Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-10-14
Showing Their Colors.

Besides the rebel flag which was exhib-
tied at the head of its editorial columns,
by the Hot Springs Daily Telegraph, on
the occasion of the holding of Demo.
cratic barbecue near that place, several
other Democratic gatherings have thrown
the real article to the breeze, thus still
showing their undated sympathy with
the "lost cause" and its leaders, many of
whom to day are the ruling spirits of the
Democratic party in the Southern States
A week ago to-day, in a great Democratic
demonstration at Fort Wayne, Ind, the
delegation from Williamsport marched
into the city with the stars and bars fly
ing at the head of the column. The hor-
rified Democratic Central Committee
secured possession of the obnoxious ban
ner at once and removed it to place of
concealment. The episode caused con-
siderable excitement there among Repub.
licans and Democrats alike.
On the next day, at Elwood, in the same
State, the Democrats attempted grand
rally. Two rebel flags were in the dele.
CATION, but Captain j. H. WAGNER, feel
ing as he fought, compelled them to be
taken down. The same mon who attempted
to capture the arsenal shouted for HAN.
COCK. The gain is Tor the Republicans,
decent Democrats becoming disgusted.
At Crcleville, Ohio, on the same day, a
rebel flag was carried in the Democratic
by Judge HORNE, of Mississippi, and by
several old soldiess who happened to be
present. In the evening, Messrs. BRECK
ENRIDdE aud WoRTHINGToN, two leading
Democrats, were serensded by the Han
cock Glee Club to the tune of the Bonnie
Blue Flag"
Another Confederate banner is kept fly.
ing from flagstaff at the head OF Prospect
street, Georgetown, d O., where few
nights ago a Democratic meeting was
held, and where all the ragamutfin ele-
ment from the canal, from the Water street
slums of the town, with The unrecon.
structed Confederates OF Virginia, who
came over for the purpose, hurrahed
loudly for HANCOCK. Attention was call.
ed to the flag by a former Union soldier,
now employed in one of the departments
at Washington. His anger was naturally
aroused at the presence Of the dirty rag"
as he called it, and he has resolved-as
will every man who fought and bled to
save his country--to redouble his efforts
to keep from power the party of the solid
South.
A Union soldier, now in one of the de-
partments at Washington, in a letter to an
old comrade, describes the feeling exhibit.
ed by the Confederates who swarm around
that Capital. He says:
At the big Democratic parade last month
saw FltZ Hugh LIE at the head of band OF the
old Virginia Black Horse Cavalry (Turner Ashby's
command at first Bull RUM ride down Pennsyl.
vauia avenue, the band playing Bonnie Blue
Flag" and My Maryland" the sir full of fire.
works. aud the whole avenue roaring from end 10
end with the shouts of the excited people. No
loyal man could get such an ovation here. On
Indiana svenue Rebel flag hung undisturb ed for
hours. from the window of a prominent rebel. |
have seen IN the political gatherings here IN
Washington, the names OF Lincoln, Grant and
our greatest men received Ia silence, and those
Of Stouews Jackson aud Lee greeted with mad
yelis of delight. | have talked with Southern
men from Mississippi and South Carolina, who
tell me that they had to leave home that they
could not live, much less vote as loyal RepuDli-
cans, In their homes, though born and reared
there, and veteran rebel soldiers.
These are some OF the demonstrations
of the party, whose Northern wing, just
at this juncture, is making loud protes-
sions of loyalty to the Union and assum-
ing 20 be the special friends and patrons
of Union soldiers. The Union soldiers
Will not be likely to forget which party it
was that furnished all the copperheads
during the rebellion, which party pro-
nounced the war failure just as it was
achieving success, and which party threw
distractions continually in their way and
tainted them as "LINCoLNs hirelings."
DR. ID. l.. SPAULDING ana Mr.. CHAs. IL