The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-09-06

wThe Rows I'm Rlne."

How the Radical bumpers love the "boys
in blucv'
Don't they?
| The brave defenders of the flag-the gall
liant supporters of the UniOn-the veterans
of the republicl What honors they heap
upon them-what rewards they grant them
Don't they?
| The stay-at-home Leaguers, who below
ed for war-sent everybody to the field. but
hemselves-resolved to fight forever. rath-
er than yield a single point,-(dOing the
resolving at home, however, the mobbing,
speculating. thieving crew, how willingly
they gave up offices, snug places, fat pick
| Ilngs, sinecures, to the men who had "worn
the bluew
Didn't they?
| 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 overwhelming. They got
over that feeling mighty quick :
Didn't they?
And their Rump Conventions-what
honeyed words they had for the soldiers
lwhy, Lord bless you, boys you thought
they were in earnest when the hypocritcal
skunks took your hands in theirs. God
iblessed you," and squeezed out few
crocodile tears from the corners of their
Ieyes--
| Didn't you2
|
only handful of those "Copperheads" you
have been taught to hate, (without reason)
in either branch, you expected some little
acknowledgment of the services You had
rendered
Didn't you?
| How they talked, and talked, aud talked /;
lhow they abused the President day by day
and week after week. how they voted
away millions for lazy niggers and freed
mems bureaus,-but you waited with pa
thence for you kReW that these noble SOL
dier admirers and lovers would take care of
lyou-
Didn't you?
| 1t came at last-with flourish of
ltrnmpets, and n parade of liberalty-your
extra bounties-to put beggarly $50 or
500 greenback in your several pockets,
money bravely earned in battle fields, in
military camps, in Southern prisons, in
hospitals where death struggled with life
through many weary day. But it was
something
Wasn't it?
| And then-what? Why the members of
the Rump had worked very hard--their
duties had been extremely arduous-$3,000
was trifle for a single session, with wills
| KY at so high figure and Washington
seraglios and mistresscs so extremely ex-
pensive, and the custodians of the purse of
Uncle Sam voted themselves $4,000 apiece
ltNJra' anu seventeen months DICK pay.
Thoughtful on their part
Wasn't it?
Gan right" Soldiers began to forward
their claims-that was all right, too, but
curious phenomenon-it was soon discov-
cred that Congress had really uoted the
money, but, extraordinary circumstance,
had neglected to provide any funds, to
make any appropriation 70 meet ne demands
Of the soldtersl Good joke? Why don't
you smile? Funny, laughablc, eomlcal
boys In blue
Wasn't itp
But loyal Congressman didn't meet with
any such rebuff-there was money enough
in the treasury for them-they salted away
in their wallets, their thousands of dollars,
tilehed, stolen, swindlcd from the treasury
for no services rcndcred-$712000 robbed
from the strong box of Uncle Samuel
Sharp practice! Cool proceeding! Neat
business transaction =
Wasn't itY lt.,F
The n. Y. Tribune says the Congression-
al grab was "a very unwise, cowartI1y, un-
principled act!' Which is n very pleas
ant manifestation of virtuous indignation
on the part of the Tribunel But it has
nothing to say against the fraud, the deceit,
the meanness practiced towards the "boysi in
blue"-
Not word ..,....
OF course you will 20 on trustin g the
men VINO have done this foul wrong to you
continue to curse "COpperheads," reyile
Democrats, insult and malign ''trai tors"
and "disloyap--you love to be deceived,
and swindled, and imposed upon, do you
not? What-nothing to say
Not a word? f,tTt
You can vote, however; and will do so,
as men, freemen, at home. too, not at the
bidding of the petty tyrants who could once
give you the guard house and extra duty, |
nd fnV a IN.
birthright, fearlessly-or grant promotion,
honOrs, and reward to those who would
sell their suffrages, and do the will of their
temporary masters.
1t is our opinion that in the Fall elections
among these who viii take an active part
in the defeat of the Radicals and the over
throw of the itump will be found tens of
thousands of
",rIR Boys IN BLUEl"