South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-05-11

Americas people. Bet hs. ioo. be-
cane iaintsa 9Th the .si.l viras cf
40 smbitinn Coz he aouinstson TO
the presidency W the democratic par
". rsey flled a. Coz him IN $780,
90, "a The man sho defested and o.
versbeined and destroyed them at
Chanceilorsviile end Get y.hurg sud
The other engagements IN sLsch he
psrtSc ipstsd. hut ns The author OF of.
der namsef 40 sad the determined
enemy Of the recsp,truc,ioa polics OF
Congress, aud OF he efforts that
we're being us.de 10 enforce justice.
liberty and order INA Loaisians and
Texas. H,s du'i les were defined by
The act OF March 2, 1861: 1t shall
be The duty of each officer assigned
IS aforesaid to protect all persons in
their rights OF person and property.
to suppress insurfection. disorder
and violence. aud TO punish. or cause
u be punished. all disiurhers of The
public peace and all criminals; and
all interference under cover of the
State autLority with the exercise OF
military authority under this act
shall be oull aud void
Those who were In sympathy with
President Johnson in his effort 10
overthrow the reconstruction policy
OF Congress were dissatisfied with
Sheridan and the other great CON-
msnders who had preceded him in
the command OF that district, add
they found in General Hancock a
man whe was willing to Cooperate
with them, and In pursuance of that
policy lie issued his celeb atei order
Number 40. which was described in
the campaign OF 1890 as the most
wonderful exhibit or statesman hip
that had ever been known TO the A.
mericsn people. You are familiar
with its terms (; you know what fol-
lowed.
You are familiar and acquainted
with the correspondence that oc-
Cured between him and the Cover
nor OF The State, Mr.. President, AMI
you know what fol owed. After four
mont hs' incumbency of that com =
membership ~ that district. during
which time crime, disorder md law
lessness pre- sailedy ard dur NJ which
his orders were compelled To be re-
scinded by the geners'.in-chief Of
The armies, be resigned, aud from
that Time unLil 1880 he was actively
tn ~ mpathy with That organization
10 which his appointment was due.
1t is claimed by the democratic
friends and supporters Of General
Hsncock that his letter IF the 9 IA of
March, 1860. TO Gov. Pease. of Tex
as, was an exposition OF the priuci.
Piles of constitutional law aud of the
maxim of free government which e.
clipses even his claims to the militia.
~ glory, and entities him 10 stand
upon the same plane with Jefferson
and the other illustrious statesmen
Of the revolutionary epoch. as
sumo, therefore. that shall receive
their thanks for inviting public at
tention 10 that correspondence, and
that their graft ude will insure me
pardon fol affirming my opinion tha.
his part IN this corr espondence will
be regarded - credltable only by
those who were willing after the bat
tie Tor the Union. had closed TO sur
render TO the eneEies Of the govern
ment the legitimate fruits OF victory.
Mr.. Ingalls, then reviewed the
correspondence between General
Hancock and Governor Pease. and
claimed that in this correspondence
Hanct OK bad omitted Tue amenities
which gentlemen are accustomed to
observe in official Intercourse. Con.
tinuing. MIR. Ingalls, said:
MIR. President, the people of the
United States also passed upon the
political affilia lions Of General Han.
cock, and notwithstanding his mag
nihcent and unapproachabIe military
career, recogniz ug him as they did
To has relation TO the reconstruction
policy OF Congress. and the acts and
the statutes made Lhereuu.
der 10 1880. he carried Of the North
ern States California with Eve votes /;
Nevada, with three votes New Jer.
seyy with nine votes, and lhs 1873
votes or he solid South. which had
been promise q him in mis- speech az
Cincinnati by the Senator from South
Carolina. And OF the votes If Nor.
thern States that be received those
OF California and Nevada were sto.
len by the forgery and fraud Of the
morey letter. issued by democratic
politicians upon tue very eve of the
election, when IL was impossible that
the denial should follow before the
votes were cast.
"Mr' President, the affected indig.
nation Of the Senators from Indiana
and Kentucky at my alleged sssault
upon these Union generals is discred =
table either TO their intelligence or
to their candor. IL they did not
know that in speaking OF them in that
debate. in VIII ch was not an intrud-
er, was speaking of them not as sol,
diers, but as politicians and as demo.
cratic candidates for the presidency,
they are dull, stupid and ignorant in.
deed. If they did know il and per.
sist IN their assertions. they are dis
ingenious, and / believe, Dir. Prosi /.
deht VI such thing we're possible,
that they are both"
Mr.. Ingalls, then quoted from a
speech Of Mr. Voorhees, during the
war; IN which lac claimed the latter
said in rafuranro - VTnf.- -fa.-