The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-07-18
"Noiseicssly as the day comes.
When the night is done,
And the crimson streak
ON the oceans cheek
GROWS into the great sun.

bluNs lnlO Tue ETeN sun.
soldier statesman Democrat Hancock was
ALL The Democratic party had never believed that
man was ut to he nominated for President who was
merely and only soldier, and nothing else than u
soldier hut had always believed that soldier who
could serve his country In war, and then lay down his
arms and value and respect and maintain the ways Of
civil government the highest type OF citizen, and
deserving Of all Its honurs.
Gle that is slow to anger Is better than the
mighty: and he that ruleth his spirit than he that
taketh city,
/ viii not rccite Tonight Uancock's military
career. Its hriinncy gows from Contrcras to Peters
burg. Read 1t IN the history of Williamsburg and
Ant'ctam and fredericksburg and Chanccl'oryille and
| Gcttysbnrg aud the Wilderness AMI spottsylvanla
and Cold IIarbor aud Petersburg. Hear 1t In the
| glowing attestations OF Mcclellan and Franklin and
| burnside and Hooker and Meade and Grant-more
| than AL In the unanimous vote OF Congress- IN
making an attack he had the velocity and power of
the foundations of the everlasting hills. As his
age was without fear, 50 his kntghtly honor AMI his
| When grm- vIsaged war had snoothed Its wiinkled
front and Congress and the President thought 1t
sary, through tile agency OF military governors. to
| cock was sent to Louisiana. on taking command he
issued two ordersl make apology for giving them
In full instead Of transiatng them In my own language.
Each word Is weighty with the wisdom of civil liberty.
Craftsmanship itself might teach lesson. Patriotism
| itself might nhale an inspiration.
Mr.. Pendleton then piocee led to read General order
No. 40 upon his assuming command of the Fifth Mill
tary Department. headquarters at New orleans under
date of November -, 1867. and General Order No. /,
from same headquarters under date OF January 1,
ises. Resuming. Mr.. Penileton said;
don't pause To comment Oh these noble declarations
of principles and duty, In his letter to Governor
pease who urged the establishment Of military COM
missions AMI the summary processes OF martial law,
he at the same time vindcated his obedience to the
aotsof Congress- his performance of soldicrly duty.
aud his Just app,e, iaon of the demandsof pure and
wise s,teSmanship. lie was sent to preserve social
order and the peace Of cvil society while institutions
lions. lie was furnished with great military power
lie the mailed glove. He was directed to use 1t
If necessary. He had determined to do lie told
quered. suffering dissatisfied. lie did not pandcr to
their preiulces. lie did not daily with their pas.
sons. lie did not wink at their disorders. lie held
alot before ther eyes the banner OF civil government
ON Its folds he Inscribed: "No arbitrary power;
person and property These rights had been eS
iortei by fathers and their fathers at iunny
and had been abacd In the best blood OF dead patriots
for six hundred years And In tits Sign he conquered
conquered their convictions, conquered their preju-
dces, conquered their action, and conquered tlei,
|, hearts He paciiied Texas permanently. He would
\ have pacihed Louisiana rermanently, but the demons
of discord determined to ravagc that fair state, aud Til,
| hugry lIarpes.
: "with claws for hands and looks forever lean, -
swooped down upon 1t aud leRlel what they could
v | devour.
Tell me the statesmen who had loftier aims sure
" | method.
d MIR. Jefferson, eighty years ago, denued Demo.
craft one who maintains equal and exact Justice t.
all men: the support OF the State governments In al
their rights the preservation Of the General Govern
y men In its whole constitutional vgor; jealous car
Of the right Of election by the people: absolute acgu
l. esccnce In the decision ot the majority: the supreme,
Is III the civil over the military authority economy ii
u. |
III and sacred preservation OF the public faith, freedom
of religion: freedom of tue person under the proiec
ton OF the al'eas corpus, and trial by juries mpni
TALLY selected"
" Tits Is the portrait of Hancock lie Is the incar
~ nation of the supremacy of the civil the mitar
authority lie is the embodiment of the definition
-. OF civil liberty.
e Speaking of the significance of Tie nomination Mr.
'' Pendleton said:
His candidacy means peace. a true fraternal Union
ia government and country benecient alike to all II
~, people, aud beloved by all alike, cessation OF fra
ternal strife cessation OF sectional dlHiCulties,
cessation OF the era of construction and reconstruction
I'd attention to the measures Of administration as
o. PERFORM either by action or reaction, that duty While
Fl, has always been dear to the Democratic party,
which law or Iawlessness has inflicted on him
3 means peace at the polls without the presence OF n
III army to preserret; It meansa free ballot to ever
list citizen. white AMI cOored native and aturalized
without marshas to eeCtoneer with him, or super
vlsors to intipidate him. 1t means free elections, TAI
counts, peaceful n,uguratiops: 1t means To Iever'
the ways of the Republican party 10 uncover Its col
W. ruption to recfy It's errors, and to restore TO Ill
Government the simplicity the honesty, the frugaii
Of the farmer republic which fathers created.
IS, means, In one word to garner and to gather and
saved Gettysburg and of that civil liberty whic
m he established at New orleans. And, his candida
means the hope OF this blessed change, SO his eleetio
would secure Its full fruiton.
r. Mr.. Pendleton closed by noticing the fayoiab
al, prospect Of the canvass:
agg HanCoCks candidacy has produced peace aud unit
he In our party. II has united the Democracy of Ne
ain York; united the Democracy of PENNSYLVANIA: II
lrh | spirited the Democracy Of Ohio. The Republican
an. are the full They In full retreat. Gee
NJ sOnay brayer than the rest, pauses that he mi
hold up the tattered remnants OF the bloody shirt
cry out traitor, - or ''Ku-K lux, repeat sor
nv stale lie about the Democrats, but 1t Is only that
es- may catch breath to run the faster, Let l,i
not them Az every point. Lev US assault thel wherev
W. tleN may nakea staiil Nheh Il Noilcy nl hnsket
DDS had checked the advancing enemy al Williamsburg
an Hancock cfied on', - VOW, men, me Dayohet
on, volunteers are huis '"'lihB ~ our ht"hIHu-Bo
FIR, men daily leaving the Hepublicans--our cant
,tts uite ana our cause ave ihVhefaplc Ihey diesel
ge, me iN"r ol JUST hui 40 moi i"iget the mum
lit ton, ''Let not him that giIdeh ON his boz
hat linset rs he uit iake,h u on but do say u
Ter, an the Indications pe'phch sshni ana colnp