Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-06-08

for any emergency. The fleets were
scattered beyond the reach Of orders,
within reasonable time. The treasury
was depleted until government bonds
bearing six per cent interest vera
offered for So cents, aud found no
buyers. The government arsenals and |
armories we're carefully stored in
southern garrisons, and such as could |
not be thus stored were sold to south
ern State governments. When the
preparations OF these reasonable
plotters were completed as far as 1t was
possible for them to do at Wash.
ington, jefferson Davis with his
accustomed audacity stood up in the
United Statee senate aud rendering his
resignation as senator boldly announced
the reasonable intentions of himself
and his conspirators.
This may bs "integrity" in the view
of Mr.. Burton but it is that same class
Of integrity which Benedict Arnold
possessed when he attempted to betray
the American armies into the hands of
the British. The only difference is in
degree. Arnold had taken solemn
oath TO support the American colonies.
lie betrayed them for thirty pieces of
silver. jefferson Davis took solemn
oath to support the government. He
betrayed that government to crafty a
selfish ambition for Office and to assist
in the establishment of u government
of the few over the masses. The trea-
son of Arnold only cost few lives and
little money, The treason of Davis
and the leaders of the south, cost
millions Of lives, untold sufIerngs and
immense treasures.
!, But not alone was wasn't of "integ
/ rity" displayed by Jefferson Davis in
3 planning the overthrow of the govern.
a ment he had sworn to defend. His
8 conduct as chief executive of the enc
o mics of the government during the war
8 shows him to have been cold, heart.
o less, cruel, vindictive tyrant, without
o any evidence of redeeming trait of
g humanity In his heart. If there was
e any one individual upon the face of
II the earth at whose door lay the horrors
b of the suiferings and death which made
e AndeIsonville, Libby Prison and Belle
If Isle the bells of the south that man was
o jefferson Davis. Libby Prison was al
D. his very door. Belle Isle, where IL, 00C
d men were huddled together in the SAND
a. and sunshine to die of misery and
,e hunger, was within cannon shot Of
IN his aristocratic parlors. Appeal aftel
appeal came TO him from Anderson
is vile that the prisoners, who wer,
10 surrounded with timber and excellen
of water, might he permitted to gathe
at the one for shelter and taste tn,
y, other to prevent death. But ever,
ty appeal for mercy was driven away will
r. british words and heartless refusals
Al One single word from that autocra
n would have saved untold an indescrib
N, able human sufferings, yet that wOr,
ry remained unspoken. No cry for huma
llt sympathy met any response in hi
nd great heart of "integrity."
OF Mr.. Burton says that Davis hel
a fast to the Bible and the Christia
BY faith" II would require u profoun
II theologian indeed to discover an
he phase of Christian charity in an iud
on vidual who could composedly engag
m. day after day in his usual avocation
DC. aud give no heed To the cries Q
nd torment which daily smote his ears a
on they rose from the hearts and lips &
Try Starving and dying men, whose onl
nd oifeuse was that they had enlisted I
We defend the country which Jefferso
Of Davis had only few short month
before solemnly sworn 10 sustain an
ate support.
pre- But there Is another danger beside
his its talsity which Turks in teaching III
,ok sentimental nonsense that JtlIeTso
emit Davis and tho other rebel leaders wer
lily, Mr., Burton says, "imbued with a loft
to patriotism and among them all thel
In was 20 more sincere and constellation
ern man than jefferson Davis" If Jefle
IRA son Davis was "imbued with loft
of patriotism" and was "sincere" an
ted conscientious" he would deserve
BILE much credit for what he did US did M