American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-08-16
Is the Rebellion Ended

olent resistance to the United States
by any combination of men with arms
in their hands. But, no common OBJ
server of events can fail to see that
there is an uRdrmed rebellion Of pro-
portions sufficiently considerable to
attract the attention not only of all
loyal citizens, but of the Government
itself. 1t is true that it may not at
all times be warrahtable to treat these
coalitions of enemies as we should an
armed band Of disloyalists; never
theless the safety of Republican in
stitutions-the peace and prosperity
of the people, and permanent tran
guilty of every portion of the Nation
may force the, necessity upon the
Government to deal with steady
and unterrified hand with these dis
turbers of law and order.
Who can look at the conduct of a
set of political miscreants in the city
of n w-York, occurring few days
ago, in which the escape Of Jeff. Da-
Wis, the traitor among traitors, with
out punishment, was the motiv of
their Joint action, and in which the
May Of the city, a wretch nam d
Gunthrr, was one Of the prominent
participator- They say that their
intention is only that he shall have a
fair trial, &c, as though there was
any purpose 10 vauchsafe to him any
ether kind f trial. The very act,
as proclaimed, is an offence against
the Government, and shows the des-
perate character of t7ese New York
seecssionists. assisted as they are at
every step they take, by avowed rebels
from the extreme South, who should
not for an hour be allowed their un-
constrained freedom.
At the conclnve that assembled
through the medium of printed circu-
lars, ut which it was boldly announc-
ed that its object was to raise funds
to defend jeff Davis when he should be
brought to trial, the speeches showed
very precisely the tenor and temper
of those assembled. a rebel from
Atlanta 'ebeI dyed in the WOO
made a speech to this band of North
ern traitors which was as defiant anC
ins lting to the Government as the
most abandoned scoundrel within the
lines of the late rebellion could havr
desired. He proclaimed that slavery
was not dead, but only sleeping-tha
the rebellion, though for the present
defeated, would bide it's time anc
suddenly make its appearance in AN
other and he trusted more sncccss
full way ;and that every Congress
man who might be clrcted from A a
bama in the future, would favor south
ern independence.
This was the kind of treason tha
tie private conclave Of New Workers
with the southern sprinkling, uttered
but not boldly uttered in that cit,
only few days ago. We say no
boldly uttered, because no one ex
cept those nursing the same infa
nous sentiments were allowed to b
present. The Government may o
may not probably not have had
spy among this precious party. Prob
ably, however, it is well informed o
all that transpired, and will act as
may seem justiiab by what the
may do ia the future as well as i
the past.
These Humanitarian gentlema
must have entertained n prodigious
ly elevated opinion Of the petticoate
ch Ell, TO overlook hiy fandIsh cruelties
not only to the Union prisoners. bu
to the southern conscripts their fan
lies. Tie, must have overlooked ID
Biackruue's ) IItl!e plan to introduce ye
low lever intJ New-AorE and Phllade
phla, as he oll IA Newborn, by whic
thousands ic, victims They must hav
O,ef.ookoH tnc charming arrangements {
DAVIS, agent Beiie to throw railroa
/ Trains, IliiS4 WIN i'Sdttlul ClitLCuS, bC
ana womeu an. children, off :ho trac
over sJnIe br,uge ur into some deep gull,
lney must have yyerljoked Mr. Keun,
dy ; plan 70 uestroy utterly New orl
They uvcrio, ked carefully any insign
icdut matters IKE these. Their obje'
Was Ot another nature-one Of hlghC
purpose and cher lnstlncts-One wortl
y OF the nUD.est efforts of New York hi
mauity 1t wa, the safety aud freedom
the man who ordered all these-who il
augerated the rebellion-who preside
over its drstinies-by whose order hunc
reds OF thousands OF lives were sacrificed
hundreds OF thousands OF widows and O
phans were made--the prosperity OF ha
a nation destroyed for quarter of
century to come-and all for the ph
lanthropic end Of overthrowing the wi
est aud best Government the sun CIV,
shone upon. Truly jeff. Davis deserv
the love and charity of Mayor Gunth
and his political conlederates of Ne'
York
These events, taken in connection wit
many others oi recent development
should not and eaanot mislead any ON
There is an undercurrent of mischi
which il behooyes us to all watch and r
sist with all means. ample as they ar