New-York tribune., 1886-06-10
seen-certainly will not be adopted by the
scientific world as the last word on the subject
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M word of condemnation for Jefferson Davlss
reasonable insolence, but they did rOundly
abuse loyal Boys in Blue who vcnturcd to
protest against the atrocious utterances OF the
arch -secessionist They found great fault
with Republican journals which criticised Mr..
Davis. but the Southern Democrats who
opplauded his assertion that the lost cause
was not lost went unrebuked of these toadying
admirers and uphoders of the solid South.
1t is little wonder, therefore, that in the
presence of such cowardice and sycophancy
Southern Democratic newspapers should
become presuming. 1t was only the other day,
as THE TRIBUNE has already shown, that the
leading Democratic organ in Tennessee
brazeply came to the front the defender OF
the prostitution of the balOt-box. The denial
of the right of suffrage to lawful voters it char
octerized as ustihable homicide" And now
the leading Democratic organ in South
Carolina, The Charleston NewS and Courier,
actually argues that the feelings of our North
ern people have undergone a radical change in
regard to treason and secession, so that
whereas they once regarded treason as an
odious thing and secession its most odious
development, they are beginning to hold that
secession is justiiable if not commendable. 1t
Bourbon organ could talk in that strain, but
hare are The News and Courier's own words:
Tho thing that is to come. and IL coming very
fast and sooner than to be expected, Is
DESIRE rather to Justify the Southern people in the hight
they made, and to relieve them, and all, from their
foremost leader their humblet soldier of that stain OF
blood outlines which fastened upon them In mems
minds long cOnld be held that the war was on the
part Of the South wanon and incxcusabe rebellion
against lust and good Government When we come to
this pass that II shall be admitted everywhere that the
South was right under its construction OF the Consu
on; that its construction OF the Constitution was the
construction which aimed the time the Constitution
wa. formed and was In the minds OF the conventions
which gave that Constitution the breath of life, and
asserted and purpOrted to be acted upon In Penn
sylvania and Now England. when those States had
under the laws of tho United States when all
this fully and frankly admitted 1t beginning to be
admitted by thoughtful Northern men, the talnt OF
rebellion will be taken away from tho people OF
the South.
Soldiers Of the Grand Army Of the Republic
what do you think of that? Have you come or
are YOU coming to entertain the conviction that
You yourselves anl your fallen comrades whose
graves you lately decorated made a colossal
and most cruel mistake 2 Are you conscious of
beginning to take kindly to secession. of
winking at fiat treason, of revising General
Diy's order So that it shall read as your plat
form of patriotsm,-If any one attempts to
haul down the American flag commend him
for doing so under his construction of the
Constitution
The Ners and Courier no doubt would
rejoice to see the North adopt the Southern
view of treason and secession. No doubt, too,
it finds not a little in the Democratic and
deputy- Democratic press at the North which
tl,,f, trin i'm
section of the country is played out But it
must not deceive itself. On the question OF
secession the North stands to-day precisely
where it stood when Sumter was fired upon.
And that is where it will always stand.
The daily habit of making vacancies for Demo-
Gratis IN the Custom House. by the dismissal OF Re-
publicans was not deviated from yesterday. Re-
movals were made for = 'consuetudlnary" reasons
the places wanted.
Oh that the Board of Aldermen would dissolve
and go to the country.
1t has generally been supposed that neither the
Republican nor the Democratic party would
hold State Convention in Newlork this fall. since
the ONLY Office to be filled at the November elec-
tons is Court of Appeals Judgeshp, But already
Democrats are indicating a disposition to kick
the candidate for Judge. Many leaders be-
lieve." remarks The Syracuse Courier. in dis
cussing the question of a Convention. " that it
is advisable to call a convention this fall if for
other purpose than enable the leaders and repre-
sentative men of the party in all sections to confer
together on questions concerning the future policy
and plans Of the party They argue that the Demo-
Gratis ought to get together and talk matters over
at least once year. and that State Convention
affords the proper opportunity tor so doing" 1t
probably will not take much of this kind of talk to
make the Democratic Committee unwilling to as
sume the responsibility of making the nomination.
Iowa newspapers make mention of little girl
residing III that State to whom objects ten feet dis
tant from her look inverted, who does her figuring
and writing with inverted characters. and reads
with her book upside down. Can il be that Gar
land has that sort of eyesf 1t does seem, You
know that if he saw things other people see
them lie would have got out of the Cabinet long
ago.
Ex.Alderman Kirk, of the indicted band says
that lie has not skipped" We trust that justice
will not skip him.
Texas must needs be sitting in sackcloth and
ashes these days requesting her children as par
ticular favor to club her. For she lately received
blow from which Southwestern State cannot be
expected TO rally under quarter of a century, Nh
William II. Dana. Of Rochester entered free-for-
all shooting contest at Houston few weeks ago,
and although the local competitors were many he
won the first prize, making score of SO out of a
possible 80. That's what's the matter with Texas
beaten at handnga pistol by lad from West
ern New-York. If Texas had been yanquished at
revising the Bible, or at the Concord School of
Philosophy in discussion on the authorship OF
Shakespeare, OF if Dana had got decision against
her on some nice point of social etiquette. she
wouldn't have cared so much. But to have Dana
of Rochester teach her how to shoot
Conoressmen Reed, Boutele and Dogley have