Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-07-11

10 leeI' ana am willing to believe do feel. the
deepest lnterestln the salvation of the country
why do they jump to their feet the mop,ant
the idea IS prOpagated that we are to emnIo,,
men who are ready and willing and able to
perform these services to save the lives of COL
dierS of their own and other states? Wbo+
violation of the principles of warfare is nro-
posed? Why should we not weaken the enc
my, and attack him in his weakest point? Do
you say we are proposing an abolition or
emancipation scheme? Not at all, We are
simply proposing to use those means in the
army which are best for us, and to use those
best able to perform a particular kind of ser.
vice. Did anybody ever hear of nation that
was at war with any other country that would
sacrifice the lives OF their own men by making
them do kind of work when there were
about them friends who were willing and anx-
lous to relieve them from that work? And
out Of what consideration? Why, sir, have
been utterly at loss to imagine anv. | can
not conceive the slightest ground for it, or
reason why the men who come to our camps
and tender their services against the enemies
of the country, should be repealed and driven
out and our own soldiers sacrificed in per-
forming duty these other men are so ready
to perform. Why, sir, it is contrary to every
principle of warfare.
| am not a soldier, but | undertake to saw
that a general who conducts campaign on
such principles is no general at ALL He has
forgot or never knew the first principles upon
which to conduct war; which is to weaken
the enemy and strengthen himself | have
looked upon this thing quite as long as feel
disposed to. | do not feel disposed to blame
anybody, and l have no doubt, not the slight.
est In the world, that everybody feels as anx-
ious as do to close this war, and to close it
etfectually. But l do say that mistake has
been made in this thing. Too great tender
ness has been used, under the delusive idea
that these rebels were to be coaxed back by
tenderness. Sir, you cannot deal with savag-
es in that way. And the man who deliberate
ly sets himself to work to overthrow the insti-
tutions and interests of the country for the
purpose Of selfish ambition is worse than a
savage. And such is a description of the
leaders in this rebellion, and the great mass
OF their followers are uneducated and willing
to follow those about them. Now, SIR are we
to go on in this way? If we do, the conse-
quences must be well understood by the gov
eminent the president, the cabinet, generals,
or whoever else sanctions this mode of pro-
ceedlng. They must reverse their course, or
let me say, however public opinion may sus-
tain 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 so
fond of attributing to those on this side of the
chamber, but from the absolute necessity of
the case, from the common sense of the
thing.
Let me ask my friend from Delaware (Mr
Salisbury if he was engaged in contest
where his own life was in peril, and the SER
wants of his enemy should come to him and
say, ''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 ca
pacity to manage his own affairs Ihave said
thus much, sir, simply to illustrate my idea.
which is this that if we expect the people of
this country to come forward willingly under
any pressure except the absolute necessity,
with their whole hearts and souls, to fight this
battle out, I'tell the president, in my place
here as senator, and | tell generals of our
army, that they must reverse their practice
and their course. | know in some quarters |
am called a conservative, and | believe | am.
| do not say things here without full delibera-
ton, and | say this after full reflection, be-
cause l think it ought to be said, and to be
said in public. 1t is my opinion that this
white kid glove warfare won't do. We must
act upon common sense principles, and do
what all men would do in such a case-avail
ourselves of all the means which the great
Ruler of the universe has placed in our power
to overwhelm these wretches who are thus
making war upon us, upon civilization, and
upon humanity. | would do nothing that a
christian and civilized nation ought not to do
would not employ sayages, and bring back
the days Of the tomahawk and the scalping-
knife. would not employ these negroes
unless | could control them. But everything
that is within the usages of civilized warfare
l would do, and 1 think it ought to be done
Avail yourselves, like men, of every power
which God has placed in your hands to accom-
pllSh your purposes, within the reach of civ"
llized warfare. But the man who campers
with this question. and who talks against en-
ploylng negroes for services which they are
ready and willing to do, leads me to doubt,
sometimes, whether, after all, there is not
something wanting in the heart The people,
by this bill, are calledup to contribute more
men: and if you wish them to do it with
hearts in their bosomS, you must show that
you have some feeling for them; you must
spare them from every trouble, annoyance,
and exposure you can-and God knows they
will have enough in such a warfare and with
such an enemy.