National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-05-02

lie Gays nc VIII HOL Ue COuLenteu unIll ne mas
seen the congregated wisdom of this great
country hid away under the nstty chignons of
the famous female college.
General LaDders is tired Of political life
He says his highest ambition now is to become
a free American citizen and vote the straight
Democratic ticket. When he was beaten at
the convention recently, his friends consoled
him by saying: ''Never mind, old boy, you
shall go TO Congress again" "Hang Con-
gress," cried the old gentleman; 81 hope my
dulcet tones will never more reverberate
through the Vastly spaciousness Of the Capitol
III have no more Of it, so help me Bob"
The North, stretching friendly hand across
the bloody chasm, says to the South: "Take
and shake" but at the same time let US pause
and consider the situation. You are fresh
from the fields of rebellion, which nearly cost
the nation its life. You created for yourselves
a grave responsibility, which will take years
to remove. While you were creating this
great burden under which you now labor the
confidence that at one time was reposed in
you was lost. Your fidelity and patriotism
proved weak in the presence of your love of
fore these two cultivated vices everything
gave way. Love of country, pride in the flag,
regard for the triumph of human rights, and
devotion 10 republican institutions-all these
were engulfed in that consummate wrong and
reasonable plot to separate the States of the
Republic. When the test of patriotism was
made against your selfish desire to perpetua.e
a criminal and unrighteous system of bondage
you were weighed in the balance and found
wanting. Now you have come back into the
Union only because the Union overcame your
wicked design and right prevailed. You are
welcome, aud your privileges are as great
as the North's, but these privileges should
not he abused. By a popular expression
of the public mind you have gained control of
one branch of the National Legislature. This
is an inestimable privilege granted to you
through the magnanimity Of the North, and
how are you using it, For five months your
eK-BIigadier Generals and your ex-civil officers
have been sitting in judgment on the deeds Of
Union men. None have escaped their wicked
spite. Your little brief authority has been
frought with unparalleled vengeance. Your
entire,iye months service has been devoted to
a series OF assaults on the defenders Of the
Union, and in vileness of purpose finds no
comparison in the history of the world. You
have smirched characters, muddied reputa-
tons, bartered the peoples time for political
capital, squandered thousands of the public
money to investigate the acts of loyal men.
You have winged scandal and rumors of rank
corruption over the land without cause, and
have brought great reproach upon the fair
name of the Republic. When you should
have been repentant you have been bold and
defiant. Your leaders have Haunted the flag
Of treason in the face OF those who subdued
you in your hot rebellious wrath. Your leaders,
speaking as those having authority, have re-
viled the North for the horrors Of Anderson
willie and slandered the good name of Lincoln,
by charging him with the responsibility Of that
odious crime. You have let slip your blood
bounds of political war, and their grim and
ominous bsyings are heard on the trail Of