Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1862-07-16
SPEECH OF MR. NnELL-

In the House, Mr.. Noell, of Missouri, IN
speaking OF confscatlon, made good speech,
and among his remarks re find the following
'.Having said this much, Nr. Speaker, in
reference TO the constItutionality of conrls.a-
tlon, l desire now to say a few words in rela-
lon TO the policy of it. | claim to have in
my bosom as much of the milk of human kind
ness as most men l claim to possess as broad
a charity as most men. | ana perfectly will
ing. for one, to forgive the past. / am will
ing 10 say TO those who have undertaken to
destroy the best Government on the face of
the earth, 81 forgive you. Go aud sin no
more" am willing TO do that; but when I
get there, my charity and mercy stop am
not willing TO say TO them, s.Go, and DO as yOil
have done, in the full consciousness that we
have no law that can be practically executed
and that viii punish YOU" | am not willing
to expend the whole stock of my charity and
generosity upon those who have plundered.
robbed, and murdered the Union men of nv
own section. [ am unwilling to say to them.
''Continue in your hellsh deeds, and you shall
rest secure under the protection of the laws
and of the Constitution | know something
about their generosity l know something about
their mercy. know how my own poor con
Stltuents, whose hearts were not infected with
this crime OF treason, this sentiment of treqch-
cry, were treated at the hands of these men.
and yet say forgive them for what they
have done. Iseek 10 do nothing against
them from motives of revenge. / ask no
idemnity for the past but in the name OF nv
outraged and loyal constituents, do demand
at the hands OF this Congress security for tine
future; and | say, if the Governments of the
United States is not strong enough, and has
not courage enough to punish crimes against
its own authority, and to protect the loyaI
men who have stood by it in the hour of its
darkest trial, 1t is Government unworthy tho
allegiance of free and brave people. Sir,
when l say these things, | say them in no
spirit of revenge; but take the broad ground
that ten loyal men are entitled, in any given
State, to more consideration than million of
traitors, and, so far as / am concerned, will
undertake to carry it ont in every vote and
every act while l have the privilege of occu-
pying seat upon this floor.
''I say, sir, that so far from this bill produ-
cling mischief in the border slave States il is
the only means by which our loyal people can
be protected. Why, sir, it is a common thing
for these men, as soon as the overwhelming
force of the United States troops gets out OF
sight, to run back into our settlements and
burn our houses, drive our wives and children
from their homes, and strip them of every dol
lars worth oil property they have upon. the
face OF the earth. Meet them again, and they
laugh in your face, and tell YOU there is no
law by which they can be punished. You
cannot hang five hundred thousand men.
l. nat is lulpOSSIDle. Sucn i law cannot be
ecuted. No one knows better than thew do
that such is the case and il we do not reach
them in the only way in which we can reach
them-through their property-they will con-
tinue to commit these dsloyal acts and mur-
derous crimes. | believe that If we had pas
sed a confiScation bill at our extra session in
July, and those men who own property in that
country had known that there was a law in
force which could be executed against them
effectively, and which would be executed
against them if they continued committing
these Outrages against the Government, much
OF the mischief they have perpetrated would
have been arrested
WHAT VIII KILL WoRMs.-A correspon-
dent of the Orleans American gives the fol-
lowing, which will be OF interest to many OF
our readers: ssNoticing Kerosene recon-
mended to destroy the worms infesting the
Gooseberry and Currant shrubs, L found, on
examination, GoOscberry bush literally COW
cred. put about one gill OF Kerosene into
one quart of water, and put ii in a sprinkler
and wet the bush. The next morning nearly
every worm lay dead under the bush and on
the limbs. Next day, not worm was to be
seen. | found few on an adjoining currant
and gooseberry bush, but two applications
cleared them Oft / then put about two gills
of Kerosene into two gallons OF water-soap
suds or wash water is the best-applying the
same to one dozen large bushes two or three
times, and have kept them clear OF worms
Care sflofld be taken not to apply too much
Kerosene