Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-09-22

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every man know it to be sof Does
follow that a man is loyal because hejoin
the Radical party, any more than that b
is no hypocrite because he joins
church, true man because be is mem
Der ola masonic lodge, or temperate be-
cause he is q member Of Temperance
society," The greater the rascal, ant
the greater his cunning. the CREATE
the advantage and the motive
for wearing q cloak. 1t will do vel
enough for prudent men to beware o
taking Il for granted that be is man O.
integrity who depends for proof of thai
fact mainly on his connection with any
reputable Institution. Men may, indeed
ordinarily be known by the company they
keep. Though he will prove dupe
often who trusts mere outward apparel
and preiensions. t skAa
The Radical fraternity is remarkable
for its pharasaism. Ii says as body
to all, 81 am boiler than thou" 1t pro-
fesses exclusive and consummate loyalty,
and practices cruelty and uncharitable-
mesa Its great leader Butler issued his
infamous order No. rs against women
calling themselves ladies of New Or
leans" Its great leader Grant issued
his order No. II expelling 1.-THE Jews as
q class" men, women and children, from
their homes in his jurisdiction. Senator
Fowler says Of Kelley, "In the Begin
ming / detected him as a revolu-
tionsry conspirator," and of Butler
"he is bold genius that rises above the
dusty and tortuous paths of the common
sneak. He mounts on strong pinions,
high up in the atmosphere of never end
ing and uncontaminated falsehood, and
basks in his native element. he is
thorough-bred; no trace of truth con-
teammates his veins or stains his mem
DRY. BE seeks to perfect the false by
eliminating all the true. He is the i'm
naculate and pro,esn liar of the age, as
well as the very god Of thieves" These
are the men in whom loyalty dwells, who
are set up as sxemplars, who are to be
initiated by our children, handed down
to honorable fame in story and in song,
vino are to rule great people and shape
the destinies of the great Republic on
which alone the hopes of liberty depend.
This is loyalty in our day, which from
being word of high honor, and wortbily
to bear it proud achievement, has be-
come very stencil in the nostrils
of honest men. 1t is SO disgraced
now by its professors, with but rare
exceptions, that it has fairly assumed
q new meaning, and must be de-
fined anew by new photographers.
Men have never before so turned an
honorable name into contempt and a re-
proach to all who bear it. 1t has become
such badge of dishonor, such disgust
ing disgrace, that even the young need
no caution from experience to avoid il,
and all the youth of the land are involun-
tarily shrinking from the contamination
and flying from the infamy which
attaches to those infected with it Speak
of "sloyalist," and none will ask for
particulars and details. They are all one,
and those who, with mind enough to know
what they de, are conscious they keep
them company. We mean the sort that
one Tomeny, of cotton notoriety, men
toned when be was in a convention
lately and dealt SO well with the sugar
subject. We mean that sort that Bar
bour Lewis spoke of when be talked
about Hough, and the sort that Hough
meant when be talked about Lewis The
sort that Fitch tells of when be deals with
Smith, that Galloway is so fond of when
be gets on Hunter, that Pike compliments
so happily as gentlemen when they
End their bread ia buttered on his
side and johnson is not impesched,
and that johnson meant when be accused
a certain general Of being so unfortunate
as to tell small fib and get caught at it
With these, and such as these, does the
whole land grosn and mourn. They are
the loyalts Of 1868. They are the lead
ers Of the Radical party. ii we take for
1t the word Of the Nunnites and Smith
ties, the Mercerites and Prosseriies, the
Houkites and the Maynsrdiies we shall
find them all duly labeled, and
know whs they are. The country
will "lOok on this picture and then on
that" and judge where true loyalty is to
be found and what company 10 keep. II
all the rogues Of the world we're concen.
trsied 10 some new Botany Bay, they
would set up for their own protection
better and less oppressive government
than these leaders now propose for the
American people. And We do not believe
that IL they should be finally and firmly
enthrOnea in power they would trust one
another the day afterwards.
TEE object Of the visit Of Alex. II.
Stephens 70 Waahingtor IA stated "A L.