Smyrna times., 1862-08-14

OF society: then those who have been en-
joying ali the benefits of our great and good
Government, but who have been ungrateful
enough to embarrass il in the hour of it's
greatest need of support, will have 70 stand
shoulder to shoulder with the u;s 5uytc.;
loyal man, who has given it his uld.vidcd
support. And this is right; one c.a<s should
not leave all the comforts of home and risk
the perils of the battlefield for another class
who not only wish to stay at home and en-
JOY the benefits accruing from such patriot
ism, but who have actually, by their course,
contributed to the necessity of this rushing to
arms. But for the INCREASING cry of the
"peace" politicians that this was an ''Abo-
lition war"-a war to " equalize the races"
and other lying kindred expressions, there
would have been much more activity in vol
unteering, and hence lessening if not en-
tirely obviating the necessity of drafting.
" Curses, like chickens, come home to
roost," and the evil our secession svmpathi-
zers were heaping upon the Government
has at last fallen upon their own heads
Lucky will they be if they do not meet the
same fate they have wished to fall upon
others OH the battle field
Of course, the stringent orders from the
War Department has fallen like q bomb
shell into the camp Of the secession syn1pa-
telzers. Alarm is depicted on many coun-
tenances. Many say they will never 90.
others say they will go to prison first, while
Others were preparing to leave for distant
parts, but for the orders prohibiting it while
others still, more philosophical, feign mer-
nment over it, and say they will have to
make virtue of necessity. But with such
men as have associated our volunteers with
murders, and wished OH leaving that when
they did return it would be feet foremost"
for such men we should think that grim
horror would be starring them in the face
for their temerity.
1T will be of little use for individuals TO
resist the orders of the War Department. |
We have Governments Government
too, that has summary way of settling all
difficulties with refractory persons 1t is
vain for these people to blow and troth over
the obligations of those alone who have been
In favor of putting down the rebellion to
go to the war. They, by their misrepre-
sensations, have largely contributed to the
necessity of any one going, and now is the
time for them to undo the evil they have
already done, and we opine that we shall
not, ind little while, hear so much of the
injustice of taking the contrabands" to
dig the trenches. H9ncc, we say, it is not
the Union men of the Border States. who
have been so villiied and prosecuted, that
find fault with the drafting system. 1t falls
with crushing weight upon those least ex-
Fecting it-they who have, in rrcat mea-
sure, been instrumental in aiming death
stroke at the vitals of our national life.
When the regiments now in the field have
been filled to the requisite standard, andthe
100000 men recently called out brought in
to service, we will have an army of more
than million of menl This will effectualy
Interfere with the plans of the traitors at
home and abroad, and insure, beyond a
doubt, the crushing of treason and the res
toration Of the Union. Every loyel man
IN the nation must, therefore, cooperate
heartily in its contamination.