, 1862-01-04
THE CANT PHRASES OF SECES-
SION SIMPaTHIZERS.

Every cause has its cant phrases Sec
tartan religion and partisan politics, as well
as the mir divisions of mankind into
societies and associations, and even war
itself, are all egged on by shallow partisans
who manufacture and Use catch words and
cant to fill up, when sound argument and
common sense ar wanting. These phrases
always appeal to prejudice, not to reason.
They are hollow, pretentious sentences,
full of sound, but signifying nothing The
sympathizers with the rebellion among US
arc in great degree expcnding their labors
in behalf Of slavery, by ringing the changes
on some half dozen of these catchwords,
presenting them in all possible shapes and
backing them up by ever so much shallow
yerbiage and cant
Answer fool according to lis folly
is an injunction that may sometimes he
pradtably followed, andssif VIC condcscend
to argue with traitors and their apologists,
it is not Our fault if We are compelled to
grore in cutters and kennels to find their
positions. We propose, therefore, to de-
vote column 10 this species Of argument,
just now so popular with conservative
Union savers.
TEE RIGHTS OF PROPERTY"
This phrase is iteEated and reiterated SO
often in our ears that it may fairly head the
list. When the people insist that energetic
measures should be adopted and the war
carried on SO as to make finish Of treason
and rebellion for all time to come, the pa
pers in the interest Of the rebels set up a
howl about the sacred "rights Of proper
IT," and talk as if we were about to unset
tic the very foundations Of society. We
beg leave to suggest that loyal men have
rights Of property IS well as rebels Is il
nothing tlst VIC arc piling up a natioua]
debt Of thousand millions, to be paid by
the toll and labor and sacrifices of the loya]
men Of the North? The expense Of this
war is just 80 much taken from the proper
II that loyal men have labored to accumu
late. It has already more than doubled
our taxes, and when it is over, everything
that we OWL, and everything that we cat
drink, wear, or otherwise make use Of. will
be taxed for years.to pay the debt we have
incurred. How much will be swallowed
up in the insane labor to manage the wa1
SO as not to hurt slnvery, we shall nerel
know, but every man does know, and ey
cry dishonest partisan will deny, that NJ
are paying all these vast sums in order tha
few thousand men at the South ;
mere fraction Of their whole population
may amass fortunes and live in splendo
like aEistocraic lords and nabobs on tn
unreGuited labor Of Others When "
talk to them about the rights Of property,
let us look at both sides On one side it
the rights Of the STAKEHOLDER to make me,
chandise OF hunlanlty-of the blood an
bones and muscles and all the living organ
ism Of men and women, and to 1ay th
whole country under tribute to sustain h;
monstrous claim. On the other side
involved the right Of loyal men at til
North with their wives and clildre1
to enjoy the property that they lay
honestly earned instead Of hayingit it wrun
from them by taxation to pay slavery's e,
penses, How many millions We must pa
before the people Of the Free States g
sick Of fighting Oh both sides, as We hav
hitherto done, remains to be seen- But "
have faith that every hundred millions G,
pended is convincing argument in fave
Of making short work with the cause {
the rebellion. We shall find when thes
hundreds Of millions have run up som'
where along in The tens or twenties, tn;
slavery is too expensive a luxury for Us
indulge in Our regard for the rights {
property will compel us to crush it on
The sooner we do it, the sooner shall II
vindicste the right Of every man I