Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-10-23
Has Tnere Been a War;
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Their are Indications that the war
Democrats ~ 1863 and 1864 in III.
State are brgtnulng L. think that 4
condition OF affiirs exists IN the coliii
try which il no, altogether unlike
that which existed hen they once
adop ed a separate and iscsie,i
course OF pah.ical actlon, and assumed
their distinctive appellalion The
state OF things is such that all but Tie
mere form OF slavery exists IN the
South; there is no mere loyalty in
the Southern States than there was
when tho rebelio was at its hight,
and the systematic, determined, con.
tinued and ruthless assaults at the
South on the established results OF
the war, constitute causes for the
gravesL apprehensions. In fact. from
a look at the South, and at home, it
would remain TO supe, fioial observ-
err, except from the thousands of
manned veterans all around us, a
matter of doubt whether the war had
been fought at all
The utter and incomprehensib'e
faulty OF the ex .rebels is a matter OF
profound astonishment Their AFRO
giant attempts at Congressional dom
ination, the impudence oftheir claims
and attitude, the contempt and hate
for the North which they do not at.
tempt to CONCEAL, their shot gun and
Ku Klux policies, their terrorism and
murders, are making it impossible
for the Democrats to carry North
ern election, and difficult 10 vote the
same ticket that they do and pre-
serve self respect.
The sentiments of vast majority
of Northern Democrats we're ex-
pressed by George w. Peck, in his
universally read Sun newspaper,
when he said that if the murderers
of Judge Chisholm and his daughter
should be acquitted, it would be a
good reason for mao TO refuse to
ever again vote the Democratic lick
ct. Mr. Peck, though a popular and
judgement and of acknowledged sa-
gacity. As Union soldier, he no
doubt felt exactly what he said, al
though he was prominent delegate
to the late Democratic State Conven-
ton, and was one of its officers He
has closely observed also, the sentI-
ments of the people at large, and he
but framed into apt any timely words
the thoughts which occupied thous.
ands of minds.
Mr.. jenkins and his associates up.
on the Democratic ticket of this State
are excellent men, and if that was a
mere matter of conducting the State
government, there woa be little or
nothing to choose between them and
their opponents But every Demo
cratic victory gained at the North
appears to have been the signal and
encouragement for new aggressious,
new outrages ana new atrocities by
the ex rebels of the South. These
victories in few States have been
gained by the greatest sacrifices, the
most arduous endeavOrs ana es
pecially by pledges TO the people Of
the North that the South would be
peaceful would scrapnlously adhere
to the settlements of the war, and
would guard the institutions of free
dom which it established, and that
they would deal with the negro in a
spirit of enlightened humanity
Then, when, by such means. the
| Northern Democrats have gained a
new victory or confirmed an old one,
| the Southern braves and ruffians have
| appeared TO consider it as warrant
for again coming out and shooting
some Union man or Republican
neighbor, federal Official, or for Ku
kluxing negro settlement. These
courses have made Democratic vic
tories fewer instead of plentier, and
are likely to disappear altogether.
They have tendency to create con-
siderable doubt in the minds ofmany
people who have been voting the
Democratic ticket, whether it is best
to elect Mr.. jenkins or not.
1t is certain that the Liberal Re.
| publicaDs of 1872 and the Republi
can Reformers OF 1878, have nearly
all deserted the Democratic party in
consequence OF the results at the
South of Democratic victories at the
/ North. 1t is equally sure that Re
publican Greenbackers, who have
sought TO break up their party, and
to form new one, have been com
PEELED to withdraw back into their
party lines by the uprising of the
rebel spirit at the South at every
prospect OF a Republican defeat at
the North.
The war Democrats Of this State
will consult the part OF wisdom by
considering whether other political
issues had not better be placed in
allegiance till it is ascertained with a
tolerable degree of certainty, wheth.
er there has been war, and if there
has been one, what was the subject Of
dispute, aud with which side the VIC