The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1866-07-18
Communicated.
LFor the Republican !

Mr.. EDIroR.--Sincc the capture of
Petersburg and Richmond, and the sur-
render of Lees army there has nothing
occurred that has caused so much rejoic.
ing among the Union loving people Of
Greene County, as the victory achieved
by the "boys in blue" at the Soldiers
Convention in Waynesburg Every
true patriot in Little Greene will say,
'All honor to sho noble boys who have
again demonstrated their sincerity and
fidelity to the principles Ir which they
fought and blel, on so many hard
fought fields" The Object of the Cons
vention, in the first place, was a Copper
head device to draw the Soldier to TIE
support Of Clymer, but the Soldiers have
had too much experience with the enc>
mics of oar country to be drawn away
from the support of the gallant soldier
General Geary 1t is now conceded
that ely ner will not get one vote from
the men who proved true to the Gov.
ernment during the war, The loyal men
in the upper end of this county were
never better united than they are at
present, and from all parts of the loyal
North comes the same report, They
all agree with Gov MoRroN of Ind,
when he says, "that the great party
that come to the support of the Governs
ernment in the hour of its peril and car.
ried on the war against traitors South
and their sympathzers North to a sue
cessf ii termination, are determined that
loyal men shall rule preserved Rcpub-
he, and that the doors of Congress shall
never be opened to rcbe.s who stand be-
fore the naioa guilty ofperjury, guilty
of treason, with their hands red with the
blood Of loyalsts, The rebels and Cop.
perheads have committed crime for
which history has no pardon. and the
memories OF men no torgetfuness, whose
colors grow darker from age to age,
and for which the Excavations Of mans
kind become more bitter from genera>
ton to generation. 1t has become a
settled fact that treason cannot be made
odious and loyalty rewarded, if, when II
rebellion has been suppressed, rebels are
admitted to make laws for the loyal and
administer the affairs of a Government
they have just failed to destroy" We
see in this State The friends of rebels puts
ing forth the greatest efforts to eIoct
to Congress men who are favorable to !
the repeal of the test OATH and the un,
qualified admission of rebels into Con-
gress. '"The advocates of this dogma in
this State are the men who endeavored
to light the flames of civil war during
the recent contest, which scheme, had 1t
not failed, would have brought upon us
conllag'at'on, murder, ROBBERY and the
commission ofevery crime which makes
black the chronicles of civil'war. Ye,
its authors aud abettors, with the proofs
oftheir guilt, piled mountain high, are.
again struggling tor power and asking
the people to put into their guilty hands
the government and prosperity of the
States" The question which the people
of the keystone State will be called upon
to decide next October, is whether lrai,
tors South and Northern allies shall
rule this nation IN preference to loya
men, the voice of this State will be on
the side oflighh She is still true to the
cause which she furnished SO many men
to sustain during, our recent contest,
she still cings to freedom and the rights
Of men. Il. b. s.