The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-05-19
Old Whlgism.

and the measures pronounced in plat
forms, on the hastings or in legisia
tive halls. Bnt no party since the
foundation of the government has
been so essentially an opposition par
tv as the old Wing party. Its pr'n-
cipal fife and sn-tenance was from
its opposition to the Democratic par
tv M to the birth of know.nothing-
ism into which it was merged and
lost, and it World never have been
heard ofagain, hnt for this same spirit
Of opposition. Most Of the old lead
e,s have passed away, while Others
have found place in the ranks lin the
Sonth) of the Democratic party, and
have been honored with high trusts
and exalted positions. Nevertheless
there still lives few old opposition
ist, ready now to- spring to the front
and proclaim to the American people
TINT thew "never were Democrats and
never will be-" Willing to receive
place and position at the hands OF
the Democrats, when their party was
considered dead and buried, now
that the danger has been bridsed
over, and peace restored once more to
our distracted country, the old feeE-
ing revives in them and the hope
springs in their breast that they can,
with the electric spark of q grand oT-
position, resurrcct the dead carcass
Of the ,lefnnct organization, clothe 1t
with the garments of borrowed youth,
and find once more favor at the hands
of the American people. Who made
the great fight against the va"dal
ism OF the Republican party? Who
stood up manfu|ly through these long
weary years of plumber and persecn-
ton battling for the constitutional
rights of the people constantly threat
ened and endangered by this same
Republican party: Was there any
: Whigism then! Was any old Line
Wing heard to say, "Now is the time
. for our party to come to the front 7
e 30! but all eyes were TUNED to, ant
all hopes centered on the great Ma
: tional Democratic party for relief
" and uobly have these hopes been tu'
i filed. The battle has been Tough
= by it alone, and now that peace
u restored to our happy country an
the once powerful Republican organ
: ization weakened and its forces scat
tered, old Whigism wants to rear II
head and claim favors never deserved
~ Unmindful of the debt of grattud
T. due the Democratic party, these oil
line Wings would call off their fc
followers and revel in the pleasure
of a separate organization, living o
the food of their life long existence
opposition, to the Democratic party
v All political parties that have cxiste
in these United States have or vi
perish and die ont, simply from tt
- fact that they always from matters
expediency violated the solemn con
'c pact of the constitution, for whi'
Is the people have been and always W
be ready to rebuke any such Ii"crt
IF. While like the needle to the Nor
pole tho great Democratic par
steercd by the contribution, and not
ing but the constitution.
MAJOR RENo.-The following is t
suit of the proceedings of The com
y martial at Fort Abercrombie, viii
~, recently tried Maj. Reno on char
~ of having made improper "vcrtu'
z" to the wife If Capt. Bell, and havi
taken means to cast sIurs on Il
''' character:
7n War Department, May 8, 1877
e. The proceedings in this case, havi
been forwarded, under the lO6th {
ticlc Vt war, to the Secretary Of w;
= have been submitted to the Preside
ia who approves the finding and st
his tence, but is pleased to mitigate
ssnl latter to suspension from rank a
- pay for two years from the 18th
az May, 1877. Maj. Reno's conduct
TO- ward the whole force of his power
be commanding officer of the post
w. crafty his resentment against b
~, cannot be too strongly condemn
l." bnt after long deliberati"n upon
re- the circumstances Of the case
shown in the record of the trial, j
|. Thought that lis grave offenses, gr;
as they are, do not warrant scnte'
. of dismissal, and all it's consequent
I npon one who has for twenty ye
n brine the reputation of a brave II
N and honorable officer, and has ma
, tanned that reputation upon bait
II fields Of the rebellion. and in conte
Z with Indians. The President
therefore modified the sentence, I
it is hoped that Major Reno will
. pree,ate tie clcmency thus shown
oW as we'll as the very reprehens
r 4 character of the acts of which he
~, entity.
'' (Sisned) GEORGE w. McCRARy,
but Secretary of Wa