Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1872-08-07
Charles X. Buckalev.

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When our country was in its greatest
strait band of the most able aud un
scrupulous rebels took refuge in Canada,
for the better prosecution of their plans
for burning Northern cities and melting
the worst classes in the North to riot and
revolt. They were abundantly sup
piled with money. and the bloody New
York riots and the repeated attempts to
burn that city and other outrages, with
out doubt. were the results of their plots
While prosecuting their labors they
were visited by certain Democratic
leaders who were in sympathy with
jeff. Davis and were by all the means in
their power assisting him. Among them
was Charles r Buckalew, as we now
FIRST learn from the official report of the
rebel Holcombe, m ,de at the time. Can
it be doubted that lie visited these rebel
conspirators because their cause was his
causel To this Holcombe himself testi-
fes, for he refers to these visits and this
description of aid aud comfort as afford-
ing the best assurance of the ultimate
success of the rebellion. In this and
other ways Buckalew has done every
thing in his power to renGer that success
sure and specify. This is no idle talk
no mere campaign invention. 1t is a
fact now as we'll settled as that Lee de-
Tended Richmond. Buckalew does not
deny that his sympathies and his efforts
80 far as be dared to act-were on the
rebel side. He dare not deny his visit
to the rebels in Canada. nor will he pre-
tend that Holcombe told not the truth
when he reported to Benjamin that it
wac through the sympathy and co opera
ton of such men as Buckalew that the
rebellion would succeed, if it succeeded
at all. Buckalew. at that time, a. all
through the war. was helper of the re
bellion. He not only conferred with the
reble agents in Canada. but was the
friend of deserters. who in large num-
bers made his country their place of ref
uge and there defied the law.-he was all
that copperhead Of the worst sort could
be. To-day he is the Democratic candi-
date for Governor of Pennsy lvania.
Judged by his conduct during the war.
he is not as worthy of the support of the
loyal citizens of his State as would br
Gen. Bragg had he come here to reside
after the surrender; for an open enemy
is always to be preferred to an enemy in
disguise.
Hud Buckalew made open prefession
Of Ais rebel principles. g"me South and
tongM for them, and failing returned.
he ,oonid now hare a better ute to he
support efhis Stote Man that mhich the
course he did pursue gioes lin.
This is not an outlawed question. The
period of Buckalew's offense-nay crime
is not so remote as to exempt him
from condeTnalion-much less he is en-
titled to the higest reward of good con-
duct. We yet desplay our riddled bat
tie Aags. decorate the grave of th., FALLEN.
and still mourn The loss of fathers and
sons; we pay s3O.OOO,OOo annually in
pensions; we do all this and much
more. as a patriotic, religious duty and
the question comes home to Pennsylva
MIA voters; with the same hand and
same breath. shall we reward with the
highest honors the man who. during all
the dreadful struggle, stood among us
covertly assisting the other side. shall
we prefer him to one who fought nobly
from the opening clear through the war
to the end !-PHsturg Commercial.