Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-11-27
:,oNFEDEKArE REPURLIcaNs,,

"-ONFEDEkATE REPURLICANs''
The Northern Republicans resorted
to all sorts of expeiients during the
recent canvass, to save the falling
fortunes of their party, the Southern
Outrage" business, Of course. being
very prominent. Indeed. INV much
they relied upon the prejudices against
the South, the Chattanooga Conven-
ton plainly shows. Bat our people
who DO not have access TO the North
ern papers, particularly those publish
ed III tue rural districts, cen form
littls idea OF the means adopted to
prejudice the Northern nasses as ainst
the Souther people. No false
hood, however prepos!erous, is left
uatold. Slavery is to be reestabiished;
JEFF Davis is to be elected President;
the Southern war debts are - be paid,
and all the results OF The war" are to
be surrendered.
Nor are those ridiculous falsehoods
confined to local Speakers and pa, ers,
but the leading politicians and organs
OF the party resort to them freely.
During the late canvass in Massachus-
etts, Henry L. Dawes, :shose political
sun we hope IS set with that Of his
friend and companion il iniquity, Ben
Butler, said il speech that there
were seventeen Confederates in Con-
| gress, and all Of them Democrats, and
that no one ever heard of Confede-
rate Republican. And we suppose his
poor deiuded hearers believed him.
We wish his words had been true. We
turn with no pleasure to the black list
of Confederate5 who have Lartered
their manhood for Office, traded their
i share in tho glorious record of the
past for pelf. proved false to the mem
DRY OF their dead comrades and be-
traJed their friends for the miserable
! crumbs which have fallen from the
Radical tables.
Hir. Dawes is serving in Congress
with leading Confederates who are
Republicans, and therefore he lie
wilfully and knowingly. Hayes, Il e
scoundrel, N.osc ACHE gements in
lying Dawes tIiss III vain to emulate,
and who las done 50 Hrlscil TO urge on
the Federal Ll0odhouUd5 against his
own people, was Confederate officer
of high rank. MIR. Alcorn, one of the
Republican Senators of Mississippi,
was a Confederate General. Pelham,
of Alabama, and Whitley, Of Georgia,
were gallant Confederate officers, and
have served one or more sessions il
Congress with Dawes.
Throughout the South most of the
Republican leaders, who are Southern
nan, were Confederate soldiers o.
more or less distinction. The names
of General Longstreot, OF louisians
Governors Parsons and Lewis, o
Alabama; Colonel MosbJ, of Virginia
General Pagan, Of Arkansas; and Gen
eral Barringer, Of North Carolina
occur to us. Look at our State ait
SEQ who are tie natives who have helC
Office among the Republicans. Gov
erncrs Holden and Brogden, Judgel
holman, Settle and Clarke, Senator
Pocl, Congressman Thomas aut
Smith, United States Judge Dick
United States Attorneys Badger enc
; Erwin, and long list Of men Of less
note, were either blatent secessionist:
or held leading and important posi-
tons State or Confederate, during tL'
war. Cantwell, the present leader O
tho Radicals IN the Senate, was th'
first man il North Carolina to wea
the secession cucka1e, and servei
with credit throughout the war il
leading and responsible positions il
the field.
These general facts were, CT coarse
Well known TO ir. Dawes, bat he IN
: tended by such faisehood to continu
to delule his people, and l1ind,e anev
the prcludices of the past. But thank
God, the ligh. OF truth is finally break
ing upon these people, and tardy jus
.:ce Is about to be rendered to tbt
:11ai.Sned people of the South. Sian
der is TO longer potent to sway tn,
Northern masses AMI such outrage
mongcrs as Dawes and Butler Iav.
been consigned 10 their well-mer.teC
CisLonorable retirement.