The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-05-09

eepting Mcclellan and withoz. excepting
HAncock, speakifg st Sullivan. Indiana,
on the 5;h Of Apeust, 1862. said, IN refer-
ence 10 Union Soldiers. that they shonld
70 10 the nearest blacksmith shop ami
have iron collars made and placed sro1nd
their necks. inscribed thereon in large
letters: MY dog. y lincoln n'-and at
the same time he referred to Union sol
Z dieTs as Lineein's dogs and hirelipgs,
without exeep.ins Mcclellan or Han
eoek- li.auefser ani appsaEse-l and
siHriEg the campaign. Gr. President, that
resulted in the election Of s. Iincein.
/ the Senator from IniiSBa. who i Eos 80
velsementls in favor Of the prosecution
+ Of the War Of the Rebellion, for isstiilsz
down the Ssutf. xko % ealoyizes tha-ef-
forts of the Union ARMIES. ard the gesiEs
Of the Union commanders: v no poses
/ here rs the special friend of the Union
soldier zni Genounees and asperses ?
criticism upon the political character and
1 affiliations Of those =ho we're eagaseSi IN
/ the var, made a speech at Grrea C.as.ie.
Z which was reported in the Cineinhai.
I c,aasgciai, august 5. "a. by Joseph B.
McCnliogh. Hoa the editor Of fhe Gh5s-
/ Dearcra., in St Louis
4 Mr. IngaIis read extracts from the
speech which declared the var E4i.GEe
aud spoke Of Lincoln As a monster and
an unhappy :sicn-
TIE EIEcH9aAL COMMISSION.
Passing to the question Of the Electoral
Commission Of 1876, Mr. Tasalis said he
was not srecially inanorel Of Mr.. Htyes
Tlanshie-,J and ret, inasmuch IS the
question OF NJ. HAYES title was broz,hi
into controversy by the Democratic PARTY
as one Of the issles OF the approaching
campaign, he felt bound to say thz: the
title Of Mr. Hayes 70 the Presidency was
( the noss absolutely irrefrag.ble Of anv in
the whole lis. Of American Presidents
( becanSe il was the only one that was
passed upon by constitutional tribnnal
organized for that purpose The Demo
cratic party should not forget the Elee-
tor.ll Commission Was oHe % is oER de-
riees- 1t was not tie Erst time that they
who had di-sed the pit and diggsd il
deep bad fallen into il, II4aaghter-
Is would be remembered how The Hon
Heny Watter=on issued his celebrated
proclamation calling on 10000 -anarnled
Kentnckiansr to visit the city Of Nash
ineion on the anniversary Of the battle
Of Mex Orleans for the purpose ef saTer-
intending the electoral count IIAush-
ter He CIngallsl bad had coHversa-
ton with President Grant shortly after
the issuing Of the celebrated prcclarna-
ton, and had asked him # lie ihoasht
there was going 10 he zny trouble Gen.
eral Grant had rssesed = moment. and
with that deliberste method which char
acterized his -.serances. replied
eExERAL GRANTS RzrLY.
'Ne. don'tihink there Is going = be
any trouble bsit lt has teen ore rule OF
my life TO be always ready
And, added Mr. Ingalls,. he was ready.
The 10000 ararmed Keniuckizns had
not made their appearance and the count
pFcceesies. notwithstanding the indigna-
ton Of the Democrats At the result Of
their own degioe-
The people were perpeiuAIly reminded
that the Rerubiican party was guilty q
an enormous and gigantic frsud in the
election and SEATING Of Mr. Hayes Mr
Cleveland had apparently q warranty
deed flr the seat which be occupied, and
YET, compared with the tiile which M-.
Hayes had to his seaf. he gas in pcsseS-
sioa Of stolen gods and the receiver Vas
as bad IS the thief II the court oF JUS
tiee and fair conscience lie had never been
elected At all. He had been counted into
oiiioe by 3 partnership between Dick
Turpin and Uriah Heep. foot pads and
sneak thieves-Caroache and Pecss.iiff
-sRi i was some consolation 10 know
that in that partnership the al,ostaies and
reaegades had lost their share of the
s~ag- ILaagAter a.li apPiazse.I
The country had sill araias; j; the
Southern Conscderaey. 1t was confront
ed with 10 VOTES Of the solid south. a it
had been ST every election siaos the eiee-
ton OF M Hayes
THE SOLID soC-H.
The Solid South vas the Confe.leraev.
and the sneoess Of the De.BosTatic party
meant the sHccess Of the Confeleracy,
which was to-day as much an organized,
active, aggressive force IN politics a. in
81 and in the previous times slavery
was dead and seression aas dead. but
ail the IDEAS. all the Impulses. eli the
plpeses and intentions Of secession re-
z.ained. He houorei and admired but
regretted and dsploreai the eoasiaiscy Of
the South to that idea. its l0yalfy to the
lesders under whom Il fought, and is de-
termination to reunite and reconstruct
The history Of It's ooantry - thar it
wcnli be able 10 say to the generations
which are 70 come thai, while Il was
overthrow by overwhelming numbers
in The dsld, yet within y years aser the
war closed lis le@ders had been restored
TO political power.
In this eeHpeesieF ke azkel Who vas
Lacins Qsintas Curtis LAMAR fie
never was suspected Ct being a lawyer.
fIanghter His bitterest enemy never
acrusei HIN Of that. He never hal i,eea
admitted to the bar Of lie Sgpreme
Coarf- on whose bench he vas appointed.
He never hal tried I reported case in
sny tribunal. State or National. fsr thirty
years 1t wAs az open secret thar the
President 81 one time perenlV;orily re-
fused 10 appoint him. He 4ske,l what
necessity there had been for the Presi-
dent to aiiront the loyal sentiment oft the
country by placing on the bench Of the
Supreme Court mar who had czlle.l 4.
Lincoln bs1ssoon. Why, Of all men in
ihe South, did il select him and force
hial upon arslurtant Prcsiden: and . re-
lEe.ant peoEaa
THs FRIEND o. 4sTF BAtss.
Il ESs hecguse Mr. lamar was the near
ext aai dearest friend and representative
of jefferson Davis There was no other
explanation Of Il. II that was no. true,