Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-01-01
From the Washington Union
FToui tIl6 NdsifIIBtoH UlIIOII'
ANTIDOTE FOR MORAL TREASON

of the criminal laws of the country, but are
vet calculated and intended to give aid and
comfort to the enemy, have been well treated
as constituting g moral treason
There is no statute law in the United States
for the punishment of &c moral treason" Trai-
tors may stalk abroad at midday, promulga-
ting their treacherous sentiments with impuni-
ty, so long as they are guilty of no overt act.
They may encourage the enemy Though the
press-they may denounce their own govern
ment as meriting the curse of God, and pro-
claim the hostile country to be deserving of
the prayers and sympathies of the world and
yetthisis notlegal treason. They may advise and
cheer the foe, at distance they may Join the
adversary in head and heart. but, nevertheless,
they are amenable to no statute law so long
as they keep their carcases within the Amerl-
can lines. We now find thousands taking ad
vantage of the leniency of our criminal code
and it is not improbable that Santa Annals ar
my would be some thousands stronger than at
present, did not an act of Congress affix the
punishment of hanging by the neck until dead
to the offence of joining the enemy an person.
As the laws annex no penalty to the COM
mission of moral treason, measures should be
taken to draw upon the heads Of all traitors
at heart the scathing frowns of an outraged &
indignant people. In regard to the readiest
means of effecting this object, some apt sug
gestions come to us in paper from the enthu-
siastc west The Ohio Patriot, of the 18th
instant, throws out the following hints, which,
if generally adopted, cannot fail to exercise
wholesome influence upon the future, II not
upon the present We bespeak for the pro-
position Of the Ohio editor, the constellation
of our friends generally. The patriotic pot7
ton of the opposition will probably favor the
project, as they may thereby escape odium,
which, in the absence of evidence, may here
after unjustly attach to their characters from
the fact of being members of the federal party.
"a War Reg;ster-IInaeH Proposition-It has
been suggested that the cause of the country may
be promoted by the opening of war register in
every CITY, town. and village. for the purpose of
preserving an authentic record of the tory ism which
may be displayed by individuals during the con-
tinuance IF the present In this register it is
proposed to record the names of such personages
as make themselves Jealous IN p eading the cause
of the enemy, and oppose the war into which the
people and the Cover iment of the United States
have been forced by Mexican aggression, insult.
and robl cry. Besides the names of the individ-
uals who pronounce against the business of our
cause. such sentiments as are particularly odious
should be placed on the registet. Where an in
dividual expresses sympathy for the enemy, wish
es the death of the President, the downfall OF
the national administration, punishment for
having engaged 10 the war. the sentiment ofthe
tory should he registered in his own language
near as possible. All statements intended for en-
try on the record should be verified by the name
of the witness or contributor.
"Thc above is general outline of the PLAN
Such record as itpropOses will save much doubt
| and prevaricatiOn in after years. Had such reg
lister been kept in 1912, the denials of those who
opposed the war of that era would now avail them
nothing. We hope that our friends everywhere
in Ohio will move in this matter without delay"
Neur Senator from Winois.-We are graft
fed to learn that the Hon. Judge Douglass has
been elected Senator from the State of Illinois,
for six years from the 4th of March next
Judge Douglass received the nomination by
the unanimous vote of the Democratic party
in the Legislature. The vote in the election
stood 100 for Judge Douglass, and As for the
Hon. Cyrus Edwards, the fe1eral candidate,
Washington Union.
Correspondence of the N. o. Picayunc.
MONTEREY, NOV. 25, 1916.
Condemnation. Taylor, arrived from Sal
| tito day before yesterday (23d inst, escorted
by one squadron of Col Mays horse. having
left one squadron in SaItlio. The General
succee led in having captured one hundred
pack mules, with their cargoes, consisting of
subsistence stores intended for Santa Annals ar
my at San Luis Potosi. The squadron left are
sail to be in pursuit of four hundred mules,
loale1 also with the same cargoes.
Col. May had avery severe fall at Saltilo,
by his horse tripping on the pavement which
'nclines toward the centre from each side. He
is doing well, and will be ready for duty in a
few days
Santa Anna is said to be very strong in San
Luis, having some 10000 volunteers, besides
his regulars. Reports, however, are conhc-
ting. The Mexicans are disappearing daily
from this neighborhool- mo doubt to Join San
ia Anna. The gamblers are collecting here
in great numbers from Mattamoras. A pri-
vate belonging to the Louisville Legion was
founi murdered at the edge of the town this
morning. The 9TH Infantry occupy the Plaz-
"a, and are the only troops belonging to Gen.
Worth's division left here. The officers who
returned with Gen. Taylor report having met
with ice in Saltillo, whilst here we have a
the evidences of a tropical climate around us.
The health OF the soldery is generally good;
some fever AMI ague, however, is still founl
amongst them. The volunteers are gradually
perfecting themselves in drill, and are much
better calculated for soldiers than upon their
arrival. Yesterday, at 10 A. NJ all the Mexi-
lean officers and soldiers left town, in compli-
ance with the order of Gen. Taylor, removing
their hospital, &c. Those to whom I allude
were LETT with the sck-an act of clemency
on the part of our commanding general. The
post Office arrangement is now complete, ana
we receive our letters with some regularity
few days will decide the movement of the
troops when and where to.
4 Sad Mistnke " q Houard :, worth .