Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-05-30
Dishouorsble warfare-.-How shall 1t
Be Nett

The sy.tcm Of slavery. which has existed
90 long In the South. h" transformed tho
p.opls into . set of bArbarians. This has
nov hero been 90 fully demonstrated A. in
their mode OF ~srcfar.. This he. been OF
such . character a. to set at defiance all
rule. Of warfare recognized among civilized
nations. And these practices. commenced
carly IN the prr,eu, struggle. have been con-
,,nu.d. and instead u modification have be-
come intensified. The various internal bar
hari,ir. Connected With tb. rebel army have
been 81 often referred To and .P'ke" OF that
they ned no, h. repeated. The great qnc''
ton 10. hoe shall they he nett
To deal With such a set OF inhuman wretch
G. in mode. recognized among honorable
men and nations, - only to invite . repe'''
,iou oi the zane ou,rsge.. The .ecc-s'oni't'
appear entirely destitute OF any human fee''
ing. The spirit they manifest i' the 'piri'
Of tends. They neither appreciate OF regard
fa,or,. and a. TO humanity. ui'h them u
seem. TO be . los, principle. Doc'an rea'-
on.bls msu suppose. alter III, exhibitions OF
blood thirsty cruelty and savage rerense
which We have invariably had from the
rebel aruie-. ths, we can .utiue them by
Easy mesns' pi'psrsc their large armies
and they DIVIDE up into guerilla squads. and
then rro~i round the country to steal upon
peacable. unoeendine men. women, and
children. 10 butcher ihem in cold blood, and
steal and destroy their property.
VIVA, shall bc done With thc'c a,iroeious
villains Can ~s ever suhdue them by the
ordinary common mode. Of Warfare Never,
nc,er. TIL, government sill be compcl'ci
Nv che in.Iora,lc Law OF n,cc-'i,y 10 irea.
thi. REBELLION with greater severity. u"
Isoirncy and kindnc-. ha. been met by d'a
bolical cruelty and II hi. rr'-llIOn IL ever
.lrc,lslly crushed out. our government will
n, obliged 10 r--prt IT, such mean. e. will
accomplish the object, Otherwise this war
can he continued iads6n,tely We do not
me.a by the-- remark. tina, our government
should give oor soldiers the unlicensed l'h
er,y Of sv,s-., or that the Law OF rr'sl'a'
ton ,hould indi-rriminatsly bs adopted.
Tho rebels munisr our men after they have
surrendered. and inesrccra,e them in loAi''
some. pe-,ilen,iAl dungeons. Our govern.
meni rrlca--. their men. taken ~ Ne, rpoH
tn, psroI, Of Loae', which ha. been 'n'a
ri.hly brokes the Err, Opportunity. The
leader. in this rebellion must met at the
hands Cf tn, goserumeu, they have lAhor~i
o. hard TO destroy. the penalty eommen.a.
rate with ,he.r a,trociou. crimc-. Towards
them IL should he made a var OF et'eruina'
tion--no,hing short.
Guerrilla warfare mu., be punished in
such . way to put stop to a. Thee
msr,udiug band. OF land pirats- should he
unfortunately put ont o, the way ~her.
ever they can b. reached. Their piracy
and cruelty 10 the work 1T choice, and no, a
.oul .houlj ever be suffered 10 escape With
lif, when once In our hand. This may Do
called a terrible r-a-dy. bot nothing else
viii avail anything Ani II the atrocities
Of the rebel. continue. /, may become nece.-
ary Tor our military commander, TO aiop,
general rule. of army warfare OF q much
more stringent character than any nov IN
u.s
The sIisenc,e. of the case mu., he met,
~ this var Gill lA., Tor years. i, !. a ter
rlhle struggle. in which the gres, Law OF me-
cs--Sy wu,t work out i,s legitimate results.
II I've nesec, the use Of TIE only means that
will crash Oh. rebellion. our government, in
the md will prove n failure.