Nebraska advertiser., 1879-04-03
Confederate Key Notes.


Fifth Congress, the country was de-
manding the passage of the necessary
appropriation bills, thus averting an
extra session. What, at this critical
juncture, was the Democratic MAORI
ty in thatbody-the representatives of
the solid SOuth-doing?
In defiance of the wishes of the
country and against al parliamentary
precedence, it was stubborDIy con-
tending that the appropriation bills
for conducting the machinery of gov
ernment should not pass. unless they
carried with them revolutionary "ri
ders" and certain political amend
ments.
One Of these amendments was the
repeal of the law providing for the
appointment of Supervisors of Elec-
tions, officers appointed 20 protect the
polls in the large cities against the
raids of roughs and repeaters. The
sole objection in repeating this law is
to give the successors of Tweed and
Sweeney, and their partner, Tilden.
an opportunity to re, enact the gigant-
ic frauds of 1868, in the city of New
York. hoping thereby to carry the
State in the presidential contest.
What else was done? Democratic
Senators in turn stood up on the floor
of the Senate of the United States,
boldly clarifying Jefferson Davis, and
demanding that his name should be
placed on the pension rolls of the na-
ton. Lamar, CT Mississippi, saw in
/ Davis the embodiment of all the vir-
tues, because he was the archtraitof,
and even declared him to be the para
gon of patriots.
CONFEDERATE BRIGADIERs.
Col. w. A. McCardIe, a Vicksburg
editor, in a recent letter upon the
Speakership question, to Col. Man
ming, a Mississippi Congressman, re-
ferring to the point made by his
northern brethren, "that the Demo-
Gratis can not afford to elect a South
ern man Speaker" raises his patriotic
voice in the following fashion
HAS it ever occurred to the south
Srn geptlemen who oppose the elee-
tion of a southern man To the position
Of Speaker on the ground that he is
soIther Democrat and 1OaS Confed-
crate saldier, that not one of them
could have been elected to Congress
but for the fact that they were in
tensely Southern and had also been
Con nfederatc soldiefs."
Col. McCardle was supporting Brig
adler General J. &. 8. Black burn, late
If the G. s. A, for Speaker.
WHEN THE DEMOCRACY GET IN.
The States, a Mississippi paper, re-
ferring TO remark THAI the Confed-
eracy, after stEuggle of eighteen
years in war and politics, had at last
seized the Capitol, erooiaims the BOur-
bon programme in this language:
Yes, thank God. we have captured
the SapiIOl, anu III 1OOO our man VIII
walk up the White House steps and
take his seat in the Presidential
chair.
Then will our glorious triumph be
complete.
Then will we proceed to tear your
amendments from the Constitution
and trample them in the mire.
Then will we break the shackles
you have forged for the free, sovereign.
and independent common wealths of
the Union.
Then will we recognize the right of
secession-a right that is not dead,
but sleeping.
Then will we decorate the Capitol
with the pictures of Davis, and Lee,
and Stuart, and all glorious leaders of
cause that is not lost, but living
still.
Yes, thank God, we HAVE cap
tured the Capitol, and from that
eDigne of vantage we propose to rule
the Republic In way that will make |
your radical laws and your radical
leaders forever odious in America"