The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-07-22
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t;S Abe logic of Hancock IL that the. civil
power u ab0ve tie military. Sectional.
ism should not be allowed as party cry.
| WHAT isscalled the bloody ehikt must ba
folded up forever, and the American peo-
pie should be brons sht together ,as one
government aud Witt equal right and af.
fection towards IL. These arc iSe logical
resultss and ne has been tried. IL, as q
major. general, he has done this, would he
do, othsfWise as President? Remember
that Hancock not only earned his great
renoE. by refuaiDg arbitrary power when
offered him, bnt he also incurred che mi.
mostly of those whose purposes he re.
fused to carry out aud who could make
his position in the army an unconforta:
ole one. Unfortunately there has been
too much of this partisan feeling In the
army and the navy, and men TO gain
promotion have hsd TO do so at the ex-
pense Of Independence and by covering
siiemsei yes with paitiSatia 4c.bing. I
have had season % kEow of tbe case of
an oiliceriwho ff6uff6d the dlspIeasure
OF President Grant and asked In vain
for reason until leading Republican
senator told him that he had been indis-
Greet ip dining and wining with certain
DJss1tectatg.l ,Js 4 lLahghter.1 Itis this sspffit
that 10 dangerous to the army. to the navy
and TO US all. When this spirit--the
spirit Of Sheridan's dispatch-prsvailg.
why then. tdeed, 3he army changes from
being the Beloved seryants az the Nation
into very great danger.
MORE THAN A TRUE SOLDIER.
Hancock Ia more than q true soldier,
AS c.I zen he values his right and pow
or above bis right and power as soldier.
II you ask me Why l. love Hancock say
because / know that with him the liberty
Of my country be safe. IApplsusa
and cheers He has proved IL. His life
is to-day che most brilliant example lin
terruPtiDg voice away back in the crowd
Except yourself'') that we have among
our military Imens IL dp NOT say that
there is jnone 20 bta1es so able as he,
but / do say that none has been 80 tried
as he and proved himself 10 possess the
lofty elfcontrpl which induced the laying
down of power at the &C finland of con.
science. This il why / claim he shouldi
be sustained all over The land. Jhf
II may be remarked that we have al
ways talked against military power and
yet baye5 taken up o. militnry man. My
nnewer in, we do so not because he IL o
military power. We admire his gallantry
and honesty, but Hancock is notonly q
soldier, but bs 10 @ man, O citizen, i'm.
bued with q knowledge ofwhet citizen
ship shou!d be in government Of law.
Nay, there is another reason there are
many reasons, but let me state one more.
There has been a great outcry in the
!! North 4that the Southern people were
antagonistic to the Northern and hated
the government. Now 1t seems TO me
that this bubble must be pricked. With
q solid South for Winfield Scott Han
cock II seems TO me there should be
eolid North the same way. Surely, If
the Southern people choose Hancock, for
aome sinistef end they must not only be
great knaves but great idiots. If this
battle haste he q asuccsss-- and God grant
that it nany succeed In tho fullest se1se-
what better instance of success can be
found than 10 see the man who led the
hosts Of the Union receiving the vote of
every man who warred against ? What
ylc.ery greater than this7 IF that be not
the fruits Of statesmanship, then pray tell
me what is sstatesmanship for2