The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-04-09

tins report Of the arrest Of Surgeon Gen.
eral Finley. Hs il ordered 70 Boston 70
await further orders.
Hartford, Conn, April I.
The annual State election 10 progress
ing quietly, with every indication that the
Republican and Union ticket will carry
the State.
THE POLICY WHICH CnUsnEs
LOYALTY.
The Baltimore correspondent Of the
New York Evening Pest, describing the
boldness Of the Secsssioniss in that place,
gives the remark Of ons Of then:
"If ! speak out my mind 10 favor Of the
rebellion cautiously, loss aothing with
this Government, md shsll eaia nsek
with the other. shosld it ever triumph
here as4a
This moderstely expresses the pel;oy
which has made rebellion the only sAfs
course in the South and in III the border
States, and has foiicd the Government in
it, attsmps 70 revive loyasy. Rsbsllion
cDn6Scates the property Of every loyal
catssn. But when our army occupy the
rebel districts, the fshsk an acrsd, both
n persons and property. I'm inhzbiaut,
encouraged By our military occupation,
makes known his loysl sympathies. be and
his property viii b sacrificed b. the 70.
bsls. 4 loYsl inhabitsut would not s.
safe even il tie rear II our advance il
Tennessee, under the present ross water
treatment. Every 6ecsssionits resorts
naturally TO robbery, arDoa, and murder
Of loyal men and their property but -
soon = he comes within tie power Of or
armies, be and biz property ars the only
really SECURE things. Instead Of holding
him and his property accountable for The
destruction which he has perpetratsd, our
leading officers regard it a. their fint duty
to disabusc his mind Of the impression
that the Government intended to invade
his rights. This is done BY showing him
how precious his property and PEARSON ore
in our eyes, and by the severest penalties
on any Of our soldiers who are charged
with any petty aggressions.
If . few of his rails are taken to kindle
FIRE in .drenched camp, no brings in
his claim for sum sufficient to fence hin
whole farm, psrhaps to buy II, which ID
nllo~1e and lid viii H. ataost pssnpt.
mes, although IL solaisss' fhailiss may
be il want of II deferred pay. Ifhe
lssss, or pretends that - lnses, chiekssa
or cabbsgsa, our olksess ct up public
spsctasls e dsgsading puniSlnsss q
soldiers. for hi edi6eatioa. II he slaima
70 have lost negro. il u the open-sesams
to The vhoh camp and to the utmost a.
tentiom q the officers. With claim to
= fugitive negro spy could have tho run
-of the army, and many Of the higher Of.
Acers seem to think ii necessary 70 chas-
ten their soldiers b. The fugitive negro
discipline, to Offset tie suspicion Of rsdi-
caliam to which they have mAdA then
5sivs iinbls by vsasstssriag ID tie fanka
70 fight against the South. The pay Of I
Captain, Colonel, or General OF course 70
lieves them from any suspicion Of patriotic
or radical motives.
What object can Southern inhabilnp nj
have for declaring his loyalty, il hs A1vs
any latent loyalty! Why should he take
his life in his hand 70 show allegiance to
: Government which makes no di1hreace
between loyal and Nbsli He would moi
even be % faithfully protected within thu
lines Of our army - his secession neigh
Dor, for he has mot TO bs converted By az
traordinary kindness, from mistaken
impressions" Of the intentions u the
North. And basides that. our policy en-.
couragss guerrilla bands who are perfectly
nfs under rule in which plumber By the
enemy has no penalties, and who would
pillage him even within our lines, = sew
1sral guerrilla hands are doisg within Gen,
Buall.s Gnss now. "a Y y
y Under eur military policy, the only safe
courss for Southern man i in open
sympathy With the rebellion. either active
or passive, according to the nearness d
our armies. Az the Baltimore 6soessionisl
said, BY that course he loses no protection
nor favor IL thm Goyarnmsnt, sand he
saves his property from plundr By the
rebels. and will be on the right aide il
they prevail, either locally or gsserally.
This = nj Val, ard no mattaf Row msch
W nay oYesrua the South, ii will never
bring Ne war to N end Cincinnati
GAaafte.
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