The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1866-05-30

South, which had made its wealth and
luxury out of the wrongs of tho black
man,-the naughty, luxurious South, was
plunged into utter ruin She saw her
slaves turned into Union soldiers, keep.
ing guard over her homes She saw
the Northern people, whom she had so
long governed, ruling her with'a rod OF
iron. by her own folly, she had opened
her door, to admit all the Northern ideas
and institutions she despised. BY her
own hands she had overthrown that
slavery which she had made her idol.
The mills Of God ground on. The
guilty South had been punished the
guilty North had been punished. The
torments of an enslaved race were expi>
ated by the blood of our best and brav>
est, shed freely on thousand fields of
battle, the innocent in place of the guils
ty. The wealth accumulated by the
wrongs ofthe- Saves during a century,
was all squandeNd in four years of
wasteGal war.
With this punishment of the princi>
pies came the sentence, also, on the ac-
completes and accessories. The great
democratic party, of the land. which had
made itself the devils advocate of sla-
very, was overthrown. 1t hal held in
its hand the destinies of the nation--il
was beaten at last in every precinct, at
every election, in every loyal State of the
land-for New Jersey has never been a
loyal State. Scarcely had England
ceased from applaudng the rebels, than
che was scared by a.rebelllon in Jamaca,
and another threated rebellion in Ireland.
While she was atlectionately imploring
us to be merciful to Jefferson Davis, she
was scourging, shooting and hanging
helpless men women and children in jas
maica.
France, also. which had seized the
opportunity OF our disasters TO reach out
her arm to grasp Mexico, now finds her
self unable either to hold il or let it 90.
Canada which gave such sympathy to the
rebels, that they were encouraged to or,
ganize an expedition on her soil to rob
and plumber our towns, now finds, in
turn, that she is apprehensivc Of expodi,
tions organized on our soil to rob and
plumber her towns So rapidly do the
mills of God grind out their appropriate
results. Yet men continue to SOW the
same lead seed, and cry out, with amaze
ment when the harvest arrives.
Good, careful Abraham Lincoln died.
A man full OF cares, carrying great
weight of responsibility, but happy in
his lite, fortunate in the opportunity of
his DEATH Since the greatest Of Roman
writers, wrote those words concerning
Germanicus they have never been appli>
ed to more opportunc death. Tie lived
to see the Union restored, Richmond
taken, Lees army surrendered; slavery
at an end, his malignant opposeis sllenc
ed then he died, and all the bitterness
OF his enemies changed to silent respect
or repentant gratitude, He also reaped
what he had sown. lie sowed honesty,
fidelity, truth; he reaped love and honor,
In HIM was fulfilled the saying :-"If
thine eye be single, thy whole body shall
be tull of light Ills slnglenoss Of pur-
pose took the place of genius, ofknowl-
edge. of purpose, of persuation, OF cul-
ture Rising from the humblcst posi-
ton in the nation, to the highest among
men, he ennobled that great Office more
than the office ennobled him.
But the mills of God grind on. The
Republican convention which nominal
ed Abraham Lincoln tor reelection
nominated for Vice President a man
who had always been pro slavery
Southern Democrat, and who differed
from the Others only in this, that while
they were mostly disunioDists, he was a
unionist He was sort of an Abdcl
among Southern leaders Give him the
praise OF it,
But when the Republican convention
nominated him for Vice President, he
was pro- slavery Democrat, as he had
always been, brought up in the Border
State feeling OF hatred to abolitlonists.
and hatred to dsunionists as we'll He
disliked South Carolinia for its rebellion,
and ho dislked Massachusetts, fer its
abolition, He was nominated, not be-,
cause he represented the sentiments Of
the majority of the party, but because he
did not. Nominating conventions first
satisfy the maiorityby giving them the
President, and then concillate the minori.
ty by the offer of the Vic, President,
OF course, they taks for granted that the
President will not die when In Office and