Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-07-03

When CORVALLIS, pcnt up at Yorktown
found his army melting away beneath the
sturdy strokes Of his advancing asSAilNuts,
and saw that oil mode Of escape was cut of,
aud that he must capltulate, he found the
task Of making the surrender too heavy for
his pride, and deputed the work 10 an In
ferior officer. The victory Of the Continental
army was not the less complete because the
British commander SUNK away from the
head Of his legion. In like manner the
leaders OF the Democratic party, driven by
the power Of free people into position
from which there Is no escape, dare not rally
their oft-beateu hosts again to contend with
the lnyluclble army Of the Republic, which
fights for human rights aud human progress.
Victory with the Democracy Is forgotten
word. We watched at AppOmattON the last
pale, tremulOus lip that uttered II grow still
and cold. Subteriugcs, ambuscadc1 hiding
places II has not wanted since; but the
breathless Democrat that has hurried from
pillar TO post all these late years as little re-
sembles the naughty, defiant state-rights
man Of Olden times as docs the skulklug ku-
KluX the manly and indomitable rebel, whose
cerements he has stolen that he may, under
cover Of night, DO mistaken by frightened
ignorance for the ghost Of brave man.
A dim hope was all that was left Of the
proves Of the Democratic party. "some-
thing might turn up" But ever since the
Administration began It's solicItous guardian
ship OF the public welfare, decreasing the
public burdens, keeping peace, hand In hand
with equal rights, al home aud securing the
public safety by maintaining the national
honor abroad, the Democratic leaders have
lost even hope. For several years the prop
osltlOu To dsclare that the party had Outllved
It's powers-of giving olliCe-and was "Hpoor
old man, as full OF grief as age" has been
limited around; but our Democratic Generals
or RegaDs, anxious as they were to be rid
Of their sire, feared TO pronounce the word
that would declare the dechedHce Of the once
powerful Democracy. The surrender was in
evitAble. Neither Thurman nor Jen. Davis,
Wood nor Wise, Beck nor Breckenridge
Hendricks nor Stephens had heart TO make It,.
With that subtle sharpness that has so
often stood these leaders In good stead when
their enterprises could find no aid from the
nobler faculties OF manhood the policy was
adopted which Belial-the very antitype OF
q Democratic leader
| "AIl was false and hollow, though his tongue
Dropped mama, and could make the worse
-MStatsst coahSsiS, nor his tRoagRu we're
low
recommended to his conquered rebel associ-
ates after their defeat "Warhath determined
US, they said, with loss lrrcparable," bat
there arc some weak. kneed Republicans
somewhere. Grant could not have given all
of them all the offices they wanted. There
must be some dissatisfied.
"rhither let Us bend our thoughts to learn
What creatures they Of what mould
Or substance; how endured, and what their
| power,
Aud where their weakness; how attempted
by force or mbtlety
Their place may lie exposed.
Here, perhaps, some advantageous act may
And We possess all as our own and drive
| The puny Inhabitants; or, Il not drive,
Seduce them 70 our party, when they
Hurled headlong to partake with u.s. shall
Their frRil, Original, aud faded bllss-
Faded 90 soon. Advice II this be worth
Attempting, or 70 sit In darkness hero
hatehing vain empires
This counsel has not been unacceptable.
In taking Greeley at Baltimore they take
only the usual certainty Of defeat. But none
OF the Democratic leaders will have much
conccrnment or responsibility in the matter,
When the order ID given next November 10
move upon their lines Immediately, aud the
old Republican demand for unconditional
surrender Ia made, they at least will not be
called on to carry out pile Of dishouored
swords. When the reckoning time comes
they will 6nd the ready excuse of the old
woman frightened ut the leaplng Of an ape
into congregation Of wOrshlpers, Don't
touch me, Mr.. Devil, l don't belong to this
church"