Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1865-11-01
caaAe OF tho Dsfbas.

Alncs. every copperhssd organ Ia d.
State has assigned reason for the dsfea
Of their faction at the .a,e election. NJ
half dosen of these organs agree as to ths
cause Of their rejection at the baIlet.box
Some sllege that the supineness cf these
iE charge Of their organization, was the
cause Of its overthrow Others charge
that Government officials interfered to
control votes--while still others declare
that the shoddy contractors used money
to influence the votes of poor men. kd
nit that either of these charges arc true
and it only proves the corruption Of pro-
fessed democrats If defeat came from
SUP iueness on the part Of those leading;
the broken columns Of copperheadism, it
proves that the men who control that Or
ganization have no faith in its worth or
they would have been more honest in
their efforts to secure its triumph If
officials iuterfered in the election, it shows
US that such copperheads as Jerry Black
lied while the election campaign was iu
progress, because he asserted that An
drew johnson, the higfes official in the
land, was anxious for the election of Da-
Wis aud Linton. And if shoddy. contract
ors used money it ouly proves that Demo
Gratis are ready to be purchased At any
time This is fair and candid way to
dispose Of the reasons assigned By the
copperheads for their defeat, but 1t docs
not explain the real causes which induced
the people to reject copperhead candi-
dates. In seeking the defeat eff ahe eep,
perheod faction, Tie people had the same
oyect IN vie,c they sought phen thy arm
ed to put dorm the slave holders rebellion.
For the true dignity Of the Government.
and to insure the safety Of the National
Union it wa, as necessary for the people
Of Pennsylvania to defeat Colonel Davis,
1 candidate for Auditor General, ., it was
for the same people to contribute their
share in the effort to defea; JEFF Davis, !
he representative Of southern treason
The success of either of these Davises,
vas calculated to certain degree to con-
ribute TO the triumph OF the same pur-
bose. IF JEFF Davis had been victorious, |
Iol. Davis would never have been a can
iidate for office ia Pennsylvania, because
With the fnal triumph Of treason, all State
And. on the other hand, bad Colonel Da-
is been accepted at the bzliot-box, the
lcor would have been thrown wide open /
0 traitors like JEFF. Davis, and treason, ,
houSh defeated in armed battle, would
lave claimed victory and clear en-
lorsement at the baliOt-bo1. Appeca- |
ing these issues. the people defeated the
:opperhead candidsts. for State Offices
'hess ccpperheads, therefore, need not
'lame themselves for defeat, So far as tleir /
forts for victory are now concerned,
Every copperhead traitor in the State did
lis best-every copperhea ad vote was poll /
d-bu, 10 the fac. of these facts, and
or reasons of great national Importance,
he people of Pennsylvania voted to re-
uke treason alike as 1t lays bleeding in
he South, and sought in this State to re-
i've its fury in new shape. 1t would
e wiser aud more truthful, therefore, for
he copperhead organs Of the State, to ad-
nit that they we're defeated because
hey were too corrupt to be trusted with
over