The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-08-28
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West Union Defender.I

The small-fry stay-at-home Republican
politicians are very glib with the phrase.
Confederate .Brigadiers," Just because the
southern States see ft to send that class of
men TO represent them in Congress. We de-
sire to remind the Republican party that
these Confederate B~rigadiers'' were at one
time DISTINGUISHED and disqualified, and that
they were restored to citizenship by the ac-
ton of Republican Congresses, Senates and
Presidents. If they are to-day where the
Republicans do not desire them to be, it is
the fault of no one but the Republican
partyl But this is not all; who sent the
irst Confederate fBrigadier TO the United
states Senate2 The Republican party, in
the person of Brigadier-G General James L.
Alcorn. of Mississippi Who sent the first
congressman in the persons of General Pei
ham, of Alabama, OF Forests command, and
Brigadier-Generals R. II. Whitly. Of Georgia,
and William 4. Smith, of North Carolina?
The. Republican party. Who appointed
General Alderman Attorney-General and
General Key Postmaster-General in q Repub.
iIcap Presidents Gabinetr Who appointed
General Hughes, District Attorney of Vir
sinia; General Mostly. Consul to Hong Kong
General Settles, United States Judge, in
North Carolina; General Holden, Postmaster
ringer, a United States Judge; General Lusk,
United States District Attorney OF NORTH
Carolina; Colonel Young, a Revenue Col
tsctor in North Carolina; General Orr,
United States Minister TO Russia; Colonel
Northup. United States District Attorney oI
South Carolina; Major Morphis. Captain Lee
ami Captain Hunt, United States Marshals in
Mississippi; Colonies Walton and Chandler.
United States District Attorneys for Mis-
sissippi; Colonel Henderson. Collector
Of Revenue, and Captain Buchanan, OF Fort
Pillow massacre fame. Republican candidate
for Auditor of State 10 Mississippi; General
Longstreet. Surveyor of the Port of New Or
leans; Colonel Wharton, United States Mar
shall Colonel Hough, United States Distric;
Judge; Colonel Leonard, United States Dis
tfict Attorney for Louisiana; Colonel Smith,
Postmaster at Baton Rouge; Colonel John.
son, State Auditor of Louisiana; General
Boreman, United States Judge, and General
Herbert, Levee COMMISSIONS for same State
General Humphreys, United States District
Judge for Alabama, and Generals Roberts
Wright and Harvey, Clerks in the War De.
%partment2 Why the Republican party.
Then there are Pool, Holden, Brogden. Bus
ted, Badger, and Irwin of North Carolina
Pagan of Arkansas, Barber Of Texas, whl
have been .~remeInbefed'b by appointments and
ELECTIONS al the hands OF the Republican
party This list might be drawn out indeh
nitely. but this Is enough to show that thu
Republicans have elevated as many Con
federate Brigadiers' 70 office as have tit
Democrats. and when 1t comes down Il
minor appointments 9 great many more
fhs rolls OF the departments show at thi,
time. tep Thousand uien holding places undel
ths Government who we're soldiers In the
rebel army. Some Vi these men. as, for in
stance. Major r,swold. in the Treasury De
partment. who commanded . "'rebel prison
pep," were the worst characters in thai
array. II these men can hold places unde
the Republican party. a party that boasts O
it's loyalty and patriotism. in the name Q
heaven why cam the Democratic party ele
| vate a few of them to Office without helm,
tainted by every little whi~pper-snapper ii
the land as the "Confederate party?'