The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-14

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The Republicans are constanEly assaiiIng
the Democrats for proposfng 60 deal Justly
with the Southern States. and 10 treat its.
people as equal citizens Of Cur eommon
country. Having restored fhe Southern
States to their former position III the
Union, there ii ne possible alternative bat
to allow them ID oheosa their nwn State
officers and Representatives, and Senatars
in Congress, and il 10 not only naeural. but
best In every way. that they should choose
their ablest aud most respected citizens DO
of6ce. so long Is they are truly patriotic
and loyal. To call their chosen Represen
tatives and Senators rebel brigadiers' is
not only an insult to them and their
people. but fragrant violation Of the prin
ciples which should govern our dealings
with each other as mem bers of free
republic. In fact, it is inimieal to good
feeling, and calculated to hinder the
growth of those relations which are essen
tial to progress and prosperity.
But the gcurrtlouS tau0t Is not so much
INTENDED to wound and exasperate these
men because they fought 10 the Confeder-
ate army or favored secession. as to publish
ahen for being Democrats, and to damage
the Democracy of the North for having
such men as Hampton and Hill, aud Cor
don. and Lamar. to mention no others,
among their associates and allies. In Re
publican estimation it is no crime to have
been a Confederate briSadier provided
one has since become Republican,; the
only crime consists in being both a South
erner and Democrat. The Repu bIieans
have always been ready and anxious 10
secure Southern supporters On any terms.
| Grant appointed the rebel General A. L.
Akerman Attorney General. aud after
A l-a~u,ar 1afk II a Po h not q ed
him a United States Judge. and bis
appointment was confirmed by Re-
pubican Senate. Hayes appointed Key.
| a rebel general, Postmaster General, and
| for no diseernible fitness nor reason save
that he had been a rebel general The
Republicans made Hughes, of Virginia.
who was one of the most violent OF rebels
during the war. Judge for life. They
made the late James L Orr. rebel
briga1ier," Minister to Russia, with o
salary of $I2, 900 year Colonel North
rup. United States Attorney in South
| Carolina. was an officer in the Confederate
army. Major Morphis, United States
Marshal for Southern Mississippi, served
under General Lee, The rebel General
Chandler was first made mail agent and
then appointed District Attorney IN Miss
issippi G.. w. Henderson. rebel colonel
Grant. Mosby, the fierce and bloody
rebel guerrilla, was appointed to office
after be became Republican. and is now
United States Consul at Hong Kong.
Indeed, the Republicans have taken
special pains TO reward every prominent
i.rebel" who has joined their ranks with
Federal appointments. It Is only Demo-
cratic Soutberners that they despise and
Insult. 1n Mississippi they have nomina'
ted for State Auditor one Buchanan. wLo
served In the Missouri calvary and took
part in the Fort Pillow massacre. They
have made General Longstreet Minister
20 Turkev. and have honored Humphrey
of Alabama, who raised a rebel brigade,
with Federal judeeship. Other uame'
might be mentioned. but these instances
show how utterly unprincipled and despl'
Ecab4e is the conduct Of the Republicans ID
sneering at Southern Democrats u
"reber brIgadiers while they leVe aad
!,eherish and reward with ofice ever
l''rebel" who joins their ranks, ln fact, th'
worse rebel the better Republican b.
Ibecomey, and kthe more the Republicans
set N to think OF him