Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-02-19
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS.

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS,
now n national cemetery, containing the re-
mains of thousands of honored dead, who
fell in defence OF the Union. 1t is held that
the title held by the United States in that
property is imperfect, and the bill asks
compensation for the same to the legal
heirs of the former owners. or the restora-
;iOn Of the property TO the family. 1t
must be remembered that this property
was not confiscated by the Government,
but on the breaking out Of the rebellion in
1861, it was abandoned by the Lee family,
and subsequently the United States came
into possession by virtue OF a tax sale. and
by every right, in law and justice, the Go
yernment is the absolute owner. No fears
need be entertained that the remains of our
houored dead will be disturbed or removed
by any act of the 43d Congress, nor will the
heirs of Robert +. Lee ever receive one
penny for Arlington as long as there is a
Republican majority in the Senate and
House, or President Grant can exercise the
veto power /; bu, after 1875. should there be
q change in favor of the opposite party,
there might be Things accomplished that
would make many fathers aud mothers in
the North, East and West weep for shame
and sorrow, from the tact that a Republic
would be so uugratciul as To dishOnor a
soldiers grave.
1t is very evident that
REBELLION
is not removed from the minds of some of
the tire-eaters of the South. The late cleo
tiUns in he North give them hopes OF sue
cess in 1876, in the electien of a President,
and To place the ruling Of the Government
in the hands of the Democracy. The dis
graceful conduct and bravado lately eXhi-
bited in the lower House of Congress bv j.
Young Brown, OF Kentucky, and Mclean,
OF Texas, shows thai rebellion is mot dead
but sleepeth." Leniency on the part of the
majority saved Brown from expulsion. and
the friends of Mclean saved him from ST.
milar fate by forcing him TO his seat tell
ing him that such rcbellious talk would
"kill the Democratic party" 1t is sorry
sight for loyal men Il USE the word loyal
here in its true sense, having no fear Of ri
dicule, nor ashamed of it because il is pa
triOtic word, 70 see men, fresh from rebel
lion, with their political disabilities but
lately removed, making laws for govern
meut they wished and attempted 10 over
throw. In the next Congress the South
will have l2S Senators and Representatives.;
OF this number 50 are elected who were
generals, colonies and ma jors in the rebel
army. A pretty picture, indeed. If any
Of our friends can gather crumbs Of COM
fort'' in their luke warmness,U or by their as
sistance iu giving the followers of JEFF Da
Wis control of the next house of RepIesen-
tatives, they are welcome.
| believe the educated and better class of
the South are desirous of peace, but the
rabble and unprincipled hate the n ,rth,
hate our institutions, aud hate the Nation
al Government, and if they are defeated at
the election in 1876, will attempt TO pre-
vent the choice of n Republican majority
from taking the Presidents chair. This is
no idle talk, nor is il written In the inte-
rest Of party. ] am merely cautionlng
our friends to reason with themselves be-
fore they sell their ''birthright for 4 mess
of pOttage,n or in other words, leave their
old faith 10 60 after strange gods for sup
posed grievances. Among other reasons
for apprehension of another rebellion is the
following language taken from the New
Orleans Bulletin, OF February 10th, where,
i'm a double loaded article, the editor urges
the .'DemocratS Of the South and WeS: to
prepare for civl UGr," and calls upon tue
"Contederate soldiers Of the South 10 cOntia-
ue to put aside arms dnd mu1litions-thiS
time for prolonged c0mpaiga." Also the
following from the Attakapas t1.a.l Scntt-
mel, r Democratic journal
Every country has had its patriot to
rise UP with Heaven strengthened arm
and strike down the tyrant depressing it.
To kill in selfprotection is justitiable al
ways. To rid the earth of such n monster
az Sheridan would be a deed for all the
world to applaud. We don't mean for
midnight, masked assassins to murder him,
but tor the people of New Orleans, of Lou
isiana, rising in the majesty of their might
to slay him on the streets as they would
rabid dog, IN the broad open day. with the
sunlight of Gods Heaven shining down
upon the act, aud growing brighter in APP
proval.'
These arc alarming words, intending and
melting insurrection, and the people OF the
North, East and West would do well TO
ponder, and do all they can to prevent the
threatened storm, not by force of arms, but
to look to the elections, and sec to 1t that
no man represents them in Congress. or
has the management Of National Affairs,