, 1866-10-14


| cnt Executive. Compared him to q cunuch,
the object of disgust 10 those o~cr whom be
Was placed. Josh thinks differently now.
Tie holds johnson, tho eunuch, up to the
world IS the model Of a Governor, and Is
Aston,shcd at the natural disgust entertained
for him by those he governs.
BEt Aliens moral naturc was scrlouslv
oppressed BY the degradation which had
fallen upon the soldiers. He could under
stand how An honest, decent man might
have been seduced into the army, under tue
specious Pretext Of fighting for his country.
but he could not understand how any such
man could remain In the army, and nght for
the Union, atter alsvery had been abolished.
He could Ind no apology for such conduct in
patriotism. Patriotism In land where
slavery had been abolfahcd and the usurpiuc
cnanclpator was SLOWED 10 live, SURPASSED
Aliens comprehension. Unable to account
for fhis, unable to account for the fact that
QUA n the hundred thousand Illlnolssus
th<c WIS only a part of one regiment
TINT had the high moral and Demo-
cratic courage to throw down their arms and
cndcaFor TO make arrangements with the
enemy, for which conduct General Grant hnd
30 rcrnorsclcssly given them dtshonorablc
dismissal from the service, he argued that
these 1ll!notsans had become brutaltzcd.
Instead eliminating tho example Of portion
Of regiment Of Ills OWL constituents, who,
! 1ndcr his advice, had preferred to be d!silon.
orably dismissed than fight for Union
without slavery. the soldiers who remained
true TO their 0ng, he argued, had bccnmo
thieves, T1ifllans, robbers, {nsultcrs Of women.
Mt,Ar rn1t txa7.
tho negro. Here Is 1ts picture CT those who
did not desert or try to desert TO tie enemy.
He said:
IurPoAt Of putunT down rebellion and ylndieatjnr
Tho law. and ere often to1cod to march Amonr the
3s T9men .nd md. Shtldten of toe South, who ate TOO
riiiag1np proptnafy which seem to ontsr 10
sIESsfy ssio toe policy npon which hs war ia bs
There It Is. According 10 Allen, the SOL
dlcEs Of Illinois, who remained In tho ilcld
attcr slavery was abolished, proved their
true character by insulting women, and graft.
f5inE their pillaging propensity By pluude..
Ing the dcfencclcss children. How agouized
was The heart Of Josh ut that terrible specta.
n. Pvt ifofd wa,th lxeaa badse' Of ecrtte.
an ana we snasSn q honor j. worn now BY de-
and brutal ~ those 1t whose Instance tbc psofcs.
eon OF arms u dtfgrAced."
The black soldiers. according to Allen,
were alososf a. lou aud brutal In their In.
stlncts as were tho white soldiers who rcfus.
cd to desert to tho enemy, or throw down
their arms.
We might produce columns Of extracts
from this came speech Of Aliens, In which
the war vas denounced - trcason against
the Constitution, and all those aiding and
abcttine In its prosecution rs more Infamous
than the pcrsccuted rebels. While he had
only such language as we have quoted for
the Union soldiers !; had only such terms in
which to speak Of the men wearing the blue.
he exhausted the vocabulary Of culopsuui
upon the bravery, the courage, the hero.
Ism, the soldIcrly honor and pride, and the
spirit of endurance which be said dIstin-
guishcd the rebel troops.
This man Allen, two years ago, was rcpu.
d ated by the people Of his District for tle
Moral aid and comfort, given by his votes
aud his speeches. to the rebellion. &c finds
now that the disgusting ''eunuchr Of that day
Is at the head Of the Government, and he
therefore Is cmboldcned to put himself for.
ward again as candidate. We hope thero
Is not a man in that District who ever wore
The National uniform, and WIS not mus
tered out of service dishonornplv for
attempting to desert to the enemy. !
who will yotc 10 send this wretchcd
creature back to Washington 10 repeat his
ioni calumnfca upon the country, upon his
State, and upon his own patriotic ncl-hbors
who fought to the last 10 sayc the Union and
Ttcstrvc national freedom We express this
wish the more enphatfcally. because In the
opposing candidate, General Raum. thew l,avc