The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-05-13

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81 Generals
en- ii.s saheei l.e aye
- - Is ihs pfusecsna q tae war.
I ~ aware tbat sten the Presidett cass
ga tie mil.tia g n.arrectoa,
ana usss ste ArHy aeeoriHg ia laW ler
sha, pufi &c, i imp'es force, Il implies
LAT everything iaH he dose waic' :.
necessary To secure tie crj a. a military
necessity bal nsisi t,at tic Executive,
hls generals. llse military power, are the
sole Judge. q wliai 5 military necessity.
ttisrol possible that we can by leeifla.
ton provide iof the prosecution Of tie
var II all rcspec,s, and enact ihe laws BY
which il shall IN all cases rs governed.
Bot Il Congress bad The poser to enact
a sseeping conGscaiion law, such an act
in his view would be inexpedienl and pro-
dactiye II bad results. lie presents this
matter follows
"A short time since Mr.. Cave johnson
was q, Claflsville, and he informed Com
modorc Fo6ie that the rebel army had
gone away from C!!a1ssyille, and lie had
better come there and take the town ard
.ske care of H. These people had all
been engaged in the army pretty much,
bui Commodore Foote came aud took pes
ION. The people were in great con
s,crnalion. not knowing what would hap
pen; aud he published card informing
tAem ihat il they remained III their houses
and attend to their ordinary business, and
behave themselves, they should be pro-
tecied. When General Buell. got 10 Nash
vile, lie Published proclamation 70 the
same affect Now suppose you pass this
bin IN this shape, aud another city which
has been held by the enemy is abandoned
or tbeir soldiers are driven out Off IL The
people Of that city have been almost en-
lirely concerned with the rebels, and they
come to our general AID say, We are
satisfied that we cannot continue this re-
belli0u any more VIC ure willing 10 sub
nit we want to know whether you will
protect us from wrong and violence. -
What do you want 10 be protected in y
"In our property, in our families, in our
houses. our residences" "You have got
no houses, you hare no homes you want
to be protected in your property; you
have not got any property; the whole Of
it was eoniisaied by Congress last week ;
and we are here 10 sell il, dispose Of IL
and put the purchasers into possession ;
you are all Of you ii that condition" as
that all that is left 10 us five become ODE
dent TO the laws r "Yes, all except TO
be shot; DO not know that there is my
thing else if you resist and 60 on do
not know how you will come outs but ii
you submit TO US, subject yourselves to our
laws, that will be your fate; and your
slaves viii be set at libertyi and your six
or eight millions of people unhoused have
nothing, and have nothing 10 buy it with
As to the idea Of replenishing tie
Treasury by such law, he says:
ooh, but il is said we must have some
money; our people are burdened with
49, Inv 80. e 1v~ - 1870 H.
.l,oplJ like 10 ask : man WHO talks IN
that way, how much he thinks can be got
out of it. What would you give for a
lafm down IN iei'hes'ee OF Georgia "lI
~ peop'I oga' ~ .t "oe,'I - !, a 49,
ers who were onilawed and derived Of
their property by you, Why, sir, It
would require two regiments TO take care
q every pla,l'a''o4 /, ~, L ~ i ~. 10
'Tbo idea or 9pealiz, ne, ,no,ey i tLat wav
i 10 ne II idIe as tie idea Of realizing
peace in that way
As to emanc5pstiug the slaves of all
rebels by such a law, he thinks such n
measure would in effect bea collation. Of
the plighted faith Of the Republican party
and in hostility to tile declarations put
forth by the present Administration.
The slaves can be freed only as a mill
taTv necessity. III Il should become nee.