The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-09-08
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FROM the ChlcaS0 lost.
Once upon a time, two citizens Of the re.
PHbiIc-h"th Caucasians-made with each
other a wager As 10 who could saw the great.
eSi number Of cords Of wood in day. The
trial was had. One man sawed ten cords.
and the other eight. Whereupon the eight.
cord man insisted that his competitor "wss
always lucky ciis!' .T-- rHHl
Gen. Grant defeated the rebels At Fort
Done!son, capturing their army Again, at
Nicksburg, capturing their armiesi there.
again at Chattanooga, and finally at Rich
niond, making prisoners of Lees army nj
APponattox Court House. Maj. Zen.
Geo. Il. Mcclellan made masterly back
ward advance ON Harriscn's landing: with
lOO,OOO men succeeded in holding 4.5OO
rebels in check at Yorktown; but he and his
friends insist, whenever comparison
with Grant is instituted, that L. S. twas
always lucky cuss,"
Under the administration of Ten. Grant
the national debt has been reduced MANY
hundred millions Of dollars; taxation has
been reduced; the finances Of the country
placed upon comparatively sound basis;
The Union restored, and its physical rerour-
,es developed in the largest degree. Under
lleInocratic administration the debt Of the
,lty of New York has been within few
years more than doubled. Taxation has been
20 far increased to pay for bold and reckless
obs that they have become well nigh unen-
iurable. Private rights both Of person and
md property, are inadequately secured. The
emples of justice are polluted by corrupt
vet, where these comparisons are
made, the Chiefs of Tammany assure us that
Inc Republicans were always lucky cusses.
Louis Napoleon declared war against Pr,ss-
IL and announced his intention to annihi-
ate the Pr,lssian armies and possess himself
II their capital. There are but few better
Democrats to be found than Louis Napoleon.
Girins the rebellion he eEdeavored to rem
Ter hrs friends in this country valuable assis-
ancc hv Latiniziug Mexico. Thither he
Ell, an army. Eut the right wing Of the
Democratic party under jeff Davis and |
Ior:,tio Seymour, having bepn defeated, il
ecame necessary for the left wing under |
ccording ~ the most reliable advices, they |
id with great despatch. The services which |
Iouis thus undertook 10 render the DcmOc- |
acy, were appreciated then, and are CRATE |
ally remembered still. Accordingly, as one
God turn deserves another, what little aSsis- |
NICE could he rendered bv much Dragging,
he Democracy have ind,Istriously extended |
heir old ally. Eut Louis is not at Berlin. |
russian armies are ON French soil, having |
lreadv achieved great and decisive victories |
here, but the explanation Of it all is that |
the Crown Prince wasalwavs a lucky Culss"
Once upon Il time 4 sound Democrat nv |
he name Of Thompson, shouted to an ac
uain,ance across the street, saving ''Dan.
opp, come over here, and Ill whale YOU"
thompson, in telling the story says: 'Copp
anne over, but Pm bowed if he didn't /
ihale me-" One cannot always tell. II is
s,ssible that the progress Of free ideas and
ne possession Of military genius have as much
, do with the success or failure Of armies a.
mk. Ii is possible that an honest desire to
'iihfully administer the affairs If Gov
rnnlcnt contributes to It's Success as greatly
: luck. Quite probable that muscle had as
,ncll to do with wcod-sawing as luck.
However that may i've, suppose We stick TO
party tha, has been lucky" enough to
Ii'h out rebeIlion-restcre the Cnion-es-
blish the national credit, and demonstrate
le success of the experiment cfself-Sovern-
lent