Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-06-05

and the final issue between the two
cannot be doubtful.
WE have heard that the ceremonies
of Decoration Day. at Potter's Mills,
were sadly marred by the political
utterances of Reverend bigot who
happened to be the orator of the oc.
casion. We are not fully advised as
to the exact nature of his ofense, ex-
cept that in n general way he made n
radical stump speech. If it was only
half "a bad rs rumor makes it, he
should have received n rebuke on the
spot that would be n lesson of decen-
cy and discretion to him during the
balance of his life. The only other
instance of the kind that has come
under our observation occurred at Al
toona, where another sanity politi-
clan, Rev. 5. w. Duflield, ID. d., by
name, insulted the proprieties Of the
day, if he is correctly reported in the
Tribune, of that place, by indulging
in an untruthful TRADE against the
South, that should have been frowned
down with Indignation. This Rever-
end gentleman talks about the "old
rebel war yell" as glibly as though its
ominous tones had been familiar to
him in the days when it meant some
thing, and yet we venture the asscr-
tion that he was never near enough to
the front to catch its faiutest rcverbcr-
alton. Was it the cold rebel yell
that was heard the other day in the
halls of the nation when Joseph l..
johnson rose to move an adjournment
of Congress over Friday because he
conceived that "it WAS certainly cmi-
nently proper that members of the
House should join the rest of the
community in doing honor to the dead
whose graves are to be decorated to-
morrow
In pleasing and admirable contrast
to the superserviceable zeal of these
party bigots were the kind, hopeful
and charitable utteranccs Of the vener.
able Bishop Simpson, at Mount Moriah
cemetery, near Philadelphia. They
are words of wisdom, full Of that char.
ity inspired by the teachings of that
Great Master the aged minister has
served so we'll in his long and useful
life:
at ia my heartfelt prayer that The war
we have bad for the Union is the las, war
we shall ever know. IL Ia my prayer that
the blood that was she'd for the Union il
the last that shall flow In this land in scc-
tional strife and discord. The great prin.
ciple, "a ! understand it, for which We
fought was the oneness of the nation.
There should be no tendency at this time
10 revive sectional hate and snimosity, but
IL Is right that We should entertain all
honor and pride for the brave deeds Of
those who have done our country honor
with their great sacrifice. This spirit, IL
carried too far, leads TO strife and disscn-
sion. From other sections Of the country
/ hear rumors Of disorder and confusion
and pcace-disturbing stories, and there are
those who say 10 you this conflict Is not
settled. Let me say / have no such fear.
In my own heart have no fear that there
is any danger of another war. do not
wonder, however, that there is dissatisfac-
tion when | think Of the change in this
country from twenty years ago. Rank
snti-slsvery man that was, had been
asked TO name the one greatest possible
good that score Of years could bring this
country, | would not have dared to speak
the word that would have released from
bondage four million OF human slaves, and
| do not wonder that the altered circum-
stances of the South to-day breeds dissat-
isfaction there. But | do believe firmly
and truly that the end Of all ill-fecling is
near and that our children will all live
together in peace and love"