New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-09

MI. Sprinkler, Of Illinois, represents, on
the floor of the House, the tomb Of
Abraham Lincoln and also the grave Of
the buried hopes of the Knights Of the
Golden Circle. Like Tucker, of Virginia,
who represents q distinguished tomb,
Springer is fond of elevating himself
upon the highest eminence in his district
the better to attract attention and add
consequence to himself when he opens q
war Of words upon much better men than
he is. Both Springer and Tucker are
obscure country politicians who are re-
quired. to initiate the incendiary of the
Ephesian dome to bring their names
prominently before the public. And like
their ancient prototype they blunder
egregious!y whenever they try to make
themselves notorious.
Mr.. Springer has recently disguised the
Democrats and delighted the Repub-
licans by bringing an accusation against
Senator Morton on account of some OF
the transactions of tho war. The charges
relate to the time when Morton was the
war Governor of Indiana, and Springer
a prominent member of traitorous and
dangerous organization which ramifed
throug hout the State of Indiana and
lower Illinois known then as Egypt,
and called the Golden Circle. In 1862,
these reasonable knights, taking advan-
tage Of the absence of several thousand
Republican voters, who were fighting
the battles of their country in Virgin
ia, the Gulf States, at Corinth and
elsewhere, carried the State for the Cop
perhead Democracy, and, subsequently, as
members of the Legislature tried to put
it on record as opposed to the war. Gov
ernor Morton defeated them by his heroic,
patriotic and judicious action, and. with
the aid of President Lincoln, put Indiana
in the foremost rank Of that bright
galaxy of States which became peculiarly
honored for their noble efforts in the
cause of the Union and the right. #
Massachusetts, had reason to be proud Of
that unspottd patriot, Governor Andrew,
whose whole heart was in the cause Of his
country, how much more reason had the
patriotic Indianian to applaud the course
Of Governor Morton. Governor Andrew
was a good man surrounded by good
men. He was assisted and sustained by
his State, and he breathed the
air of patriotic endeavor in his
daily life. But Governor Morton was sur
rounded by just such traitors and sneaks
as this Stringer. His Copperhead Legis-
lature endeavored to strip him of his con-
stitutional powers, because they saw he
would use them in aiding the President
to put down the shareholders rebellion.
How he succeeded is part of the history
of the country. His noble deeds are
written in indelible characters upon the
hearts of the patriotic men, women and
children of the Union from Maine to
Florida, from Lake Superior to the mouth
OF the RlO Grande.
An attack upon such q man as Morton,
by member Of party to whom sue
cessful accusation Of some prominent Re-
publican has become an absolute neces-
sity, may well te called a blunder by his
astonished friends 1t enabled the brave
man who has inscribed his name high on
the monument of fame to rise in his place
in the Senate and unroll the damnable rec
ord Of the old Indiana Copperheads, and
show to the world, at time when it has
leisure to contemplate their ehormity, to
what means they resorted to assist treason
in the darkest hour of their country's
need.
He shows that the associates and con-
of his accuser were tiled for their
crimes and condemned to just death,
from which they were rescued by the
clemency Of President johnson, and that
two Of them were finally set at large by
Judge who aspires to be President, and
whose only claim upon the Democratic
party is that he has taken an active part
in setting free just such offenders as
Bowles and Milligan and the Grant parish
prisoners. Senator Morton tells his own
story so well, and his refutation of the i'm
Piled ISLANDERS of Springer is so complete
md overwhelming that we shall not re-
peat them here. They appeared in full in
he Sunday REPUBLICAN. The effect of his
exposition is said to have been magical in
both branches of Congress and all through |
'ut Washington. Morton was applauded |
wen by Democrats, who are humiliated |
It the spectacle Of pronounced traitor |
'alling the great disciple Of Union to &C
count for the means he had employed to
erve his country. Springer was snubbed
nd sneered at by his political friends,
nd lectured and bullied by the wise
reads who have learned some prudence by
the correct sentiment Of the
country on former occasions. We sin
erely thank the unlucky Springer for
living the great Indiana Senator an op-
to thrill once again with his
magic eloquence the patriotic hearts of
is constituents. It gives US such an
insight into the history of fourteen years
go that we, can see clearly to whom we
re indebted in large measure for the
uccess Of the Union arms. Had Gov
rnor Morton quailed before the threats