Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-08-25
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The SNUG sslf-complacency with
which the Republicans assume ali
the CT iedit of the war for the Union
would be IA amusing as the antics
OF Malvolio as lover were 1t not
for the mlschievous effect in falsi-
flying history. The fact is that no
one can read over a list of the dis.
tinguished Union officers Of the
war without being struck by the
great preporderance of Democrats
amongst them. The same thing,
to q less extent, characterized the
rank and fiie Of the volunteer army
from the great middle and New
England States. Such names as
Hancock. Mcclellan, George H.
Thomas, Meade aud myriads of
others, including even Grant, were
contributed by the Democratic par.
ty~to the Union side iu the war
But, 1t is said, these men left the
Democratic party on the opening
of the war and became Republic
cans. This was the case in very
few instances indeed, Grant being
one of them. There is every reason
to believe that, up to the time he
saw his opportunity of posturizing
In Presidential attitude, Gen.
Grants sympathies remained Dem.
ocratic. He yielded to the tempta-
tion which has made many pub
lie man crook the pregnant hinges
of the knee. He would willingly
be wrong to be President. 1t is a
curious fact that nearly all the
Dem ocrats who became Republi-
csus during the war, whether In or
out of the army, we're those who
had been noted for their extreme
subserviency to the South when
that section was all powerful. They
were such men as Black Jack L0-
gan, who had even partially raised
= regiment to assist the South,
Gen. John Cochrane, whose inter-
cepted telegram to JET Davis offer.
ing to raise regiment for the Con.
federacy in the State OF New York
converted him, with the sudden
ness of the Transformation scene In
a pantomi ime into Union Colonel;
Gen. Benjamin F. Butler, who vot-
ed fifty-three times in the Charles
ton Convention for JEFF Davis for
President, and go on to the end Of
chapter which included the vener-
able Gen. Dix. No men know bet
ter than Mr.. Lincoln aud his asso-
ciates, that, without the patriotism
ofthe united North, the preservation
Of the Union would have been i'm.
possible. It was the great Demo-
cratic demonstration in Union
Square, New York City, after the
firing OH Fort Sumpter, that made
the struggle for the Union an as
sured success from the be.
ginning. On that occaJon
such men as Horatio Seymour,
Jonu van bufen ana samuel
J. Tilden stood on the platform to-
gether, and gave their. voice and
influence for the old flag. The at
tempts of the Republican editors
and orators, at this late day, to
persuade the people of the United
States that there is danger In the
restoration of the Democracy to
power will fail miserably. There
is cordial fraternity and accord
amongst Democrats North and
South because both are alike de-
voted to the principles of constitu-
tIonal government and both are
animated by the purpose Of restor-
Ing the government to It's old tradi.
tions of honesty, economy and &C.
countability In administration
The really unselfish patriotism OF
the North during the war was
found principally in the Demo.
cratic party, just as, before the war,
the staunchest guarantee Of hon.
esty and economy In the Federal
administration consisted in the
large influence exercised by the
Southern people In the national
councils. The attempt OF the Re-.
publican party to arrogate all the
merit OF saving the union ought to
be put upon the boards as the
'creaming farce Of the age. II
would have In Il far more broad
esn0r than shs average aftaf: