The Republican journal., 1869-09-09
VENGEANCE is NINE"

A correspondent of the New York Express,
writing from the watering places of New
Hampshire, says
''Ex-secretary Stanton and family are at VOLTS
borough, Vt. Mr.. Stanton is but a shadow of his
former self He rests quietly upon the piazza,
watching his children at their play, contrast to
the vivacity of the other guests. or he walks now
is thin and PALE and in Slow feeble tones, responds
to the cordial greetings of Others"
We believe in retribution in this life, and
especially do we hold that every person guilty
of oppression, cruelty or outrage during the
late war; will sooner or later feel Gods avcng-
ing hand. There is no wonder that this
miserable Stanton sickcns and pines-that
food refuses to nourish and the free air of
heaven to revive him. He tortured thous-
ands to death in his basties. He sent the
innocent Mrs. Surratt to the gallows. When
Col. Straight escaped from Andersonville,
and begged him to exchange prisoners, he
said, ON be id if am going to exchange
| sound men for skeetonsr' And the boys in
blue died there by batallions. Dothesc skele-
tons follow him night and day? Are they
| by him in his eating, drinking or walking? DC
they sit by his bedside, with hollow, woliisl
eyes, and threatening bony fingers Doubt
less they do. Who wonders then that he is
prematurely old, broken down, and on ;
steep descent to the grave-and that which
awaits him beyond the grave.
Men may scar their feelings and consccncc'
for time, but the accusing spirit finds it,
voice at last. Preston King thought he ha(
smothered conscience, when he thrust from
the White House steps the daughter Of Mrs
Surratt pleading for her mothers life Blu
while in the lucrative office of Collector o
New York, he became moody, restless, dwin
died to skeleton, and one day sought
suicides death under the waters Of New Yorl
bay.
Sooner or later the whole tribe will fee
the hand of the same mysterious aVcnger.
1t has been remarked that troubles come
mot single spies, but in batlalions." Disaster
60 in tlocks If fire destroys q large part OF
4 city, it is soon followed by others oflikc ex
tent. Portland, Augusta and Belfast each ex
pcrienced disastrous CONGREGATIONS in tn,
same year. The same is true of great crimes
An epidemic of murders break out perodi
cally. So do robbcres and accidents on rail
roads and steal Last week bridge OF
the Fiscataquis Railroad broke down under ;
train. On Sunday bridge on the Main,
Central was burned, intcrruptino the travel
A series of petty accidents to the steamer
on the Penobscot Bay, next took place On
Monday the katahdin got aground in the fog
near Searsport, and lay six hours. The SAM
evening the William Tibbcts put back her
with her machinery deranged. On Tuesda,
morning the Cambridge touched on the flat
at Owls Head, and the City of Richmond wa
detained by the fog at the entrance of the Ba,
several hours, making the latest landing a
this city for two years past We don't know
what is to happen next, unless it be that sc
rious accidents are to happen to the radica
party in all the towns of Maine next Monday
We rather think that will be it. Perhaps
like the steamers in the fog, their craft ma
ground on the futs, of which that party h a
IN abundance