The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-07-27
The Splendor of the Confederate Dem
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0CraGy.
We confess that there is nothing
parsimonious or mean about the Con-
federate Democracy The princely
munifcence of the old STAKEHOLDER,
INDUCED at the expense of the blood
and sweat of the negro, when not
assessed upon the National Treasury,
formed the burden of the Old eulogies
of Democracy and slavery. Their
panegyrists delighted in contrasting
the Iiberality thus INDUCED with
what they cOntemptuously styled the
sordid parsimony of the Northern
Republican or Wing. The Yankee,
with them, was proverbially a Mig
gard. The "Yank" believed in labor.
He worked for and earned his money
appreciated its value, and refused to
squander it in prohigate expenditure.
Even the notorious "Beau Hick-
man." the professional hummer,
Boosting of his Virginia ancestry,
and regarding all work and workers
with the contempt born of slavery
and Democracy, lamented, dur
ing and subsequent to the rebel
lion, the fall of public virtue, in the
declaration: "You know these id
Yankees have not the same liberality
| as Southern gentlemen ?n
| Accordingly, the earliest Teturn Of
the Confederate Democracy to power
in the House is naturally signalized
by munifcence rivaling the most
brilliant Of its ancient gala days.
But slavery beingno Longer available
as a Croesus fund with which to
meet the expenditures, the National
Treasury, as of old, is assessed for the
necessary "spondulicks." So, too,
as of old, under the slogan Of re-
trenchment and,reform! Now again
the Confederate Democracy revel in
all the lnunificence Of their ancient
liberality ! Even their committees
(Uide the Morrison) in pursuit of
fraud, lunch on nothing less luXuri-
Gus than Mumm's dry wine, at $23
per case, 1880 brandy, at $38 per
dozen; ZINE de Paste sherry, at $12;
Old Stag whisky, at SO; SGlton
cheese, at Is cents per pound ; Ched-
dar cheese, at 50 cents, and imported
cigars, at SIG per 100-all at the ex-
pense of the nation, these commit
tees checking the expenses upon the
Treasury. And now, in the exercise
of this munifcence. the Potter COM
mittee has adjourned its sessions to
Atlantic City.
We confess, and none will deny,
that all this is truly Drincely-a lib
erality highly creditable to a great
and wealthy nation in these "hard
times" when "bread or blood" is
the cry of the furnishing masses, and
certainly gratifying in the highest
degree to the taxpayers, as an Illus
tration Of the economical practices
and beneficent ends Of Democratic
reform.
But still higher qualification
looms up in the future-when the
Confederate Democracy shall have
attained full possession Of all the de
partments of the Government. Then
the liquidation of thousands of mil
lions of fraudulent rebel claims by
assessments on the property and
means Of the loyal States may destroy
the industry and wealth of those
States, may Overwhelm Democrat
and Republican in one common
ruin, and carry beggary and starYa-
ton throughout their length and
breadth but what of that? Their
payment will enrich the Confederacy,
will recuperate the energies of
"solid South" heal the wounds in
fiicted by the failure of the Lost
Cause" and revive in all its princely
SplendOr the ancient hospitality of
the Confederate. Let US rejoice!
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