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iiOi orhnnmyjpcnsc-tamei ot non. vritc I be ) a* rapy1TL me i oar, it iniurmillBUTLER TA. • arVEI\ESI\ 1 vi*it.2rt. is«r» soctBif- “ Liberty and Union, Now and Foravar, On* and ^separable.”—D. Webster. V80ecuInaeBfjST ,An Observer,” in the UctttM of last week, suggests that it was us andothers of similar peminiciits to which he referred, as being so exceedingly jubilant over the success of our arms, on Monday evening the 7th iust. We take this to be a mere effort to rover up his track, for unless lie ent«red our office, or way laved us on our wav home, he did not see alw »us that evening. We felt rejoiced, how- to over, at our success We had no prog- ri; nosticntionof the President' a 8is-’nation ; na not having any connection with th«- pc ^jn,j I •* Knights of the Golden Circle,” or any si; ‘iids other of the numerous disloyal organiza th tions that have cursed the country for the uc hist four years. l*erhaps ,l Observer tti cannot say so much. Put believing that j 11 he is now somewhat uneasy about his ill Hi penned article, and not wishing to irritate to or disturb the good feeling that now sceuis th to prevail, we do not feel it necessary to th follow the subject farther. enre 1:gar.I, -love iffer hut than than oJ oniavemy3 rets 1Yir-meeate and so tidily» . inmi 'hiwiTl18,cuIII0 _ ItaJohnson'* Policy.For some weeks pa*t there seemed to b.n growing conviction that the rebel n leaders, even, would he permitted to return to thair former nllegibnee withoutmolestation. This seemed to us strange; (|jand although we knew that our late I’rcsidcnt wiik humane and forgiving in hischaracter—almost to a fuui*; till weV a , did not believe if possible that he should had 1 | CO^ ^ c ntcmplate sdl.betal a policy. Pethisi sit 1 j(|j a8 j might. President Johnson has removedUiy | all doubts as tblr.s views. lie 1 olds thatpast., treason is a high crime, and n-* such should• ilt; Ir 11 suffer the severest penalties of the law,'•Hillv ,!, In this he will In; sustained by th^ loyal (|[ di.ss | millions. Under his udmiiii-tratiim cle- j ^ futict rebel leaders will not gravitate towards Wu.-diiugtuu ; but will be glad to be allowed to escape with their lives lortoorvor,•vet-um!0 SI If?athjaU, | sutne loroigti country. j j
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Butler American Citizen
Butler, Pennsylvania, US
Wed, Apr 26, 1865
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