Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1865-12-06
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ssThat Alters the CaSe.o
A farmer came to . Judge, snd inform
I'd him that his bull had gotsd an Of b.
longing 70 the Judge. "fhsn," said tho
latter. II shall demand prompt repara-
iion." "HclA, l mistake" said the far.
nsr, cit il your bull that has killed one
Of my Oxen." "Ahi indeed" said the
Judge, "that alters The case. 1 must in
quire into the affair ; and if"
Our readers will remember the story.
Now for an application.
The British, the Rebels, and the Cop
perheads, unite in begging or National
authorities to spare the forfeited lives Of
the leaders Of the greatest, worst Rebell-
ion that ever de.uged earth with blood or
offended high Heaven.
But what has been their course!
The leacing Irish Rebels of '9S were
executed by the British without mercy
The Sepoys in Iudia, when captured, were
tied to the muzzie of guns in great num-
bers, and blown away. This day, before
any overt act of treason is committed, nu-
merous Finians have been arrested, i'm
%prisoned, and denied many rights they
might claim in a time of peace. The in
surgents, in the short-lived commotion,
recently suppressed in Jamaica, have been
executed, to the number Of ouer NJ thou
sand, comprising ringlsadsrs and their
dupes together. Such have been the er-
amples of England, for seventy years, at
home and abroad, in cases of less crime
and danger than the Stakeholder Insur-
rection in America. Those are the men
who are impudeutly advising not to pun
ish Rebels guilty of crimes infinitely
greater than theirs who suffered-death I!
John Browns petty, crazy raid into
Virginia, FIVE years ago-stimulated by
the Slaveocracy's attempt to suodue Kan
sas-was followed by the shooting or hang
ing Of Brown, and Of every one concern
ed with him who could be caught. There
was nc mercy-among those who are now
Rebs or Cops-for n man in that triAing
rebellion 4: all had to die!
During the Great Rebellion, crimes
we're committed against the Unionists uu-
heard-of in horror and atrocity. Torpe.
does, prisons, yellow fever infection, star
wing prisoners, and assassination of our
chief men, were resorted to, some with
the full knowledge Of Davis, Lee, their
Congress, and their State Legislatures
They could have discountenanced and
stopped such violations Of the rules Of
war. but they chose lot to do so.
Had the Union cause failed, the Rebels
would have hung high in the air tens of
thousands of the loyal people. Remem-
Der what they did in East Tennessee, in
Texas, aud elsewhere. Remember their
boast. after their first Bull Run, and their
diabolical threats. Their acts, when they
had the power, demonstrate what kind of
mercy they would have shown. When
We look at all their deeds, VIC may we'll
shudder, and may also thank God that
these inhumAn, %perjured, blood thirsty
~tyrants, are our subjects and not our mas
tiers.
They have failed. Yet they profess no
sorrow for their deeds-no repentance for
the awful woes they have needlessly caus-
ed. From all that can be learned, they
would, tomorrow, if they could, and hoped
they could succeed, again SET up the stand.
ard Of slavery and rebellion. There is no
manly regret for their great errors and
sins. They seek now TO get back into
power, and try for another chance to re-
enact the great tragedy.
The Rebs aud the Cops, who have con-
demned the summary executions of Booth,
Payne, Surratt, We're & Co., demand
Every naturally that all the other leading
criminals, should 60 u~nscathed, and be
honored for their horrid crimes. But
uohat are the examples they hare given m'
and uhas is safest for the people '-Ea.
TIE BENEFITS OF ADvERTIsINa.-In
answer to a correspondent, the New York
Tribune states that it is true, as reported,
that a druggist who has now a speciality
before the public is paying that establish