Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1865-01-25
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Brick f'OSsIToy on 8u;,s,
Tie following scoring was riy,n
Brick Pomroy TO General Butler ,fts,
failure TO take Fort Fisher and bec,r,
WA. dismissed We consider !,
specimen:
The briliiancy OF Sherman, r,.aI
march and capture of SayAnnsh Is ecL
ed by the i.noblc failure of our syr,,.
take Fort Fisher OF gain posse.sioB =
Wilmington. We prophesird the f.jp.
~ Ell il was known that Butler, tie H..
eyed Beast, 1--WE think too much q. Il
horse To call HIM brute,) WAS 10 CO.
mand the land forces OF the expe.r,
which sailed in five grand divisions, A.
which MAS TO astonish The world. n,
the pulsc of the nation beat faster =,
was heraljed over the land that a hvrd,,i
ships and twenty mine monster gunbs,,
had started on a great nissiun-ths e.
ture Of Wilmington
Porter did his duty. 60 did ,hs =.
! liant Weitzcl.
But Batter, the bluniering Beast, falsl
AS usual. What he is kept in comna7
for is more than our limited though, G.,
! fathum. \ drunken ball room mar.,-
/ knows more Of military than he. T.,.
is not a State prison in the world but /.
/ in 1t better, Drawer, and more honest L.
! than he. There never was 3 pimp tg.
/ was more honorable. There never VS., f,
/ thief but WAS more noble minded. The.
] never was a greater disgrace 10 nalinn rhi,
he kept in place. He never won baiil.
! He never yet told the truth when &
could be invented, even AT treble ihe CO..
He never sa~ lady hr did not iu,u:
unless she was dead lie never ea-ue5
dollar if il could be- had by stealing. Il
never led hi> troops except on = rct-e.
He never has made other than ha1
mark on the pages Of history, and WV
i, that he Las been continued in cgr
man,I, ami So many better men h.,yt .ss
sheivcd, is more than we can tell
F 4 liar, robbyr, pirndcrer, murI-r'
insu!tcT Of wufnru, burglar, trai,or :
heart, coward by nature, swinrilcr bv =.
ucati,n. thiet by instinct, tyrant n.
promotion, q ii.nd by universal sdmi,s.
. ii i 10 wonder our c.inse fail. when ],
3 by such creature. OF abolitiuni.n.
As usual he has blunder,d tn.
dies of Wilmington owe their brave d
fen iers Nolum"s of thanks, and God
praised, that through HIS mercitul int:
position our nation il saved another ch4l
ter of disgrscetui vii!ainy at the hani
this Beast Ben Butler. Had he have p
tered " ilmin@t"n he would have stole
even the wig- from corpscs-tht unds
clothing from dirty wenchcs-ihe dagn'
+ otHpes trum grave stunes-the medai
from d> ing imiants-thc linen from cE
GrCn vet without beimg-the Word
God from the sacred d,sh-the rs'G
from our own hospital>-thc shrouds IN
our own sp!iicrs-tLe prayers from dyg
sinncrs-ani sacrament cup from chu-c
e., but what hc would have added 10
collection Of stolen goods. And
would have disenrboweled dead soll'r
and sent their corpses north as he
done before, flied with silver ware.
Abraham Lincoln is President OF
United States We did not speak. VT
or vote frr him II is not for US to 81
who shall be his pets AMI who shall nj
1t il not for u. to say whether he
appoint thieves or generals 10 Comma
armies. Ii is not for us 10 question s
act OF President Lincoln, for 10 do
would be di.lnyal. Ii Is not for US 10 CT
else the acts of any one in authority
such would he unbecomlng IL an Anne
can in these days, but VIC would love
have some one tell Us what use Buie'
10 the world OF TO our c2usef
And vet there are men in tins s
who puin: with pride to this lega!lZed
of a devil and heap honor upon him
though il were task TO honor him.
he'll is the result of all wickeduess, 90
Butler, the Beastly Blundering Jonsh
this war. the concentration of all th%
vile on earth, and Gnd will never pros
our national cause til! he is removed
the devil calls him home What p
ty pet he is-but thank God none OF o-
THE LADY's FRIESD-The Febr1'
Dup,j,ar Of fbia D,ar.zine ODPns VIII