Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-10-20


.,nes GU, in favor Of Grant and Collar,
80. tho Detroit Free Press, the radicals
immediately hold him up to tbs admiration
81 mankind as . patriot and . hero. Con-
version to rAd,calism, like charity, covers .
multitude of aims, and wipes out oil past
o:fenses. IL matters not that the individual
upon whom the Jaeobin press lavishes ito
prais. differs in nothing from other rebels.
The fact that he has consented to swallow
Repatriation, negro supremacy, military
,.le aud oil, su63sss 70 make hin saint.
Gems. Longssreet and wiekham, the only
Southern officers Of any reputation who
have .ra,ernizsd with tho radical crew, are
instances in point. Thee two ex-rebels
have suddenly won the radical affections.
-hsv are made welcome to take part in |
poh,iss. and Their rebellious record 10 for
gotten. There il no squeamishness about |
t,kine their hands in fellowship, although |
a. ar,oly dyed in blood a. he hands 81
sny other Southern l-aders. The hercsst
and mos, yindctiye Jacobins hail with Joy
the return OF such men 70 peaceful sub
mission 10 the laws Bat this 10 always
dsns With oac impsr tant rsssrvstien.-
The must IL their party. II they do
that thsy are is, only forgiven, luS bla-
rcned as shin,ag lighs and leaders to the
people of the Nrth-as true represents
tivss Of Southern feeling Nay, uo:s.-
They are elevated above the glorious col.
diers Of the mon, whom the radicals pro.
f>ss - much to venerate, but whom they
hesitate not to belittls ~ the expsnss Of
these very Southern turI-coats. The 10
no exasgera,ion. Forney's Prsss recently
drew IA. following invidious c'mparison
between Longstrest and our own gallant
Hancock
While Hancock 10 folding his banner
North. and ,hiaking that perhaps after 81
he VAS fighting on the wrong eide. Lieu
tenant General Longstrest, the Confederate
hero Of Chlckatnauga. 10 giving his ready
and cheerful assent to the measures Of re
construction, and calling on the troops b
90 often led To victory 10 follow him now
peace, success and prosperity, under th
leadership Of Grant. Tho Contrast il moi
tifying u Psnnsy lv,nis."
Another sheet Of the same complexion
The PhilAdelphia Inquirer. institu' % . sin
liar comparison between L,ngstrset an
Blair, equally, Of course. 10 the advantag
oithc red handed rebel" II says:
GENERAL L,ng.trest vas one Of tn
really great 1encrAls Of tho South, Al
wholly disapprovcs Of tho conduct Of hi
old clustering companions In arms, and h
,hus admnisters . whitening rebuks
srank Bar, aud the stll more culpabl
because sobefcr Individuals who arc stii
ing him on in his present unprncpie
course Great benefit Will How from givin
pahlicity t. Genera, Longslreets opinion.
We think, however, that l. ,ngstrest =,
ceivci in tho campaign (ln which our glor
Gus Blair bore such conspicous parO
"whitening' which the "Confedefat ate bu
do:" wll hardly repay IA tho field Of part
STRIFE
The fact is that no Union soldier neet
expect decent freshmen, at tho hands Of Il
ridicals,l If he will no, support them throug
tnith hul tiin iset nun Isiuuo w Wv shs
aud they will prefer even the create
Traitor, who secretly hopes to overthrow Il
Constitution and break up the Union |
political chicanery after he has failed to .
complsh the Same object by arms. The
revile Hancock. Franklin, Granger, an
hundreds Of tho bravest and best veteran
for daring 10 sssert their inpspsndence.
When tho national Democracy, four yesl
ago, nominated General Mcclellan, with Il
lAursla OF An,ietam fresh On his brow, Il
Jacobins made haste to besmirc Linn vi,
the f,ulsst calumnies. Greeley br)us
out, With great parade Of time and circu,
stances, the charge that on the very mig
Of Antletam, Mcclellan sto.s over TO Il
camp of Lee. and arranged for his csca
across the Potomac. Nov, the men vi
fought with him, and who still rally to q
defense Of our Union, faro little batter
All who blsd and suffered In tho late y
for the Constitution, are berated an
abused their noble records arc blottcd .,
deiacsd. and al for no other reason til.
that they will not bow in negro worshi
deny their rase. and help to seat . milita'
despot over the ruins Of the institutions
our country And this il the "loyal
patriotic party
Townshlp Collectors.