The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1879-07-18

was secessionist he fought the battles of
secession he turned to be republican, and
was made president OF the republican ma
tonal convention which nominated Grant,
in 1872, at Philadelphia. Afterward he was
made minister to Peru, and he now occupies
a high Judicial station. proclaim here, as
far as my voice will go, that the most profit
able speculation man who fought in the
confederate army can now engage in is to
advertise himself ready to enter the ranks
of the republican party at fair compen-
sation
Governor Holden, of North Carolina,
was an original secessionist and signer of
the ordinance of secession which took North
Carolina out of the Union. The republican
party, as soon as he joined its ranks, its
unhallowed ranks down there-I will not
quite apply that word to it up here made
him governor of the state. He remained
governor until he was impeached but prov
en- crimes did not seem to disgrace him with
the republicans. Since then he has been
appointed postmaster at Raleigh and con-
iirmed by the senate, and he is there now at
a good wholesome salary. Every weak or
treacherous man in the south who for love
of gain desires to abandon his friends and
prey upon his own people is thus reward
ed.
Take the Barringers one of them is a
United States judge in Egypt. They were
confederates they are republicans now, and
they are cared for. The United States dis
trict attorney of North Carolina, Mr.. Lusk,
was an officer in the confederate army, and
he was confirmed here. He was confirmed
by the senators whose souls shrink from con-
tact with a confederate officer unless he is a
republican. Mr. Young was a confederate
officer and he is now one of the revenue col
lectors of that state.
Going on down the Atlantic coast and we
strike South Carolina, the land of the Mar.
ions, the Sumpters, the Hamptons, the Pres.
tons, the Rutledges, the Buffers the land
ofchivalric men. What has occurred here
James l.. Orr was once speaker of the house
of representatives and speak of him with
respect he is dead. l knew him well. He
went into secession, and armed rebellion,
and was confederate officer. He after
wards joined the republican party and
what place they gave him They made
him minister to Russia. If not one of first
class missions, it is the foremost of the Sec
ond class believe it does not rank with
the first.
Mr.. Conkling. 1t does.
Mr.. Blaine. 1t does now.
| Mr.. Voorhees,. Then it was one of the
four first class missions, England, France,
Germany, Russia and this confederate
the republican party. l know what my
friend from Illinois (Mr. Logan is saying to
himself He is mentally exclaiming,
"Would to God that some of my comrades
who fought under the old flag could have a
great place like that" | cannot be mistak-
en- as to what is going on in the breast of
that hard fighting federal soldier. think
even my genial friend from Rhode Island
Mr.. Burnside) has his conscience somewhat
quickened if not entirely aroused on the
subject by this time.
Colonel Northup, of South Carolina, is
now United States district attorney he was
an officer in the confederate army.
We move on again and pause next in the
Mississippi, the land of the brave and warm
hearted, as | know, for / have been there :;
the land of genius, because the senator from
Mississippi sitting behind me Mr.. Lamar
has his home there. Lst us see how the re-
publican party has managed its affairs in
that state. Major Morphis was the most
prominent scout of General Stephen ID.
Lees command and he is now the United
States marshal for the northern district of
Mississippi.
Captain G.. w. Hunt was an aid to Gen
eral Hardee, and he is now the United
States marshal for the southern district OF
Mississippi. All how the good things
come to the regenerate Thomas Walton
| knew him he is in his grave, and peace
to his ashes-was an aid to General Long
street. He was appointed United States
district attorney and after his death he
was succeeded by Green Chandler, confed.
crate officer who was at that time United
States mail agent, and is now United States
district attorney in the place of Walton, de-
ceased.
Colonel G. w Henderson was a colonel
of cavalry in Gen. Chalmers division. He
is now receiving the reward of his services
as United States revenue collector and in
order to make you feel proud of your party
in Mississippi and to finish up my work
properly it only remains for me state that the
1875 was Captain Buchanan, captain of the
second Missouri Cavalry at Fort Pillow, He
is said, according to all accounts, to have
fought fercely in that memorable battle
Yet he received all the votes the republican
party had to give as well as the prayers o
his northern friends who could not go t
the polls to vote for him. With what de
yout aspiration the senator from Main,
hoped for his success, and / have no doub
he could get up now and prove that he woulC
have been elected if his supporters had no
been bulldozed Yes, he was a captain fight
ing at Fort Pillow under the confederate
flag. The leaders of the republican part,
standing here as the representatives of in
dignant loyalty against confederate briga
diers take to their bosoms this confederate
officer who bathed his sword in the blood o
Fort Pillow.
Take next Louisiana, that fated region o
riot, disorder, and stupendous unveracity
, We have known 1t long as the land of tn
| magnolia we know it now as the land ais
! of the stalwart liars, as disclosed within tn
} last few weeks in this capitol Let the cur
tain be raised and let us look at some feder
al officials in Louisiana. We see one VIII
was long in Office there and who has made
great and bloody figure in history; man O
commanding military capacity-Genera
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