Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-12-26
BY No Meaas.

l The Hon. Charles 6unnex. lot.
withstanding his great lsarsfHe and
acknowledged abilities, has . most
perverse inclination, not only to do
fright things in the wrong way, but
also to do wrong things. He did
much some time ago to awaken bad
feelings between this country and
England, in his speech on the "Ala-
bama Claims" not so much by what
he really demanded, but by the e4-
treme violence of his manner and
language. He even undertook, az
Chairman of the Committee on For
eign Relations, to instruct Mr.. Mot
Hey, Minister 10 the Court of ST.
James. and thus prepared the way
for that gentleman's recall. In hi.
speech on the acquisition of San
Domingo, be took the position
maintained by the great mass of the,
people of the United States, bat his
charges and insinuations against the
Administration greatly enedthe
effect of his arguments % 9he pub
lie mind. His attack on President
Grant, before the close of the last
session Of Congress, was so rabid,
so full of unsupported assertion,
and gave such strong evidence of
mere personal dislike, that it did
much in the way of aiding in the
re e-electiOn of him whom he soupbt
to defeat.
And now, On the efirst day of the
present session of Congress, he.
comes forward with proposition,
which is not only timely, but is alb
solutey wrong, and insulting to
every loyal man, woman, and child,
in this country, and also a rebuke to
every wounded soldier and dead
hero. 1t is nothing more nor less
than proposition to omit from the
Army Register and from regimental
colors, the names of battles between
felloweitizens, in order that the
memory Of the past internal strife
may be obliterated. The inquiry at
once arises, Was the war for tie
of the rebellion q mat
ter Of such doubtful propriety, that
its victories ought nor to be remem-
beredi Is the preseryation-ef the
Union of so little value, that our
Army Register and regimental col
ors, must not record the terrific con-
tests, by means of which it wo
Is that cause for which
q quarter of . million of brave men
laid down their lives, to be ignored
because those who sought to destroy
this government may feel aggrivedl
After having displayed a&nagnanim.
ity towards the defeated, such -
was never before manifested by any
towards its subjects
who took up arms for its destruc-
ton, is dishonof to be cast upon
those who saved our Unions
And then it may be well to ask,
Where is this thing to end? Phila-
ielphia must not erect its monu.
nent to General Meade. The mon
nents Of Generals Mcpherson,
Sedgewick, Reynolds, Hays and 9th
IT'S must be prostrated. New York
must remove the bronze statue OF
If Lincoln, from Union Square.
Pittsburgh must huri its Soldiers
Monument from the eminence on
which it stands. The flags that float
,ver our National Cemeteries must
,e taken down, the little white head
'tones must be taken up, and the
raves leveled. Mr.. Sumner him
elf, must never again refer to the
INJURIES be suffered at the hands of
Hr. Brooks, or allow that afisir to
We recorded ID his biography. Are
he Americah people ready for this?
The indignant reply comes from the
raves Of two hundred and City
thousand heroes, from tens of thou
ands of bereaved fathers and moth
rs, wives and children: "By no
means; 1t shall not be tolerated"
We allow the people of the South
IN States to raise monuments to
allen confederate leaders and to
trew the graves of their soldiers
nth flowers; and never can we per-
nit without dishonor, to have that
Ione which Senator Of the United
'tates, from Massachusetts, dares to =
1t is the manifestation of
trucking and cringing spiritwhich
! unworthy of any loyal American,
nd which the people of the S6hth
hemselves cannot fail to depise.--
'resbgteriaa BoRner.