it was soon discovered. that Congress
had really rOfed the money, but--extra-
ordinary circumstance--had neglected
to provide any funds, to make any ap-
preparation to meet the demands of the
soldiersl Good joke! Why don't
you smile? Funny, laughable, oomi.
cal, boys in blue
Wasn't it?
But loyal Congressman didn't NEE,
with any such rebuf--there was mon.
ey enough in the treasury for them
they salted away in their wallet:
their thousands of dollars, filched
stolen, swindled from the treasury fol
no services rendered-S712, 200 rob.
bed from the strong box of Uncle
Samuel. Sharp practice! Cool pro-
ceedingl Neatbusiness sstransaction!-
Wasn't it?
The New York Tribune says the
Congressional grab was "a very un.
wise, cowardly, unprincipled actp
Which is very manifestation of vir-
tuous indignation on the part of the
Tribune. But it has nothing to say
against the fraud, the deceit, the
meaness practiced towards the "boy'
in blue"---
Not word! t.t.l.. .a.}
Of course you will go on trusting
the men who have done this foul
wrong to you; continue to curse "Cop.
perheads," revile Democrats, d. insult
and malign TRAITORS" and disloyal'--
you love to be deceived, and swindled
and imposed upon, do you not2
What-nothing to say
Not word? c'f
You can vote, however, and will dc
so, as men, freemen. at home, too, not
at the bidding Of the petty tyrant:
who could once give you the guard
house and extra duty and privatior
for daring to exercise your birthrigh,
fearlessly--er grant promotion, hon.
ors, and rewards to those who would
sell their suflrages, and do the will o.
their temporary masters.
1t is our opinion that in the Fal
elections, among those who will take
an active part, in the defeat Of the
Radicals and the overthrow of tn,
Rump, will be found tens of thous
snds Of
"TnE BoYs in BLuE!"
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