Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-10

Ihe Republicans are rejoicing greatly
because with all their bullying, ,bull-dozins
and buying they have come out Of Ver-
mont with their old majority. A negro
went to 4 horse race and on his return was
asked how he came out. He said he had
got off even. He lost dollar and stole q
jack knife
Gen. Jno. Nj. Palmer on Garfield.
lin one of my speeches said, in speak
ing of General Garfield, that in October
1868, after our army was checked at Chick
amauga and had fallen back to Chatta
noOga and was confronted at all points
south of tho Tennessee river by the rcbc
army under General Bragg; when oul
lines of communication were strighteneG
and difficult and our supplies reduced, and
it was apparent that nothing was left fol
us but disastrous retreat or a bloody bat
tic with our enemy in position, General
Garfield left us and quit the army. He had
the legal right to abandon the bcleaguercd
army, but his conduct demonstrated that
he was without soldierly instincts or sym
pathies.'
Governor Palmer also mentions tho sin
gular fact that General Garfield consented
to abandon the command of troops in the
field, his own regiment included, and &C
cepted the mere staff position which he
held in 1868, and when me left the army in
October Of that year.
The lseltxhOover Letter.
The Carlisle Volunteer says Forgeries
in the politics of this county against Mr..
Beltzhoover are no new thing. In 1874,
when he ran for district attorney, ON the
eve of the election, about one hundred
base and malicious forged letters were is.
sued and sent to persons in the county
whom it was supposed they would influ-
encc. These fOrgeries were of the whole
letter and signature, just as i'll this case,
and were boldly sent through the mails.
In 1878, i'll his contest for Congress,
a. forged telegram was sent from
MELVILLE, bearing his forged signature,
lin township, u Democratic stronghold.
by Mr.. BeltzhoOver's solemn and unequivO-
cal testimony, by the dishonest and fraud
ulent conduct Of those who pretend to have
the letter, in refusing to show it or give
the name of the person to whom it is writ
ten, by all the letters and speeches and acts
of Mr.. B. on the subject of pensions, by
the utter variance of it's language and
tenor from that of Mr.. Il. in all other mat
ters in which he is believed to be discreet
and cautious, and by all the circumstances
of the case.''
Republicans and the soldier.
When the political complexion of the
two houses OF Congress changed. tho Re-
publicans howled themselves hoarsc
about the discharged Of crippled soldiers.
But when the facts came to he known it
was found that all the Republican Grip
pied soldier in office had been retained.
1t seems, however, that the Republican
authorities of this commonwealth have
less regard for the soldier, as the follow
ing will serve to show: ID. 4. White
sell, of Easton, enlisted rs private in
the Fifth United States artillery in Seq
tember, 1861, when not quite eighteen
years of age. He was shortly after pro-
noted to sergeant. He was in every bat
tic in which his battery was engaged. At
Gettysburg he fought under Hancock, and
about an hour before the battle ceased,
on the Sd Of July, 1868, he was severely
wounded and lost u leg. His name
had already been mentioned for promo
ton to lieutenancy and bore the cordial
endorsement of Major General Soy
mour. The loss of his lim5 necss-
stated discharge, and the commission
did not issne. When Sergeant Whitcscll
was discharged, his papers bore tho rare
endorsement, conduct Ercellent,' which
is the highest grade, showing he had not
received black mark during his whole
term Of service. His was the maximum
record Of a soldier. When a Democratic
auditor general and state treasurer de-
manded the resignation of ono of their ap-
pOintecs for completely in the riot bribery
cases, Sergeant Whitescll was appointed
to the vacancy. The complexion of the
board was politically changed last spring
by the induction into Office of the new
state treasurer, Hon. Samuel Butler, and
the result was the prompt dismissal of this
crippled soldier to make room for a Re-
publican partisan. The governor and
state treasurer testify over their own sig
natures to the faithfulness of Sergeant
Whi:esell. The governor told him that it
was only for political reasons that he was
dismissed.
have no use for the soldier aside from his
South were in the rear buring the war.
is in tho rear where the leaders
are determined to keep him un-
less he was a political brigadier and votes
the Republican ticket. Longstreet and
Mosby get fat offices because they have be-
come Republicans, but men like Sergeant
Whitesell who were crippled in fighting
Longstreet aud Mosby, are turned out of
Office because they refuse to abandon their
principles.
Pointed Paragraphs.
The monument to the memory OF the
late Oakes Ames will cost about $4,000.
General Garfield ought to contribute
about s329 towards making up this
but as he might want it to ''go as
4 LOAF" " he will not be asked to cOntri-
butte.
Under the policy adopted by Democratic
Congress, the rate of intcrnalrCvenue taxes !
has been reduced the total revenues have |
been increased $40, 500, 900; the pension |
payments to Union soldiers and their fami- |
lies have been increased $27, 800, 900; and |
yet there has been a reduction in the gross |
annual expenditures of 81, ,O5O,O
The Abend Post, daily German paper
published in Cincinnati, has in past years
been powerful ally Of the Republican
party by virtue of it's immense circulation
Ohio and the Western states
1t has now declared for Han
cock and English for the very suggestive
reason that it ''cannot conscicntiously sup
port nominees of the bad character of Gar
field and Arthur" The outlook in Ohio
does not grow reassuring, Mr.. Jewell.
Even his opponents must admire Sec
retary Sherman's readiness to stand by