The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-14

Democrat. The list includes not only Nc
Dowell, Mcclellan, Mccall, Hooker, Han
cock, Meade, Sherman, Thomas. Porter,
Franklin, and others, but even Grant him
self. And it was truly fortunate, not only |
for the honor, but the safety of the union, |
that this was SO; because, had the war |
been squarely and completely war OF |
opposing political parties at that time, |
as Mr. lngersoll represents it to have |
been, instead of local instruction of
comparatively inferior magnitude and i'm
portance, the result probably would have
been altogether different to what il was,
and, of course, blasphemous blather-
skite would not. to-day, be running over
the country Safeguarding drawer and
more loyal men than he was, or ever will
be. Does he not choose to remember, or
is it possible he never knew, that the
person who commanded the Union troops
when they had CALAMITY fought their
way to the gates of Richmond and heard
the night-bels of its clocks ringing the
hours in their ears and who would then
have captured that capital OF the rebellion
and ended the war, but for the withdrawal
from him at that critical moment by
Republican" cabinet and party-cabal at
| Washington, of the right wing of his
forces, always had been, and still is. a
1 Democrat? Does be not know, or prefers
he to forget, that the same leader of the
union army, after being so shamefully
aud unpatrlOtically treate was soon after
recalled to the chief command by panic
stricken 'Republ can" administration in
default of any military genius within its
own party ranks adequate to the desper ate
emergency, and that he promptly obeyed
the call, and won, less than a month later,
the vital victory of Antietam? Does be not
now, or does it not suit his present pur-
pose TO remember that the wonderful con-
fict at Gettysburg, which lasted three
days, which broke the back of the insur-
rection, and formed beyond all doubt, the
decisive struggle OF the war, was directed
lon the union side by Democrat, who was
suddenly required to gather up and mar
snail the broken files of the Federal
forces, just defeated under incompetent
Republican leadership? And finally
does he not know that, throughout all
the arduous trials, doubtful fortunes, and
sangulnary contests of that terrible con
troversy, at least one half, if not more, of
the patriots who fought on the side of the
J government, were Democrats.
, One of the saddest of the many PERM
cious sequences of the war, is the attempt
of reckless demagogues TO falsify and
5 pervert its history in the service OF the
political party which provoked it to get
power, and would even now renew it to
keep power, Among the basest of the
agencies it uses for that purpose, are
speakers like Mr.. Ingersoll, who while
falsely alleging that the Southern people
are still iUimlcal to the union, employ
8 all their devilish ingenuity and energies
, to excite that very anim0sity which they
affect to deprecate. Nor will the coun,
4 try ever enjoy hearty reconciliation and
D permanent repose, and, therefore. pyos-
. perity until the people of all sections de-
pose the political dynasty, whose lead
t ers, at least, are perpetualy tanning the
o embers of al expired war, in the hope
D that they may retain. in time of public
, apprehension and alarm, sceptrc which
season of established peace and confidence
:. would snatch from their grasp.
# What the country most needs for the re-
a lief Of it's depressed business, its famish-
. ing labor, its idle capital. and its disorder
ed finances, is peace and harmony in all
: its wide borders Without that, better
}. times are impossible, and better times
q mOuutebanks aie made to stop waving
the bloody shirt" OF dead rebellion be
u fore the eyes of timorous aud deludeC
] populace. They who now wave it are
Al not the surviving soldiers of the late
nj conflict, but monthiBg Bob Ingersolls
who never were in the fight at all, O
il without striking blow, aud hen resigned
. MI 10 I,,b y, hnra, l., cal
. from afar, who now claim the glory o
the victory, even more arrogantly than tn
: gallant heroes who actually won it, an,
b who would gladly see the struggle revived
s. provided they could witness it at a SAT
E. dis lance and monopolize the politica
;. honors and spoils of the contest after tn
field was won.
E. As for the brave Democratic soldier
De who carried loyal muskets in that fearful
10 strife, whose ashes lie in honorable
graves, over which, even 10 the south tn
~ hands of generous compatriots. lately i
o. arms against them, yearly scatter me
a mortal flowers, and who gave their live
rs in defense OF the old flag" history wi
:, hereafter take faithful care of their me
- mories and award them the grateful re
We cognition which political partizanship au
d. blatant demagogueism yet meanly an
e. mendaciously deny them. And when tn
20 noisy patriots who now denounce them a
~ rebels with muskets in their hands" an
thus insult every surviving cornrade VIII
lie faced with them the hail and FIRE of tina
al dreadful storm, shall be dead and tor
"a gotten, the genius of this republic wi
= not be oblivious of their priceless sacrifice
Ut but,
ne when spring with dewv fingers cold,
~ Returns to deck their hallowed mould,
- And honor comes, a pilgrim gras
n To bless the turf that wraps their clay,
' She there shall dress sweeter sod.
II, Than fancy's feet have tod,
Aud freedom shall Il while repair,
To dwell weeping hermit there.
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