The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1866-12-07
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CONFISCATION.
General Benjamin F. Butler, Of Msssachu-
sets, pledged himself to the people Of his
district, in the event Of his election to the
1ortieth Congress, to introduce bills immedi-
ately after the opening of the session, for the
impeachment Of the President, the hanging
Of JEFF. Davis and General Lee, and the con-
AICation Of rebel property sufficient to pay
che war debt and recompenSe the loyal pee
pie for the losses they suffered at rebel
hands. The General was triumphantly elect
I'D, and as be is a man not easily ~dissuadsd
from bis convictions Of duty and the fulfill
ment Of bis promises, we have no doubt but
aheSe bills win at once engage the considera-
aiOn Of Congress. The legal people of the
nth are deeply interested in these now sps-
cis designs Of the Radical Party, that the
ends Of justice may be obtained in the exc
c1tion Of those who lorded over them with
the brutal despotisn Of the sword, AID in
The reclamation Of their stolen estates.
Ills a true maxim and wen adapted to the
case in hand, that dancers must pay the
Tldlsrs.' The rebels have had q big dance
70 the tune Of three billions Of dollars, TO
say nothing Of the sacrificed lives, and the
poverty sud wretchtdness brought upon the
land. And now, it is JUST in every accep-
1ion Of the word, that their broad %alluVial
acres should be taken to meet the expenses.
If eSsssea,ion is unjust, is it just to tax the
Federal soldiers for lighting for the endang-
cred integrity Of bis country Is It just 10
render the blessings and privileges Of the
government equally accessible to those who
fought to destroy il, and to those who fought
"a save Il? Is it right to pension the Confsd-
crate soldiers and pay the rebel war debt cut
Of the United States Treasury? II conGsca-
zion is wrong, the rebellion was right, and
shat plank Of the Northern Democratic Plat
form, npon which George B. Mcclellan ran
for the Presidency, declaring the further
prosecution of the war upon the part OF the
government to be a "barbarous, unjustifa-
Die, hopeless and wicked expenditure Of
blOsd sad treasure" was a truthful uttel-
snee, If eonhscaiiOn Is wrong, Fargeson
rnd Yirz were saints Of mercy, not demons
IF cruelty, Morgan and Forrest cavaliers Of
The mobiles: types, not highway marauders,
Lee a hero, not a human butcher, JEFF. Da-
Wis a patriot, not an Atrocious consPira,or,
Andrew johnson an iaeOrruptibls statesman,
not a deep-dysd dsnagogue and a political
I~scariot, and Abraham Lincoln q greater des-
pot than the Russian Czar, and not the pre-
server Of the liberties Of thirty millions Of
people.
The idea Of eohfseatien is not original
with Butler, some body before him boldly
advocated II, aud acquired fame and an e1-
allied position thereby. This "IOHs body"
would net even be satisfied with eonfseation
as the elinacteric Of rebel punishment. The
social power Of the traitors must be destroy
ed. Go on, Beast, God speed you. You are
ia a fair way TO become as desperately un-
f~nerciiul as the famous Knight Of the goose
whS rose, aiep BY step, from an obscure sri-
gin tSthS highest pinnacle OF worldly DIS
fisetion. No matter If such notorious sym
pSlhissFs With treason as C. D. Prentice,
Brick PonsFy q aRS ge.s ID hear the jung
ling Of silver spoons in you- breeehsI peck
Ut, when you thnndsr against the most 81
gantis crime Of the nineteenth century, the
loysi nilliohs will applaud and honor your
efforts TO puuiIh itI guilty psrpetrat0rs.-
with. their names viii be handed down from
generation 70 generation, connected with all
aAAt is Tils, wicked, disbonorabls and loath-
some, yourI will shine brightly upon the
brightsst paEss Of American history | be
deeply craven upsn the memorials Of your
sOuntryt grsAinsiI, aad sndsared b. time,
Sil be proudly associated, By the lost gsns-
TsiiSH which viii PEOPLE America With the
Pursst, the roblsst, and the bolisS: cause,
yhieh sVsr called into existence the physical,
moral, and Intellectual power Of man.