Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-07-17

OF the services OF men who are too ready to
render all those services out Of tenderness
to Rebels and traitors, and murdcrers, the
people will hesitate 10 come forward until
they know and feel that they are no longer
to he exposed to that kind Of life. Sir, why
is il so? why are we so tender toward these
traitors What makes some gentlemen so
sensitive the moment we speak of employ
ing negroes and the slaves of Rebels in the
service Of the country? Men who profess
to feel, and am willing to believe do feel,
the deepest interest in the salvation Of the
country, why do they jump TO their feet the
moment the idea is propagated that we are
to employ men who are ready and willing,
and able To perform these services 10 save
the lives of soldiers of their own and other
StatosY What violation Of the principles
OF warfare is.proposed? Why should we
not weaken the enemy, and attack him in
bis weakest point? Do you say we are
proposing an Abolition or emancipation
scheme? Not at all. We arc simply pro-
posing to use those means in the army
which are bcst tor us, aud to use those best
able To perform particular kind of service
Did anybody every hear Of nation that was
at war with any other country that would
sacrifice the lives Of their own men by max
ing thenrdo Kind Of work when there
were abgut them friends who were willing
and anxious 70 relieve them from that work.
And out Of what consideration? Why, Sir,
| have been utterly at loss TO imagine any.
cannot conceive the slightest ground for II,
OF reason why the men who come 10 our
camps and tender their services agaiast the
enemies OF the country, should be'repelled
and driven out, and our own soldiers sacri-
-, Al Il
are 70 ready to perform. Why. Sir, il is
contrary, to every principle Of warfare. / am
not soldier, but undertake 10 say that
Generai who conducts campaign on such
principles is no General at all. He has for.
got or never knew the first principles upon
which to conduct a war, which is 10 weaken
the enemy and strengthen himself. have
looked upon this quite as long as feel dis
posed to. do not feel disposed TO blame
anybody, and have no doubt, not the
slightest in the world, that everybody feels
as anxious as do to close this war. and To
close 1t effeotually. But do say that a
mistake has been made in this thing. Too
great tenderness has been used, under the
delnsive idea that these Rebels we're to be
coaxed back by tenderness. Sir, YOU can.
not deal with savages in that way. And
the man who deliberately sets himself 10
work TO overthrow the institutions and in
terests of his own country tor purposes of
selfish ambition il worse than savage. And
such Is description Of the leaders in this
Rebellion, and the great mass of their fol-
lowers are uneducated aud willing TO follow
those about them. Now, Sir, are we TO 90
on this way2 III We do, the consequences
must be well understood by the Government
the President, .he Cabinet, Generals. or
whoever else sanctions this mode OF pro.
ceeding. They must reverse their course,
or let me say, however public opinion may
sustain the war, it will not sustain them. -
And, Sir, this Is not from any feeling for
Abolition or Emancipation, or any sort of
peculiar sentiment which gentlemen are 30
fond Of attributing to those on this side of
the chamber, but from the absolute neces.
sity Of the case, from the common sense of
the thing. Let me ask my friend from Della.
ware Mr.. Salisbury II he was Engaged in
a contest where his own life was in danger
and peril, and the servants Of his epemy
should come TO him and say: 1--WE will give
you aid that may save you, dig trenches, or
do anything for you, " would he repel them?
Any man who would act thus has not even
common sense, and has not capacity to man.
age his own life affairs. have said thus
much, Sir, simply to illustrate nv idea.
which Is this, that if we expe ct the peonle
Of this country to come forward Willingly
under any pressure except the ab,oiute ne.
cessity, with their whole hearts and souls,
to fight this battle out, tell the President,
in MY place here as Senator, and / toll
Generals OF our army, that they must re.
verse their practice and their course. I
know that in some quarters | am called
Conservative, and believe am. I do not
say things here without full doliberation.
and say this after full reflection and do.
liberation, because I think Il ousht n ba
suid, and 10 be said in nubi;c IL v
opinion that this white. lii. glove vs,e.rss es
won't do. we must act upon non ccmmne @e
sense rrinoinies and mus, do Jh wh. 'oipon III ,,,
would do in such a case-"-avs;l o"rssivas s% '% ~
all the means which the Groat Ruler of ,Ls ~
universe has placed in our nower 20 ovar ,mo
whelm the wrotcbes who are Tins maI;mn linz
war upon us mon c;vilixation~ ~ s.d d1nS "n",,
humanity. I would do notb;n%s % tbat aPoa !
Christian and civilized nation onsbt at nat ~
do. / would not employ sayacss and JvS hr;no ~
back The days of the tomahswi and tbs
scalping knife. / would not smnlov tbsse @
negroes unless oould control thrm' s R"t
everything that il within The usagss % NJ o;v;l.
lied warfare would do. and Z th;nI 4,
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