Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-08-30

One of our loyal and influential exchanges dis
credits the statement that the Indian outrages
in Minnesota are due to the instigation of
cessionists 1t does not deny that secession
emissaries have been very busy among the
Indians there, for the facts are too well sup
ported by evidence, to leave any room for
denial; but it cannot take such u view of
against them makes necessary, and therefore
says very positively, eve shall not believe it
nntil the facts compel us to do So"
This is ''magnanamous," and some persons,
we believe, have been very sure that the reb-
els could be most speedily and effectually
conquered by an extensive show of magma
nimity. The talk of these persons reminds
us of the adventures of the foraging eXpedi-
tion from Orpheus c. Kerr's ''Mackerel Brig
ade." With ''Kentucky Conservative" for
chief counsellor they tried the "magnana-
nous" policy with very uncomfortable results.
Surely rebels are honorable gentlemen, and it
would be extremely ill-bred to suppose them
capable of any villany OF course they did
not conspire to destroy the government while
holding high offices under the constitution; ;
Floyd and Cobb did not steal; there was no
stupendous lying to the southern people; and
since the war began, the rebels have never
poisoned wells or food for the destruction of
our soldiers; have not used the skulls of our
dead for drinking cups, nor manufactured
their bones into ornaments: and they have
,s,o u
lany. Oh, of course they have! And it
would be uncivil and preposterous to think
them capable of sinister intercourse with the
savage Indians in Minnesota. Perhaps our
worthy contemporary will maintain that to be-
heve all this, and act accordingly, will make
him more terrible to the rebellion than twenty
resolute armies.
1t is high time for sensible men to dismiss
such folly and cultivate common sense. 1t
has weakened our power and given the rebels
advantage over us just as far as it has had in
fiuence. 1t is weak and cowardly to shrink
from seeing false and harbarous men Just as
they are, and treating them as they deserve.
There is no room whatever to doubt that the
Indians in Minnesota have been moved by Sc
cession emissaries to murder the settlers and
menace the e-twSifiole regn with the horrors of
an exterminating war; and careful account
must be taken of this fact in dealing with
them Secessionists themselves may be eX-
pected to deny it, for it does them no credit
with civilized men; but we cannot understand
how any loyal person can bow 10 secession
barbarians, with excessive politeness and
double flourish of perfumed handkerchiefS,
call them gentlemen" and protest that they
cannot possibly be such villains as they seem.
Amiable sofmeSs like this is stupid beyond ex-
preston; and ii is invariably treacherous,
also, whether meant to be so or not. Inf
nitey wiser and better for the country is that
bloody counsel of Indignation which would
''utterly exterminate" both the murderous In
dians and their Satanic instigators
When the history of this war is written by
calm and thoughtful men of the next age,
there will be wonder at what was done by
professedly loyal men to keep back the gov
ernment from making loar on the rebellion.
First came the half-rebel cutlery against eco
ercion": and then followed the policy of doing
the rebels as little harm as possible; and by
means Of this policy, the oath of allegiance it
self has been exposed to insult and contempt;
and not yet is it fully admitted by every man
IN the government and around it, that we
should use all the means in our power to
crush the rebels. Meanwhile the rebellion
has TO scruple and no restraint. 1t does all it
can; and makes itself as much terror as
possible. But there will not be much more
such weakness on our side; for now all can
see that we shall be crushed by the conspira-
tors if we do not crush them.