The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-02

was driven curlously 10 inquire Wnat was
the attitude Of the Democratic party in
the north, and from tho senator from In
diana, one OF its leaders, when Mcclellan
was fighting the battle of Antictam in
1868, when Hancock was hurling back in
confusion and dismay the scattered squad
rons OF the Coniederacy; was really. for
the moment, Mr. President, inclined to
believe that the Democratic party of the
north, and the senator from Indiana, and
those other patriots, whom he culogizcs
as an immovable bulwark OF liberty, of the
constitution and the Union, Mr.. Thomas
Hendricks and Mr.. Horatio Seymour and
VIM. A. Richardson, were in full panoply
OF battle, assisting Mcclellan, assisting
Hancock, doing what they could TO make
the success OF the armies possible. And
II seems like the very climax OF ellrontery,
like the apex of audacity for these men,
whose history s so well known, who were
from the beginning the ayowed enemies
OF the cause OF the Union at every step of
It's progress, and who, like the senator
from Indiana, We're avowcdly in sympathy
with the south at the outset, and
were advocates and apologists for
slavery and secession, who gave aid
and comfort 10 the rebellion in every
possible way-tho "coppcrheads," the
"butternuts" [laughter1 the "Knights
Of the Golden Circle" with all their
brutal and degraded disappearing here
as the advocates and champions OF union
soldiers and OF the cause OF human liber-
ty. supposed from the enthusiasm dis
played in favor of the military achieve
monts Of Mcclellan and Hancock, that we
should, upon inspection, at least find that
the leaders OF the Democracy who had
been 40 eulogizcd were in sympathy with
the union cause and in sympathy with tho
efforts that were making TO overthrow the
coniederacy. Yet, Mr., President, at the
very time and during the very year when
Mcclellan was fighting the battle oi An
| tictam, the senator from Indiana, without
excepting Mcclellan, and without except
ing Hancock, speaking ut Sullivan, Ind,
on the 9TH of August, 1862, said, In rclor-
encc 10 union soldiers, that they should go
TO the nearest blacksmith shop and have
iron collars made and placed around their
nccks, inscribed thereon In large letters,
"My dog. A. Lincoln" and at the same
time lac referred 10 union soldiers as
Lincoln's dogs and hircling, with.
out excepting Mcclellan or Hancock
! Laughter aud applausol, and during the
campaign, Mr.. President, that resulted in
the election Of Abraham Lincoln, tho sen
ator from Indiana, who is now 40 ychc.
mently in favor of the prosecution OF the
war Of the rebellion, for putting down the
south, who 80 culogizcs the efforts Of the
Union armies and the genius Of Union
commanders, who poses hero "a the spc-
cial friend OF the Union soldier and de-
nounccs and aspcrscs q criticism upon the
political character and affiliations Of those
who were engaged In that war, made a
speech at Green Castle, which WAS reported
In the Cincinnati Commercial, August 4,
1854, by Joseph II. McCullngh, now the
editor of the Globe Democrat In 81. Louis.
Mr. ingalls, read extracts from the sIoccl
which declared the war failure, an,
spoke OF Lincoln m q monster and an un
happy ielon.
Pnssing to the question Of lle clectora
commission OF 1879, Mr.. ingalls, said h
was not specially onamorcd of Mr. Hayes
| laughter Aud yet inismrch ~ IA,
question Of Mr.. Hayes title was brought
into controversy by the Democratic part,
ns one oi the issues Of the approaching
campaign, he felt bound To sly that the
title OF Mr.. Hayes 10 the presidency wa,
the most absolute irrcirnglblc ol any In the
/
Il was the only one which was ever passed
upon by q constitutional tribunal properly
Organized for than purpose. The Demo
electoral commission was one Of lis own
that they who hal dggcd the
pit and diggcd Il deep had fallen
into IL. laughter Il would be n,
| - -. a.. H., I.ur,s lNuN
icrson issued his celebrated proclamation
calling on 100 600 "unnrncd koniuckians'
90 visit the city Of Washington on the an.
niycnary Of the battle Of New Orleans, for
the purpose Of experimenting the electoral
count. llaughicr.l lie ungallsl had
hal a conversation with President Grant
shortly after the issuing OF that celebrated
proclamation, and had asked him II he
thought there was going to be amy trouble
Gen. Grant had paused u moment, anil,
with that delibmic method which charc
tcrizcd his uttcranccs, replied: "No, ! ia
not think that there Is going a. be- ans
trouble: bnt II has been one rule oi my
life 20 be always ready" And, added
Mr.. ingalls, with a0lcmnity, be- was ready
| In obedience to tO Spmo myHierilu lus pulse,
troops, parks of artillery aud munitions uI
the agitation of the Democratic party be-.
came extreme, because, u there was any.
thing that would turn the aycmgc Demo.
crat inside out, with Indignation, u was
the sight of Federal soldier in blue uni
form. llAughterl.
The 10000 "unarmed Konluckiins"
had not made their appearance and the
count had proceeded, Notwithstanding the
Indignation Of the Democrats a. tho result
Oi their own device.
The people wcro pcrpciually reminded
that tho Republican party was guilty Ol an
enormous aud gigantic iuud Ia the cloc-
ton and seating oi Mr. Hayes Mr.. Glove
land had apparently q warranty decd i0r
the scat which hc occupied, and yet (com.
pared with the title which Mr.. Hayes bad
10 his scnt) ho was IN possession Ol stolen
goods, and the receiver was ns bad ns lhc
thief, in the court Of Justice aud iiir con-
scicncc ho had never been elected at all.
lie had been counted into office by part
ncrhip between Dick Turpin and Uriah
Ilcop, i00tpldA aud sneak thieves Car.
tnucho and pcrkaniif and u was some con.
ISOLATION 30 know that In that partnership
those aposlalcs and ronegndcs had ostihcir
share oiihcBwng. lAughicrandapplnu
Tho country hal slill against II the south
orn Conlcdcrcy. II was confronted with
1853 votes Of lhc solid south, ~ II had been
at every election since the election Of Mr.
HAYES. Tho solid south was the Conicd'
erncy, aud the success Of tho Democratic
pafiy meant the success Of tho COniod.
crcy, which was today as much an organ
yed, ncliyc, aggressive force In politics M
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