Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-02
LOYAL SENTIMENTS.
Northern Sentiments in Regard to Il
Late Confederate Leader.

Northern Sentiments in Regard to the
Late Confederate Leader.
AS little offset to the fulSome eulo-
gies of Jefferson Davis now going the
rounds of the Southern press, we give
the speech made by Zachariah Chandler,
in the United States Senate, March l.,
1879, on the proposition to grant am
nesty to Mr.. Davis. 1t took the loyal
people of the North by storm at that
time, and will always be deemed per-
feet exposition of their sentiment in re-
gard to the Confederate leader. Mr.
Chandler said:
Twenty-Five years ago tomorrow, in the old
hall CT the Senate, now occupied by the Su-
preme Court of the United States l. in COM
pany with Mr.. Jefferson Davis, stood up and
swore before Almighty God that would sup
port the constitution Of the United States and
took the oath to be faithful to the Government
During four years 1 sat in these halls with
Mr.. Jefferson Davis and saw the preparations
going forth from day to day for the overthrow
of this Government. With treason in his heart
and perjury upon his lips, he took the oath to
sustain the Government that he meant to over
throw
Your armies were scattered all over this
broad land, VIII IRE they could not be used in an
emergency; yofr fleets were scattered wherever
the winds blew and water was found to float
them. Your treasury was depleted until your
bonds, bearing per cent. principal and inter-
est, payable in coin, were sold at So cents on
the dollar for current expenses, and no buyers.
Preparations were carefully made. Your
arms were sold under an apparently innocent
clause, in an army bill, providing that the Sec
rotary Of War might, at his discretion, sell
such arms as he deemed it for the interest Of
the Government to sell.
Sir, eighteen years ago last month sat in
these halls and listened to Mr.. Jefferson Davis
delivering his address, informing US what your
constitutional duties to this Government were
and then he left, and ent cred into the rebellion
70 overthrow the Government he had sworn to
support. 1 remained here, sir, during the
whole Of the terrible rebellion, and 1 saw our
brave soldiers, by thousands and
hundreds Of thousands, aye, 1 might
say millions go forth to the theater Of war
and saw their shattered ranks return. / saw
steamboat after steamboat and railroad
train after railroad train arrive with the
MANNED and wounded saw with my friend
Mr.. Burnside, when he commanded the Army
of the Potomac, piles of legs and arms that
made humanity shudder. And 1 saw the
widow and the orphan in their homes and
heard the weeping and Wsiling Of those who
had lost their dearest and best.
Mr.. President I little thought at that time
that would live to hear in the Senate OF the
United States eulogies on Jefferson Davis,
living, living rebel eulogized on the floor Of
the Senate Of the United States.
Sir, am amazed to hear it, and can tell the
gentlemen on the other side that they little
know the spirit Of the North when they come
here at this day and with bravado on their
lips utter eulogieS on . man whom every man,
woman and child in the North believes to have
been doubledyed traitor to his Government.