Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-06-11

what he means by real participation
Every one of those soldiers known
to him it seems to be "epposed" to
the sc. A. R." received a cordial in
vitation to participate" in paying
honors to our sacred dead, which
was confined to no "clique" no order,
but the common duty of all.
Now, these are the facts, and what
was the cause of this bitterness" he
speaks of? Was it because it was done
in the name of "loyalty" by the repeat
ed and contemptuous use of which
word he would seek to render it as OBJ
noxous to others, as no doubt it is to
himself. He goes. on to say, that cit
afforded him pleasure, but few if any of
the soldiers approved &C., we have
no doubt but that he unconsciously,
tells the truth, in this single instance,
but he is so addicted to missrepresen-
tation, that we are inclined to think that
it is one of his chief sources of .spleas-
ure." Though it may be pleasure for
him to say so, yet we feel authorized in
the name of every true patriot and
soldier on the ground that day, to
brand it as a glaring .falseAsod. We
understand from his remarks that St.
Louis must be the only place where
proper sense of self respect exists, as
he states that Sin every other place
where proper sense of self respect ex-
isted," DC. and now we take it for grant
ed, that as he has failed to mention any
other place, that st. Louis must be the
exception, and all other places in his
opinion must partake of the same Glow
groveling spirits" as characterized Gal
lipolis. Why. our friend is really get
ting serious, and talks of the commu-
MON table and christian duties, as
glibly as if he realized the proper state
of feeling necessary to assume such OBJ
legations, but this attempt on his part
to wind himself away in the guise of
christianity is but an additional proof
of his hypocracy. Listen to him still in
his sanctimonious strain, "well may
the American people pray to be deliv-
ered," from what? we say, (and here
his cloven foot appears again, and he
says ''from such loyalty" "and from
the control of a party whose cardinal
principle is hate" we agree with the
gentleman here, and state that one of
our cardinal principles" as party is
hatred of rebellion, secession and trea-
son, in any form. ''Let" says he, "the
faults of all be buried with them,"
amen, but let the odium of treason ever
live, and its example ever warn others
of the fate rebellion. He concluded by
saying that "they were all members of
the same family, all citizens of COM
mon country" DC. This is a beautiful
sentiment and would sound well from
an other source. But how any one
espousing the cause of secession and
rebellion, and then almost in the same
breath claiming the honors of as citi-
zens common country, which they
sought to distroy, is beyond "our com
prehension." But this inconsistency
is but characteristic of this Hybred
Klan, without cardinal principle"
and ready at any time to doff the garb
of democracy for that of rebellion, and
visa versa, as occasion may require
And we have no doubt but that the
blush of shame often mantles the brow
of many an honest and well meaning
democrat, because he suffers himself
to be cajoled and led by this pack of
cormorants, seeking "whom they may
devour" and just because he is bound
by party ties.
But enough, the order of General
Logan clearly indicates the object of
the day, not to do homage to rebel and
to o'hold again the viper of treason to
our bosom to be stung, but to honor the
brave men who fell in our country's
defence, this is the general understand
ing every where, and was then, and
only in justice to those young ladies
who so kindly contributed their labor
and influence to the occasion, do we
notice this low villifier, of which
there is nothing so pure, nothing so
sacred as to be exempt from the blight
ing influence of his foul tongue, do we
deem it proper to state the facts, thus
our object accomplished we leave the
editor of the Dispatch to brood over
new calumnies.
PLENO JURE.