National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-07-02
MISCELLANEOUS.
coppERHBAD NM ENGLISH
Tho Kind OF Man the Democrats Have
Nominated for Vicc-President.

Tho Kind OF Man the Democrats Have
Nominated for Yicc-President.
But W. regards Hancock s associate, William
IT, English of Indiana, there is little that is
complimentary TO be urged, and the dc
mocracy, while praising their leading candi-
dates service IN arms against secession, will
have very uncomfortable time Of 1t in oN-
planning tho record made by English, which
was of an entirely different sort. Wherever he
has been known ut all he has been known as
the rankest Of northern cOpperheads. Indeed,
his only notoriety has been gained, not
by his ability but from his excessive and
noisy disloyalty. From his prominent con.
nection with the Knights of the Golden Circle
in Indiana during the war, and his efforts in
unison with that organization to defeat the
great war governor in that state in all his
efforts for the union, rs well as his copper
head record in congress, he made his name as
Infamous 10 all loyal men rs that of the rank.
est rebel. His biography and political career
may thus be summarized in brief: He was
born in Scott county, Ind, where he has siuco
resided, August a. lS20; received a college
education, and became a lawyer; was once
speaker of the Indiana house of representa-
tivcs, aud was in congress from 1853 to 1862.
In every political position he has held aud in
every political contest in which he has figured
he has gained nOtoricty by his blatant rGdi-
Calism and corruption. His nomination with
Hancock was induced because he had a bar'l,
aud because he was believed to DO corrupt
enough TO devise way and provide the means
TO carry Indiana for the ticket
And this brings up an interesting point In
his career, and what will DO one of tho weak
spots of the ticket The story of how English
got his "bar'l' will make the ears of every de-
cent democrat Jingle with shame many times
IN this canvass. lie got his start by con-
spiracy with W. w. Corcorau Of Washington
city, and Jesse ID. Bright and Michael G..
Bright, in regard to tho Texan bonds. This
was in the 40s aud 50s--from 1913 to 1854.
When Texas declared her independence Mex
leo never recognized or admitted 1t. Then fol-
lowed the scheme of annexation to the United
States, the scheme which finally caused
the war between the United States and Mex
leo. The conspiracy of corruption, in which
English participated, devised by CorCoran,
the noted Washington millionaire, who is
still living and still reyelng in the luxury
of his Texas spoil and aided by English and
the two Brights, ono of whom, Jesse d., was
aftorward expelled from the United States
senate for treason, was first to buy up the
| Texan bonds secretly and then to lead the
government, through tho democratic party,
into the acceptation Of Texas, and with it, Of
course, tho assumption of its debt. The deep
laid scheme succeeded, and the many million
dollars of Texas bonds, bought at five cents on
the dollar, were redeemed at par, making
millions for Corcoran, making large fortunes
| for the Brights and bringing to Bill English
| SlS5,000 in cold cash, sum which, in those
days, was equal to 81, 100000 now.
This was tho beginning of Euglsh's "bar'l"
| 1t took q good deal of corruption to bring IL
about, including tho democratic party's fore
ing war with Mexico, which cost the govern
| ment thousands of precious lives and $780,
| 100000. But it made Corcorau, the Brghts
and English rich, aud made it possible for Bill
! English, with bis record rs II corruptionist
and copperhead, 10 receive the democratic
| nomination for tho vice-prcsideucy. The
| full details of this will be brought out in the
canvass, as well as Of his infamous record
of disoyalty during the war. A straight
! rebel aud confederate soldier would have been
| preferable to this assassin in the rear. AS
Hancock was nominated TO deceive the North
~ to the real purpose of the SOUTH so Bill
| English was put on, with his copperhead rec
ord as covenant with tho solid south that
the democratic party is ready to apologize tC
the confederacy and help it yet to overthrow
the republic.
We have not tho time this morning to cntcl
fully into English's record as we would like tc
do, but we guarantee that we eau furnish
plenty Of it, and of the most damaging charac
ter, as the campaign progresses However
we will, to clear the ground aud make be
ginning, refer to Mr.. Englsh's congress
sional record. 1t is within the memory of al
men of thirty-fvc or older that the demo
cratic candidate for vce.prcsident was
southern sympathizcr in congress of the
worst sort-a very doughfacc-and, ms W,
shall show In day or two, an active member
aud organizer of the rebel society known a
"Knights Of the Golden Circle" whose pur
poses were not only sedtious but rebellous
Had it not been for the prompt and resout,
action Of Governor Morton, there is no doub
but Indiana would have been invaded b.,
rebel brigades through the counteuance anC
actual assistance of the Golden Circle."-[De
Moiues Register.