The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-09-28
The Democratic Party the Party Of the
"SOlfd South.'


But more serious consequences remain. If the
South, through the agency of the Democratic
party, is gwen the contror of the Government
it reverses the judgment of the war. 1t is an
Endorsement of those principles of constitu-
tional liberty for which they fought, and
which they still maintain. If those principles
are correct, the war was wrong its results are
unconstitutional and void !" the battles
fought by the armies of the Union were but
organized murder Union soldiers alone are
criminals.
That the South entertains this views is shown
by the fact that Union soldiers stand indicted
to-day in Southern States for acts done in the
line OF their duty during the war. 1t is said
that Sheridan is indicted for his raids in the
Shenandoah Valley. This is legal and legiti-
mate if the war was wrong.
Here is an instance: Joseph Higginbothan,
of Letart, Meigs county, o., was Union sol
der in West Virginia. under command
of Gen. Scammon. During 1862 a no.
torious bushwhacker was securing the
country along the Kanawha, robbing
and numbering people in cold blood
Higginbothan1 was familiar with the county,
and knew of the Villains rendezvous. Gen.
Scammon detailed party to arrest the scoun-
drel, and Higginbotham acted as guide. The
man was arrested, and, on being taken to head
quarters, broke guard, was shot and killed.
In 1872 the Grand Jury Of the Mason Circuit
botham for murder in the first degree and the
Governor of West Virginia sent requisition to
the Governor of Ohio for the arrest of the GRIM
inal aigginbotham was so arrested, but
habeas corpus interviewed, and on technical
ground he was released. Had he been taken
back to West Virginia he would have been hung
for having been Union soldier.
No man WIS executed for having been
traitor during the late rebellion. When the
SoutherE Democracy, with their Northern al
lies, obtain the national power, do they propose
to hang those who participated in the act OF
''subjugation?"
If we may Judge the future by the past, if
the Democratic party obtains national powers
through the aid of 'tsolid South, !" that party
will be, as it was before and during the war,
the party of the South.
The present House of Representatives is
Democratic. There are thirty-three lmpor-
tant standing committees, such as existed
before the war. These committees shape
and are responsible for the legislation of the
House. The position of Craftsmanship to these
committees is a most important position OF
these ChairmeD, twenty-one are from the
South, twelve from the North. If there
was one section of the Union more obnoxious
to the South than another, it was New Eng
land. Therefore, New England has not q
single Chairman. though several of the South
ern States have three or four. The record OF
this House during this session is startling. It
is the record Of House which evinced the de-
liberate intention of bankruptiGg the Govern
ment which listened to Ben Hills speech with
complacency.
AS the party of the 'sclid South, . the
Democracy will be bound to carry out the prin-
ciples and policy of The Lost Cause'-a cause
which az vet is without repentant advocates.
Such q triumph as this is a reversal OF the de-
crees of the war, by the success Of the party
which has always consistently opposed 1T.