The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-02-22

! when cannot DO daScfiDeu; II can re iinastn
ed only by those who are familiar with seenei
OF blood. General Lingan was killed; clever
were beaten and mangled with weapons o
every description, such as stones, bludgeoni
and sledge.hammers, aud then thrown 81
dead into one pile outside OF the door. Nc
effaetual inqnistion was ever made into thi.
signal violation Of the peace, nor punishment
inflicted on the guilty.
| This is one example Of many which shows
how democracy oyereomes opposition TO its
authority. In last weeks Advocate oe-
ours the following passage; Nov that the
negro has proved unayaillng, the party, the
lineal descendants Of the federalists, as fore
shadewed in recent utterances ofits leaders,
are considering the retracing of its steps. y
| This has reference to Blaines speech on the
injustice of the South having representation
for the negro and then depriving him of his
suffrage. In an editorial on the speech the
Advocate remarked in substance THAT
now the Southern democrats had convinced
the black man that his interest was to vote
with them, the republicans wanted to take
away the vote they had given him. Yes, they
convinced him in their characteristic way.
The arguments held out to him were shot
guns and bowie knives. They are potent ar
guments to the poor nlgger--they send con
The Republicans, says the advocate, are
the lineal descendants of the federalists.
Glad to hear it; glad to know we have such a
worthy ancestry. The federalists established
the government on firm basis, and the re-
publicans have preserved il against the most
wicked and unwarranted rebellion ever known.
The Advocate says:-DemocraeY was
not born until after Washington administra-
ton. That is a mistake. The monster was
born in the very beginning of the government,
but was not christeAed. He was in his swad-
ding clothes When Washington was Presi.
dent, and fed on the pap Of the French Rev
olution. Better study up the family record.
Noah Webster was warped Wonder it
the Advocate is not leetie ioarpedl
Madison wrote but few articles iavoring the
adoption Of the Constitution, says the "Ad.
yoeats.n BY count find of 400 pages of the
'Federalist,h an vo. vol. written by Hamil.
ton, Madison and Jay, ll4 pages were written
by Madison.
1t also says Washington was not federal.
list. Why then was he charged with being
monarchist and a traitor by the leaders Of
democracy?
The Advocate thinks the thunder struck
me- There was surely small charge Of
electricity accompanied the thunder. The
shock was very slight
Complaint is made that strayed from the
field OF history into that of politics. Hope
will have credit for coming back again.
i'll ''get the books" you will hear from me
again next weak. ID. WOLFE,
Mr. Wolfe has received his books, and
copied copiously of matters relative and
foreign and, to his own satisfaction, has
successfully aunihilated Hon. Il. II. Gil
let, who lived through the times of which
he wrote; who was for several terms a
member of Congress; who was at one time
Assistant Attorney General Of the United
States, aud in holding these and many
other prominent positions was associated
with leading men from all parts of the
country and familiar with their views and
sentiments. He was a stauneh Union man
during the late war, and denounced seces-
sion in strong terms in a speech at Wash
ington. He was still Democrat, and for
this offence, though in favor Of the Union,
was dismissed from office by President
Lincoln in 1861.
To his own satisfaction Mr. Wolfe has
set aside Commodore Decaturs testimony
regarding the burning of blue lights, as
signals to the British, by New England
Federalists We supposed that Mr., Wolfe
knew something of the early history of his
country, and did not quote all of Decaturs
report, thinking that the part We cited
would be sufficient to call his attention to |
the matter aud the whole communication. |
We shall not new occupy space to reprint
it, bu. will add that not only did Decatur
himself sec these lights, but he says they
were witnessed by the officers aud men of
bis squadron, and remarks that some Of
the citizens Of New London had tie char.
dihood to affect to disbelieve it and the
effroniery to ayow their disbelief
Does Mr. Wolfe seek to establish the
ruth of history, or the reverse, BY his al
usion to "the great election frauds of
filden 4 Co, as discovered ia cipher dis
patches ?" Everybody who has read the
testimony before the Potter Committee
Knows that Mr.. Tilden passed the ordeal
inscathed, and that not even the suspicion
If fraud or completely with fraud legiti.
nately attaches to him, and reckless must
he be who asserts the contrary.
Goodrich sallusion to his own reputation,
together with other Connecticut soldiers,
for excellent drill and tidy appearance,
and the pleasure they experienced 10 be-
Ing noticed by distinguished persons, might |
be entertaining reading for Connecticut |
school boys, but has nothing to do with
the subject matter of this controversy; and
about as foreign to it as eau be, is the long
account, copied from Goodrich, of the
burning Of New London in 1881, aud the
sleeper tragedy on the other side Of the
river
1t is difficult to conceive why Mr. Wolfe
lugged in matter so extraneous to the sub
jeets under discussion, unless il was to
exc out his rcjoinder, even at the expense
of relevancy. As well might he have en-
tertaincd us with the story Of Putnam and
the wolf, or with the details Of the battle
Of Breeds Hill, or any other event in the
history Of the revolutionary period. They
would have been quite as applicable to the
period Of the war of lSl2-15, when New
England Fedcralisis burned blue lights for
British benefit aud were arranging for a
dissolution Of the Union. His allusion to
Arnold Is not fortunate one for the
strength Of his position. His sagacity
might have suggested to him that, if
New London man could turn traitor to his
country in the milst Of the white heat Of
the revolution, which appealed SO power
fully to the patriotism of every American
cilIEen, that New London people could be
found capable OF hosting blue lights as