Jasper Republican, Volume 1, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 January 1875 — The Resell of the “Democratic Victories. [ARTICLE]

The Resell of the “Democratic Victories.

Xt is worthy of special remark that every “ Democratic victory” that has been gained, North or South, since the close of the rebellion has been virtually a triumph of the pro-rebel element of that party. The first out-and-out Democratic victory after the war was won in Georgia, where, soon after, Alexander H. Stephens, the Vice-President of the “ Southern Confederacy,” was elected to Congress, and Gordon, a rebel General, chosen United States Senator.. The next important Democratic victory was in Connecticut two years ago, followed last year by the election of Eaton, an outspoken copperhead, to the Federal Senate. As the result of Democratic victories' last fall, besides the election to the lower House of Congress of quite a flock of men who were either rebels or sympathizers with the rebellion, three of this same style of “patriots” have recently been chosen United States Senators, namely: Cockrell, a rebel General, from Mistourk Kernan, a bitter copperhead, from New York; Jo McDonald, another hitter copperhead, from Indiana. At this rate, how long will it be before* the Democracy will convert the United States Congress into the Congress of the “ Confederate States?” In the Tennessee Legislature, yesterday, even Jeff. Davis was among those voted for for United States Senator I —Chicago Journal. Foe a number of years various deserving charities of liondon and other parts of England have received anonymous gifts of £I,OOO at a time, which, it is needless to say, have been of great assistance in their works. Efforts to find the giver have been fruitless, although now and then a pretender has aspired to the honor. Recently, at Cheshunt, in toe diocese of Rochester, a Mr. Attwood, a somewhat eccentric old bachelor, died, and his books show that he was the mysterious benefactor, fils gifts altogether amounted to nearly £850,000, or nearly $2,000,000, and during the past year he has given away nearly $250,000* v - ...