The Democratic advocate., 1876-01-15
politioal Nota,.

@A'a~
shirt outrage business. The country had
expected better things of Mr.. Blaine. Iii,
course last winter, when the ciyil-rights
bill was under consideration led the mod
crate mcu OF all parties to hope that V
would not allow himself even to obtain
the presidential nomination from his own
party, TO be swept away ON the red waves
of hate aud hostility TO the southern peo
pie, which the extreme representatives OF
radicalism seems to think is the only way
in which they can retain possession ol
power Mr. Blaine's speech on the am
nesty bill, dispels all these illusions, and
shows that he is ready and willing to out.
Morton Morton, it by that means he can
ouly commend hilnself to the carpet-b bag
gers, who will hold the balance Of power
IN the nominating convention, and without
whose votes no man can be nominated
Mr. Davis stands upon the verge Of the
grave, poor, broken in spirit, without a
home he can call his own. Mr.. Blaine
assault upon him was at once inhuman,
unchristian, unworthy of the great and
ehivalrous northern people who, he expects,
will elevate him to the first Office In their
gifts Mr.. Blaine's ambition has defeated
itself
The speech of Mr.. Hill, of Georgia, on
Tuesday was in admirable contrast to that
OF the representative from Maine. Its
tone and temper were excellent, aud in the
eloquent words in which he closed his an
swer to Mr.. Blaine he correctly Interpreted
the feelings aud the aspiration Of millions
of his brethren in the South. Congress
has heard no such patriotic sentiments for
many and many year, and they cannot
but have a most salutary effect upon public
opinion in the North, 1t was speech
worthy of this centennial year in which we
are all asked to stand around tho cradle
where the Union was born aud renew our
pledges to it, Mr.. Hill did his State and
his section inhnite service; not only that,
he did the whole country a service, The
speech will, Of course, be disappointment
to the extreme radical faction, who expec-
ted hot aud angry reply lrom one VI his
known Impetuosity aud impusivcness,
but his patriotic words will do a good deal
to strengthen the Conservative party in
the North, who arc honestly cndcavoring
to wrest the control Of the government
from the hands Of demagogues like the
ex'speaker of the last Republican House.
Mr.. Hill has given the keynote to the
southern representatives in the House,
lie has lad down broad, generous policy.
from which it is to be hoped there will be
no departure. They have won a great
victory, not only over their opponen 5, but
over themselves, because il was hard to
listen without an impulsiye and indignant
retort to the brutal speech of Mr.. Blaine.
Let them hold what they have won for the
sake OF the greater victory whose shadow
is already upon us.-Bdiiimore Gazette.
Gen. Joseph Hooker, who is in Arknn-
sas, wrote as follows to the regular meeting
of the Twentieth Army Corps in Phila.
delphia on Monday; During the dark
days Of the rebellion Mr. Lincoln addressed
u communication to the Governor (Rector)
OF Arkansas, asking how many men and
how much money his State would furnish
for the war; the reply was, "Not man or
a dollar. Now the State is almost crazy
in volunteering to form regiment to visit
your Centennial at their own expense and
the regiment, | arn happy to saw was
nearly full in two days. 1t seems to me
that the hearts Of these gentlemen cannot
~ NJ 'a' le'no,eu IRON the right place.
a'i' !" 10" 'ne Gen'ehn'ai has been made
=; piyPgr use OF oy our people, as know it
c..I ":' W tue war may be considered as
'A"9 Y,er, Tue 'onShawk buried, and, |
; y :uI' 'ie reu SHIRT and Its advocates
VII" IT.
The Philadelphia Inquirer, a Republi.
can paper says The spiri, of Senator
MOrton's Mississippi resolution is repug.
'ias: !; ~ 20 'ne idea OF a reunited country; it
g Z seIu' a,s'' ''L 70 .nc overwhelming majority
bnrn \ '1 ~ ""1 ues,re T TO let the dead past
try to breathe new life into itp Tbo s:s
is out-why strive to Ian the embers ;n,o
a,mn2 ". waa, ."o o"yva' ~, i"'o
Drotberlv lave e,;r do,I;nn =, we want
I'D differences rho a,.mas;,' ."o ouii"' ,, o'
s,,,os ,nd - '" an .he
uovo, - ,'i...I. I"'oa ~ "''nou' ulscord' Mr.
mistakes .ne huinor OF the Ameri- |
IAN people It he thinks he eau dose them |
With any more of his nostrums.n
r,c
ihE coMiNG STATE ELEcTIoNs.-New
opens the ball in March. The |
Connecticut State election occurs for ,ho
asst time On tho frs, N,ndan;.
md Tho Rhndo LII .is'.' ''' ~ april
.,or NJ ''" u. e',e',o" TWO days |
ater. North Carolina holds u partial /
election in August, but Maine. in Sen,em.
,cr, will us usual. lead oir in ,ho a."
all elections fIlnw,J ,"' uee@,'e
Mi - !, .V'"'' 'nun'n iater by
nv Iowa, lhu'aha, ucorgia, West Vir.