American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-12-06
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Association. W nat are the lactS OF the
case ? Justice said Disgrace not the
patriots grave, nor wound the feelings of
his frionds, by calling ground, Those
toho haze opposed euery principle fer
,ohieh he gapeShis kfs, scorned him when
he drew his sword in defence Of his coun-
try's honor, cried ton'p' onfse phen he
cried ,uar, opposed appropriations to feed
him, uoted TO deprire him Of The righ Of
s,,6roge,, Called his four years of oa, a
failure and him mere hireling.' Who
Is hit? Mr.. Bredin denies every charge
exeept those in italics aud of these, be-
lieving him to be Penatent, we forgive
him. of .spersoual abuse" | have writ
ten none. | thought and still think, that
man who can not deny all of the above
charges, should not come to the grave of
our fallen heroes without first laying aside
the scandals of party" Those not gull
ty have no sandals to lay aside.
We are told Justice wantonly, wilful-
ly and malicioasly opposed the Monu-
ment." Knowing the honorable gentle
man cannot sleep sweet after writing such
a wanton wilful but hope not malicious
falsebood | will make him no reply, ex-
cept, if he be Ienitent | forgive him. If
not retire under the shade of your Jupi-
ter and when you feel again surcharged
with such mJisnity, for Gods sake
abuse somebody that as opposed to the
Monument, and if no body else pays you
| will. You use worse language than |
deal in, and you can have certificate to
that effect. You ask one civil question,
aud you shall have civil answer, Why
was | not at the convent on Z J. was that
'.self instituted power" at IA primary meet
ing, and of course | could nominate myself
| went round TO cheat The dead Of their
inst immortality" and gathered the meets
ing up. | did not nominate the only di.
vine in the county opposed to the war (;
nor respectable man who would repri-
mand an editor for publishing a PLAIN
statement of a prisoners sg6criags IN
Aadersonvi1c but nominated a wounded
soldier and loyal man who had lost
son in the service.
Afterward | went down into the grave
"uampgre" like made out list of oui
dead, II in Dumber all RepuJticans.-
Headed a subscription paper and will call
upon the people Thanksgiving day to
contribute to the memory OF those, over
whose graves they give thanks for peace.
And when deserted by such as you, Istood
guard over their graves, and said to those
who had opposed erery principle for
,chich heygaoe their Hres;" Halt! Take
off those bloody SCANDALS" This was the
most painful duty of my life, but "wbat
conscience dictates to be done Justice
will do. 'Man may forget to be just, but
God will not" And when our history
rc-enacts itself, you and | may. not be
here, but bend low the ear, and listen in
the far dhtant future and hear the polit
ical demeogue say 81 will adhere 10
my partyind vote against the soldier, and
when theconhiet is over, | will sit in
honor upon his grave and deck my ''igno-
Bile brow with his chaplets of fame, FOR
l READ ME SAME WAS DONE IN 1865.
Could | Sc you in that hour, you would |
say, "JPTIoE, you are rig]H."
We ar, told the Committee was nomi-
mated bSa "prominent Republican" |
doubt if conscience dictated such a nom
ination, hnd 1 hope he will pardon
friend fol reminding him, of certain
"proffihett man" who saved Agag the
King, AID some Of the fat oxen and
Camels tdbuild monument and offer
sacrifice, hut the sacrifice was not accept
cd, aud thu rest of the history you can
read for yturself. So much for "Polit
ical jargon |"
But thi. is not the way things are done
now days. JEFF will likely be pardoned,
and in the absence of Booth will be presi-
dobt of tbo nonument To be reared to
the memory of Abraham Lincoln, while
he who played subordinate part in the
SYSTEMATIC starvation Of our soldiers is
executed to satisfy popular indignation
But what matters it whether JEFF. be
eead or alive? If he were dead, let
4 Loyal and Republican" and Loyal Re
iuJlicans pat treason on the back and
hey would soon make another.
We are told in the address of the Com
nitteeman, that " The ,car Is triumphant
y ended lam pleased to contrast this
with "Four gears Of ,oar a failure. p
Zone sandal off, "The reputation of
Butler County we'll was it maintained
and in the hour of the final conflict stood
% to nothing. (Camp in the field Co.
"H.") Scorning soldiers is denied If
any body will say, that if you we're
soldier, and | would vote to deprive you
f H. v;obt Of suffraoa I would not he