The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-09-22
Miscellany.
Carpet Ba8Sers.


The following capital exposition of "Car-
pet-baeaing' is from speech recently deliv-
cred by Gen. Sickles, at the great mass meet
ing in Philadelphia:
The Southern wing of the Confederate De-
mocracy denounce all Republican emigranes
from the North, and here is presented one OF
the issues of the Presidential canvass: mas "
m an who votes for Grant right to ilVe III d
rebel State? Prescription, vloiehce' ,ISu'.o
are now his lot. Elect Seymour auu lne war
of determination against the hepuoicans OF
the South. alias the carpet 9aSSers' VIII De
vigorously prosecuted by the nukiuX MAD
what means this cutlery against carpet-bag
gars2 Tne rebels sent detachment of car
net-baooers t, New York during the war
They came mysteriously, with queer looking
bags. containing very small allowance of
linen, and very abundant supply oil combus-
title material. They fred our hotels. and
tired 10 bum the city. Then there were
good many nervous carpet baggers. who re-
garded the war as extremely unconstitutional,
and went over 10 Canada 10 escare the draft.
john Slidell is carpet-bagoer in Paris. The
vagrant, George Sa'nders-the Jem BAGS
OF the rebellion wanders over Europe, with
or without carpet-bag, according to clrcum-
stances. Benjamin carries green carpet
bag IN London. Mason and Beverly Tucker
are fugitive carpet baggers, like some OF the
earlier Virginia Colonists, who LET their coun-
try for their cuuntry's good. Brick Pomeroy
is a carpet bagger Pollard, the historian OF
the Lost Cause" and the hero OF hundred
brawls, is a carpet-bageer. The chairman OF
the National Democratic Committee, Mr.. Bel
mont, is a carp tbageer from the Rhine, and
supplies the Rhlno Tor the IRE sury Of the.
Confederate Democracy. Counsellor O'Gor-
man is a thrifty specimen OF the Irish carpet
baggers who have possession OF the city gov
eminent OF New York. If his bag is not iuli oil
plumber he must have neglected his opportu-
mites. They run up our taxes from ten to
twenty millions year,and send OGorman 10
Maine and New Jersey to promise economy
and honesty when they get to Albany and
Washington.
Tue "carpet-5aggers" from the North who
arouse so much OF the wrath of Cobb and
Toombs and Forrest and Hampton, are the
discharged soldiers, the mechanics. school
masters, the clergy, he farmers, the mer-
chant . and the laborlng men who have set
ted in the Southern States since the war
The mischief is these emigrants of ours carry
their ideas, their loyalty and their principles,
with them. Most of them a e Tor Grant and
Colfax They are a devoted to tie Union,
the flag. the common school, tree press, free
speech, and free labor. General Howell Cobb,
and General Robert Toombs. in the name OF
the Democracy OF Georgia, declare a war If
determination against ali carpet-baggers. An
Jacksonville is in Georgia. General Forrest, in
the name Of the Democracy of Tennessee,
echoes the appeal to arms. General Forrest
will give no quarter to carpet-baggers. Gen
era Forrest took Fort Pillow and gave no
quarter to the garrison. General Frank
Blair in the name OF all the Con ederate DE
mocracy, proclaims that their President
when they elect him, W i'll disperse all the
calpetbaggers, assume the power OF Dicta-
tor, declare the acts OF Congress null aud
void, and compel Congress to submit to his
DEGREES.
The Constitution OF the I'm ted States pro-
vides chat no tate shall abridee the privi-
leges or immunities of citizens of the United
States, nor deprive any person within its ju-
rlsdict'on otthe equal protection OF the laws.
Our Constitution is the supreme law OF the
land. Our carpet-baggers have, therefore, the
right to emieiate to any p TT OF our country,
and to take. not only their goods and chattes
with them, but also their opinions. their sen
timents, and their affections. And If they
choose, now and then, to wear the old blue
coat and the Old corps badge they won in bat
tie. and to hang out the old flag they follow
ed in storms OF shot and shell, no rebel hand,
no renegade sword, shall modest lhem And
II ever the time shall come to make good this
right, the old army OF the Boys in Blue are
ready, when summoned by proper authority,
to re-enorce the carpet bagseIs with KNAPP
Sacks enough to establish forever the right of
any loyal American citizens to make his home
anywhere ON American soil.
These carpet baggers OF ours belong to the
advance guard OF civilization. They are the
pioneers OF Improvement, education, enter
prise and progress. The great West is peo-
pied by race OF carpet-bags ers. Boone, Cass
and Douglas were carpet-baggers. Every
year we have from Europe half a million of
hardy, industrious carpet-baegers. LAFAYETTE
came over here from France with his carpet
bag and sword and was welcomed by Wash
iugton. John Jacob Aston was carpet-bae
ger. he iilustrious General Greene took his
carpet-bag from Rhode island to Georgia, and
settled there when Georgia was loyal and
Georgians had not forsaken their chivalry. =
Even China welcomes >carpet-bagge-s, for is
III Sa,isn OuIfiu5 aint fIcr honored envoy to
an nations! William the Conquerer led
S sUne Norman carpet. baeg-rs to England. and
hrst conquered anA tho. ~---.-I--:-Sli- IL, g. -.
ons in establishing an empire that has sent
race OF caIpet-bay9erS all over the world,
most OF which they own, Or propose to own.
Napoleon was. earpet-bagger from Corsica.
The Ma, flower landed cargo OF carpet-bag-
gers on Plymouth Rock. The Hugenots OF
South Carolina were carpet baggers. The
missionaries OF the Christian faith all over
the world, preaching the gospel OF our Savior,
are all carpet-baggers. All hail our carpet
bagsers And may the blessing of heaven
rest upon them.