, 1869-01-01
THE CHRISTMAS PARDON.
Who are Affected by 1t.
zen Davis, Breckenridge,
Juba1 Early, Judah Ben.
jamin, A. q. Stephens,
4. E. Lee, Etc.
Sketches of the Bowed Chivalrv
Last Days Of the Pardoner.

Last DAYS Of the Par1onar
"Aa'ASA'
I
... wnunasox, Dec. Is.
fre into your mirror. 1be eron,s,ts ,.,n,'
climate Of tba potonrso 49, sase ~. =. mlnlf
ndvanta1c.era,- ~ as,r, "as sesn 70 oencioz
agalnst the cold sky; all the rapors we,
dead In the absolute stiffness; the suuna .
toot-6tep was almost painful In lis ljs,,nc
ness. caucht I, ~ ,orr,.e- 80. .ts.ihe ~
-,re. hr 49,, ssas+ 49, v.us ..,' sun'.eot, IKE
,'',..,a ~ .As 4.oet' .ae "of'u stood still an
o11ttle' ana INTO The Christmas dawn th
nc~s Of Mr.. Johneon's pardon was like tb
dropping of lighted cigar. II did nor a..
it just went ont after minnie TIE s.,,fra ~ =
small }e5rfe from :, 1,,,1. ,,,',s' =. ...'us
won,I - ha,o @ na nom " nsste n'eees boys nos
"e.e ,. A",s moue nofe report. heard on
Nan, eatchiDg at the newspaper and Bee!p
the huge heau line Of "Pa.don," say:
"Andy's pardoned the last Of 'cm, see
say. Bill! look out Of the gfndce and 81
'nut pul'y toostet,s gaA -
aSulncent gan - says the other Will
great interest. a5d they talk On such slyh
matters IS s,aI leasnedly, but say not 4 wo5t
ahon, TUG proclamation. Neither does any
hedS. a lot Ct raggcd obscurities, like 81,
shiitless Assilihoiar indians iu winter, with
ont ckct-handkerchief to go around O o
d'ink OF FIN Tor the ch1ct, OF whole shirt
tail Tor the remnant OF the nation. The foreign
e1iles OF the rebellion will probably read TIL
| proclamation and say
tafdoned: Yes! But where are NC te
get tue money to go home: II he had jus
wrapped up the pardon In slinpaster or I
chaT OF iobaceo, 1t would hare brought Sons
comfort"
CAUSES Fer 1ssu1Sa THE PARDON.
II Issuing the pardon johnson hss acted
under some solicitation. aud still 1t Is prob,
able that he would have preferred to have
Davis, perhaps Brecknrldrc, tried. If br
any accident these men could hare been con.
Victed, be has stood ready 10 pardon thrm nt
any time SINCE the Philadelphia Convention
tor Political motives Of his own, chiefly. in
THIS last act. a. Ia all political ones Of bis ad.
m'nistration. he has taken counsel OF S:w.
ard. This is strarge ius'ancc Of how littie
we know men. The rough and rerenrefi,i
threaterer. OF the lives Of traitors, Whose
bitter periods upon the odIousQees Of trea.
son were made te8t.words By the more
substitute their uitcre, for Hsmlio % 1 h. I3n' 70
coln's side, has proved like all loud b.as:ar,s. MS
at last, to bc the least among I'M Teo,,r ~: -;
moral courage, aud worthless cyen NJ y;os y.
dictiyeress. Diverted bY every aatterer
moyed BY every piece Of gossip. hearkcnrr
cal family Of boYs, prof1iaates y whinner n n4'
snappers, 100 Jealous to suflsr thc rcrrnbf If
nun IKE man. loo :a.lf.ocnnnintsd ~ ~ =.
fer the company of . gentleman anvhow ~
find Mr. johnson, even in his pardon con. ~
set up in ~ I3ncnin's ut IaSEo.lse hs1ionse eun'
tan.,nc}, frr1or" t ~as Promised 10 nse stralc 1t
ing, snsp,ing fzzine. iuiiIny md " y oses- iass
when men hcartiIy hoped fi,at IT wnnid 90 tan,'
snd s'ss EIe sgr + ,Sqsd hs os9sr seksd
frinrac 80 -. a. ~ ~. tt!e uttte*'ou-ot tls
a1oene ~ ordn.ncs 81 Pts1 th"t w " tae cat.
bore lew rrhe1 hccgara auh b,r' ,u.o ns g5eat
last to dc-just what bappeaed 10 The HIN. u.
!sas eanaon 'avente1 b. 'ata ths
iunrnsItv r. ~ e,1,4s nnt etax'ou 81 t 'nto ITS
az mnst.at,r ~ ~ ae ,,- Snt o. tee reach
=. 1nushg!s, as Jen DAVIS Will creep into
ia,r as,s S.nnson 70 ~ our OF the tirc OF the
hsargarp[ n sxpfe rs1o, ~ sneh b1res9ae: DID ever
ptaegaft ofutal!ty, Of which there
rsa-.s. @ gooo zeal hidiEe In our own
pa1sn Ivy. tH;.t ~ tae true siaycrs Of treason
IiScnln % "'la and,d 70 threats against IT, Grant,
inv, nno " WV LII nna promise from either Of
.1eh nn tha 10 srS aSc @ treason od1ons: They took
Ipens ti,.,etn VII sSn. tney made tree
ttai. W., n!us.llous % the'r deeds. but no. BY
nartv WIN ave Ana iater smong the men Of our
,1alt 70 hayc johnson punished, you will find those
~ r. ,n I n'm. Inc dirfv little ruan
" .us aio',' VINO stanus on t;s outskirts and
nr9ico ~ ~ -. iAsetas.on "lti me noarse COW
Wa,,tS -, ~ sne Ices; cIy1nG LANG ri n y
snon.it;tr II efasen ~ 1ohm oh9tln were us sae re-
III .o,ea Hrsleu utrsesl Lang traftoFs."
.s,atcbsJ.s eo-1ns.s u.s..aeulsaea MIN he was
r.est au "asa 1870 uno Maoc Shcfah the
fhem ~ paho,a tE4 fom u Ians
ID responsbility the 'ceb,est ast ot,1e.r aao VA
1lIls woIld i; nj II of ieIs. in6n.on onuesf
son1s ,r;o1 - ,n''a auia OF Jonnsons At John:
= sIm1,eac,, hi,s 1'lE !, Mttle humans cried
ut Senator'S anl ca,sass i. T, ,n.s, suey craca
{. CItar H. Se1s,a i, :. ,,n ,peaSa @ mem
The hesest ara airovs ttop ~ pap"r
hoarsest thr.ats corn" t1o,r ,be 'rue'. rons !he
crowd. s'' ' ''"t u tac
PRACTICAL rsr op . r.nnox
How usc,l,l is this par,lons Thc nrcrs;,t-e
opinion Il ftst II sr},1 ,,ro..or+ 80
fIictton nf nn;sbment fos tr;ai ~ ~ u
dictmcntsftor other ot1encas than troasonH a. ~.
no more: 1t will rot prevent % the
CLambcrsburg and stole mon t1n mn' VIII. Frd
esick CITY, ia still resnonsihIa l,.n % nnv otbor
high way man, for these crirnrs .T,hn ny y
Breckirridce Is ret liable 10 anv warrant
for a Private misdemeanor. inieco, tlis
pardon is but shortcut 10 what Johns,n
ns @ rehes s' pieeeca ap s'si uss seass s,ao%a s,a.%
by this proclamation, 10 hold ncr.
socal audiences Of rlrrcy, and thrnwn ,"to t,
On "etcetera" +" the last column al ct;m3na1s
But the Congressional amendment alwags
holds good. None OF these 'ulcp prt oun]itied
1t ie under consideration to pass an enact
ment NAB Ing 1t penal offence to take office
in violation OF that amendment, WhsfeycT
the effect OF this pardon, itimay be presumed
that hencetorward tho sentiment OF the
country VII get toward restoring the privl-
leEcs Of the South. rebel and Unionists |
alike, and this not because Of Nj. Johnson's
proclamation, but because We have found for |
anrhody Tor treason, aud because the repub-
l'cao instincts Of men as we'll as their com
.utn scnse patmotlsu take ground against |
estraaeszatio1. The nation is finding 1t an ua-
enaelous ana an expensive task to he min
gnng IN the local concerns Of the penple, leg
.s!asns na,s ~ aust ptrtudlcts instead Of gainss
e;da caines ana altogether fallacsous, he
no,;;io,. ~ aope inas bY creating little |
frcti.ns ~ - ~ ~ su.t son.a "s can nola ne u.
rieht 10 '4e 9noTo Sou,n and ~. ,arpsthaegtns"
ris;n, citi,o,,; w move aua I'VE anywhere, and
ust srsng = uee5eea % our eharter but
!ra,s ~; as,,, III iae ne esuse Q, making Con
Sn, tss ". asstnn 'os aesaycd characters. is
w, --ae so%.ssaaor: ',. ahs'itut'on' IN this Con-
Ssess' ;aes,' 40. you may sskc notice. al-
\ hieh taT;T ineu m.n eaFpFs 4ha Dagger, Is
hof That ~, -n,5-
sno - 3ur haro assoS soion'1eE TOOK south
.'o- +.t;r ~ uase t eonrMIed no otheF baggage
.,,,a,, tnan sa1in a1acss. Entering Conercss with
that tnnsa aEo.nst ' pafooI.ng rebels. We find
:. snat It,,e .nsss new FnRrlm Fathers are merely
~, afnall'e's ano "slrskers' for PcnHfylra-
t'a = riis.lsc,'.ntsts. inns the South, rs IN
y, feeion, Is misrepresentcd. Thus
1uJ ~ ;;,',4, Mo.Io"ssl out.yoted. Thus tho
s"auonnE W. schcH!cs o. r.liToad Iron makers
suu sa!Ga1lc charter buyers lind
snppoHers from states which seldom
rast vote lor t1sisf. And slis il why
isstun"s 1'.lt .,a, 1T BEGINNING to see that the
best taat Congress eau do Is to restore md
untscfsaltIe Suffrage in the South, and trust