Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-02-12
NO. AZ
From the Columbus Journal.
Democratic Courtesy te Soldiers.

Democratic Courtesy te Soldiers.
On Wednesday of this week, the
Ohio Senate adopted by a vote of Is
/ to IA, a joint resolution inviting Major
General .. o. Howard, soon expected
/ in the city, to visit the General As
Isembly. On Thursday, the day OF
General HoWaTd's arrival, the resolu-
ton reached the House, aud was there
discussed at length on its merits, the
motion of Hill, of Defiance, to refer to
the standing committee on Military
Affairs, being simply a4ess courageous
and less manly way than a straightfor-
ward negative vote, to kill the TesOlu-
ton outright. Pending the motion to
refer, by strict party vote-Mr. Buell.,
a loyal Democrat representing Wash
ington county, being the only honora-
bic exception-the House adjourned
at the hour Of halt-past Eve.
Thus, by q majority of four, the
most disreputable Branch of the most
disreputable Legislature hitherto as
rembled in Ohio, succeeded in insult
ing an armless hero-one of the braV-
est aud nOblest of Americas great
soidiers-Who,eAt the moment Of the
slanderous attacks of Democratic lie.
gialators upo0 him, was, almost with
in sound of their voices, sharing the
hos FATALITIES Of the Governor of Ohio.
Nothing has occurred during this
session, or during last session, that
has so unmistakably developed the la
tent disloyalty and hidden hatred Of
the soldier in this Legislative body, as
the discussion upon and the action on
the resolution to which we have refer
red. The speeches, or rather TRADES,
of Messrs. Hill, of Defiance, Walling
and Leete, were unexpectedly frank
and unbecomingly open confessions of
a deep-seated hostility to all gallant
soldiers of the class to which General
Howard belongs, and furnished Unmis-
taxable evidences of a desire to pre-
vent any legislative action looking to-
wards hOnOriDg them, or extending
courtesies to them of any kind or de-
scription. 1t cannot be possible that
these shameless men who are thus en-
gagged in bounding down a manned
and mutilated soldier, are ignorant of
the history of the HaVelock of the
War" Surely they must remember that
from the frst battle under Mcdowell
at Manassas TO the enemy 8 last shot at
Sherman by the sea, this brave young
soldier at the head of brigades, diVis-
ions and corps, barred his breast to the
storm of almost hundred battles. At
Fair Oaks, where his two horses were
killed under him, and he gave up his
right arm that treason might not trI-
umph /; at Antietem, where he nobly
led to victory the division of the gal
liant SedgWick, when he fell at Fred
where he charged with pa
triotIc determination upon the enemy's
rife-pits under a murderoUs fire
at ChancellervilLe where he dis
played unWOnted bravery, and at \
when commanding the 1
l1th Corps, he won the highest
sncomium from General Meade, and /
for the unequaIed skill and steadiness
with which he repulsed all rebel as
5aults upon Cemetery Hill-the key
Of Meaae's pOsition-he received In
an Autograph letter, the grateful
thanks of the President Of the
United States in all these great bat
ties, his personal history is one of the
brightest pages in the countries an
nails. The fighting had no sooner
closed on the Potomac than General
Howard was ordered to the West to
Join the Army of the Cumberland, and
we'll does the country remember, if
these Democratic detractors do not,
his conspicuous gallantry at Lookout /
Valley, at Chattanooga, at Mission /
Ridge, at Ringgold, and many other |
actions, when by him laurels and all |
loyal hearts were won. Coming here |
by inYitatiOn of an Association of !
prominent citizens, neither his great
services nor his exalted character and |
pure life, nor his immortal honors, nor /
his empty sleeve" can protect him |
from the jackals who prey upon men s |
and who shun, as if it |
were fatal to their existence the pure, /
patriotic atmosphere Of a soldiers |
presence.
The cheap ciYility of being invited |
upon the floor of the halls of the Leg |
islatIve Assembly, a eiYility already
extended this Christian soldier by
one-fouFth the Legislatures of the
States aud by the National
Congress, is refused by the Represen-
tatiVes, so called, of the State that
gave birth to Grant, Sherman, Sheri-
dan and Mcpherson And this refu-
sal is accompanied by attacks upon his
the integrity and the patri-
0tlsm of the man who has given strong
sr and more convincing proofs of his
devotion to country
than all the Democratic members Of
the General Assembly, combined.
1t was by no means an uncommon
thing, during the struggle with trea-
son, to sec and hear soldiers insulted
because they loved their country so
we'll that they were willing to surren-
der their lives for it, but we had hoped |
that when these battle-scarred heroes, !
these defenders of our homes, these |
5aviors of the Republic came among |
Us, when wars strifes and passions |
we're ended, that every man with a |
spark of patriotism, gratitude OF man
liness in his heart, would rush with |
readiest alaority to do honor to those
whose lives were offered a willing sac
riice, for our safety. and who counted /
nothing lost if the Republic was
saved. If any baser methods there |
ire of exhibiting ingratitude for bless
ngs brought us and service bestowed,
re feel safe to say that they will not
Escape the skuiking scrutiny of the
Hills and the WallinGs.