, 1879-02-07
CONFEDERATE AND CoppHRHEAn HATRED
OF THE ARMY.

CONFEDERATE AND coppERHEAD HArRED
OF THE ARMY.
Neither time nor circumstances aro OF nvail
in mitigating tbs Copfedo- -Copporhead hatred
of tho army. It mny sIumber for time,
but my allusion to 1t on tho Republican aide
Of the House, or any accidont thnt calls
their attention to 1t. has tho same effect upon
thom that tho red rag has upon The bull, and
they 90 over the Same old ground Of malig-
nant vituperation md bitter hatred that thoy
hare been traverbing ever since the War Of
the Rebellion. Tho consideration OF tho
Army Appropriation bill In the House on
Tuesday was the signal for mother outburst
Of calumny, malice, and venom, principally
from the Northern doughfacos, whose con-
corn for tho liberties Of the Confederntcs Is
even kecner and more persistent than that
OF tho Southern Brigad'ers themselves. who
are perfectly satisded with TINT degree Of
freedom which allows thom to bulldozo Ro-
put1icanB, kill negroes, stuff ballot-boxcs,
and defy tho Government authorities to e1o-
cute the laws, with perfect impunity from
penalty.
The cause OF these periodical outbursts
against tho army by Democratic mombors is
thoir old hntred Of 1t for the effective part It
played in putting down tho nsbcllion and
saving tho Union intact. Tho talk about
danger to the liberty Of tho South, which
rlns all through the debate, Is the vcrcst
twaddle, aud SO transparent tint It is aston
ishing these yenomous army haters did not
invent some new motive for their opposition.
Tho army hns boon gono from the South for
two years, upon tho promises Of tho South
ern leaders that they would secure MI their
citizens, black and white, In tho uudlsturbed
enjoyment OF their rights. Thoso promises
have baen deliberately violated over md ovor
again, and tho Administration would have
been justified in returning the troops to thar
old quarters, but not soldier has been se,,t
there. Tho United States laws gro continu-
ally violated md the local Government nu-
thori.iea are poworlcss to enforce them, but
not a soldier has been sent to their aid. Re-
publicans have boen strippodo OF their property
and tholr rights, havo been denied Justice in
the courts, have been hunted down and killed
for political reasons, but not soldier hns
been sent there 10 protect them In tho boasted
rights Of American citizenship. Tho whites
t.nve control OF tho Inst State Ia tho South,
aud they aro running them to su,t them,
selves without any roferenco to tho rights OF
citizona or the rights OF the General Gov
ernment; and, having secured absolute con.
troll over them and mado Them solidy Dem.
ocrnsio, they are now cool1y debating to tho
North. Having crushed out the Southern
Republicans by bu!ldozing and ballot-box
stu1ing, they have now shown disposition,
encouraged by Democratic tpughfaces In The
House, to bulldoze Northern Ropublicaus
| They have secured provisions in tho law
fosbiddiug tho use Of tho army a. a 1>asse
oomitatus, They have everything to suit
them, and nothing Of which to complain,
This joes not look rs it Southern liberty
was very seriously threatened!
When these haters Of tue A.1uy can show
that 5000 men are not needed to garrison
tho forts MI round our coasts, to guasd our
long Texas frontier agaEust tho predatory in.
cursions Of the Mexican thieves aud greasers,
to subjuga!o wandering tribes OF Iudiana
over million square miles Of territory, to
regulate tho triboa on widely y-scatterod ruse5,
vations, and to answer tho imploring appeal.
for help to aava lie and property, nacl, as
wsrs mado by Democrats during the labo,
riots, then It will b proper to roduca tle
army. Until such time their opposition /.
simply malicious and illustrative OF thei,
determination to punish 1t for 1T
service in suppressiu8 the Rebellion
Each tins, however. that they max.
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