National Republican., 1880-07-13
roRNEy,s CONSISTENCY.


in 1867 and 'GS. There Is no evidence of
any change in General HANCOCK since that
time, but strong evidence that Colonel
FoRNEY is ready now to stultily himself
Read his editorials and then Judge of the
sincerity and weight of ma n who can so
readily somersault himself into the ad-
vocacy of HANcocK's election:
Press Editorial, December G, 1867: 1--WE fear
very much that Philadelphia is to have the
honor, or whatever 1t may be, of furnishing
ANDREW JOHNSON at last with o military
governor after his own heart. General HAN
COCK, it is very evident, is n better soldier
than lawyer. His argument published in n
telegraphic correspondence from New Orleans
to-day, ii carried TO its legitimate conclusion,
would hustle the general himself and all his
staff out Of Louisiana in double-quick time.
III civil government pronounced by congress
land that is by the people, to be Illegal, is not
to be embarrassed, no matter how greatly It
may emharrass freedom or reconstruction, or
how coutumacious may be its attitude in re-
regard to the general government, then Gem
cral HANCOCK has no right to be in New Or
leans, where his presence, or that of any man
who wears the blue, is an embarrassment
and by the same reasoning still less right had
he to cross the Maryland line at the head Of
columns Of national bayonets. attempting TO
cmbarrass the confederate militia sent into
tae field by the action Of state governm ents,
which were legitimate when compared with
those innugurated by ANDREW JOHNSON
when acting in his favorite character OF DIG
tator."
The above editorial relates to HANCoCK's
special No. 203, which revoked General
SHERIDAH's order 125, which provided for
the revision of jury lists so as to exclude
all persons declared by the reconstruction
act to be incompetent on account of rebel
disabilities. The following editorials relate
to other matters and abate nothing of the
contempt that Colonel FoRNEY then held
for General HANCOCK and his embryo
craftsmanship
| Press Editorial, January 6, 1868: "R. G.
BUCHANAN, tho new appontee of General
| HANCOCK to command tho district of Louis-
| ana, is n brother of the notorious BUCHANAN
Of the rebel navy. During the war Z. C..
BUCHANAN was stationed for long time in
New Jersey he being apparently one of those
| officers whom 1t was deemed iudioious to sup.
press during the war against the rebellion.
He is a Marylandcr by birth. His military
history well illustrates the coming policy of
HANCOCK"
Pee Editorial, January 10, 1868: CHAN.
COCK, JOHNSON general; assumes command
in the Fifth military district, Louisiana and
forthwith down 60 tho colors of the nation.
A loyal meeting in Texas is assaulted by a
mob Of defiant traitors and dispersed by vio-
| lence. The leaders of this mob, when
arrested by some honest officer, who forgot
the new policy which now regns at New
| Orleans are released by HANCOCK, for that is
virtually what his order amounted to. set at
large by brigader-general of the United
States army, a man uniformed in blue. Alas,
for the loyal men of Texas, with SHERIDAN
q thousand miles away
|
"And now that HANCOCK comes in to turn
the military against the reconstruction acts,
we must look for dark days in Texas and
| Louisiana ~
Press Editorial January IA, 1861 "HAN.
| COCKS chances for the democratic presidential
nomination are gradually lessening The
Irish democracy have fully resolved to sup
port no man who had anything to do with the
execution of the sainted Mrs. sURRATT."
Press Editorial, January IS, 1868: "The
democratic journals laud HANCOCK because
in New Orleans, where he is at present sta
toned as the commanding officer of the Fifth
military district, he does not offend the tastes
or hurt tho feelings of the people there BY
wearing the national uniform. Would it not
tend to soothe the sensitive feelings of the pa
triotic Lousianans if he should don the
gray"
"OccdsionGrs" (FoRNEY's) Letter, January II
1868: Louisiana and Texas seem to be re-
| served as the especial tropics of General HAN
| COCKS statesmanship. Since his advent there
| has been nothing but confusion worse con
founded. Every mail bring tidngs of some
new rebol outrage. Even old conservative
newspapers like FLAKES Galveston Bulletin dc
not withhold the facts, proving the calam
ties Of HANcocK's administration in Texas.
Colonel FoRNEY's admiration of HAN
COCK now finds no promptings in any
change that has come over the "MURATn o
to-day. If he lowered "the colors of tht
nation" then what has he done since I,
elevate them? He did not raise them {,
the peak by his skill and bravery as an In
dian fighter, nor has he done it since by
his linking his political destinies will
those who fred upon our colors at For
Sumter aud upon every available occasion
during tho four years of bloody war tina
rebellion brought upon this country. HAN
COCK has not changed, while FoRNEY has
That is the sum it.
BULLDOZING ALREADY BEGUN.
Bulldozing has commenced in Alabam
as appears from three cards which hay
been published in the Selma Duty Tim
(bourbon). The first is from NJ. l. Bowl
native of that state, q one-legged ex-col
federate soldier, The republicans of Dalli
county had proposed TO nominate him for
} county Office Unbuldozed, the count
+ has 5000 republican majority. Howeve