Des Arc citizen., 1866-07-21
THE EREAT EYPsTRIATED.

the Government and were conspicuous lea ders of the rebellion, are roaming about the
 world unsettled, unhappy and unalmsed, with their sad eyes ever and anon turned towards their dear native land, which they
 would like to revisit, could the feat be accomplished without personal danger.
 Exile is a terrible punishment, no doubt and why it should be inflicted on class of
 high-toned politicians who struck simply at the heart of the nation, that our system
 of civil liberty might be purified and it's
 strength renewed, is difficult matter to understand There was no treason in the attempt to dissolve the Union by armed
 resistance to it's authority, by the murder of it's citizens, tho appropriation of it's forts
 and munitions, and the robbery of its trea- suries; the only thing contemplated was a correct interpretation of the Constitution and the settlement of few vexed questions which had been agitating the country. The exercise of right so apparently just should certainly not be considered a crime
 worthy of repatriation. There is General Price, for instance-vulgarly known as "0ld Pap'--suffering the severest tortures of banishment at the present. time, for just nothing at all. A President had been
 elected against his will, and the will of the
 slavery oligarchists with whom he sympa- thized, and he went to work to burn brid- ges, destroy railroads, lay villages and cities in ashes, and deplete his State of her ma terial wealth, as we'll as to destroy and dcmoralize thousands of her citizens to nullfy the decision of a majority of the people. Tine General is suffering untold
 horrors for this performance But, stran- ger still, this repatriation on his part Is I voluntary When he ''left his country for his country's good" treason, it must be admitted, was somewhat odious; but the complexion of things of that character has wonderfully changed Were Old Pap here now he would likely be notable stump speaker, with list of appointments as long as his arm. It is not difficult to guess the
 side he would espouse To his pure and patriotic mind the new Constitution would present nothing but compendium oi abominations dnd he would fight as ardent ly against the emancipation of the negro, the disfranchisement of the traitor, and the oath of loyalty, as ever he did to humiliate the grand old flag of the Republic. The old fellow can return whenever he wishes.
 Nothing but pardon from the President
 s needed. But there Is secret here, and we may as we'll suggest 1t now as at any other time. 1t is not the loyal men who are keeping General Price in exile, but the Copperheads; and there are two reasons which operat in this direction. One is
 that the advocacy ofthe Conservative mea- sures by so prominent an actor in the re- bellion would too plainly discover the real design in view; the other, that Old Pap would be vastly popular with the party
 Georgia sent the Vice President of the SO called Confederacy to the Senator of the
 United States; and Missouria, with Blair's plain of improyising Legislature, might just as appropriately bestow similar honor on a military leader who ranked high with the same schismatics. The same is true , of J. c. Breckenridge. That distinguished , gentleman is freezing to get home He hoyers as near his native border as possi'
 ble, and long since petitioned for Executive clemency Why Is not the prodigal em. braced and welcomedg Certainly the Radicals have no objection to his return They fought him in the field, and have nc fears of his prowess in the civil campaigns
 he might undertake. But Breckenridge is ambitious; and that is his bane. Even in Canada he cant keep still. We are told by The Toronto Leader that ''as soon as tho Fort Erie raid took place, General John c. Breckenridge volunteered on behalf ot himself and the other Southern gentlemen residing at Niagara and the vicinity, then services to the Canadian government; buI in consequence of the retreat of the Feniar rufians, their services were not required.
 It seems from this that two indlvidual' who have occupied the Vice Presidential seat, agree upon the neutrality laws exactly , and as they are both old Democrats, it ii very possible that they agree upon grea
 many other things; and therefore, to pre-
 vent two suns from moving in the sams
 sphere, it is polite not to admit the Ken
 tuckian for thepresent. We call the atteu ton of the Feniaus to General Breekin ridges course in Canada He was willing to offer his services to break up the bes , Government the world ever saw, one whicl had honored him beyond his merits; bu
 failing in that, true to the principles o
 despotism, he volunteered to defeat th' effort of Irish Americans for the Liberation l of their mother land. Aud "other South ern geatlemea residing at Niagara" wer' equally obsequious to the British interest Lieut.. Maury is manufacturing torpedoe for the French Emperor. He experimcn ted largely in this way during the rebel 3 lion, and has the proud satisfaction O
 knowing that he blew up good many yes
 sells belonging to the American navy, Ht
 Imperial master may send him to Mexico who knows Exile must be a terribl
 punishment to these gentlemenj but sh