The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-06-19
General Longstreet's Detection.

l General Longstreet's Detection.
When General Scott accepted thu
nomination Of the Baltimore Conven
ton with the resolutions annexed
the Wing Central Committee soor
found that, If permitted to use Ms pen
he would soon run himself and his
party into the ground. II became evi.
dent that the pen is so mllch mightie1
than the sword that no matter how
well he could use the latter he was in
competent to WELD the former. Cen
eral Scott is not the only military chief
tain who has furnished the laurels
earned in one profession by feeble at
tempts to gain distinction In another
He is not the only exemplifcation Of
the wisdom Of the proverb that the
cobbler should not 60 beyond his last.
General James Longstreet, Of New
Orleans, whose reputation as warrior
in the late contest is second to few on
either side Of the struggle, has recently
taken up an idea that he is a politician,
and that he can induce men to follow
him into all kinds of absurdities as
easily as he led his brave corps into the
hottest places to be found on the many
battle-felds on which their proves
was displayed. General Longstreet
has written a letter, and like most
men who try to mend one silly thing
by doing a sillier, General Longstreet
has written two letters. The substance
Of these remarkable effusions-if they
have any substance lis that the Repub-
lican party, having conquered the
South, captured all their principles,
and now have the right to confscate
them as any other captured property,
and to govern the South according to
the immaculate principles of the Radi-
cal party. The Radical paper in New
Orleans says that Mr.. Longstreet's
views coincide fully with those of Wen
dell Phillips, Charles Sumner, Chief
Justice Chase and Thaddeus Stevens,
and he tells us himself that "it matters
not whether I bear the mantle Of JEFF. |
Davis or Mr.. Sumner il / only help to
orinee Tie glory Of peace and good will
to ward men," If it matters not with
General Longstreet, it matters great
deal with those who fought under him,
and others who admired his gallartry
during the late heroic contest. Just
imagine General Lee chasing the man
tie Of Sumner with that of JEFF. Davis
But the Radicalorgan in New Orleans
rather artlessly exposes the milk in
this Longstreet cocoa-nut. 1t says
" we trust not q week will have passed
after the opening Of Congress without
restoring to General Longstreet the
full rights Of citizenship and without his
being cordially recognized as a salued
leader i" the Republican party" We
know that the Radicals are bidding
high for the influence of prominent
Conservatives, who may be of use to
hem, by rendering them eligible to
office, but we are rather Of opinion that
hey have enough greedy Office seekers
o feed without hunting up recipients
n the ranks Of their former enemies.
We are inclined to think, therefore,
hat if General Longstreet, who never
luailed before Federal bayonets, has
actually suecumbed to Federal pap, he
will be left to starye by his new allies
Is soon as they hay Re made all they can
'ut of the prestige Of his enviable repu-
alton. In the mean time we suggest
hat his friends initiate the example of
he Wing Central Committee in 1852
Ind remove this soldiers pen and ink
'eyond his reach.