The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1866-09-07

Of the burgler, the fawningand fattery
OF the sycophant, the eauno of the
parasite, andthe trickery of the juggler,
in order to sustain its desperate
cause, and perpetuate that fatal grasp
within which it holds the d%estinies of
our now distracted country.
In ratification of the foregoing it is
only necessary to read the speeches of
their candidates for Congress, (nomi-
mated by reclamation, of course0 their
Governors, and their stumpers in gen.
eral.
To "the boys in blue" who have sur
vived and have ballots to bestow at
the coming election, these Radical
treasury leeches are making their most
obsequious appeals, and are reoiting
with misery exactness the many acts of
generosity they claim to have bestowed
upon them, and in this enumeration
they have not failed to mention that "we
have furnished artificial limbs to those
who have lost their natural limbs by
the war; What Congressional gen
crosby to the soldierl In view, then,
Of this act Of Congressional munifcence
can any boy that has worn the national
blue object totkefact that Congressman
added only an extra tco thousand dollars
to their salaries at their late SEES
sion.
But in order to present in a little
clearer light the claims of the Radicals
to the gratitude and support of the
surviving "boys in blue" as well as
the public in general and as l trust
that the time has past by when to muir
muir ut official outrages was denounced
as treason, and to invoke the protection
of law was held to be disloyal l will
venture topresent for the consideration
of Fall whom it may concern" a few
items which the Radicals have omitted
to mention, but which now belong to
history.
Owing to the changing vicisitudcs Of
the war, there was a period when largo
numbers of prisoners were holdby both
parties, who, according to usage and
the rules of civilized warfare, were en-
titled to a speedy exchange, but I'M
fortunately a portion Of those held by
the rebels wero Of the "boys in black"
who they claimed as their property
and refused to exchange, and hence a
disagreement between the Exchange
Commissioners. subsequently General
Butler vas appointed exchange officer
on the Federal side, "a man whose de-
gree Of well earned infamy was scarcely
excelled by that of his master, the Sec
rotary Of War and soon after this in.
strument of tyranny had been selected
and at the instance and demand of rad.
ical fanatics, it was determined that nc
exchanges should be made unless il
was done without respectto color. And
although the rebel authorities were
, anxious to effect nm exchange Of whites
for whites, so long as their respective
numbers would admit of it, yet, in view
Of all the dire consequences to the white
; soldier that they knew must inevitably
ensuo, that most barbarous determine.
ton was adhered to and persisted in
and when you add to this paltry quib.
BILE about the colored prisoners, thai
characteristic declaration Of the cold
implacable and callous hearted tyranr
! who presides over the War Depart
. ment, namely, "That he would not ex
change healthy rebel prisoners for d.
skeletons" you will have the oficia
J J reasons for the failure 10 procure tn
/ release of the "boys in blue from tn
o rebel prisons.
This act of this base and cowardly
abandonment by the Federal authori
ties of true but unfortunate American
. soldiers, is unequaled for atrocity il
Q any civilized country, 1t was, indeed
. equivalent to a sentence of death, b.
torture, of more than ten thousand G
those brave boys at Andersonvill
! prison alone; who, by tho dictation c
fanatics, were thus stricken down, an,
hastened to to their rcpose in rude an
crowded s%epulchers.
! But in conclusion allow mo to in
!. qurre what Radical Congressman
; stumper or press throughout our wild
spread country has ever condemne
" those enormitias. which are so abhol