, 1862-05-14
Ug)e GrihuttE.
WEDNESDAY, a1Ay:14 1853
SNKERg At CONGRESS-.

Come Of our exchanges, particularly
these Of the pros1areg stamp, are with
great gusto passing about the item relating
how at Yorktown, afacr its evacuation, "a
Michigan Colonel was IN command Of {:
position where field in which rebel torpe-
does we're believedto bethick1y concealed,
Was being guarded By his men for fesr Of
accident to mcautious strogHers. 4 stran-
ger comes up TO pass the sentry, isretased,
and urges that he is member Of Congress,
whercupou 'the Michigan Colonel eS-
presses The sense Of delight it would give
him to admit Congress to that field,
in the hope that the entire body
would be blown up, "dnd 20 end the soar,"
sentiment the Pro-SlaEe1y sheets applaud
as good bit; very severe thing On Con
tress. We hope there is not word of
truth in this particular story. It may be
true or false; but if such Michigan
Colonel there be, We venture the assertion
that be is a Pro~Slaycry man whose hatred
and ma1ignity against Congress grows out
Of his sympathy with the rebels. lie is
the very man TO have spplauded that other
Federal officer. Of more note, who, some
months ago, expressed burning desire to
~turu his guns on Congress
What is implied in the above eSpressi IN
Of the Michigan helo but that he believes
Congrcss and the Government is response
bic for the war? And what more treason.
able nttcrance can there BE-, even in the
sec1e. ecunsels Of JEFF. Davis? We refer
to tfis obscure paragraph becauseit has this
significance, and is the exponent Of sen
tiuent NC wish were not found within OIL
army lines and appIaulcd among wha;
claim to be tic loyal press. It is worthy
Of notice that neither officers nor ne9spa
pe1s who decry Congress find aught tt
blame in the small Tallandigham fac.iot
in the House They were with Bright II
sympathy, until his expulsion, and nov
they swear by tie Border State men. Ths
hatred they bear to Congress is because Q
tue progress Of free Sentiment in that body
They hate Congress because upon Con
s1essmcn who do this high and solemn
duty will dcvo1vc the punishment Of trait
ors, in their penalty the monster SLAYER
will be doomed, and, though tar,liy, thj
Congress gives tokons that it will be eQll:
to this trust
Nov VIC tell these shoulder strapped b.
rocs. that, much as the country prizes til
services Of her sons who lay down the
lives in the field, ret she has deyolved +;
more sacred responsibilities upon those !
whom belongs the work OF restoration, tt
administration Of justice to tie traitors, Il
bringing in Of peace through the vindic
ton Of national power, and finally Il
laying deeply and firmly the Foundation
Of national stability and permanencc her
after. The crushing out Of the armies
treason belongs to our soldiers, and FL
are our brave volunteers fulfilling this dut
But when the war is oyer AMI the last b;
tie alarm has been sounded, the work Il
but Just begun that pertains to Go
grcss, in whose hands rest our n
tional desinies. Military officers ri
talk sneeringly Of Congress forget ih
OF arc actualcd by the motives Of hoshli
we impute to them above. To Congrs
belongs the work Of bringing to acccu
faithless public servants, Of dragging to t
light gigantic frauds, Of examining il
the loyalty and testing the real services
military men. And these are ungracic
Offices amang the guilty, and to these are
be attributed no small share Of the sne
ct Congress. We hope the Michig
Colonel" Will do well and win lis Brigad
straps III The Virginia campaign, but it r
not he in the direction Of charging this Il
or its prolongation upon Congress. ]
linn set a better example to his men th
10 tell them that to anybody but the ce5
belongs the guilt OF this sad war, and
him lead his regiment against these C
mies Of the nation. forbcaring the while
stain his military glory with a libel upon
Gt7e1nm' Mt from which he draws his p
the libel set afoat to his harm in the "g<
hit at Congress ascribed to hiu.