The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1866-06-20
WAYNESBURG: "
FOR GOVERNOR,
GEN. J. w. GEARY.
OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
IT WON'T DO!-A FLIMsY VEIL

to the top, so in political revolution the
scum eventually floats to the surface -
In spite Of the craftlness and deceit they
would practice upon the loyal masses Of
our country, the leaders Of the Copper,
head party Of the North will occasionally
break out in that viperjus, malignant,
strain which signaliz2d their overy move,
ment during the dark days Of evil dis
seutlon Their record is tao decp and
damning and wer their clements # com
position other than they are we would
express surprise at their leaders attempt
to make themselves appear as the true
saNlors Of The country. Ouibursls after
the old style, however, betray their real
feelings and we almost hear the matters
ad curses of disappointed dabolism,
when rage oyercomcs the better quality
OF discretion a especial" to the New
York Dv0yM, one Of the leading copper>
head organs in the North, speaking of the
coming triaL Of Jeilcrso IN Davis. SANDERS
the character Of Judge Underwood in
the most indecent manner Bahlcd be,
cause the Judge happens to bg the
right man in the right lace, " he hopes
"that at the trial Of Mr., Davis the Pres,
idenL will have sufficient respect for the
opinion Of mankind to request the Chief
Justice to preside From this we inter
that .Vr. Davis life is in jeopardy if
Judge Underwood, should sit at his
hearing, Whether, if the Chief Justice
should dlspIace lin would amellorate
the condition Of thing, it is not for us to
suppose, but it is evident there is call
made upon the President to do some,
thing for poor JEFF in his present condi,
ton, and call Which the President from
all appearances has no Intention of an
swering. The cry Of "hcp me Cassius
or | sink' falls upon deaf ear. The
"special' again indulges in the following
acrimonious stra'n:
The party actually on trial will be the Re-
publican party, and it will not take lawyer,
OF nlnc-lenths the intellect OF Mr.. O'COGnOr 20
~ ~ II lpn tn ,,it ih,
matic@l demonstration, that upon the uttcran-
ces of Seward, Chase, Lincoln and Sumner,
Mr. Davis was not only free IRON the slight-
est moral guilt, hut is entitled to honor The
for the right OF secession will be
presented in such n form that She world will
read it, and will contain necessarily such lcs.
timony from the SUPERFICIAL East and the emf |
nentIy loyal aboliionists in It's favor rs will |
Ns;onish The honest Masses"
Here il not only avowed sympathy |
with the vile traitor but n step toward |
MS aggrandzemcnt-a belief that Mr.
Davis was, not only free from The s!ight~
'St moral guilt but is catHied 10 6Qa0rn |
For shame! that such uttcranccs should
,ome from men who derive the same
protection under "our starry flag as he
who gave his limb and would his hfe |
lpon the battle plains Of the South in
IS deteLce Such men
"liath got the voice in Hell for excellence,
AiorcoNe er il is presumed the ''right CT
will be presented in such !
orm that the world shall read and |
lrclare its constilutionaily, justice, nc
,essily, Are the scenes of 'Gl-' to be
'chearscd, else why do unscrupnous
demagogues persist IN try.
ng to force the fright of secession"
lpon the American peoplel Where in
he ear,hs history has such leniency been
shown insurrectionists as has been eXcr.
cised it, these United States since the
Of the rebellion! Yet these
politicians would inslll the poisonous
anew in their hearts aud plunge
The nation into fratricidal war. Nor
ihern bayonets have demonstrated the
iallacy ofsuch argument and those who
carried them are wiling, now to deal
gently with those who committed in
capacity, crime common to
live millions of the people Ct our land
The Union party do not desire that
Southern blood shall flow as an atone |
ment for past offences, as the hitter fan
atics, styling themselves conservatives"
would have them represented. If,hey
Of the South are again dcluded by tho
sehcminy towards Of the North. who
constituted the "peacc party during
tho latter days OF the war, they will
have themselves to blame
We say, and in doing so believe It to
be the sentiment of tho majority of those
who carried the muskot the rank and
Iile both North and South, that they
would be wllingto stand up iacoio face
rs they have stood on tho murky field
Of battle, and grasp hands over the ''rc
construction policy" as moved by the
present Congress, pledgihg themselves
or the Union as it is intended, "one and
There are many of those fronds (N ofl