The Republican journal., 1869-08-19


whose character is without STAIN No man
IN the country is so beloved as he by those
who know him. And the hundreds of thou
sands who have looked from crowded all-
dienccs upon his engaging face, and listened
to the eloquence of his utterances, have felt
their hearts 90 out towards him with intuitive
love and trust. He is sound. sagacous, hope
iul OF the future for Democracy, and true as
steel to the cause of the people. Ohio has
done well, and we shall look for a sweeping
victory.
We have never found it in our hearts to complain
of the sensitivencss Of the Democracy at the roll
call OF their former and present leaders who took
as active part i'll the rebellion their circ,ln-
stances would permit The FORESTS. the Sem
lneses, the Morgans, the Mosebys, the Davises are
little severe i'll the Belfast Journal to arraign the
Radical party for 'al the fearful loss of shipping
that the country has sustained" Bangor Wing.
The radical party controlled the affairs of
the country. 1t employed such men as it
liked. 1t dismissed those it did not like 1t
had all the men, all the money, all the ships
it asked. Its duty was to protect the COM
merce OF the country. Did it do so? Let the
sad history Of the war and our diminished
commerce answer.
What really had the administration to over
come upon the sea- All the cruisers that the
rebels got afioat We're but four, in as many
years-the Alabama, Florida, Shenandoah and
Tallahassee. And with all the vast resources
OF the country at its command, with which to
overcome these vessels, the Wing undertakes
| to account for the loss of American shipping
by talking of Semmes! All the power of the
United States navy, under radical direction.
could net suffice to stop four small vessels
from destroying three million tons of Ameri-
can shipping!
But say the apologiSts for this state Of
things, England aided and allotted the rebels.
Did she? Well, that is Just what a Demo-
cratic administration would not have permit
ted-if it is possible to conceive of such a
state Of things under democratic admins
tration. It would have suffered no British
intemcddling. During the Crimcan war,
when 4 British minister sanctioned cnlistments
on American soil, a Democratic President
promptly sent him home, and took the conSe-
quences. When the Austrian navy seized IN
American citizen in the harbor Of SMYRNA a
South Carolina navy officer trained his Gun,
on thrice his force, compelled the release of
the man, and received the Communications Of
a Democratic Administrations
In 1912, a democratic administration for
far less wrongs than destroying one half our
shipping, and when the disparity was greater
than now, declared war against England
She was made to feel injuries as well as in
tlict them. SO fast and frequent was the cap
ture Of British ships that u committee Of Par
lament sat to inquire what had become Of the
invincibiity of British ships of war The
administration in those days did not fling
newspaper invectives at our enemies, but
sent after them such men Us Stewart, Decatur,
Hull, Bainbridgc, McDonough and Perry.
The radicals made but one demonstration
on John Bull The San Jacinto boarded the
Trent and took from her the rebel ambassa-
doris, Slidell and Mason. They were in
ecstasics at Washington. The radical news
papers and radicals speakers were full of
boastings. The captives We're escorted with
great demonstrations and reioicings to prison.
1t was a time for swaggerings very big, but
very brief. Suddenly y growl was heard
from the British lion, and a demand came for
the release OF the captured rebels. There
was q shaking OF knees at the White House,
a quaking in all the departments-and the
order went forth to let them 60 But that
was not all. 1t was demanded that United
States officials should restore them to the
deck Of a British ship Of war This hui
initiation was submitted to by the towards at
Washin gton, this degrading ceremony was
actually gone through with, and the rebel
ambassadors were taken in triumph to Hall
fax
From that hour British boldness in our af-
fairs grew apace. Rebel cruisers were sup
piled at all their ports, blockade runners car
red in munitions Of war, and aid was given
to the rebellion in every way. And yet the
Wing talks hippantly Of what the rebels did
toward destroying our shipping. 1t is all
humbug. 1t was the miserable, trucking,
cowardly and contemplate spirit Of a radical
administration that connived at its destruc-
ton English ship owners continue to this day
to fatten on our msfortunes which sprung
from those events.
TROUBLE WITH BROTHER WENDELL
''What have we for President ~ asks Wendell
Phillips. He answers his own question thus:
ga jocky and seaside lounger; restless boy,
needing constantly to be amused; and 50 i'm
patient Of business that he cannot stay at his
post more than week at a time" And
again: ''To your tents, o Israel! for see