The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1867-05-29
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THE LATE OUTRAGE.

We publish cogert article on our
outside from the pen of Hon. Morton
McMchael, of the Philadelphia NORTH
american, which reflects our sentiments
exactly in this jeff Davis business. -
The legal travesty enacted at Richmond
is disgusting to the powers of the world
and must forever be stencil in the nos
trils of true Americans. We are ac>
qnainted with the many paliations and
excuses the actors in this play employ
as defense for themselves and the great
criminal, but the most eff ctual cannot
square the score with men who are per,
sonal creditors of his IN the line of rag
ged wounds, manned bodies, or shattered
physical constitutions. Winning serbs
b!ers of the copperhead caste dip deep
their sympathetic pens in behalf of HIM,
of Mrs. Surratt, Payne, or Booth,
but they never ask the citizens of this
county who it was that murdered Sam'l
Rinehart? Who was the murderer of
Job. Morris? Who was the murderer
of Mr.. Thompson's two sons of Centre
township? Who was the murderer OF
Cephas Mccullough? Who was the
murderer of Harper Rcx's son? Who
was the murderer OF Dennis Smith T?
Who was the murderer of David Tharp? Z?
Who was the murderer of Frederick
Shape? When have they expressed a
word in behalf Of the toregolug-olhers
not remembered-who were murdered
yes-Starved and tortured to death by
Davis himself? Never Away with
such fawning sycophancy! Davis
CRIME was punishable with death, his
bailing without precedent or constitn-
tlonality. What if he was allowed to
languish q two years in luxury7 We
have a case in a neighbonng county
where "wretch unknown to iame'
without shadow of reason has been
sonfned for more than two years, for
taking the lille of one individual in a mo.
mcnt of passion. What entities this
hmous monster, the slayer Of thousands,
10 lenity more than John Lennox o.
Why hang the subordinate Wirtz and
not execute the chiel9 Why was John
Brown refused bail by Virginia court,
summasily and unfairly tried, con,ict>
ed of rebellion against the laws of a
Stste and brutally hung. if surety can be
accepted for rebellion against the Gov,
srnment? 1t is not expected that Davis
will be arraigned In November, if so,
Why should he have been bailed for so
short an interval? His expatriation
heed not be longer than his friends. 0or
chose whose names are on the bonds
must be such,) may choose to take tor
payment OF their $4,000 each. It was
but the shadow of an excuse for his re,
lease. Horace Greeley has perfect
night to his own opinion but he has no
right to assume to be representative Of
the Republican party, when he cuts up
such didoes, any more than has Wen
dell Phillips when be curses Gen. Grant.
We admire much Of the principle Of
both but they are far from intalliblc as to
policy. We make a wide difference
between the man who sins knowingly
and one who is forced or duped into
with traitors Davis and his
Coadjutors in crime sinned knowingly,
and between such and ourselves we dig
a deep chasm. They are not worth the
powder that would blow them to eternal
perditlon! And should be made to ferl
4!