New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-01-14
HANcnnk nIPPBRs PROM GRANT.

to make bis letters interesting, and white
bears and long tailed monkeys, clothed in
fair rhetoric soon get into good society,
and shine out in all the glory Of red mo-
rocco binding on the shelves of cultivated
gentlemen and lawyers. But where is the
man with the courage to edit Haneocks
letters after they have carried him to his
political grave? Peterson might undertake
the task, but it would require all Hancocks
pay while commander Of the fifth military
district to work them up into passable yell
low-colored literature. As learned
treatises upon civil law they might
answer the purpose of TOombs shysters,
but where is the lawyer that would buy
them for kindling wood? Perhaps Texas
will incorporate them in her civil code Tor
the government of her rebel brigands, and
put Hancock's name in gilt letters on the
back of each volume. Dick Turpin 'still
lives" between yellow covers, why not
General Hancock? Dick Turpin believed
in the civil law of the pistols of his day,
| General Hancock believes in the civil law
of the reyolVers in his day. Dick Turpin
had his own way under his civil law; Texas
murderers have their ewn way under Han
cocks civil law. Dick Turpin, civil law,
and Hancock are bound to live in history.
General Hancock differs from Grant. So
did General Lee and Jefferson Davis. Cen
eral Hancock thinks rebels ought to be
their own Judges of what constitutes the
crimes of treason and perjury. So did
every leading spirit in the rebellion. Gen
eral Hancock gives to registrars judicial
powers, but also gives them nothing but
rebel law to guide them in their decisions.
General Grant sends a memorandum Of
disqualifcations for the guidance of the
board of registrars under the military
bill and the bill supplementary thereto,
and General Hancock tears it into thou
sand pieces. General Hancock allows an
appeal to himself, but in advance lets the
world know that in his opinion a rebel is
as reliable as loyal man, rebels oath
better than loyalist's. General Hancock,
you are humbug, Barnum never got up
better one. You ought to tear off your
stars, doff your uniform, and go out like
Barnum before the people as temperance
lecturer Perhaps, however, some college
might honor you with an invitation to lee
turs upon civil law. How well your name
will look on big posters, "The Hon. Win
field Scott Hancock, late Of the rebel federal
army, and commander Of the fifth military
district, will deliver his great lecture upon
civil law tomorrow evening in the Mechan-
les Institute. Members Ofthe convention are
particularly invited to attend" General,
if you will deliver that lecture we will
guarantee you larger audience than ever
Lueretia Mott, Susan B. Anthony or any
other strong-minded old maid ever drew.
And if you will appear in the character of
an old maid and put on the petticoats of
JEFF Davis so that our best rebel society can
be induced to attend, and charge twenty
five cents admittanee, we will guarantee
you more money than you ever get from
six months pay. We will advertise you
extensively we will stand at the door and
take the money, and after the lectare has
been delivered we will rush to cur sanetum
and write better puff than the one
we penned when you captured Johnson's
whole division at Spottsylvania. How well
General, it will look to see your name
spoken of in connection with Cromwell,
Napoleon, and Washington, all of whom
were great soldiers, and knew much about
and respected civil law. It would require
some ingenuity, we admit, to sustain
comparison with either Cromwell,
Napoleon, or Washington, for If
we remember correctly Cromwell didn't
90 to Charles the First for his civil law
Napoleon did not go To Austria and Russia
for his civil law, aad Washington did not
go to George the Third for his civil law,
but all went 10 the people Whe sustained
them through the long and bloody wars for
the civil law that was to be their guide in
peace as well as in war; while you, General
Hancock, have gone to JEFF Davis for your
civil law. How we are to get over this
knOtty difficulty we do not exactly know
yet, but as you wait to be popular with
the rebels we advise you to go ahead, and
perhaps the fools who will 60 to hear you
viii not discover the happiness OF tho com
parison. H9
| WINFIELD SCOTT Hancock That is
a great name to look at Winfield Scott was
a good soldier, but the sweet Irish brogue
ruined him as Politician Winfield Scott
Hancock is good soldier, but the sweet
Irish bFogue of rebels is in fair way 70
sink him so deep as politician that ths
trump Of resurrection will not be able q
reach him.
The old boots Of JEFF Davis will sell foI
more than all the volumes Of Hancockf
correspondence in bis behalf, and wers
Davis half 80 great smoker q Genera
Grant he would use them all up before BIZ
death for cigar lighters.
General Hancock, you may remain il
command Of the SIN Military district lea
years, and dins aud vine win rebels ever
day, but we will wager mueh ia. Wilkes
Booth wers to risa from he aead aad run
ssalnst you for any high ollaslin tle seutb