Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-05-11
Stauton's Insult to White Soldiers.

ever that reward may be. No mar
in all the country is 80 deserving the
curses Of American soldiers as be who
weighed down by remorso, bis soul
burning with anguish, died like dog
by his own hand, in Washington
where be so long held power They
tell us of The horrors Of Andersonville
and other Southern prisons. On more
than thousand rostrums have speak.
orspictured the horrors of thesoprison-
pens, charging all sorts of cruellies
and barbarisms upon the people OF
the South for starving to death their
prisoners of war.
Bat for Stanton and tho War De-
partment of the administration OF
LineolR, those who suffered and died
in Andersonvillc, Libby and other
prisons, would have been liberated
Stanton conceived the brilliant policy,
or strategy, as he called it, OF refus-
ing to exchange prisoners and thus
give those in confinement q chance to
return to their homes, 1t was thought
better weaken the armies of the South
bJ kvopiug many or the Southern sol
diers engaged in standing guard over
dying prisoners from the North. And
it was better for the spectators who
fattehed upon the dishonesty Of our
Government by feeding Southern sol
diers in Northern prisons, for by this
feeding thore came speculation and
great wealth to those engaged therein
III our Government had been liberal,
honest, and deserving Of sympathy.
it would have exchanged on parole
prisoners taken on battle-felds-the
ones who were maintained in the
North at great expense would have
gone TO their homes--those who died
from suffering, disease, and starva-
tion in Southern prisons could have
returned to their homes in the North,
and thus tue torture, tho anguish, the
barbarity, and the inhumanity of a
Christian Government would have
been unknown, in this particular at
least. .. t..
But something was needed for ef-
feet. The Christians Of the North
did delight, not so much in looking at
the prisoners carted over the country
at Government expense, as they did
in standing by their bedsides accus-
sing them of being rebels, and then
standing on street corners or at win
dows laughing as their corpscs were
carried along for intorment. All this
kept alive that spirit of hate which,
born of Puritanism, found vent
through abolitionism. All these spec
tacles were created for effect. The
pictorials of the day were filed with
cuts representing the starving, oma-
ciated Northern men dying by inches
IN Southern prisons, TO keep alive
that spirit of hate which had brought
such ruin upon our once happy coun.
try. All the cursing for this was
heaped upon the people Of the South.
The ones who were unable to sustain
their own armies, obtain food for
themselves, and clothes for those who
were fighting, were accused Of bar
barity, because they could not feed
and restore 70 health the prisoners
they were compelled to keep through
the obstinacy Of Stanton and the War
Department. fh.#
And then came the death Uf Lin
coin; and the carting Of bis body
over the country, northward, west
ward, and souIhward, zigzagging
here, there, and cyerywhcrc-and all
for effect Lincoln was carried from
town to city, and from city to town
but Edwin Murderer Stanton was not
allowed to lie in state for even one
hour When Lincoln died thousands
of men, everywhere, made handsome
little fortunes by soliciting funds to
build unto him q monument. And
what more fitting monument is need.
ed than the living evidence Of these
loyal, begging thieves, who enriched
themselves at the expense Of dead
President, as their friends enriched
themselves ut the expense Of dying
Government.
Not long since there was a debate
in the Senate. A negro was returned
from Mississippi, and occupied the
seat once held by jefferson Davis
Mr.. Cameron, it seems, bad told JEFF
ferson Davis, years ago, that if Mis-
sisipppi undertook to 10 out Of the
Union his seat would be vacant, and
that a negro would occupy his place.
And the debates In the Senate tell
us that this prophecy was fulfilled.
Then the United States Senator
from his scat toprove that Revols had
more white than black blood in his
veins. But no matter whether black
or white, or whether ho had more of
one than the other, he was a negro.
And, said the Senator:
Rcvcls is q man whether be be black or white.
The fact Of the man coming in here and being nv
equal may bo something Of a shock to my prciu-
dice, bat I regard Il ai the act Of God. God
never would have permitted it were il not right
The negro saved our country.
hals aAatutNnf Nno y nov thfoNmg BIS record
With the saints above saii that we were on the
point q failure whom two hundred thousand ne
gro soldiers came to cur assistance, and but for
Tho assistance Of these negro soldiers, The south
would have gained her Independence.
Bat for the assistance Of two hun. |
1rcd thousand negro soldiers. the
white muscle and the white men Of
tho North never would have put down
the rebellion But for the assistance |
Of these two hundred thousand black I
men Of the South the prepondeating
strength and wealth Of the North |
would have been no match for the pa.
.riotisln, the intelligence, and the dc
termination Of the people Of the South!
But for the assistance of these two
hundred thousand black men who. il
seems, saved our country and restored
The Union, coming as they did to the
lolp of Northern armies, the North
,rn armies would have been driven
lack TO their homes. II we had said
is much against the Northern troops.
'eoplc would have said we were in.
ulting every man in the Army
should VIC make a statement of this
'ind, that Northern prowoss was no
match for Southern patriotism, we
would be branded as more Of traitor
han VIC over hnvp loan put Geo..