Weekly Trinity journal., 1862-07-26
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icy is experimental, and the Louisville Journal
thinks the President has evinced the highest ele
vaton of character, the largest and most states
manlike sagacity, 10 carrying forward this exper
pent to its final and decisive test
More than one year has elapsed since the Star
Of the West was fired upon, and Fort Sumter re
duced by rebel cannon. A million men have
been called 10 arms, and not less than one hund
red thousand of the bragcst and best citizens OF
the Republic have been sacrificed in defense Of
the Government How costly the Offering
What price was Ellsworth's, young and braycY
How weigh the gift that Lyon gave,
Or count the cost of Bakers grave p
Hundreds Of millions of treasure have been
expended in attempting to possess, hold and 90
cupy the forts navy yards, mints and other prop
erty belonging to the United States. The lying
charge that the war was prosecuted by an aboii-
tion President to destroy slavery, subjugate
States, burn towns, lay waste the country, and
murder and rob the inhabitants has been every
where refutrd by the advance Of the Union ar
mics. in excluding fugitive slaves from the lines,
protecting all kinds Of property, and treating
prisoners with kindness and the people Of con-
quered districts with the highest respect. No
traitor has yet expiated bis crime on the gallows
Pirates that swarmed the seas have been treated
as prisoners Of war, and even some Of the lead
ing conspiraiors have been released on parole
from the comfortable national bastiles on their
simply taking the oath Of allegiance, bich in
almost every instance they have not failed to vio-
late. How has all this kindness been requited
What has been the effect Of such policy? For
bparance has heen considered evidence of cow
ardce and pusilanimiiy protection OF property
repaid by the general confscation or destruction
of property Of loyal citizens. The toleration Of
rebel sympathiyers in the loyal States has been
rewarded by the exiiing. imprisOnipg, lynching,
or assassination of good Union men in the revolt
ed States.
Faithful history must record atrocities and
outrages perpetrated by the rebels in this con
test that would cause a blush to mantle the cheek
of New Zealand cannibal. At Manassas the
wounded we're bayoneted while pleading for mer
cy. One of the many instances which are well
authenticated, will suffice Louis Francis, of the
New York Fourteenth swcars before the Com
mittee--"I was attacked by two rebel soldiers
aud wounded in the right knee with the bayonet.
As | lay on the sod they kept bayoneting me un-
ill received fourteen wounds" Ambulances
were fred on, and surgeons while attending to
the wounded. Many of the dead were buried in
trenches with their faces down. mark of indig
nifty. Graves were often opened to get the skulls
for ornaments. Savages and negroes have
been armed against the Government, and Mt Pea
Ridge our wounded were permitted TO be scalped
without rebuke, by these merciless wretches, and
scores of our men have persisted by partskng of
poisoned food left by t6e retreatpg rebels
Flags of truce have been employed to decoy our
men within their reach, aud then flung down and
the black flag displayed, followed by an indis.
crimnate slaughter Need we add TO this dark
catalogue Of barbarites the throat cutting of the
sick and wounded at Shiloh, as they lay in their
tents, the disregard Of age sex, the banging of
Union men by rebels in their diaboical fury and
the doleful tales of Southern prisons.
The committee on the conduct Of the war say
in their report. That every step Of this mon
Strous treason has been marked by violence and
depravty we gladly turn. The humane policy
Of the President must evidently come to an end.
All the rigorous measures known TO national law
must be employed 10 preserve the Government
from destruction. A Con5sca;ion Bill has at last
passed Congress, to punish traitors by depriving
them Of their property. The President refused
to fix his signature until the Bill was changed so
as not to apply to past acts. And yet the trea-
son .sympathizing papers Of this State contin-
tinually calling him the abolition" President.
Gen Rosseau in a late speech at Louisville,
Ky, ian extract from which will be found on an
other page of this paper) said " If we fail to
restore the Union the everlasting nigger' will
ha the cause of the failure. Standing before
the eyes Of the secessionist, the negro hides all
the blessings Of ouF Government, throwing a
black shadow on the sun itself If it had been
any other species Of property that stood in the
way, the army, provoked as it Las been, would
willingly have seen it's quick destruction.
have warned my Southern friends of the dan.
ger of continuing it much longer and tell you
ght that if this war continues a year from
this day, there will not be slave on this cont.
nent Slavery is not worth our GOV.
ernnent."
1t is evident from the signs of the times that
terrible storm is fast gathering which the conser.
vative President and Cabinet will be unable to
control, and if the traitors persist In waging this
desolating warfare, decimating the loyal popula-
tion, and putting nearly every family in the land
in mourning, ii will ere long burst like tornado
over their heads burying sIaUery treason and
the negro Coufederacy in one common grave OF
infamy and ruin.
MILITARY PUNIsHMENTs.-Six deserters from the
Third Infantry, Cal. Vol, have been arrested and