The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1867-01-04
Pearls Before Swine.

Bennett, the cannie Scotchman, whose
hide Is known to be as thick as that of
rhinoceros, insensible alike to honor and
integrity, has suddenly discovered that
Pres dent Lincoln was prophet. Ben
nett never advocated or spoke good of any
man or measure without being Influenced
by the sordId motive of avarice, hence he
has suddenly discovered that Mr.. Lincoln
was prophet, because ne purposes max
iug it profitable to do 80.
The HeraH Of Tuesday has quite
long editorial about the horoSios Of State
Rights, and tie prophecies If Mr.. Lin
coin, who it must be rcmcn Jercd, pre-
dicted that nothing hurts n16ody." We
havo read toe article with a. great deal Of
care, and find nothing in it, beyond the
influenced feeling Of pen.onod mercc-
nary. 1t is totally devoid of argument or
fact, and evidently intended only as COW"
ardly stab in the back for President John.
| SOD.
| We believe James Gordon Bennett ca
pable of anything contemplate or mean,
but hardly believed him or nature was so
depraved as to seek charnel house, and
abuse dead mems bones, for the sinister
motive Of trying to sustain fimsey pre-
text for an assassin-like thrust at Prcsi-
dent johnson.
James Gordon Bennett is foreign
spawn, President Johnson is an Ameri-
can.born citizen, therefore as an Ameri-
can.born citizen, We feel no desire or in
clination to be lectured by any such scum,
or to permit them, ike Balaam's ass, to
be continually braying upon the subject
of American principles, which, as base
morcenaries and seris from truth, they
can neither appreciate, or explain.
The whole article in the UcraM gives
goodly evidence OF the contewptIblo sub
torfuge used by Bennett and his lick.
spittlo scribblers for au attack upon Pres-
ident johnson. 1t is true that the late
unhappy war was settled by tho arbitra.
meut Of the sword, welded by men who
fought for principle--a virtue, VI course,
which men like Bennett and his stamp
can never realize the influence of. Like
Henry of Navarro, we lost all save Honor,
and that is priceless boon left US by our
fathers. No base-born upstart or serl,
like Bennett and his crew, can appreciate
tie respect due honorable men, who,
though beaten, are not yet subduod
enough to consent to being base enough
to submit to the violation or The Constitu-
ton and the destruction of the Union.
1t is well known that we did not como
back under the protecting wings Of the
eagle upon our own accord, cut from force
CT circumstances. We accepted the is.
sue in good faith, bowling with bumilia.
ton ut our defeat, and, from the gener.
GUS conditions of our surrender from Grant,
hoped all would be we'll. But alas what
delusion. Grim visaged war had no SOON
er smoothed his wriukled front and the
soft wings of peace were again spread over
the land, than band of fierce barbariaus
from the North rushed toward the capitol
at Washington, like torrent, sweeping
everything before them. These mighty
warriors--Sumner, Wade and Thad.
Stevens-opened upon the devoted heads
Of the conquered rebels the walls Of their
wrath by word of mouth-like squaws,
doing their fighting with their tongues
Too cowardly to face the music in honor.
able combat like men, these skulks and
fostering poltroons are like all base heart
ed creatures that curse the name of man.
Marat and Robespierre, the bcll-hounds
of the French revolution, were as far
above them as the Prince of Peace is
above the Imp of darkness. To look 10
such men for magnanimiy or an honest
consideration of doing unto others as you