The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-05
AN INTERPRETING PAPER.

A very interesting paper comes to our ofhce in the shape of fac simiis of the first issue of The Manchester (N. H. Daily Onion of March a. -intsresting becalse of some itsms and comments connected with the great war then in progress. Itwas Democratic paper and. as the editor of the present Union statss. 1t had for its aim the restoration of the Union and supported the administration in so far as Its policy aimed at restoring the Union as 1t was, or reconstructing it upon basis of equality and justice"
 From this t wia be seen that the Union was not an Unqualified supporter of Lan- coins government. and an incident de- tailed in this Arst issue shows what fric- ton existed at the North at that time. It seems that the Secretary of War had peremptorily discharged one Lieutenant Edgerly from the Union army flor circu- lating Copperhead tickets." 50 the order oe discharge ran.
 Eagerly was Manchester man and The Union takes up afiis case. showing that he was Q brave soldier who had, on &C., count of disability. been detailed as c re- cruiting ofiicer. While thus engagsd he voted the Democratic ticket, as he had always done. and for this he was dis missed from the service. After detailing the circumstances, and printing a copy of the Secretary's order. The Union adds. This order. We take it.. will be received as an intimation that Democrats are not wanted in the army. Let Mir. Lincoln make its application universal and then count up his reserves. When he makes his conscrption let him regard Demo- crats as exempts, and see what armies he will muster. If Democrats are ineligible for the war they would be glad to know it."
 That was pretty plain talk from a Yan- kee paper in war time and we wonder that The Union was not disciplined. but We presume it was not molested. The incident shows some of the bitterness of the war. and another news item states that dead soldier was refused burial in one of the Western churches Because he was Democrat.
 An interesting item in this paper is a special from Washington giving an ac- | count of the capture by the Provost Mar shall of package addressed to various distinguished individuals in Rebeldom from Baltimore secessionists." Amona the articles thus confiscated were "s splendid pair of boots for Jeff Davis, " and two fine linen night-gowns, elabo. | rately embroidered, a present for Mrs Jeff Davis from some of our feminine rebels"
 l It was suggested, so the dispatch stated that the gowns be sent to Mrs. Lincoln but we don't know whether that was don, 1 or not. No doubt some good Yankee wo man wore them and dreamed of rebel, and traitors. while some Yankee officei strutted around with Davis's boots on.
 There is just one other thing in thi, paper that strikes us. New Hampshire d that time was 8 strictly prohibition State yet we find in The Union a long adver. tisement of 'Dr. Tebbetts's cheap drur store and self-constituted liquor asenc, for medicinal purposes" On looking ovel his announcement we find mention oi every kind. quality and variety of rquol known to the trade. from which we infel that medicinal purposes. like charity cover 6 multitude of things. Whether they were all sins or not. and it is also evident that a medical man would be hart to suit. If he couldn't find something fl that long list to fit any case or satisf, | any patient.
 This revivihcation of e newspapel makes interesting reading, although 1t fl | not a very old date. as years go.