New-York tribune., 1885-03-29
THE CONFEDERATE INNINGS.
COMPARING THE DIVISION OF sPoILs.
SECRETARY LAMAR's VIEW OF THE HoNoRs TO
THOMPSON.


THOMPSON.
rBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.
WASHINGTON, March 2S.-Judging from the
appointments already made by the Administration.
Mr.. Cleveland finds q dearth of Democrats who were
soldiers In the Union Army and aplenttude Of men who
served in the Rebel Army Down to date the account
stands IA follows Ex-Union soldiersW. F. villa, Lieu
tenant Colonel j. Black Colonel and Brevet Brgadier
General; e. f. Bryant, Lieutenant sCoonel ex-rebel
soldiers-L. @. c. Lamar, Lieutenant Colonel; J. ID.
Porter, Assistant Adjutant General II. r. Jackson,
Brigadier Generals E. ID. Clark Aide-de-Camp to Gen.
eral waltha II. L. Muldrow, Colonel; j. f. johnson,
General; ]. d. C. Atkins, Lieutenant Colonel Attorney
General Garland O member OF the Rebel Congress.
Secretary Bayards speech in 1861 is not forgotten and
X. NJ McLane is the man who the day Of the attack
on the 9th Massachusetts Volunteers by Baltimore
mob in April 1861, delivered a speech in that city in
which he declared that he loathed the Union Soldiers
-" invaders he called them" who have polluted our
soil" To Mr. McLane also is attributed the sanguinary
declaration about that time that Susquehanna would
run red with blood" If Northern invaders" should
attempt to the sacred soil Of Maryland in their
march to defend the National Capital from rebel attacks
General" Sparks did not win his title the battle
field His campaigns were all fought at home and ac-
cording to one Illinois Democrat who did not serve in
the Union Army, General Sparks, who never
soldier, was the opposite OF war Democrat" as
was Eugene Higgins. Mr.. Phelps was bitter Copper
head " and so Mr.. PendletOn.
IL really begins to look II the Conederates have
captured the Capital a last The maimed veterans oh
must wait for their pensions while the officers and
clerks of the Interior Department take holiday to honor
the memory OF consprator and traitor who goried in
breaking his oath OF office and dvulgng Cabinet secrets
TO the South Carolina rebels Secretary Lamar declares
that he has apology to make and expresses artess
surprise because his order IL criticised but e remembers
that his eucgy Charles Sumner also provoked
"adyerse criticism; from which 1t Is fair 10 infer
that In Mr. Lamar's estimation Jacob Thompson was as
pure patriot and as honorable man as Charles sum-
and that his memory Is equally deserving of honor
MI. Lamar difference between the hanging
OF Thonpsons portrait historical memento on the
walls OF the Seerearys Office and ordering the Depart
ment TO be closed and the national flag to be lowered in
honor OF the traitors memory.
The Post to-day editorially asks II anybody doubts
that Secretary Lamar would have lowered his flag TO
half mast Just promptly II 1t had been Northern
instead OF Southern exsecrctary OF the INTERIOR and
observes that Thompsons administration OF the
Interior Department was much more creditable than
Mr. Deano's. That is probably exactly what Jefferson
Davis thinks about Thompsons administration, under
which more than 100000 belonging To the Indians was
stolen and the credit Of the Government impaired at
time when through Democratic extravaganza, Its treas
ury empty its receipts were insufficient to meet cur
rent expenses and s open enemes ana secret traitors
were preparing their schemes 70 bring on rebellion
that 10 TO the utmost the energies and resources
OF the country.