Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-07-24

the distance and observes their banner
and dlopgs to be of their number. His de-
testation of the accusation of deserter and
the prejudice of party partially counter
act his honest resolves, yet he has deter
mined to drop out by the wayside ere long.
Some of his comrades are departing hour
ly and he feels as if his time had come. He
looks at the Grand Army of Radicals,
despises the advance guard, feels that the
center have misconceived the issue, and
looks upon the rear guard as an organiza-
tioh of misguided, weak-minded men, who
suppose that nothing can be done except
by some grand army movement. His COM
rades are earnestly canvassing the matter,
and as minds are made up are assuming
their places for future action. The corps
is being reduced rapidly, and before the
contest is over, at the present rate, will not
amount to body guard, and will, there
Grand Army by the new movement known
as the collapse.
Lastly, we have the soldier of the "Grand
Army of the Republic" Honest old Self
Esteem and Miss Native Vanity, after the
usual fliItations and ceremonies, are re-
sponsible for this knighted hero. He is their
son. The greatest honor he does society is
in neglecting to properly apply the limited
intellect he has inherited from his eccentric
ancestry. He is of the number that pro-
pose to prevent struggling from the Radi-
cal army. He talks fluently. He has been
soldier. He knows it all. No one has
any rights in this Government who differs
with him. How coquettishly and scorn-
fully he talks of Copperheads. His oiled
ringlets and feminine defamation would
lead one to believe he is the champion of
woman's rights. He thinks the G. A. o. r.
is the wonder OF the world. See his mill
tary position as he speaks of it. But you
say, Shall we reason with him? Reason
with whom? A member of the Grand Ar
my? No.
To know he is member of the army is
all he is capable OF comprehending now.
Negro Suffrage is right, because the
''army" favor it. If you could reason him
out of the belief that the "army" favor it,
you could convert him; but not otherwise.
Hear him discourse, everybody is dis
loyal fool who differs with him. Poor man.
He has mistaken The purpose for which he
was created. Let US look upon his misfor-
tunes rather than upon his follies, and
when we capture the grand army of Radi
Gals we will count the rear guard as women
and children.
So we have reviewed the Grand Army
of the Radicals. A party which compre-
hends in its ranks thieves, knaves, and
marketable vagabonds, honest misguided
citizens, and aping, ignorant, narrow
minded visionary beings who have not the
capacity 10 discharge even political duty
without being mustered and drilled in or
der to prevent them from mistaking their
own inclination.
Honest Radical are you proud of your
associates? Or are you ashamed of them?
You reflect. Very well, we will leave
you to your meditations. There you have
the old Constitution and the Bible. There
is hope of you. But see, there is commo-
tion in camp.
Here comes your chaplain. He is dis
tributing books. These are yours, Radical
Bible and New Constitution. have added
a little to the title page of the latter. 1t
is complete now.
sThe new Constitution of the General
Government" (as proposed by the Radicals
and adopted by the Military) Bonds, Tax
as, Negro Equality and Military Govern
ment.)
''By authority of the Dictators and by di-
rection of Congress"
Reflection and meditation are what you
need. There is hope for you yet.
May the God of the Fathers inspire you
with sufficient courage to leave off that
which is evil and return to that which is
right and ever hereafter enable you to hold
fast to the true old Democratic faith.