Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-02-09
Domocfatic Patriotism.

A resolution passed by former
legislature of Mississippi, approx ing
General Sheridan's conduct at New
Orleans, has just been expunged from
the records.
The action of the Federal Congress
In refusing TO grant full amnesty and
pardon to Mississippi's distinguished
son and beloved patriot and statesman
Jefferson Davis, effectually locks the
door against all lpatriotic Mississippians
-Meridian Mss Mercury.
Because the national flag is an en-
blem of authority, the Bourbon mem
bers of the Kentucky Legislature are
opposed to its being raised over the
State House, under the ground that
the United States has no authority over
that building. This is the sentiment
which made the rebellion possible.
The residence of Sixth avenue.
New York, have addressed letter to
the Superintendent Of the city postal
delivery, in which they object to re-
ceiv.ng their letters at the hands of a
negro, and inform the Superintendent
that hereafter be will oblig them by
sending their letters through one
who understands his business"
Marcy. the candidars of the Ncx
Hampshire Democracy, is man, xho
when in Congress during the b;tterest
years of the war, voted against in.
struct ng the COMMITTEES on the judic-
iary to bring in bill for the repeal Of
the Fugitive Slave law; lodged voting
on every resolution denouncing the re-
bellion, pledging money for carrying
on the war aud thanking the soldiers
and sailors, and half . dozen other
war measures. se
| It turns out that Blackburn, o1
Kentucky, who was so extremely acx-
ioua to get at Blaine, commanded a
guerrilla company during the war and
made business of numbering Union
women and children on the Kentucky
border. His brother was Dr. Lewis
Blackburn, who introduced the yellow
fever clothing in New York in 1868.
aud his sister was Mrs Morris WHO
was tried in Cincinnati for the Chica-
go conspiracy.
The Baltimore Sam Almanac for
1876 is an excellent sample of this
rebel "literature. It records nearly
u hundred battles Of the rebellion, and
it would appear to the reader that on
ly hslfa dozen of them were won BY
the Union forces. This is the form of
the record: January 5th, 1863, Con-
tederate victory at Spring Hill, Tenn. !"
January. 18th, 1868, United States
steamer Hatteras sunk" January 30,
1863, Retribution destroyed two Unit
cd States ships;" s'January 81, Pal.
metto State STACKED United States
feet" February 7th, 1853, Union
forces defeated at Williamsburg and
so on. On the other hand the Union
victories ara slurred over as follows:
"March 81, 1865, battle of Five Forks.
Virginia. april /, 1865, cattle OF
Petersburg, Va" "April 8, 1856.
Grant and Lee at Appomattox Court
House, Va" This veracious record
shows that the battle Of Gettsburgh"
was "begun" on the lst Of July, 1863,
but it does not show how it ''ended." !"
1t shows when the "Confederates CO.
cupied Hagerstown, Pa bnr not
when they retreated from Pennsyiva-
MIA in hot haste. 1t shows when
General Early invaded Maryland, !"
but not when he retired from that con-
servative Democratic State. In a
word, the San Almanac lies like a
Flanders trooper; it falsifes history to
the top Of its bent in the interests of
the late Confederacy. It strives to
make good the old Southern boast,
that one chivalrous Southron could
slick" five Yankees.
Or the lit women now studying at
the MichiDan 1Tr;vn~c;tr ro.. IL