National Republican., 1877-11-08

ants would have dared to confront him with
which brings us In Imagination to tho fable of
the jackas and dead lion.
The Now Orleans Democrat now chimes In
this chorus Of malice and impatient hate In
the following modified notes, which are hut
the minnendo Of tho piece, and aro uttered in
full harmony with the master spirit Of the
performance. Here II i /; read IL:
DEAD.
The telegraph yesterday morning announced
the death oc Senator q. L. MORTON. We do
not say Of Indiana because his great intellect,
his tremendous energies, his long and con-
spicuous connection with public affairs, and
the marked impression he made upon them,
have identified his name and fame with the
whole country. History will not, therefore,
hold Indiana alone responsible for his career
the American people must bear the stigma Of
having accepted him as leader and Of honor
ing him after he hal reached tho bad emf
nence" to which his malovolence and dema-
gogism had raised him.
1t Is tribute to this mans power, and nj
the same time n terrible commentary upon
the wicked end for which he used that power,
to say that on the announcement Of his death
the whole country breathcd more freely. Men
felt that the cohesive force which had united
in ono great and energetic party all tho sec.
tional hatred of one section Of the Union with
nearly nll the corruption and proiligacy OF
both sections had passed away, and that the
power which for so many years had refused
rest or peace TO tho country was ut last
broken.
Men may censure us for thus writing Of the
dead senator. 1t Is popular but pcrnicious
idea that tho dead should only be spoken Of
with adulation. If the grave indeed buried
tho evil deeds and bad examples Of men,
this would be proper and most charitable.
But, unhappiy, the evil men do live after them
more surely than the good they do, and the
cause of virtue and patriotism will be best
served whom the whole truth is told Of public
men in their obituaries, and they and oil
others come 10 understand that, while their
virtues will be held up to be cmulated, their
crimes will he exposed and denounced, that
they may be avoided.
The lattcr years of Senator MoRToN's life
were spent In malevolent and furious war
upon the rights, honor, and interests OF the
South, and IL would be strange indeed IL we
had any tears TO shed over his grave. Despis'
ing dissimulaton. we speak Of him since we
| must speak of him, as We think and feel. To
| the people of the South his name will always
| be associated with ruin and misery, and though
we think none Of us can ever indulge toward
his memory the sentiment Of forgiveness, we
have no doubt that in the wonderful charity
and boundless mercy Of the Universe Father
there may bo place for even Senator MORTON
In this lesson we are taught that any North
ern statesman who has opposed slavery, trca'
son and rebellion-who has insisted thatall the
guarantees of the Constitution shall be youch
sare,, TO all the citizens Of the United States
who has denounced IT, Ku-Klux and White
League butcheres In the late insIrgent states
aud who has demanded that the South shaii ac
cept the situation and its consequences in good
and honest hcarts-wLen he shall din-bo Il
MORTON or Hayes or any other dis
tiuguished Republicans to DO as
sailed and his memory blackencd by the per
of defamation, to crafty the slumbering hates
Of the rebellion.