Year: 1879

How singular


Partizan leaders in and out of congress
have already began making speeches Ior
the next presidential campalgn- some
short and some long that the people may
have variety. Many Of the positions
taken can only provoke smile on the
mart of th,se at all versed III the politics
Of the country, whether th y are repupii-
can or democrat. The sole object Is 10
reach the ear of the unsuspectlnS, not 10
give them information, not III the interest
of truth. nor vet for the good OF the
country but to arouse the passions and pref.
udices, and through that channel control
the Judgment. To few OF these partizan
clap-trap appeals We propose To pay our
respects. The sanguinary fesds OF the
South are made to appear IN almost every
speech and served up in leading editorl-
al, in most of the republican journals
throughout the land that the hearers and
reader thereof may have constantly before
their ewes and called up to their recollec-
tions the bitterness of the struggle, and
thereby keep alive the sectional hate
engendered by that strife. Is 1T not sln-
puIar that this should even be limited at,
especially by those of the North ! Have
they any cause of regret If OF regret
where lies the blamel Whence origina-
ted reconstruction Was it OF Southern
conception! Who will dare answer afiir-
matively Certainly all must concede
that the terms Of the law, or the pan, If
YOU please, was strictly observed. If not,
we may be permitted to ask who was to
blame. Ii cannot be aniss to inquire OF
these gentlemen who are straining their
lungs as well as their gum elastic con-
sciences in pressing the issues Of tn, late
war upon the attention of the people, II
they are fond of such scenes; if they like
to behold fields stained with the blood of
bretheren, and last but not least, II they
want 10 fight very bad. Generally speak
iny, that class keep their dirty carcasses
Dut of the range of a stray bullet. Is 1t
not singular, rhen, when YOU come to
think of it, that those who have done the
least in defending the country or It's honor
on the battle field are the most urgent In
their demands that the dead embers Of
war shall be famed into fame! We
present these considerations for the
thoughtful.


Again flying as thick i'll the political
atmosrlcTe IS Ia, flakes of snow on
wintry day, are exclailiaIi",ls iiolii Pol'-
oned par:izan lips confederate brel-
diers. If the writer hereof did not know
the pusilanimity, utter dishonesty and
contemplate meanness of the radical
leaders. lie might be induced to express
surprise at such low, designing trickery,
if not political cant and hypocrisy Is
there such a set of ninliIes to be found Ill
these United States that do not know
that every man Of prominence i'll all the
South served that section during the war! +!
Who, then, shall those people send to con-
gress Carpet bagsers only, or those
identified with their interests Who has
right To complain il the people OF the
South send to congress one of their OWN
citizens Can the people Of the North
Have they not by til. .ir law placed all of
those people ON an equality with every
other citizen of the republic! Did they
not foresee the result! Ii not they are
very poor statesmen and must complain
only of their own ignorance. 1t would
be well whenever this cry is heard, simply
respond - ignoramus.


The democratic party is to be made
responsible for the selection of those who
appeared on the confederate side in the
late struggle. This is very cool and re-
freshing indeed. We might ask in turn
when the republican party had an oppor
tunity to make selections for Office did
they always observe the rule now sought
to be enforced upon the democracy.
Think Of Longst-eet, Mosby and others,
and then let the lips of canting hypocrites
be closed forever How singular that
men protesting ability TO lead party
should indulge in such silly efforts to Gre
ate and then catch the political breeze.
Gentlemen, it will Lot do. Pack your
trunks, stow away your stealings and be
prepared to depart, and be sure to select
secure hiding place from public seorn.


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