Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-01-19
Cringing to JEFF. Davis.

ie.tation of just Indignation through
ont the country, outside Of Rebel and
sympathizing circles. The following
article from the Harrisburg Telegraph
is but a reflex of the general sentiment
Of the country
The debate now attracting such
large measure Of attention over the
country. it may be well to remember,
arises over bill presented By North
ern Democrat to amnesty ell! rebels now
resting under the ban. And it is es-
essential also to remember the nature
Of the disabilities sought TO be remoy
ed, a. we'll as the number resting un-
der these, AMI the peculiar turpitude
of the crimes under which they rest.
FIRST in the order Of these matters let
it not be forgotten that the only disa-
bility placed on these traitors is that
they cannot hold any civil or military
cffice under either the Federal or State
Governments. This prohibition Is found
in the Fourteenth Amendment of the
Federal Constitution. 1t is therefore
plain, whatever trash may be spoken or
written about "bsginniDg our second
century with all citizens of the Union
restored to :heir rights, and the wounds
of the war thoroughly bealed." that
the only object of this proposed action
is to enable the yet disloyaI South to
send trooping back to both Houses of
Congress, and to make eligible to the
very highest Offices in the land, men
guilty Of the blackest perjury, rebellion
and treason while holding Offices in
1860, in the holding of which they had
taken oaths to maintain and defend the
very government they we're conspiring
TO destroy. With this clear fact in
view the fawning of such Northern
Democratic Congressman as now press
this Amnesty bill becomes apparent
and contemplate But it is to be fur
ther considered that the number of these
rebels-only debarred from participat-
ing in the government, and free to do
all else they may desire without moles-
tstion-is given by MIR. Blaine a very
careful authority, at $50. So that the
eager anxiety of the Northern Demo-
Gratis to get back into State and Feder-
,l Offices this irreclaimable b1ndful of
unrepentant rebels is rather a tribute
paid to persistent treason than desire
to perform an act of either mercy or
justice Treason Is, in itself, Jetesta-
bic enough. But treason undertaken
in behalf of slavery has a peculiar
rankness of infamy belonging to 1T
When to these bad qualities Of these
mems crimes you add their blatant con-
tinuance in this deepened disloyalty,
then the whole measure of this eager
desire to restore them TO honor and Of
| fee is laid bare. Passing RaHdAll's
bill makes the return of JEFF. Davis to
the Senate fer life a certain event For
be is the idel of every State Lsgisla-
ture in the South having Democratic
and rebel-majorIty. He could
then choose from a dozen States and
would be eagerly elected BY any one
OF them in which be might design to
take up his residence. We sincerely
thank those Republican leaders in the
House who have Indignantly repelled
this measure and We shall be PROUD
to record that enough Democratic votes
shall join them to make the exclusion
Of such men as Davis from public trust
thorough and secure. But candor COM
pels US to say that the latter hope is
one we see nothing in the present fawn-
ing Democratic majority in the House
likely or even possible. But the coun-
try looks on with rage at the mere at
tempt to bring the arch rebel back into
our halls of Congress.