Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-08-17
GEN. LoGAN,s VIEWS.

Gen. John A. Logan made spirited
speech at the soldiers Reunion, held at
Salem, Ill.,, on the 4th of July. Speaking of
the seeded States, he said
Il do not see why the people should be
in any hurry to require them to be represen-
ted. They declined to be represented for
four years; but the very moment they laid
down their arms, they say, Why we want
members in congress; we want part Of the
foreign missions; we want the officers of the
law to be distributed among u.s. we want
our rights, They talk of rights Well, SO
might a horse thief, at the very time he is
being tried get up before the Judge, after
the proof has been given showing that he
had stolen the horse, and say, Judge /
want my rights, The judge would say,
My dear friend, you will get them in few
minutes. | think that the jury will send
you to the penitentiary for twenty years.
''Oh they want their rights, rights that
they forfeited, rights that they are not
entitled to rights that they denied to them
selves by their own act of treason. They
tried to odestroy the Government, and denied
its authority by their acts, and thus lost all
the rights that they had in this land. And
now instead of marching up with pardon
in one pocket and certificate Of election in
the other, demanding what they call their
rights, what ought they to do2 They ought
to be on their knees, imploring this great
and glorious Government to be magnani-
nous, and offer them that clemency which
our gallant honest, and faithful President,
Abraham Lincoln, offered to them so often
and which they so often refused /
do not want to be their executioner; but l
do want to do few things as one of the
American people, as one of the loyal citizens
of this land, as man who has as much right
as anybody else, and no more TO claim the
exercise of certain rights and privileges in
this country that loyal men are entitled to.
| want to be recognized in this land as a
soldier of the Republic of the United States
and not a disgraced man. want to be rec
ognized at the same time as a man who has
done more for his country than traitor
| want it to be so in this land that Gen.
Sherman may stand here to day before the
American people in a prouder light, higher
socially, morally, politically, and every way
than does Joe Johnston, the man that fought
against him in the armies of treason.
''That is what ! want to see. want to
see treason made odious, and loyalty made
respectable.
Histalk aboutJeff Davis was plain enough
as will be seen from the following speci-
men,
"Now that Davis, the head of the REBEL
ion, is in prison at Fortress Monroe for his
offences against this Government, they be-
gin to speak OF his case. They grow sym
pathetic in reference to his punishment.
They must examine him every week 10 see
whether his health is improving or declining
They must have a continual report: and, il
he is little declining, they give him the
right to go where be pleases in and around
the fortifcations.
IF they keep him pretty close for a day
or two, a few gentlemen go there to sec
whether or not the country is ripe for bailing
him out. When they but finger on the
pulse of the nation, the pulse begins to bea
up to fever heat. If they attempt to bai
| han oat, there ,ciH be such a hotol hroagl
! the land that these men aciH tre1a6le n theii
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