, 1862-07-16
a More Vigorous Prosecution OF tho

War.
[From the Nashville Tenn-, Union. Ith.1
We are Of the opinion that the waz may be
more vigorously prosecuted by several other
important additions to our policy. And it
pssse1 SeaF to rs .hat ws should
frie1ds, and that We should impoyerish and
weaken our enemies. We should relieve and
aid the loyal, and We should cripple the dis
loyal in both cases, for the safety Of the COM
moEWea1th. This rebellion was Unnecessarily
entreaties Of the loyal Il was plotted and
planned and precipitated by men of fortune,
aud the sufferers ore the loyal who comprise
n metz: niEe one -hundr.dths Of the mechanics,
snail farmers and 1aboring men Of the nation
Ipe-slzths Of The s!ares Of the cotfo,s States and
Aese are all but 1fsanin.ously traitors
T. the government. We know some
thing Of tbiR personally. Now, h;tt-
erto, ne have been burdening the
loyal people to c1othe and feed an army made
the other hand 80 far have ne been from
making rebels 1eel the burden Of the war that
Mcclellan, Bnell, and hundreds Of other fed
eral officers have guards ouer the fields and cri5s
Of Notorious Troels to project them from the
dep!edations OF our soldiers. What Justice is
there In this? When party brings suit in
court and loses It who pays the cost? When
4 assa1lts 3, Is not B's property con6scatea
to certain amounts Why DO we not subsist
our armies on the provisions Of the rabels aud
quarter our so}diers in their houses? Why is
it that We treat the Tilest traitors who ever
cursed the globe with more Ienity aud even
taWp1ng serviAty than Was eFer seen before in
any ccntest2 The Louisville Journal regrets
what it calls the radical idea Of impoverlshiag
the enemy, and calls it " insane and rninous."
We'll, II reviewing the course Of some Of our
generals there are several other things which
lnlght be more f1tlT styled " insane," aud we
drvoutly trust that they may not u1timstely be
"rplnous-" Insane! How insane to impoV-
erish Jour foe and cut the sinews Of his
strength? How insane to seize upon his crops
and support ours at no expense, or very little.
while we reduced him to starvation ! How
insane to tell the toilIng millions Of the loyal
States, whose kindred ore pouring cut their
blood in defense Of the government, that the
rebels who began sha]l foot the cost Of this
unho1y war? How rainous to lessen the
amount Of taxation BY hundreds Of millions :?
Nho plough for the rebels? Who sow and
cultivate for the rebels? Who fill their graua-
rits With breadstuhs and prepare thar meats
Who dig their trenches, throw up their en-
bapBments, construct their forts and plant
their cannon? Who, in all that pertains to the
ontft and support Of an army are its bone aud
sinew, without whose aid the rebel armies never
could have collected, and without whom they
could Dot reMaiD in arms one month ?
We answer, the slaves Of the rebels. They
are the 1ife-blood and the breath Of the rebel
lion. The loyal men Of the nation are fight
| ing against negro power It seems to us ab-
| surd to Eay that to deprive the rebels Of this
riE h. arm OF warfare is contrary to civilized
| warfare. Starring out is an old and universal
! " rtcoEnized rule Of warfare. Cut OF you1
! epem5's proFisions whenever Jou can. Il
| Jon can reduce him no other way, or if you
can even do it more easily that way thau any
other, do it By hunger and thirst. 1t would
puzzle a casuiss to show how starving youl
| enemy is more inluman and unc1viGzed than
sticking baJonet In his body, OF shooring {
ball through his head. And for fear some
I constitutional man might object against tht
legality Of depriying repels OF their Slaves, VI
will quote the opinion Dillon. Robert Mallory
Of Kentucky, on this point. H. declared re
celtly in Congress:
I think the slarea Of southern rebel
should be used, as our armies advance, IN II
menlal service, such as boating and assistin!
On for.idca1ions.n
lit be "radcal" to take the slaves Of th
rebels from their masters, it is equally so II
appropriate them to our use, as Mr- Mallor
advises; and if their labor will benIt us, it i
plain that it must be even more beneficial t
the rebels. inasmuch as our soldiers are in
ured to work, ald the rebel officers and sol
o.ers are not. As to Senator Browning
jeers at "paper bulletius'' Of condscatior
&c, they are wholly out Of place, inasnuch a
We don't desire that sort OF work We wan
I IL SGC IL NGIl1eu Wv III It1ElICE. duu tEb IL u
clearly understood that ii q negro escapes th
clutches Of arebel master, aud gets within OF
lines, treason sha1l never have his assistane
again. 1t is Senator Browning. and those VII
patroniZe Cooper Institute meetings, Wher
the conservatives
"Resolye and re resolve, and die the Eamc.''
who are more liable than We are to the chape
Of waging war with paper bulletins. Nor
| there the last reason for saying that this po
| icy would exasrerate the rebels. No ona wh
has watched the devilsh rnallgnity of the rebe
in Kentucky, where the federal forces ha,
| been stationed for months and catching tt
runaway negroes Of rebels, will feel the Sigh
est fear on this point. The rebels are abo
as mad Us they can be and the class TIC VIII
icy 10 shove these men ffoal their present AT
buscedes OF Neutrality and force them in
| open hostility. We can tight q Thousand il
poFershed rebels more easily and safely tn;
, We can contend against the intrigues an plo
Of one hundred rich rebels who are osteasib
neutral. For more vigorous prosecution
the ar and its early and successful termiu
tio1, We advocate:
. l. The Immediate increase of our armY
| l,GF'.0 .0tM or more If necessary. so that ut. c,
rain regiments upon rebel soil.
?. Supsisr them oH The rebels.
3. Never protect rebel property or grn
, COMPENSATION to traitors.
+ Weaken the rebel strength in all possih
> Ways; take away their resources OF subsis
+ ence esp. cia'1y, iaborerE included.
: 5. As our iues advance place the estates
rich rebe1s at the disposal Of the federal go
ernment, to be devoted to defraying the c
penscs Of the War.