Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1862-05-15

have shocked the civilization of all AGES
BY committing barbasitiss almost uuparal
lelsd IN history. Shall We call those oul
brethren who have brought sorrow and
Suffering to almost every -bearthstone in
the country. who have armed savages
against Us? Will cooling and soft words
change the hearts of those asssssins who.
in the midnight watches. steslthily creep
upon our pickets and murder them in cold
blood? Do brethren mntilats the bodies
of our soldiers. bury them with faces
downward. and do things which we might
expect only from savages and cannihals?
No. sir. they are act our brethren. They
are our mortal foes. and we must treat
them as such.
Tho manner in which this people has
risen to sustain their Government hiss ex-
torted tho praise and admiration oven OF
those opposed to republican governments.
When the citizens of the conntry have
done and are doing SO we'll, shall we neg
loct the high trust they have confded to
US? The people look to this Congress to
pass some measure for the confsca,ion Of
the property Of those in rebsllion against
the Governms ut. for one am not willing
to disspp0int them in their just expecta-
ton. They do not ask il from any sordid
motive. but from motives which suhserve
the ends Of true justice. / regard this as
one Of series Of acts essential to the put.
ting down Of this rebellion. There also
should 10 another provision-that as our
armies advance into the region where trea.
son is rampant. they must be subsisted up
on the enemy. and it is incumbent on rs
to make that provision. 1t Is fact not
to be disguised that many men have grown
fat and waxed rich upon the supplies they
have furnished to our troops. They
would like to have tho war protracted until
the Treasury was at its last gasp. What
care these men for the distrssscs OF others
SO long as their own Golfers are filed? !
would not have our soldiers go starving
through the rich rebel regions Of the conn
try. Those who have broken the public
peace should be made to subsist those who
come to restore it, Such o proceeding
wonld have magnetic effect in restoring
peace Of the South.
~ 'nost uot oc supposeu tnat oolect 10
laws to prevent pilIage and plumber by the
soldiers. Those are ell right But the
army must be suhsisted upon the iTlitors
according to proper laws and regulations
Ii 1t were left to me to provide . plan.
would have the President make . psocla-
nation. offering an amnesty 10 ell who
would lay down their arms within sixty
days. and those who still persisted in re-
bellion aftor that. should be made to suf-
fer oil the consequences of such i'll timed
treason am tired. Sir. Of all these qnib-
bles about constitutional provisions. and
all this talk about tho Secretary Of State
having usurped powers and violated the
Constitutions in bis efforts TO preserve the
Government. know no limit in these
dark hours Of my country to the duty Of
every man to suppress the rebellion. ]
would have the President and his officers
do everything for the preservation Of the
Government. but l would hold them all
to account for a strict discharge Of their
duty: but now when treason fills the all
around Us. ! am sure we can trust this Ad
ministration to say what is compatible or
not with the public interest.