The Portland daily press., 1862-11-18

a n. '.s"s ~, '"N W N''' ~
oe,uoh y .le uea.h OF tne hepuohc;
we are compelleh 10 prosecute tnis war, oy
1ne unaVoiuaole necessiues o. sesi-eNls.ence.-
II Is war OF seii-deiehce, OF seii-preserVation.
~ Is war on the part oi our enemies against
the hatiohai ne. :,
IN view o', anu III ,uii renahce upon, the
power, PURPOSE anu WIN Oh the ioyai American
pnnople, ~ iaiiies'eu Gun mere anu us manifested
All arounu US anu tnroughout the country, l
c'ii say III an sl''verity anu eariies'hess tat
nave never seen the day since tne DomDard-
meht OF fort sumter, that could look for
"aIu WIN liorecohhdehceto. .ne puttins down
anu. anu oea,lns tne oieall OUT oi this uhnoiy re-
oeiiioh thaii at the present houf. ouch IS my
ielialce upon 'he ioyaity, the paeriolism ana
Tue uidying purpose Oh my ielow country
men, Such u my reiiance upon their integrity,
their love OF freedom and their lrrepressible
hate OF slavery and dcspotism. tAppause.)
THE WAR TO BE PROSECUTED IN EARNEST.
We understand now If we did not nndar.
stand LONG 400 that traitors and rebels in arms
aca;ns, the gnyernment arc nuhl;c as waI ne
domest;c enem;o. enemies ta tho goyornmant
enemies N the Consti,nt;on ene,nies IN the
ITn;on enemies in omen and fay,apt war
ag,;nst the nation. and az such are to ha mat
aod da.It with wbatber unon the eald of ha,.
tle or before the civil tribunals of the land :
We understand now If wa aid not understand
traitors. are NOT very likely TO he coayed or
persuaded m Law down their arms and come
hsct 10 their allegiance nv acts of leniencv
kindness andCorbearance
And the Government has further learned 7
trust. that the Rebellion disdains and rejects
all overtures of peace, all proposals for COM
promsei that IL VIII accept no tefnis "haeVer
which 40 not cohcede an ackho~iedsmeht OF
tne Gonieueracy, anu permit uisrupuoh Oh
.he renerai Government. Anu they nave
learhed, trusl, oy .h's 'l,ae, thaI pon.ehess,
anu courtesy, anu Al,iu oihees W traitors III
arms, seeking 10 cut .he throais OF ioyai men,
is pue lreason anu c.ueiS W the ioyai ueh oi
tne couhtry-'ha. ~ Il ai, III ,"ni, anu worse
tnan III VAN. l u1st tliat the Go'erh'hent
WI! soon leali, II ~ mas no. ulrcauy iea,nee,
that ~ Il WISER an, pe.eei 10 hauS' OF noia III
prison. an iicolriglpie .,ailor, 'han 70 lel nun
ioose upon ms paluic oi hoio,' ~ ior uiis
lla. say 'noie .isoioas, anu '',e,e,o,e .'ole
success,ui' poiios is s'oaoop.eu,.i W nus., W oe
aoop'ea' ~ .ne iu.uae % , "a .hi' m.i
venture ~ espIess .ne hope anu .ne cpin-
ION that our soiuiers VINO nave oeeii sent , iorth
rom lhelr hoi,es " p". uo"i, .nls Ieueiioh,
WIN no ionger Dc .aheh away ilo'l, eiieir more
apP,opiia'e "etiee " "a.eii v.ei ,ue pioPeity
OF zen Lee, ior instance, Wniie 'he owner oi
tne property away. 1 venture 10 express
,ne nope ana opinion lnal our Troops VIII no
go c,,,;,;ra ran,,,ra % a,,ra.s ,ha ,,,;n-
ion that there will be no more fa,tidiousness
In rotation 10 taking tho nronertv of tr,itos
wherever and whenever we can get possession
of it. and appropriate it TO to the legitimate
purposes of the Government.
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'ii."-' is77 go a an
The Administration has, trust learned by
TINS ume That tins war Is lille and deathstrus-
gle, IN which the Government must put down
the rebellion, or the rebellion VIII put down
the Government; ana there Is no other possl-
BILE alternative. trust that the Government
has learned by this time that tenderness, and
hinu olces anu aie ho. 1lie mos. ap
piopi1..c Weapons VI '.'i,e's ".'i"o. ing
stand :, lac, ,ha, r., ;s = h.d ,,a,;.v g.. Ill.
with an imnIacabe and relentless foe tba,
means to conouer or tn die. and has fi,rtber
learned that sneh n foo can only be rubdued
bv the strong arm Of mower. The Executive
Government has learned ere this. that the
work of putting down this rebellion is some
thing moro than n mere holiday entertainment
that ,s 10 last for thirty. sixty. or ninety days
and that IL can he mt down only by force of
arms oniy bv caling into reouisition ali the
instrumantaiities and nowers which God and
nature have placed within our reach, and which
are recognized by the usages aud customs Of
civilized warfare. tAppiause.l
BLOWS TO FALL THICK AND FAST.
venture to express the hope and opinion
that tbis war is hcnceforth to be carried for
ward upon the recognized principles of war;
principies that allow YOU to disarm your enc
nv 40 far as Won NAV be able to do IL: princ-
plcs that authorize youto wrest from your enc
NV all that can do YOU harm: those principles
| that ALLOW YOU TO strike your enemy AS olten
| and as hard as YOU eau. This is in accordance
with rules and usages of warfare, and trust
| the rebels are hereafter to be regarded as trail
| tors. and not merely as erring brethren, en-
gagged in an irregular opposition to the Gov
/ ernnent. (Applause.)
r,r ,,oc, ,,,.r,ox rur FIAT or prprr-
IIoy,s noov
IS rom an ,nese i,'uica'ipns, ;aica.'oil'
coming from nigh enecuuNe anu lli,li'aly coul
CHS, coming rom una. niShel au'noi,'y, a'so
ana oy ina. 'iiore pe'oH.iai ,oice, that spar,
lhe uen,anu " tiie popuiaf hle,i.a,i nI.A :,
assert Una. tnis eoaHy ~ ~ oe s.ssseS, a',.
,ilis reoeiilon put eomu ne ~. y 1e
mas al,eSus i"me III .no oo;n.d Ill ;''
e,oJ J y, .ue annl,use % Xxi
is to be the slogan" influence, by whose inspi
ration we are to march on TO victory.
ABOLITION Wharf.-The ONLY RIGHT OF
TRAITORS.
H., soma o,o may ,st T. this IN ba an aho
li,;on WARP answer II l. and thai am i,
f,yor Of an ahol;tion war fAnn,anse1 7 an
n,r an ahoi;,;on ,rar ,or tho to,al axtor,n;,,,;n
of this rebellion. And who is not in favor 9
tho obiect or this war to tree slaves and abolisI
slavery? answer, il is not The object G
| te IN