Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1861-05-25

against all intractons oil the laws, whether
by white or black, and upon that under
standing acted, certainly with prompt !
ness and efficiency. Your Excellcncy's
shadow OF disapprobation, arising from
misunderstanding of the facts, has caused
all the regret have had for that action
The question seemed to me to be neither
military or political, and was not to be so
treated. 1t was simply question of good
faith and honesty of purpose. The benign
effect of my course was instantly socn,-
The good but timid people of Annapolis
who had fed from their houses at our ap-
proach, Immediately returned business
resumed its accustomed channels; quiet
and order prevailed in the city; confidence
took the place of distrust, friendship of
onmity, brotherly kindness OF sectional
hate, and believe to-day there is no city
in the Union more loyal than the City of
Annapolis. I think, therefore, may
safely point to the results for my justifca
ton. The vote of the ncighboring county
of Washington, few days since, for its
delegate to the Legislature, wherein 1000
out of 1000 votes were thrown for a del
cgate favorable to the Union, is among
the many happy fruits of firmncss Of pur
pose, efficiency of action, and integrity of
mission. l believe, indeed, it will not
require personal interchange Of views,
as suggested in your dispatch, to bring our
minds in accordance a simple statement
of the facts will suffice.
But | am to act hereafter, it may be, in
an cncmy's country, among a seryi'c pop
ulation, when the question may arise, as it
has not arisen, as well in a moral and
Christian, as in u political and military
point of view What shall then DO
VIII your Excellcney bear with mo a
moment while this question is discussed.
Iapprcciatc fully your Excollcncy s sug-
gcstion as to the inherent weakness of the
rebels, arising from the prepondcroncc Of
their scryilc population. The question
then, is, in what manner shall we take
advantage of that weakness BY allowing
and of course arming that population, tc
rise upon the defeusoless women and chill
drcn of the country, carrying rapinc, ar
son and murder-all the horrors of Sat
Domingo, a million of times magniicd
among those whom VIC hope to rcunit,
with US as brethren, many Of whom arr
already 80, and all who are worth prescr
wing, will be, when this horrible madness
shall have passed away or be thrcshed ou
of them? Would your Exccllcncy adyis,
the troops under my command to MAKE
war in person upon the dcfcnselcss womel
and children Of any part of tho Union
accompanied with the hrutalltics too hor-
rible to be named You will say, $50,
forhid!" If We may not Dc so in person
shall we arm others so to do over whom
we can have no restraint, exercise no con
troll and who, when once they have ta.tct
blood, may turn the very arms we put il
their hands against ourselves, as part 0
the expressing white race? The reading @
= hitOry 50 f2mliar to your Excclcuc
f will tell you the birtercst cause of com
plaiut which our fathers had against Grca
, Britain in the war Of the Revolution, wa
the arming BY the British Ministry of til
= red lnau with the tomahawk and scalpn
y knife against the women and children G
Il the colonies, so that the phrase "May W
=, not use all the means which God an
. nature have put in our power to subjugat
8 the colonies! 7 has passed into legend O
l. infamy against the leader Of that Ministr
|, who used it in Parliament Shall hstorr
D. teach US in vain! Could we Justify our
. selves to ourselves! Although with arm
in our hands amid the savage wilduess 0
y camp and field, we may have blunted man
l. OF the finer moral scnsibilitlcs, in lettn
/, loose four millions of worse than savage
}. upon the homes AID hearths of the South
;, can we be justified to the Christian com.
munity of Massachusetts Would such
IT course be consonant with the teachings o
ID our hoy religion! | have a very decided
d opinion upon the subject, and ii any on
desires, as know your Exccllency doc
i not, this unhappy contest to be prosecute
in that manner, some instrument othe
+, than myself must be found to carry it on
p | may not discuss the political bearing
IN of this topic. When went from undo
10 the shadow of my roof, / left all polite
= behind me, to be resumed only when ever
II part of the Union is loyal to the flag, an
c, the potency of the Government throug
" the ballot-box is established.
V. Passing the moral and Christian vioY
or let us examine the subject as miiiar
. question Is not that State already sui
'o iugatcd which requires the bayoncts
ol those armed in opposition to its rulers,
G. preserve it from the horrors of a scryi
le war! As the least experienced of miIitar
I i e Al.