Smyrna times., 1862-07-03

country had been desolaled. and the inhabitants
driven forth like the beasts of the field to find
q home elsewhere. Ii made no difference who
they were. Why do we boast we are above
the saVages, the pagans, or the heathens Of the
ancient times ! For what do we boast that we
are Christian nation; not that we were
Christians 10 local sense, but that the great
majority of The nation were such Why, then,
said he, do we carry on this war when u Is
commanded in the Bible that we love one
another! Applause.l We were all brothers
slll, and it was a sin TO shed a brothers. blood.
They thought they were doing a good act.
Let US pray to the father to forgive them"
These were very pertinent questions, but
Charles did nOlSIIke 10 go too deep, aud inquire
UhO it was that had desolated whole tracts OF
counIry. Had he done 80, he would have told
OF the robberles. murders and rspine of jackson
aud Price 10 Missouri. He would have spoken
OF the hangiOgs burnings. imprisonments and
banlshmen's of Union people in East Tennes.
see. lie would have told how every step of
the Confederate armies had been attended with
tyranny, bloOdshed ana aIeyA and that every
foot Of ground occupied by their troops had
been marked with destruction and barbaFity
exceeding the savage warfare ofIhe red Indians
IL would not do for Mr. Brown 10 100 strongly
dwell on these outrages, as the indignation
which a reference 10 them would have caused,
would have dissipa all his dulcst pleadings
for peace. Peace was his cry. Let there be
peace with our brethren! Peace with these
brethren, who have maGly drawn the sword
against us-who accepted every effort which we
made TO avoid the disastrous conflict as coward.
ice, and grew bolder as they say the dlsiOclina
ton ot the loyal people Of the United States to
engage in a fraHicidal war. That war has
hRn k,,e eb.,, H.. 4
the lnsolent despotIsm Of Southern politicians.
The nation was pressed TO the point of pusil.
auimity. so little was it prepared for the dread.
ful alternative, so incredulous was il that such
misery would be brought upon it without cause.
| Now that those who have drawn the sword feel
the edge Ofthe sword that they have insulIed,
this political deuIagogUe and traitor at heart,
| the Honorable Charles Brown" comes for
ward, and amid dsloyal eympsthizeTs talks
about " Ihs horrors of the war;" q nd sings the
the praises of "pesce" :" and " negotiation .''
The feeling Of the friends OF the Union ore too
plain on thus subject to be misu ndetslood
| There can be no peace while traitors have rtnG
in their hands against Government which ha.
projected them in their rights. There can be
no concessions upon compulsion. This is the
stern determination of the North Lickspitllel
OF slavery, like Charles Brown, will plead ia
vain for the national degradation. We have
been forced into this contest, and we are going
TO come out victors. The Constitution will be
vindcated and the Union preserved, even i
the entire despotsm of slavery should be over
thrown. and although the wicked traitors WHIT
orig ginsted the crime should be driven iorll
from their plantations, landIess and Regroless
each TO wander. like Cain, with the mark of hi
monslrous crime against humanity aud Tepub
lIcan institutions upOn his brow,