Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1866-07-18

of the rebellion, is in prison at Fort
ress Monroe for his offences against the
Government, they begin to speak of
his case. They grow so sympathetic
In reference to his punishment. They
must examine him every week to sec
whether his health is improving or de-
clining. They must have continual
report, and i he is little declining.
they give him tho right to go where
he pleases in and arot nd the fortifca-
tions.
If they keep him pretty close for Il
day or two, few gentlemen 60 there
to see whether or not the country is
ripe for bailing him. out. When they
put finger on the pulse of the Nation,
the pulse begins to beat with fever
heat. If they attempt to bail him out
there will be such howl through the
land that these men will tremble in
their boots.
When they find that they cannot do
that, Mrs. Davis-I do not blame her
for that; she is woman, and as q mat
ter of course, loves her husband and it
is her duty 10 do all she can for him
goes to Washington, and she begins to
speak of paroling Jeff Davis. His ST.
cred parole His bond of honor, Isup-
pose. [Derisive laughter. Like the
man Stephens, who is now running at
large with the other traitors in the
same old way. Some have pardons in
their pockets. Some have paroles in
their pockets. Every one of you who
has been in the army knows what par
doning a rebel means. Why, we par
doned them one day and captured
them the next That's about the way
we did. The country wants now to
see if Mr.. Davis can be pardoned. The
physician then comes forward and
takes hold of the pulse of the Ameri-
can people, and finds that it is not
quiet enough for them it has not cool.
ed down enough yet. They have been
dosed little too much with medicine
already, to be given quinine. So it goes
out that Mr.. Davis cannot be paroled;
it cannot be done.
My tcllow-countrymen, in my iudg-
ment L charge no man with it; there
are men in this land to-day who arc
high in position, who, if it were in
their power, would to-day parole Jeff
Davis and turn him loose, and let him
escape the country. T'Johnson, John
son-the Prosident.'1 I do not be
lieve that such thing enters into the
plans of the loyal people of this coun-
try. Some of these sympathizers say,
DO you want to keep man in prison
and let him rot" Well, l don't know
that | want to keep man in prison
until he rOts, but they kept a good
many of our soldiers there until they
rotted. [Sensation.1 They had no
sympathy for the poor soldier when
he was dying at Andersonville. Many
q poor boy, perhaps some of you, lost
their feet there. l know one in Pey-
ton county, young man named Do
herty, both of whose feet dropped off
in Andersonville prison, and who now
walks on two wooden legs. Then
there are others who suffered in the
same horrible way. There was no
sympathy in the bosom of traitors for
those poor men then, while they were
groaning, suffering and dying. When
did you ever hear soft voice coming
| from the South, saying: Come here,
friends of these poor soldiers, and give
them relief We are not able to do it.
Take them away from us and admins
ter to their wants. But it one of these
traitors is kept in prison little while,
especially if it is the great jeff Davis,
some of these people speak of the great
hardships 1T is terrible wrong that
must not be done.
Ladies and gentlemen, it may be that
| have none of the milk of human
kindness in my heart. 1t may be that
[ am not tender in my disposition. 1t
may be that / am rash in my feelings.
/ cannot tell. But can 60 with you
to-day, with these mothers and brothers
and sisters, to the graves of your lost
ones, and can weep there oceans of
tears, side by side, over the fallen mar
tyrs of loyalty in this land; but God
forbid that l should weep over the
pains and penalties or the punishment
fastened upon traitors or treason in
this country.