Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1867-09-18
The enemies Of the Uuited States hav.
ing been finally defeated in battle, united
their efforts TO elect sympathizers from the

The enemies Of the Uuited States hay.
ing been finally defeated in battle, united
their efforts to elect sympathizers from the
North and to procure the admission of
enough rebels from the South, to enable
them, through Congress, to attain what
they had lost in the field. The pro-
gramme was frustrated BY the loyal peo-
pie at the ballot box, 10 the election Of tho
Fortieth Covgress. Defeated in open war.
and again In Congress, these bafled con-
splrators, as Il last resort, are endeayorine
to save "the lost cause through the courts.
They deny that anything has been settled
BY the war; and boldly proclaim that :'all
these grave pending questions" must ba
decided, 'Just IN fact as they aeouId hare
bee" dec'ded had they arisen eight years
ago, or had no ,car taken place." iPtR
adelphia Age, July sM.) They not only
deny The constitutional power o. Congress
to impose terms upon the rebel States or
people, but deny that Congress itself is a
loyal body, because the rebel States are
unrepresented. Hence, the recent applica.
tion to the Supreme Court Of the United
States Tor ipjunctons, to nuilify the Re-
construction laws Of Congress in Missis-
sippi Georgia and other Rebel States. In
the same interest, and Of the same char
acter, is the nomination Of George Shars-
wood, well known and life long State
rights man, for the Supreme Cour. of
Pennsylvania. He judicially denies tie
power OF Congress to issue paper mona7,
| to give 1t value by making it a LEGAL Ten
der Boris os. TroH. Legat hteHiyencer.
Of March 18Th, 1864, page 92) JUICES
Thompson and Woodward, Of the same
court, not only announces these same doc.
trines in the case of lHereiae Us. Sailor,
ct a. (Leyat MteHgencer of Jpue lG
and 30, 1865, pages lSs and o05.) but
in the cases of Kneelier e. az rs. Lane
ct al. 60 IVryhfs reports, page 23S. de,
MED the power Of Congress, in time of
war to draft men into the military service.
The principles declared in these decisions
were as hostile to the national existencs
and perpetuity as any assault ever mado
by General Lee and bis armed legions at
Gettysburg, or elsewhere. 1t requires no
argument to demonstrate that if these de-
cislons on currency and the draft had pre-
vailed, and become the established law of
tue land, success in the war would havo
been more impossible than if the rebel
army at Riehmond had been reinforced
with half million Of men! Is it safe,
therefore, to place another man, entertain
ing these opinions, on the Supreme Bench
of the State?
FOrewarnel should be forearmed. These
Superior Courts are now the ''last ditch
of the rebellion; and the country calls
upon the Boys in Blue" and every 10y
al voter, to rally once more to the rescue
Complete your county and township or
ganizations without delay. With this
thoroughly done, victory is sure without
it, there is danger. Review at once every
where the Loyal Leagues ard associations
which proved of such vast service during
the war. Let every patriotic man feel
that be has something to do in the good
work, and proceed forthwith to DO it with
all his might Exclude all side issues,
local quarrels, and personal aspirations,
and labor only for the public good. Be
not deceived by the stale clamor about
negro equality, and negro suffrage These
worn-out hobbies we're supposed 10 have
been ridden to death at our last two annual
elections, when, rs now, they were declar-
ed by our enemies to be the great issues
Of the contest They are now raised ap
and brought upon the track again, mouns-
Cd by the same riders, and destined TO the
sau.c iguoble end Be Eot discouraged
by the vain boasting of our adversarles.
They have heen engloriousy defeated in
every contest for years, and cannot now
prevail against us. The loyal aud patri-
otic people of the State have heretofore
nobly sustained us, and the cause OF the
country, under the heavy pressure and
discouragement of drafts, taxation, bereay
ment and carnage and when nothing but
an abiding faith in au overruling Proyi-
dence, and in the justice Of our cause,
enable rs to the end. Surely there can
be no faltering now, when the goal IL al
most reached and when one more united
rally for our principles and our flag Will
enable us to secure the ripe fruits of the
late dreadful civil war, and to garner
them safely fol- ourselves aud our children.
We stand over the ruins of gigantic
rebellion, the most formidable enemy ever
encountered by republican institutions
| We stand by the graves of three hundred
thousand of our noblost men, who counted
their lives we'll spcn. when offered freely
for Liberty aud Union. In the presence
of THEN spoechless but eloquent dust iu
the presence of tho doubling and sneeIiDg
enemies of free Government, at home and
abroad in view of the oppressed millions,
who from beneath crushing despotisms
watched or flag, with tears and hopes,
and prayers, throue hout the four long
years of bloody conflict before the rapid
" coming millions Of the future; before
God of justice, aud ia the name OF all
THAI makes faithfainess to HIM, and honor
among men, we stand pledged to secure
and maintain forever the principles for
y IL