Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1872-09-04
A Theory Applied.

Mr.. Buckalew has taken the rOstrum
in his own behalf. The Democracy
having no we'll defined political creed,
Mr.. Buckalew of course devotes himself
to criticism. The Senator delivered a
characteristic speech at Pottsville on
last Friday evening. A city paper
turns the scales. and that addresses itself
to the Senator's national record. Mr..
DucKarew saId NV hen men are up for
public office and they have public rec
ord, it is not only our business but our
duty to examine it, and if there be iniq
uity upon it, then sure condemnation
should be borne to the offender" 1t is
because we have recognized the right
eousness of this principle that we have
thought it worth while to examine the
public record of Mr.. Charles r Buck
alew, and to show to the people that
there is such iniquity upon it as should
serve to exclude HIM from the Chief Mag
istracy of this great and loyal State
That record demonstrates that while Mr.
Bnckalew was in Congress lie voted
agains: the Fifteenth Amendment, against
the repeal of the wicked Fugitive Slave
Law, against Civil Rights bill which
gave to colored men equality before the
law and against establishing the Freed,
mans Bureau He supported resolution
offered by Kentucky secessionis;, pro
yiding that escaped slaves who were en-
listsA in our armies should be discharged
and their pay given to their former own
ere. When gold was 100 he advocated
the payment of our troops in specie, hop
ing by his action to embarrass the gov
ernment and disturb its finances He
voted against paying bountes to volun
tesr he protested against giving to black
soldiers the same pay as white soldiers
he opposed the conscriplion law, and he
even tried to prevent the payment of
the militiamen who were called out TO
repeal an invasion of his own State He
also voted against the reconstruction acts
and their supplements she engaged in
conferences with the rebel conspirators
at Niagara Falls, and he opposed, in the
following language, the extension of suf-
ferage to black men:
"Now, sir. the objection which l have
to large extension of suffrage in this
country. whether by Federal or State
power. is this: That thereby you viii!
corrupt and degrade elections, and prob
ably lead to their complete abrogation
hereafter. BY pouring into the ballot,
boxes of the country large mass of ig
norant voters and votes subject to pc
cuniary and social influence, you will
corrupt and degrade your elections and
lay the foundation for their ultimate des-
'ruction. This is a conviction of mine,
aud it is upon that ground that I resist
negro s.6roge and .Jema'e s4frngc and
ony other propo ed form Of sufraye
~h'ch takes humanity IN an unauIy broad
or enlarged sense as the foundation of an
arrangement of political power"
In the presence of the facts recited
here, is it not simply just that Mr. Buck
alew should be made to feel the weight
of that 'sure condemnation" which he
admits should fall upon a public man
whose record is filled with wrong! We
do not demand for him any punishment
but the denial by the people of his fit
ness to WELD the Executive power of this
State If his hopes had been fulfilled, if
his Vaccinations had been successful we
should now have a divided country.
Unless we are to admit that the consum.
nation at which lie aimed would have
been blessing and not curse, it will
be grossly improper to confer upon him a |
lofty honor to which there is an aspirant
who, while Mr.. Buckalew blotted treason
in the Senate Chamber, fought open
treason boldly and successfully in the
field