The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-10-09

The following capital exposition Of "Carpet-
bagying" Is from speech recently delivered by
Gen. Sickles, at the great mass meeting In Phil
adelphias-
"rhe Southern wing Of the Confederate Dc
mooracy denounce all Republican emisrAnts
mum tks North, and here u presented one oil
the issues Of the Presidential canvas Has q
man who votes for Grant right to live In
rebel STATED Prescription, violence, insults arc
now his lot. Elect, Seymour, and the war OF
determination against the Republicans OF the
South, alias the carpet baggers, viii 30 yigor-
ous,y prosecuted by the Ku klux Khan. What
means this outcry against carpct-baggersl The
rebels sent detachment OF carpet-baggcrs to
New York during the war. They came mys-
ter;ously. with queer-looking bags, containing
a yery small allowance Of linen, and . very album
dant supply Of combustible material. They nred
our botsis' and tried to bum our city. Then
there were good many nervous carPee-oAg-
gers, who regarded the war as exuemey un-
constitut ional, and went over to Canada, 70 c.
cape the dram. John slidell II earpse-oag-
The elem Bags'' Of the rebcllion-wsn ers
over Europe, with or without carpet-bag, &C.
eor,iins 20 circumstances. Benjamin carries
green osrpet-bag In London. Macon and Bev-
erly Tucker are fugitive carpct-baggers, like
some Of the earlier Virginia Colonists, who len
their country for their country's good. br'ck
Pomeroy il q carpet-bsgger. Pollard, the his
torian Of the "Iost Cause" and the hero OF
hundred brawls, Is q carpet-bagger. The chair
man of the National Democratic Committee,
Mr.. Belmont, 10 acarpet-baggcr from tho hhine'
and supplied the Rhino for the treasury OF the
ConG,ierate Democracy. Counsellor O'Gormaa
Il n thrifty specimen Of the Irish carlet-baggsrs
who have possession Of hecity government OF
New York. This bag Is not full Of plumber no
must have neglected his opportunities. They
run mn our taxes from ten to twenty million
wear. and send O'Gorman to Maine and New
Jersey To promise economy and honesty when
they ret 10 Albany and Washington.
The .scarpet baggers" from the North VINO
.ruuse 80 much Of the wrath OF COBB ana
Toombs and Forrest and Hampton, are the as
CHARGED soldiers, the mechanics, school-maste1s'
the clergy, the farmers, the msrchants. and the
l.borips meu who have settled In the Southern
STATE aimee the war. The mischief Is these en-
irrants Of ours carry their ideas, their loyalty
and their principles with them. Most o. them
arc for Grant and Colfax. They arc all devoted
"a the Union, the DAG, the common school. Q tree
press, free speech and free labor. Gen. Howell
Cobb. and Gen. Robert Toombs, In the name Of
the Democracy Of Georgia. declare war Oh e1-
termination against all carpet-bacgcrs. Ander-
sonvilie Is in Georgia. General Forrest, In the
name Of the Democracy Of Tennessee, echoes
the appeal to arms. Gen. Forrest will give no
quarter 10 the garrison. General Frank Blair,
In the name Of all the Confederate Democracy,
proclaims that their President, when they elect
him, will disperse all the carpet-bsggcrs, assume
all the power Of Dictator, declare the acts Of
Congress null and void, and compel Congrsss to
submit TO his DEGREES. --t..
The Constitution Of the United States provides
that no State shall abridge the privileges or
immunities Of citizens Of ths United States, nor
deprive any person within its Jurisdiction Of the
caual protection Of the laws. dur Constitution
Is the supreme law Of the land. Our carpet
b,rrers have, therefore, the right to emigrase
10 auv part Of our country and to take, not only
thar ecols and chattcls with then, but also their
opinions. their sentiments, and their affections.
And n they choose, now and then, 10 wear the
old hlus ecas and ths old corps balgc they won
In batils, aud 10 hang out the oil lag they fol-
lowed In storms Of shot AMI shell no rebel hand.
| no rsneSade swvrd. shall modest them. And n
ever the time shah come to make god this right,
the old army Of the Boys in Blue are ready,
when summoned by proper authority, to wen
force The carpet-bagyvrs with enough 10 sstahlish
forever the right II any loyal American eiti,sa
70 msks his homo anywhere on American soil.
Thcse carpet-bagyers Of ours belong 10 the Cd
vance eusrd Of civilization. They arc The pie
peer, Of inprovsnsnt, education, entsrprise and
prosrssa fhs 0rss West - pcoPlcd BY . r.os
o. osrpstbsexsrs Boone. Cas- and Doassaa
were earpstSsgssra Ery yesr ss s.,s no.
Baroo, ialfs mlliisa Of hardy, isds.tzisss car
ips-Saeesra LAAystts came over neS Hom
frnos with he eaFpst-bAg and sword. ana va
v.lconsd b. Wa.hingspn. John Jacoe AseO'
vss s.rpstsass.o TAs nlssis,css ~.
0rsu. ook his esrps<aAg from Rhode is!and %
Georgia, and ssttlsa thers when Gsorg!A va
ioysisn 0sorxians bad MOI ibrsAksa thsf oAiv-
alry. Evsa Chm welcomes eazpst-bagxsrss tor
h IA A,soa Bsrli,gans her honored sevsy b
~ aakioaaf William ths Coequsrsr I'D some
Mormon earpsl-baexers 70 England, asd erst
eooqssrsd ed IN s,issA viii ~ 6azsm IN
sseAAi.Aias - sapirs hat Aas slpt 2 tscs q
\ eazpse-Aaegrs al over IL world. nod ofvhicA
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