Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-03-12

A DAY or two before the late Con
gress expired an effort was made In the
United States Senate 10 get jeff Davis
on the bounty of the Government. as q
pensioner "f the war with Mexico. The
effort to pension Davis provoked stir-
ring debate. The speech of Senator
Chandler on the occasion is as follows :
Mr.. PreSide@f-Twenty years age, J.,
in company with jefferson Davis, stood
up il this chamber, and with him swore
by Almighty God that would support
the Constitution of the United States.
Mr.. jefferson Davis came direct iom
the Cabinet of Franklin Pierce into the
Senate of the United States, and took
the oath with me TO be faithful TO this
Government. During four years | sa;
in this body with jefferson Davis and
saw the preparations going On from day
to day for the overthrow of this Gov
ernment. With treason in his heart
and perjury upon his lips, he took the
oath to sustain the Government that be
meant to overthrow. Sir, there was
method in this madncss. He, in CO.
operation with other men from his Sec
ton aud in the Cabinet of Mr. Bucban-
an, made careful preparations for the
event that was to follow. Your fleets
we're scattered wherever the winds
blew and the water was tonnd TO foa;
them, where they could not be used 10
put down a rebellion. Your armies
were scattered all over this broad land,
where they could not be used in an
emergency. Your treasury was de-
pleted, until your bonds, bearing six
per cent. interest, principal and inter-
est PAYABLE in coin, we're sold for eighty
eight cents on the dollar 20 pay cur
rent expenses, ard no buyers. Prep
arations were Carefully made
Your arms we're sold under an appa
rently innocent clause in an army bill
] providing that the Secretary of War
might 10 his discretion sell such arms
as he deemed best for the interests o!
the upNtIUEleut-
Sir, eighteen years ago last month, ]
sat in this hall aud listened to Jeffer-
son Davis delivering his farewell ad-
dress, informing Us what our constitu-
tional dnties to this Government were
and then he left and entered into re-
beiliOn to over the Government that he
had sworn to support. | remained here,
sir, during the whole OF that terrible
rebellion. | saw our brave soldiers by
thousands, | might almost say millions
as they passed through here to the
theatre of war. / saw their shattered
ranks returning. | saw steamboat after
steamboat, and railroad train after rail-
road train bringing back the wounded
] was with my friend from Rhode Island
! (Burnsidel when be commanded the
Army of the Potomac, and saw piles oi
legs and arms that made humanity
shudder saw the widows and Or
phaDs made by this war, and heard
them wall and mourn over the death o!
their dearest aud best Mr.. President,
| little thought at that time that ] should
live to hear in the Senate of the United
States euiogies upons j efferson Davis
iiUing- living rebel-on the floor o:
the Senate of the United States. Sir, i
am amazed to hear it, aud can tell the
gentlemen on the other side that they
little know the spirit Of the North when
they come here at this day with brsva-
do on their lips, utfering eulogies upon
him whom every man, woman and child
in the North believe to have been a
double dyed traitor.