Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03

I''h'hNb buI pfbNtH tIIin'H blh lot
seem TO disgrace him with the Re
publicans. Since then he has been
appointed postmaster ut Raleigh and
confirmed by the Senate, and he is
there now at good wholesome salary.
Every weak or trcachcrous man III
the South who for shame or for love
OF gain desires to abandon his friends
and prey upon his own people is thus
rewarded.
Take the Barringcrs; one Of them
is United States judge i'll Egypt.
They were Conicdcrates they are
Republicans now, and they are cared
for.
The United States District Attorney
of North Carolina, Mr.. Lusk, was an
officer in the Confederate army, and
he was confirmed here. He was con
iirmed bv the Senator'S whose souls
shrink from contact with COnicdcr-
ate officer unless he is Republican.
Mr.. Young was a Confederate officer
and he il now one of the revenue col
lcctors of that State.
Going on down the Atlantic coast,
and we strike South Carolina, the land
of the Narons, the Sumpters. the
Hamptons, the Prcstons, the Rutlcgcs,
the Buffers; the land of chlvalrie 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. ! knew him
we'll. He went into secession, and
armed rebellion, and was a Contcdcr.
ate officer lie afterwards joined the
Republican party; and what n place
they gave him! They made him min
i,tcr to Russia. II not one OF the first
class missions, it is the foremost of the
second class. | believe it does not
rank with the first.
Mr.. Conkling. 1t does.
Mr.. Blaine. It does now.
Mr.. Noorhcc-. Then it was one of
the four first class missions, England.
France, Germany, and Russia; and
this Confederate officer received it as
his reward for joining the Republican
party. know what my friend from
Illinois Mr.. Logan i -aying to him.
self lie is mentally cxclaimipg
Would 10 God that some Of my com.
radcs who fought under the old flag
could have n great place like that.
! cannot bc mistaken n to what j. 90.
ing on in the breast of that hard fight.
ing Federal soldier. think even my
genial friend from Rhode Island Mr.
Burnside has his conscience somewhat
quickcncd ii not entirely aroused on
the subject by this time.
Colonel Northup, of South Carroll.
ma, Is now United States district attor-
ncy; he was an officer in the Coufedcr-
ate army.
We move on again aud pause next
in Mississippi, the land of the brave
and warm heartcl, as know, for !
have been there; the land Of genius,
because the Senator from Mississippi
sitting behind me Mr.. Lamarl has
his home there. Let us sec how the
Republican party has managed It's ai-
fairs in that State. Major Morphi.
was the most prominent scout Of Cen
cral Stephen DLec's command and be
is now the United States marshal for
the northern district of Mississippi.
Captain G.. w. Hunt was an aid to
General Hardcc, and he Is now the
United States marshal for the South.
ern district of Mississippi. All! how
the good things come to the rcgcner-
ate Thomas Walton--I knew him :
he is in his grave. and peace to his
ashcs-was an aid to General Long
street. He was appointed United
States district attorney; and after his
death he was succeeded by Green
Chandler, n Confederate officer who was
at that time United States mail agent,
and is now United States district at.
torney in place of Walton, deceased.
Colonel G.. w. Henderson was a
Colonel of cavalry in General Chalm-
er's division. He is now receiving the
reward Of his services rs 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
Ia state that the Republican candidate
for State Auditor in 1875 was Captain
Buchanan, Captain of the second Mis-
souri, Cavalry at Fort Pillow. lie Is
said, according to all accounts, to have
fought fercely at that memorable bat
tie. Yet he received all the votes the
Republican party had to give as we'll
as the prayers of his northern friends
who could not get to the polls TO vote
for him. With what devout aspira-
ton the Senator from Maine hoped for
his success, and | have no doubt he
could get up now and prove that he
would have been elected if his support
ers had not been bulldosed. Yes, he
was a Captain fighting at Fort Pillow
under tho Confederate FLAG The lead