The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-08-05
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The sepey Kesellasa.
Ths horrid crusl.ies Of the Sepcy rsbsllioa
in Indie few years ego shocked ~ sivil
lied world by their atrocities. and ~ innik
nation Of maDkind was 90 excited 81 thei
tsrribIe and trcacherous deeds that eveu
the %nenies Of England synps.hissd ant
rejoiced With tho Eoslish people 10 ID,
ruthless Vengeance which they visited upou
their blood .shirsty foes. The rebels Of on,
own country seem to have bssn taking lee.
sons from tho Srpoys, md il might be veil
Tor them TO remember that We may eventual
~ fearn uuF lessons fFam tho British Gov
eminent and award them the like fate for
similar crimes.
The opening scenes Of tho Southern re-
volt vsre characterised BY psrjary, srsaoh
cry and Wholesale robbery, and these were
followed BY open piracy on the seas and BY
secret coDspiracies for robbery and murder
on land. And when finally open var broke
out, It has been attended with general sys.
tematic violation Of oil the amenities Oh 1
civilized warfare. They Ere thsir batteries
against hospitals and anbulancss bearing
che sick and dying, they raise our Gag and
pretend 30 be friends until orr soldiers are
dscsivsd into confidence, and then shoot
them down with the trescherous malignity
OF SavaEes. Our troops bestow kind at
tsntioDs upon wounded prisoners and 10 70.
turn they shoot down their bene faotoYs while
adninistering water and wine TO revive their
fainsiog energies. They boast Of acts Of
trsachery and cruelty and threaten NJ with
the horrors Of their alliance with the pirates
o. the oeesn and savages Of the western
wilds, and even boast OF the aid to be rem
dsred them 10 the work Of blood by their me-
gro slaves.
The course OF the Government and OF our
troops toward them has been 10 marked con.
trast. and has furnished unexsmpIed evi.
dsnoe Of forbsaraDce, liberality end kind
nsss. Our troops have risked their lives
rather than take the lives Of their enemies
In arms against them, 10 many instances, and
they have devoted their kindest attentions to
tbs sirk and wounded, and released their
prisoners BY companies and regiments upon
their bare word to refrain from hostilitss 10
the future.
In the nature Of things this course on our
part cannot long continue. The constant
violasion Of the mild usages Of modern war.
Tara By car eBemies will ere Tong bsge. .
retaliation. It wss BY threats Of retaliation
90 the part Of Washing during tho Revolu-
tionary War that the British officers were re-.
strained from acts Of cruelty to our fathers,
but We doubt not II will require acts OF re-
taliasion to put stop to the hellish prac-
tices Of the rebel soldiery. Brothsrly love
will not much longer mark our treatment Of
our bitter and deadly enemies. They cannot
be restrained in that way, nor 10 il worth
while to preach peace and conciliation while
We are forcci to exhaust the blood and
treasure Of the nation 10 attempts 70 resist
the assaults Of such enemies against the
very being OF our Government and the life
OF our nation. Peace measures must cease
TO control our war movements, the bullet
and the halter must decide this qusstiou in
behalf Of the Union or tho country will be
ruined past redemption.
Prisoners must no longer be turned loose
to engage again with bloodier purposes 10
hostilisies TO the country. Spies ncss be dis
missed from the public cfkces, or when dc.
teoted in overt acts must be hung under mar
tisl law, and violations OF the Christian
usages OF modern warfare 10 the treatment
OF the sick and Of prisoners, and in viola
tien OF Tags Of truce, Esuss be punished BY
. bloody rctribution. II elases are employed
TO furnish provisions for the rebel army, to
erect their batteries and forti6easions and to
defend them upon occasion, then tho slaves
u naf be set free that their sersiees may be
directed against traitors rather than against
she loyal people Of this nation. AZ freemen
We cannot afford to be conquered BY traitors
With the aid Of slaves, and to set our SER
sicss and car lives upon even haxurd with
ths lives Of slaves employed against ~ By
their masters. II The % cation il reduced 10
the alternative Of tho downfall o. slavery
and the slsveocracy or the destruction o. the
Union, the loyal people Of this land will have
no hesitation 10 deciding II for the benefit Of
their pos'erisy and to tho general approval
Of mankind.
FenFsh ~ Jaiy IN Prussia.
respectable number Of Amerioan cisi-
sens sojourning 10 Berlin had % old fash.
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