Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1880-05-01


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eesiaA; tais paxty of patsiutism. staad-
iag upoa IL etrr1al rectitade of it,
peinciplsa peUcla;ned through il
chosra Standard bearer ard chieftairs.
that u systea Of harbsrism, which
recogaised mans riRhs 70 property in
man should Be obliteraAed. and perish
sas.ves. Tbra, after four years Of
sacrifce and casnaee, ths traitorous
sachems Of treason, met in national
counsel; and though it was then evident
that their Cause WAS doomed, and TIE
rebellion must soon Be overthrow, they
proclaimed the war for the union "a
failurs;" thus aiding and abetting their
frienas in the field, and dishsartening
and dckcning our boys. who fought for
the stripes and the stars. But this
treacherous baseness Of treason, which
hinted q cowardly compromise, or sur
render. was stunned and uunerved.
when tie patriotism and loyalty of re-
publicans IN national council, soorned
@compromise with rebels" IN arms: and
called upon the government to main
tain its position, and to prosecute the
war with the utmost yiqor. to the com.
plete suppression of the rebellion
The government, under republican rule
did 30 prosecute the war until the sur.
render of the last army of democratic
eray backs. under Joe Johnson in
North Carol;na And this WAC almost
simultaneous with the lud;crous but
truly democratic surrender of that no.
ted democr,t;c ch;eft.in. Jefferson Dav.
IN Thus ended the orea4 democratic
rebellion with tn nurelv democratic
svsAsm, of hum., orrs.se;or, Then
followed the sever.i r.construct;on
measures. which were necessary to se.
cure the results of war and esnec;allv
to protect freed men. q the endowment
of the inalienable rights of men. But
for every one Of these measures which
took constitutional form. the party Of
patriotism and humanity, had to con.
tend earnestly against its old euemv.
which had been 20 often foiled in the
field: and over and again has that enc.
NV been thvarted in its insolent efforts
directly or indirectly, to obtain redress
or remuneration. for supposed losses.
which, 30 far as real. were direct results
Of its own treason. And at the present
time. while it has no positiye policy n
= national measnres In v;nd;cate before
the people it stands with the bloody
record Of the mast before Ms like A des.
per.te i;llibueter whose sole purnose is
plunder
With these familiar historic facts
before us. how can the honest intelli.
eent patriotism of the American people