Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 November 1885 — SHERMAN'S SOMERSAELT. [ARTICLE]

SHERMAN'S SOMERSAELT.

New York Evening Post: On the sectional question Mr. Sherman’s Virginia views are so complete a somersault from hts Ohio views that we can only do him justice by displaying the two sets side by side: ohio .views. Virginia Views. To-day the Re- We admire the publican party isc ourage w th faced by a Solid which you fought South, in whichin what yon rethe negro is de- garded as a good prived, substan-'cause during the tially, of all his war,aud claim for political right s ourselves. a share by open violencepf the honor you or by frauds as conferred upon mean as any that,American citihave been com-zenship by your mitted ly peni-courage. we tentiary convicts, frankly admitthe and as openly and sincerity of the boldly done as|m oti ve s which any highway rob-led you into the, bery. By this contest, and nei-’ system, and byther wish to rethe acquiescence proach yon with of a few Northerntaor make any refStates, the menbrence to what who led in the you d d during civil war havejthe war, and all been restored to. we ask of you is power, and hope to join with us in practically to re-becuring the just verse the results results of the war of the war. This expressed in the is the spectre that constitutional anow haunts Am- mendments and erican politics, still more broadand may make itly in the parole just as vital and taken by General necessary to ap- Bee and his solpeal to the North- diers at the close ejn states to unite of the war. again against this Perhaps it was evil, not so open as well that after aryl arrogant asp long lease of slavery, but morepower by the Redangerous and|publican party equally unjust.- the Democratic We forget some-party should be times that it wasfput on trial for the Union causelfour years. It at that won, and noflcast will dissithe rebel cause, pate the impresI have recently jsion in the South heard Jefferson as to the ability Davis, in the Sen-bf that party to ate of the Uniterm nage the mulStates, extolled tiplied interests as a patriot, and I [of a great Govhave been ealled|ernment like ours in question for It may, I trust, denouncing himialso dissipate t K e as a oonspirator impression of the and a traitor. South as to the I have seen ma-spurposes and obny signs of a dis-[jectS of the Reposition to waive publican party, all the glorious?W® do feel a deep results of thejinterest in the war, to make no|[election of Govdiff erence be-ernor Wise and tween the bluejin the re-election and the gray, tops General Marevive again the hone,though they doctrines of se-are Confederate cession and State soldiers of provrights taught be-ed courage. We fore the war.—neither expect to The tendency ofwaive their pride the Democratic^ ll their achieveparty is all thatments nor their way. jloyalty of purpose and intent during the civil war; but we unjderstand that jthey are willing now to join with all others, North andfSouth, in the maintenan' e of .[Republican principles, and we [therefore feel for their success the [same earnest desire. the [same reasons that we struggled for in Ohio land expect it in |New York. We have never seen more dema. goguery displayed in the same space than is contained in the above extracts from John, Sherman’s Ohio and, Virginia speeches. Honest men everywhere should shun him. - 4 ••• *