New Orleans Republican., 1868-08-27

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Ne like to see the Boys who SO gracefully
y rled the Stars and Bars when the air of
womattox was freighted with the odor of
sch blossoms in the spring day of 1865,
Asmiug aloft so gracefully and gallantly in
ranks Of their political clubs the Stars
istripes. When the tread of their train
mttalions disturb the evening repose of
hasl street, and they march SO gaily be-
b Lstb the graceful folds of that "banner of
.suty and glory and are led to exclaim,
d star spangled B, nner, oh long may i wave.
me land Of the Free and the home of the brave.
\ Next 10 our love for the old banner lies
h. our love for consistency. Many OF the
Eaye cavaliers who so gaily march forth to
a,ale for Blair and Seymour, disorder and
Nsah, are also members of that noble
Z .socstion known as the New Orleans Fire
suxtment. In fact, the material OF the
In Department and that composing msny
the clubs, known as Knights, Fossils
4, is identical, and whether marching
ID the inspiring strains OF "Dixie," the
bonnie Blue Flsg,n or running with the
{ lschine at the signal of fire, it is fair to
d 1wume thaathe. love they have Just testified
EKnigl.ts to the flag of their country should
y side with them still. But we fear such is
j IN the case-for last evening, 3oon after
\. .knbols and his cloud of witnesses, with
Mn white capes aud Maltese crosses, so
4 nyely marched up the hill and down again,
! se was an alarm of FIRE, and the boys, on
\ slr return, indulged in the following re.
np. rendered in their peculiar style, and
; khich, in the stiffness of the midnight hour,
< shupde much like a funeral dirge. It was
-kvords SIS follows:
bsn farewell forever to the Star Spangled Banner,
En m ore sbAll il wave DER the land of the free;
instead VEN uniurl to the bold breeze OF heaven
4 9ThiIIeen bngnt stars round the palmetto tree"
Z aClose up, my lads
r1No doubt this reflects your true sentl'
4, kents much better than the dancing lights
Ethe lamps IN the early evening.
As a straggler said, "Rauh! for Blair u
e kThe late civil war showed lew noblcr
diers than General James B. steedman.
Regarding him, General Boynton writes
aOm Washington to the Cincinnati Gazette:
ACeneral Steedman was one Of the most
Imminent men in the Hancock movement.
N N dsy after the nomination Seymour
Dl lled on him at his hotel, the mission being
~ Il of Cancellation. But, as the result
III bowed, very little comfort did Seymour re-
et i've. 6teedman told him plainly that his
,,,t1 t1Ypmination had been accomplished by a
4 &ck. which was but another name for a
anl hud; told him that no honest soldier could
; Import him; that he was representative
M The Peace Democracy alone, and that
tuvever much he and his friends might at
=. Enpt to distort, conceal, or apologize fol
Il record during the war, every soldier in
4 eland would scorn 1t, and desert the man
the party which approved it. This was
d part of Steedman's honest language
knd steedman, unlike some who feel as he
Oes, tells every one openly that he 'et@ no
lUt pport the ticket.
81 Since that time, and since the adjourn
4 lent of Congress. General s, has come t.
n hls city to reassume the duties Of Collector
q Internal Revenue.
N From the following paragraph, cnt from
4 Hy paper, it would seem that he consent
-, be rated among the supporters Of tina
L gmour whom he denounced:
We learn that the Democratic residents 0
Mheupper mart of the First District, between
,he river ard Magazine street, have jus
tmed a new club named after the gallan
sderal General Steedman. There hav
cen only two preliminary meetings, an
hese have brought up their number to on
y uhdred and twenty, which will be Increase
a, aiore the parade next Saturday to tw
hundred or more. The uniform adopted
% Fhite shirts with red cuffs and black pants
n, pons, with white caps and red band. Th
Eteedman Guards will march at the front /
y be contest for civil liberty on which we ar
y ntering.
, / Within the three months last past Genert
leedman was heard in conversation to sa
bat among the chiefest reasons which lie
i'm to front rank in the late war was d.
Ire to avenge on these Southern men, alik
, taitors to party and to State, the death
" is most esteemed friend, Stephen 4
ca Douglas.
III That when his division moved forward
Ne thick Of battle, to the music Of reverbe
hing cannonade and rattlipg musketr,
% ld he saw 90 down one after one the grs
Oh pats which opposed him, he felt the 81
Cs nmest satisfaction and gladness thi
81 nother, and another, and yet another Of tf
a. Ihyers Of Douglas had gone to their laI
ccount.
In 1860 the Little Giant made spilgrimag
aough the South. Douglas clubs heralde
n, 10 approach and welcomed his srrivs
~ ansparencies glittered with his name, an
eEas the forced hero Of a hundred demo
n. kaiions. And yet he was slaughtered
II Aughtered at the polls as he had been
he convention.
The attention of a rejecting Bag, whic
otss Ras once borne on shoulders, and wore u
3abalistic imprint U. s., is arrested by th
JA4 4gcOphantic rush for Steedman.
H' Are we telling you stale news, Generi
$50 hen we say that these same men who ga
~ aur name to their clubs; who fete you
I ha saloons; (not much in their parlorf
beg 10 use your money for their purposes, ai
lSis ~ Be- proud voice which once rang along Il
b ~ nat of blue battalions, to give currency
81 s Aslr concealed incendisrism; that the
4 me men, down in their heart Of hear
y ATE you more than the most pronounc
Snl adlcnl In their midst.
81 e. II you could hear the gossip, which ev
20 10 license Of our Bag is not privileged
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