The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-07-19
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sincerity Of purpose, they generally
make up in extravaganza of language,
But for any sentiment specially schocking
and blasphemous commend US, always, to
apolitical preacher or rantiug loyal:st,
\ specimen of this kind made his appear
ance on the stand Of the orators at the rat
iication meeting of the radicals in Co.
lumbus on tue night OF their State Con.
yention, and signalized his loyalty by a
speech SO atrocously irrcvercnt that it
must have sickened even the radicals who
heard him, if they possessed any re-
manning sense of morality or religion.
lie said "that the blood shed by our SOL
dicrs in the recent rebellion was as sacred
rs that shed on Calvary" The name Of
the author Of this disappearing sentiment
is White, aud We beliye that, in ad-
dition to his vocation as q preacher, he
was once State School Commissioner
having been elected to that Office by the
votes ofthc radical party. Having thus
distinguished himself by canonizing SO
many mortals into specification equal
to that of our Saviour, VIC next expect to
hear of him proClaiming himself as on
confidential terms with God Almighty,
and repeating this and similar blasphcmies
os direct revelations from heaven. As
the radical party accepted him as the chief
teacher and educator of their children,
why shouldn't they take him as good
enough prophet and apostle for themselves?
MISSOURI AND TENNEssEE-TTIE
TURN oFTHE TIDE.
When thieves fall out, musty but
truthful provcrb informs us, the chances
of justice to honest men are greatly i'm
proved. The progress of the present po-
litical canvass in Tennessee illustrates the
sagacity Of the author of this scrap Of
provGrbial philosophy. Three months
ago the thciying carpct-baggers and
scnlawags, reinforced by all the chicken
stealing Fsaddlc-colorcd citizens in the
State were unrclenting in their resolve to
exclude white "rcbcls" from tho franchise
indefinitely. But arrow in their noni-
mating convention, and the nomination Of
two tickets, has changed all that. First,
Scnter, the present acting Governor, and
political heir -at-law of Brownlow, came
out squarcly for enfranchising white ci,i.
zcns who had been deprived of their rights
by au atrocious constitutional provision,
which had received quasi sanction un-
der military pressure; and now Stokes,
who held out until week ago, drops in.
to the current. and permits his organ 10
argue in favor Of spontaneous conycn-
ton, withoa. waiting for the formal au.
thorization Of State Legislature, to re.
model the fundamental law and restore
to the people the rights wrcstcd from
them by the force Of military power.
The general aspect Of the situation in
Tennessee is thus immensely improved
through the disagreement of the rogucs.
Now for the legitimate force and effect Of
this example. Missouri, like Tennessee,
under bayonet persuasion, outlawed her
best citizens, and the State has been
hopelcssly given up, for half dozen
years, to unmitiga!ed Radicalism. But
Drake and Schurz the Senators, have
fallen on. about the disposition of the
spoils of Federal Office, aud the schism
among their partisans appears to be
growing to a bread,h and depth equalling
that which divides the faithful in Tcnnes-
see. Schurz ndorses the Brownlowitcs
in asserting that "rebel' disfranchiscmcnt
must cease. If Drake we're before the
rcoplc for recollection now he would doubt
less echo the sentiment. Being secure in
his seat for some years yet, however, he
utterly refuses white acknowledgements un-
Ill the negro is conclusiyely provided for
At last accounts the fight was increasing
in bitterness and intensity, and it has be-
come apparent that the Democracy, at the
proper moment. will be able as balance
of power, to decide the issue between tho
contestants.
As sample of the capacity of the pro-
scriptionists, when occasion and their
own interests requires, to accept the logic
of events and the lessons of common
sense, the subjoiucd sentences from an
editorial in the organ of Mr.. Schurz
will have an interest to the general reader
as well as 10 that large class of the peo-
pie of Missouri, whose rights are just
beginning to be preccivcl by their perse.
cutors. Schurz says:.
I" Mr.. Drake il fighting against the