Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-04-30
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.

DEMOCRATIC organs throughout the
Country are coming up to the support
Of the revolutionary work of the Brig
elders in Congress, and they are do
ing Just as they did when the South
ern fire-eaters plotted the overthrow
of this government under the Blu
chanan administration. They then
persistently denied their revolution
ary work and purposes.
The two Democratic organs in this
county the Democrat and Register
and the TriJaHe-are no exceptions /;
they, too, dance to the music of the
BGigadiers.
The Democrat and Register first led
off in support of the revolutionists,
in a sort of a roundabout way. To
support the Brigadiers too openly
would give offence TO its party here,
but nevertheless its support was di-
rect enough to class it among the
champions Of the Biigadiers. 1t
backs Congressman Blackburn, and
Congressman Blackburn is one of the
staunchest supporters of all the pro
posed revolutionary work, aud the
especial champion of the Brigadiers
when they themselves are not in the
lists. When Blackburn snUffs, the
Democrat and Register sneezes, and
there is a snuff and sneeze all along
the hIe.
The Tribune comes wabbling along,
locking as if it had not much heart
for the work, but still determined to
stick to it. In Dragging sort of a
way it defends the Bigadiers, and
misses the revolutionary question en-
tUety, by speaking of the bravery of
the men that were in the army No
one in the possession of sober senses
charges that the Brigadiers were not
brave The world knows that the
Southern men can stand TO be shot
~ as unfinchingly as any other set
of men within the limits of the Re
public. But their bravery is not the
question. and when the Tribune begs
the question in that way, it either
does not know what the issues are,
or it proposes to be Janus or two
faced.
The question is not that of bravery.
The question is, shall the Brigadiers
and their allies, the Democratic Sen
stOrs, and the Democratic members
OF the Lower House of Congress, he
allowed to overthrow the Govern
ment by refusing to provide for it by
passing the necessary appropriation
bills The Brigadiers say, unless
you repeal certain acts of Congress
we will never vote to support the
Government by appropriations.
The acts that they wish repealed
were caused by the Rebellion they
were all enacted as SO many checks
to restrain the Brigadiers in their
efforts to establish slavery more per
1nanently in this country. Now they
msolently say. unless you repeal those
checks that were raised against our
work for the Lost Cause, we will not
help to keep up The Government, and
1t must expire because there are no
enactments to keep it up. And yet,
with all this new conspiracy so plain
" in view, the Tribune jumps up and
strikes its fist, and says, don't you
say a word against the Brigadiers,
and the soldiers. 1t never once
touches the question at issue before
the country.
l. 1t is a comfort to the Brigs liers
TO have the Democratic journals of
the North support them in their new
revolutionary work they must indeed
feel comforted
1t was a nice treat that the Dem
ocracy received from the columns of
their journals in this county last
week The Democrat and Register
supported Blackburn, and the Tribune
supported the Brigadiers generally.
The former supports Blackburn, who
is in favor of revolutionary repeating
acts in Congress, and the Tribune
supported the BriSadiers, who are
generally revolutionary. The for
mer shouted Blackburn, and the lat
ter shouted the bravery of the Brig
adiers, and that is the way the whole
country is to be prepared for the
overthrow Of the measures that were
adopted 70 crush out Rebellion.
The Brigadiers were brave, and
the men and women of the South
who gave them their moral support
from home were brave; but the Brig
adiers were not braver than our own
Northern soldiers, and not drawer
than the men and women at home
who gave their moral support to the
boys IN blue. The Brigadiers lost
the fight of their own choosing, and
they VIII not be allowed to overthrow
the measures that became necessary
to check them in their efforts to de
strov the Government In the interest
of human slavery.