Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1868-04-14
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
Special Correspondence Of the Spectator.


WAsHINaToN, April 18th, 1868.
IT'S a matter of much surprise among reflect
ing minds in the now great overawlng Conser>
ra3;va nartv that Andrew johnson should have
50 few Hackers among the democratic party /;
I mean original, dyed-in the wool democrats.
The great majority of his staunch supporters
were free sellers, Republicans and old line
Wings. Though [ have always been clear
water democrat, until the party attempted to
snlt the Union in two, the lukeWarmness OF
the ssunterifed" toward their present Moses
and great leader is objectionable, if not to say
base ingratitude Where were the "unterri-
fed two years ago? A thousand copats IN the
hands of so many green bags astride so many
jimmie mules and Jack asses would have failed
to have found one in any State and conquered
province, saving Ben Wood, IN y I Z. L.
Vallandigham in Ohio, and Brick Pomeroy In
Wisconsin: The party was buried ten miles
below the tomb of the Capulets, until A. }.
resurrected them Now that their Moses is in
tight" place-all for their advancement too,
thew PASS him by on the other side, running an
independent machine on their own hook, and
ominously wagging their knowing heads, that
Andy will be lmpeached If he is not, it will
not be owing to the dry ricketty, rafting old
bones of the so called jackson dimikrats -
As far as I am concerned, and | am not alone
in the matter-I never wish to hear OF the name
democratic again. There is no such thing
as democratic party now in existence. There
are only two parties that can now be recognised
as legitimate the Conservative or white man S
narty. and the Radical or black mans party
Whoever once thought OF such thing as the
democratic party until the great Andrew went
digging for them down among the dead
?' and falling to find the satellites OF the
ancient Andrew or Hickory, founded the
Conservative or white mans party. There are
those who wish to strip HIM OF his political sa-
gacity and laurels, and mislead the unsuspect-
| ing by asserting and believing that the demo
again. Bah If the Conservatives the So
called democrats, and the internal Radicals,
each run reporters candidates for the White
House. the democrats will be SO badly wrecked
at the head of steam boat navigation up Salt
River, Lord Ross famous telescope Will fall to
discover any of the skulls or fragments OF them,
even should the ghost of Old Hickory be IN
quest of the once unterrified. The honest old
Wing party passed out Of existence with the
inception Of the war, and its nothing-lf only
out of respect) but right that its old friend ano
''cock of the pit" should bear it company: Hao
I time would write its obituary, but l will
have to put it off to a more convenient
season. w,
Who are these ''Ku Klux Khan They
appear to have created much talk here IN pc
litical circles and CONSERVATION in the hearts o
the negroes, and even white men who ough
not to be frightened at feas or mgtas, II sgct
they be I would here state that Gen. DRY
Pump Grant has issued no order for their sup
Ipression Those of the Southern commander
who have, did it upon their own responsibility