Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-04-09
THr following is the leader of the

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THr following is the leader of the
Okolona (Miss) South, for the last
week of March:
o, bow fit-how passing ft it was
that the Radical party should breathe
final hiss at our Confederate Presi-
dent as its dying carcass was borne
from the Senate chamber of the
States Union.
Hating all that is good, and pure,
and grand, and true, it IVES peculiar.
ly proper that it should hate Jeffer-
son Davis with deathless hate.
Its history was one long lie and
crime.
1t flung our country into war;
1t murdered three hundred thou
sand gallant Southrons, like the COM
mon cut-throat that it was;
1t gave our homes to the torch,
ike the common incendiary that it
was;
1t plundered our pockets and cof-
fers, ike the Golfers, like the common
thief that it was;
It sent its jail-birds to lord over us,
and Imprisoned the purest patriots of
the North, like the common tyrant
that it was;
1t corrupted a whole generation,
Ike the common pimp that it was;
Finally, with Eloody hands and
pockets bulged out with stolen mop
eys, it fell before the wrath of an in
dignant and outraged peoplehood.
Bit its malignant spirit was strong
in death, and while the rattle was
sounding in its Shiny throat it man.
aged to utter farewell hiss at our
illustrious chieftain.
Let this fact be forgetless.
1t contributes one more shining
leaf to the splendid laurelcrown of
glory that circles the brow of cur
grand old Confederate President. 1t
intensifies the immortal love and
honor for our second Washington.
We have captured the Capitol, and
the name of Jefferson Davis viii here
after be spoken with reverence in its
historic halls, while his picture will
yet grace, and his memory will yet
glorify the place forever.
Following the above are a number
of brief items under the general head
"Powder and Shot, some of which
will be found very interesting. They
are as follows:
The Yankees are being driven to
the last ditch. One more campaign
and the world will hail the Confed-
eracy as the conqueror.
1t may become the imperative duty
of President Davis to accept the
United States senatorship, whether
he wants it or not These Yankees
must be taught lesson
Down with the reconstruction laws !
Let the last one of them be repealed! !!
Stand back, there, We Federal brig
adiers! Stand back, we say. The
old Confederate boys propose to run
this republic from now ON.
Lincoln and his mob, yclept tine
Union army, were traitors; and their
treason must be made odious.
Mississippi has more power in the
Union of to-day than Massachusetts,
Three cheers, and a Bengal tiger.
Yes, sirs, we repeat it; the FEEDER
al brigadiers must take back seats in
the work of restoring the Union.
Lincoln hrelings are played out in
this republic of our, now that we
have captured the Capitol.
VIII.
Yankee blue-coats have fallen way
below nar in Washington city. The
Confederate gay commands a pre-
MUM. Glorious. Push on tie col
umn
"Ir is probably generally remember
ed that some years ago-in 1873
Congress passed a law providing for
the erection of durable headstones over
the graves of soldiers of the regular
and volunteer forces of the United
States whose remains are inferred in
the National Military Cemeteries.
This law has been carried out, and the
graves of the Nations dead IN these |
are now permanently |
marked. At the instance of the War |