, 1876-08-06

THEY CAN FOR HIM.
The War would not have been SO long II there
had not been allies of South among North's
people. These were called Copperheads, from
the1r resemblance to the snake OF that name.
1hey were industrious. sly, and venomous.
lhey we're too cowardly to join the army Of the
prodlgal son, aud they could find no arguments
with which to defend their sentiments. 1twoull be
impossible to estimate the amount of damage they
did to the cause Of patriotism. II they had been
found among the people OF the seditious South
instead OF among the people Of the loyal North,
they would have been classed with negro prisoners
Of war and dispatched in the same manner. But
such is the forbearance Of North that he endured
this treason in his own camp with the same dig
nifty that he showed In meeting the armies Of his
rebellious brother in the field.
Finally, these Copperheads became SO hold that
they came together and voted that after four
years Of failurc to restore the union Of the two
sections by the experiment OF war, there should be
4 cessation Of hostilitIes This meant, Of course,
that the War should be made a failure by putting
an end to it just then. The Abandonment of the
struggle WAS the dsmembcrmcnt Of the estate.
The, prodisal son and his ,, Generals were
camp Of his brother, and looked forward
to speedy and complete triumph OF the rebellion.
But they were grievonsly disappointed. The allies
OF South were unsuccessful in their attempt to
get control Of North's army and navy, and it was
not long before South was conquered. aud obliged
to surrender.
event Of the War occurred: The wise and faithful
man. Abraham Lincoln. who had been chosen by
Norths people to preside over their struggle
a partisan OF South, whose cause was according
y crowned with the capstone Of cowardy assa5-
sination;;, An event OF a quite different character
coon followed. The man whom Souths people
had chosen to preside over their struggle for the
liberty to extend slavery, one JEFF Davis, was
caught IN the act Of trying to escape in the dis:
to put its seal upon the awful grandeur OF
Noth's success, and the contemptibIc excuse for
South's South rebellion, made Lincoln martyr, y and
tion Of that axiom in Scripture: ''ue that hum
bleth himself shall be exalted and he that cxalteth
He was ''let alone, much to the chagrtn Of bis
friends ut home and his followers abroad, who have
never been able to get him out from under the
shadow Of his ridiculous skedadd1c. An agent Of
his, who obcyed his orders in starving prisoners
hc vas hung The murderer of Lincoln was also
killed. but no ono was hung for their rebellion.
TIE FATHER RESUMES HIS POLICY Or CoNc1LA-
T10S.
No sooner was the War at an end and the
prodigal son compelled to return to his fathers
house than the father resumed the attitude OF
conciliation toward him that he had taken dur
ing all the years Of his privy conspiracy and i'll
trigue. Pardon was offered and welcome
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should be bygoncs if South would simply
promise never to do so any more. He should
have share In the family government as Of
old. Hc should assist again in making laws
seeing that he had been so good at breaking
them
North said little, but thought much, and his
father seeing him plunged in meditation and
doubt, said to him: t'Why these misgivings my
tr vn,, ~ %ionfn }T,1f hnr 10
yours. 1t ia meet that should give your prodlgal
brother m opportunity to re1nstatc himself lest he
be confirmed in his sullenness and obstinacy.'
Then North replied: *'No, father, I am not
jealous. simply fear lest your forbearance will
be abused as in the days when my brothef was
preparing for his rebellion. do not believe South
will attempt Immediately ut least, to recover
what he calls his lost cause, but am afraid the
spirit that was in him before his rebellion is In
him now, and you had better have care lest you
foster it again at your cost
F: P. L: was not insensible to the apprehensions
Of his son North. bat he was of tod c0nhdng dis
position to believe TINT his prodigaf would
pay his fathers confidence by abusing. it. South
n bsck into the
aud good places Of his father, he must
walk warily before him. But no sooner was he
fathers hopes were tlashcd and his brothers fears
fully realized. So far from repentng of or rcpin-
ing over his rebellion, he gloried in It. Instead OF
wrought, be upbraidcd his brother for it ALL
THE rnoD1GAL SON RETURNS TO HIS FATHERS
HOUSE IN ORDER TO REFORM IT
His spirit was, in short, the very opposite OF
that Of the prodigal son of the Gospels. The
prodigal son of the Gospels was smittcn with
remorse, and overwhelmed with shame, as soon
rs he was devoured with hunger and oycrtakcn
By bankruptcy. And when he returned to his
fathers house he confessed that he had sinned |
against heaven aud his father, and was no more
Horthy to be called his son.
When our prodigal son had spent all, and be- |
ran to be in want-of office, he returned to his
:athcr's house, not as a penitent and humble |
1rodigal, but as an impudent and presuming |
= Reformer!'' He was filled with the same
,umptious and impertinent temper that he had |
when he gathered all together and undertook |
o set up for himself. After be was !
he came to HIMSELF and said to /
himself: SHOW many ot1ice-holdcrs OF my father |
,ave offices enorgh and to spare and perish with
mt any Office. I will ariae and 60 unto my |
athcr.'' So he arose and went unto his father and
'aid unto him:
''Fathcr, it is very doubtful whether shall ever |
consider you worthy to be called my father again.
destroyed the Constitution and the Cnlon. 1went
,ut hnsgns the Constitution and have come back
luggng it. Now Ill tell you what propose to
10. I propose, now that l hive a little
oothofd on this threshold, to take charge Of the
.ntirc household and reform it altogether TO
he vanquisfcd belong the spoils, and cvil-scryicc
,eform is the only hope Of the estate. have
aryc number Of officers and soldiers and politicians
who have been feeding on my rag-moncy so long
hut they are ravenous for some OF yours. AS for
hat brother Of mine, want him to understand
hat i am not going to stand any more
3f his bossing itover me- have had enongh OF II.
I'll let him know did not 90 into TINT war for
liberty and union, Que and inseparablc, for moth.
uc What he needs is ciyil-service reform, and
ac shall have it. And, what ia more, I am not go
ng to have our niggers voting against us their
natural protectors und natural reforners. I don't
propose to hug the Constitution and them too. II
hey have mind to go In with us for civil service
:eorm they shall have the liberty to vote with us,
I they have to exercise 1t at the point Of our bay
,nets. But, il not: give us liberty or give them
lcath--and reform!'
Again the prodigal son Is true to his word for.
Is before tile War he hunted his negroes with
,loodhounds and Democrats, aud as during
he War he murdered them in cold blood
o. now that the War il over, he hunts
md kills them without eycnse or mercy. While
.epudiating with chivalFic Indignation the charge
If maltreating prisoners OF he stanue out be-
lore all the world, and shoots in their tracks un-
lrmcd and unoIending negroes He orders them
% rum and shoots them as they run. lie processes
% .tacuuicsce ~ in the results OF the Nart among
which ii the security Of his freed people in their
ifc md liberty and proceeds to deprive them OF I