National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-04-06
CHIVALRY VS.. MUDSILLS.
The Wheels of Time do but Re-
vOlve.
Getting Around to n Recognizable Point
senator Butler of 1900. and Representa-
tive Blackburn of ts9O-Same Spirit
OF fArrogantSuperiorit
trast OF tItecordS-L Loyalty
of tho " Mudslll.0
Diacitburn's Abuse of General Brady.

Biacltburn's Abuse of General Brady.
About twenty years ago, when the Demo
cratic politicians of the South ruled the pOlt-
lcal affairs of the republic, Senator Butler, Of
South Carolina, In the spirit Of arrogance
which at that tims was the prevailing charac-
toristic of Southern Democratic leaders, In a
speech upon the exciting issues of that period
denounced tho farmers and sturdy lnboring
men of the North "a "mudsills" and ''grnasy
mechanics" implying that such population
were unfit to cope with the "chivalrous South
rous" in administering the National affairs of
this growing country.
The Southern people blindly followed their
leaders, fully imbucd with the teachings and
uttcranccs Of Senator Batter aud others that
The Northern people were but "mudsillF," who
would cringe and yield to Southern dictation
whenever tho South made hostile demon
stration.
1t was that spirit Of arrogance and assumed
superiority of tho Southern hot bloods over
the slow to-anger but resolutc.to.aut people of
the North which caused the South to open
fire with hostile cannon upon the flag Of tho
republic which nOatcd over half-famishud
garrison at Fort Sumter.
Four years of bloody war followed, resulting
in tho North becoming victorious, powerful
prosperous aud maguaniinous toward their
errng Southern brethren. Tho South was de-
icated and to great extent devastated, but
for n time fully educated to the fact that
Northern "mudsills" hnd q tenacty of purpose
and unyiclding spirit In thoir devotion to
maintain tho principles of II free republic over
tile whole domain of tho United States.
The North having conquered the rebellion,
in its magnanimity opened up through recon-
struction 10 the people Of the South the same
rights and privileges Of representation and
power In the Government as they themselves
enjoyed.
Owing to one of tho unaccountablo freaks
of political upheavings, the pardomed rebcls
and their allies arc in temporary control of
the legislative branch of our Government,
and the old plantation arrogance occasionally
crops out as of old-"befo' lie wah."
We arc reminded of Senator Buffers speech
| of years ago In looking over tho Congressional
Record of Thursday last, and the proceedings
therein relating to tho Star Service approprt.
alton bill Hon. ]. G. S. Blackburn, in oppos-
ing the bill as returned amended by the Sem
alto, was very severe in his structures upon the
management of the Star service by the officials
of tho Postoilice Department. 1t was his
province and, MS he looked at it, perhaps his
duty, to criticize tho official conduct of the De-
partment; but when he stepped outside of the
legitimate criticism and resorted to low,
vituperativc, personal assaults upon the iudi-
viduals of that Department. he not only
weakened his cause, but made, to use q mild
| expression, Ra egregious ass Of himself
Iu speaking of General Brady, the Assistant
Postmaster General, he denounced him as
this subordinate mudsill clerk nf Depart
ment."
We think the Democracy will live to regret
the revival ofthis term "mudsilp and it's APP
plicaton by their hot.leaded cavalry leader
1t will, undoubtedly, be heard from on every
stump in the North during the coming cam.
paign.
We havo hastily made some inquiries with
| referonco to the public record of the Congress
man and the execItivo officer of tho Depart
ment and find that tho Hon. Joseph c. S. Black
burn. VI. G. from the Bourbon district Ky, is bio.
graphed in the Congressional Directory as hay
lug "entcred tho Confederate army in 1881,
aud served throughout the war"
+ We understand lie was captain of cavalry
company under the command of General John
Morgan, the noted rebel cavalry leader oi
Kontncky. Whether he accompanied tho dash.
ing guerilla chief Morgan, in his raid through
| Ohio, in which havoc was committed aud great
CONSERVATION created among tho Buckeye
''mudsills," we are not advised; but that he
did his full share in "wping out the Yauks'
whenever occasion offered aud the numbers
were in his favor VIC have no doubt. After the
war he was chosen Il member Of tho Legislature
Of kentucky in 1S7l-'73, and after having been
pardouCd by tho generous Government he had
to tho Forty-fourth Forty.fifth and Forty,
sixth Congresses of the United States. Cap,
tain Thomas J. Brady raised and mustered
into service the second company in the State
Of Indiana following President Lincoln's first
call for troops TO put down the rebellion His
company served at the outbreak Of the war In
| West Yirgini, under General McClelnn, and
it Is matter of Indiana history Of the war
that Captain Brady's company of "mudslls'
captured the first fold piece Of the rebellion
at Rich Mountain, W. Va,
Mr.. Brady continued In the service fighting
for tho Union throughout tho war; was mt the
capture of Ycksburg and other battles in the
South, and was promoted for gallant and
| mcritorious conduct to tho rank of Brgadier-
General. After the rebellion was put down
General Brady was appointed United States
Consul at St. Thomas. Subsequently he was
| appointed Supervisor of Internal Revenue for
| the district of Ohio and Indiana; uftcrward
was transferred as Supervisor of the Louisiana
| district, which included also the States OF
Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama and Mssis.
sippi Having Strengthened out the affairs Of
| that district ho was recalled TO tho district OF
| Ohio ana Indiana, aud was subsequently ap-
pointed by President Grant 10 the position he
now holds as Second-Assstaut Postmaster
| General. As Acting POstmastGr-Ganrlal he
has attended numerous Cabinet councils In
consultation upon important National inter.
cats. This is in brief the public record Of
| General Brady, whom the "ChvulrOus Ken.
tuckan," tho c"ex. ex.Conrclcrate," Hon. Joseph
G. S. blackburn, NJ. C., denounces as this
subordinate mNdNiH clerk of a Department y
The House of Representatives rstukod this
vituperatiYe assault by sustaining tho Star
service appropriation, and its disbursement
will undoubtedly be made by General Brady
for the best interests Of tho people of the
whole country, without prejudice against
cavaliers or "mudslll"
Nominations.
Tho President sent tho following nomina.
tions to tho Senate yesterday;
To be Census superylsors-J. Loe Tucker
for the Fifth district of Now York, and