The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1870-09-22
row THE DEMOCRATS HAVE Al.
IEN1fED THE GERMANS.
From The Ciucinnati Gaseas.l
WAsnINoroN, Sept. Z.

WAsHIH6TONb 0ept.t'
- elsewhere throughout the country SO
44 nWashiDgton. all the. Democratic ell
sa.s tase.arrayed themselves in bitter
5siiiou to Germany. Even the mourn
w 81 the rebellion have come out into the.
agsin to shout for France and de-
s5so Prussia. In .ihe groups which
sithetednigbtly slhce thewar began
a4d the sources Of the news it has been
ia rule to pu. down the noisy sappor-
Of France as ext onfederates, rebel
'pathiaers, or Democrats. While there
fs some Napoleonists to DO found in the
5rs&ds that were none of these, 1t was, diff.
feait to,6nd any whoss chief associations
we're not with men or women Of the classes
named.
There is In Washington q population.
which moves only in tho shadows Back
ia the dark places sit few hundred Of.
tlaSo once prominent in tho old days Of
very and Southern supremacy. These
arcsly ever appear since the NORTH, has
ken possession Of tho Government, and
9ttbern life has impressed itself upon the
". They sit in the dark mumbling 10
each other over the days Of glory to them.
ut Of shame to tho nation, and so pass
;heir time in perpetual mourning for the
dead past, coupled with muttsred curses at
.he North and its now lifo These have
been brought out again by their anxiety
70 hear the news, and to . man they de-
aoance the Germans and shout for Napo-
leon.
Democratic politicians have been open
j their support of France, aud their vari-
aus committees here have encouraged i'll
II. short, tho lines Of American support
.or the parties in this war have been
drawn hero in tho National Capital almost
oSScdy along tho lines which separated
parties and communities during the rebel
lion.
From all quarters Of tho South che same
state ofafairs has boon reported by those
who have lately Travelled over it.
Before tho Democratic leaders began to
tosesse the result, they found themselves
committed against the entire German pop
'ulstion Of the country. And now tho
sasttoris giving them deep concern, and
has been . matter Of grave consultation
.,aOng those managing tho affairs Of the.
National Committee. Many prominent
German Democrats in New York city have
expressed the mostdecidod opinion against
-aq policy which has been pursued and
gaye frankly admitted that in their opin-
ioa the party has alieuated thousands Of
German Democrats, and that nothing can
prevent large accession from this class
% the Republican party. The war has
alien a stronger hold upon the Germans,
s.ey say, than their allegiance to party ev-
~ has, and the good will, shown every
sherO blythe Republican press, has quito
IN the German heart.
Those connected with the Democratic
7mmittee here hopo to retreat from their
tortunato position by making much Of
aa French Republic. and claiming that as
. nericaus they arc bound to support it,
aoring, so far as possible. tho fact that
isaea,it was question between tho liber-
form of the Prussian government and
ae absolRte monarchy Of Napoleon, the
1omocrscy shouted victory for France.
ThcNorthern Democrats hesitate when
asked the reason of this support. The
Southerners are moro frank, aud most at
once assign as their reason the fact that SO
AMY Germans went into the Union army
md, hclped to oyerrun the South. It is
limited by the Democratic managers that
10 subject will have . marked influence
Don the fall elections, and that thus far
e benefit of it promises to accrue almost
.vaolly to the Republicans. It is ono Of
80 graves. matters Of present .ousidera.
ION in the Democratic Committc room.
No4s Tnrs.-The expenditures in cur
-enoy, including war items, for the year