The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-04-24
UNDER WHICH GENERAL.


Subsequently, actuated by desire,
common to all place hunters, to be on
the winning side, he became stalwart,
and in the Massachusetts, Convention
for the election of delegates to Chicago,
he was the most enthusiastic Third
Termer among LOO delegates. Aman
of sincere political convictions would
have been embarrassed when asked by
the Convention how it happened that
man who opposed Grants election to a
second term could now be such an ar
dent advocate of his election to third
term, but Banks, who has acquired the
reputation of being considerable of
demagogue, was equal to the emergen-
cy and excused himself as follows:
''The' situation of the country has
changed. Five years ago, in 1875, the
whole country, South and North, East
and West, signifed its desire to accept
the great changes in the constitutional
government which had followed the
war, and to recognize every mans right
to do his duty as he has opportunity.
The memorable celebration of the GEN.
tennial anniversary OF the battle of
Bunker Hill, exhibited spectacle
which has never been seen before in
this or in any other country. Two hum
dred thousand people-men, women
and children-in the city of Boston, re-
ceived with open arms and loud accla-
nation, with hearts filed with Joy,
men who had been in war against them.
We believed that they would do what
they had promised, aye, sworn to do.
Butsnow we are forced to do otherwise.
We cannot expect from these men the
loyalty to the government which they
have promised, and which we had
hoped from them at that time y
On the other hand, General Grant,
who is now candidate for the Presi-
dency, and whose nomination by the
Chicago Convention is advocated by
General Banks for the reasons quoted,
said of the situation in the South, at
the reception given him at Cairo, Illi-
nois, last week:
cit has been my good fortune to have
just passed through little bit of every
one of the Southern States lately in the
Rebellion, and it is gratifying to me,
and | know it will be to you, that III
every one of them, scenes, decorations
and speeches were much the same as
we see and hear to-day. The Stars
and Stripes were floating everywhere.
A great portion of the speakers in every
instance were men who, in the conflict,
wore the gray, and the speeches which
they made show their present devotion
to the flag for which we fought, and
which is all we asked of them, that
they should respect and honor the flag
and become good citizens, and hereafter
if it should be assailed by a foreign foe
that they should unite with us, as one
people. From the assurance they give,
/ believe they are sincere, and hope
they express the sentiments of the
great majority; for, united as one peo-
pie, united as generous rivals INF build
ing up our several States for the whole
Union, and a feeling of loyalty for that
flag, we are great people-the great
est nation in the whole world. To
stand divided we are too nearly equal,
man to man, to be a great and prosper
GUS people. Let us hope that there
may be genuine sentiment, generous
rivalry in the building up of our several
States, and national pride above State
pride. l had no idea l should say so
much. 1t was the remarks made to me
that brought this out.
Here we have the expressions of two
Generals, one a candidate for third
term of the Presidency, and the other
an advocate of his election, on the same
subject, and they differ in their opin-
ions of Southern sentiment as widely as
the orthodox Christian differs from Bob
Ingersoll on future punishment. Which
General are we to helieYea Ranks who