, 1862-08-11
.be Grth1ttte.


VIE MUST STRIKE HARDER,
The history Of all rebellions teaches this
that tie severity should come frst,and the
1enity afterwards We have reversed the
law, and The most sanguinary part of the
rebellion is to come. The killing, the confs-
cation, the hanging, are ahead Of us. But
much may yet be done to shorten the con-
test, and to ayert the horrors Incident to a
civil war in which the chances Of success are
equally balanced. Asa matter Of humanity,
the North should immediately demonstrate
to the maniac South two th1ngs-that sue
cesstul rebellion is impossible, and that the
wages Of treason is swift punishment In
der such conditions, the most inveterate
traitor would at once give up the contest
This remedy has, been hundreds Of times
applied to rebellion, and never without ef
fecting cure. It is not in human nature |
to fight tor cause which is utterly hope
less, which excites no sympathy among
mankind, and in which tile only reward is
less Of property, Of liberty, or Of life. 1t
is expectation Of ultimate success that |
swc1ls the ranks Of rebellion in the South,
proscribcs and banishes loyal citizens, In
spires an indolent race with energy, aud
makcs selfish and impatient men exhibit
symptoms Of far1itude under the accunlu-
lated miseries Of scanty fare, double taxa
ton and bankruptcy. Take from them the
hopeleaye only the danger, the priva-
1ion, the disgrace Of fallure-and these
SAME men would sink down in utter help
lessncss.
Nothing so surely inspires q traitor with
desperate courage and energy as treating
Inn as an cqual-par1eying with lln, ma
kirg his crimes respectable, convincing
him that he ineurs only the dangers Incl
dent to common warfare. Such treatment
has spoiled the South-mRde loyal men
lrkewa1m, neutral men rebels, and men
tainted with disloyalty, implacab1e foes.
ii We would reform the rebels, we must re-
form our practice. Wemust treat them as
We treat other meu-according to their
nle1its. The war On their part is murder
and robbery; on ours, selcdefsnse. Let it
be understood thai, if they would save
their lives, they must throw down their
arms and surrender at discretion them
krow Of certainty that submission must
be the price Of lenity, and their r=fo!aana-
4ion will be Us marked Us their rebellion
was inexcusahle. In the days Of the
revolution it was fopau necessary to issue
an order TO shoot every Fy who refused
to lay down his arms, Z good effects Of
the order were eTeeThere visible
Thousands Of men came in and surrender
ed Ileir arms without blow. Very few
Of them afterwards disturbed the peace.
Order was restored i: some Of the most
turbulent districts. Patriotism command
cd premium where it hal been at dis
count The conviction Was established iu
mems minds that the cause Of royalty was
hopeless. 4 few tories in disguise may lave
called our grandfathers ,fends ): they were
es4lie1 savases and charged with cruelty
and posterity has pronounced their con-
duct human and wise. Just so we woul.l
treat the Southern rebels. Make them Law
down their arms aud submit, as condi-
tim Of ftorbcarance On our part, and they
Will nct be slow to submit OUTLAW the
LEADER, disarm the rank~and-f or put
tlfn, to the sword il they refuse to
surrender; invade them with force
SO overwhelming that resistance will
be vain, and the contest will be short and
comparatively blco1less. We would sa7t
tic South from utter dissolution, By wise
and timely severity For this rebellion
must bc put down, 10 matter what miser'
les the South may endure. The appeal &c
arms was Of her own choosing. For hel
the X ar derives all its power from selfish
pc1saral, ard trarsitory Considerations
! the North derives its inspiration from
permanent and universal principles
It is 4 contest between the caprice
Of few thousand piauters aud the litter
ests Ct naankiua. The enthusiasm of tut
Soul. is, in its nature, fictitious and TEN
porary, 1or its source is not in the unive1
sa! sentiments Of justice and humanity
Which alone can inspire genuine enthusi
asm. But the patriotism Of the North
striking its roots down deep into Christia.
civilization, and into the inalienablc right
Of MIN, will increase day by day in In
tensi'y aud force The very lack of con
scitncc and OF honest conviction il th'
Scu'l.. will produce certain species Q
fezoti;y, Formidable if unres!raincd, hn
easily su5dued by skillful and heavy blows
Af'er the paro1ysm has passed of, til
lack If all moral and invigorating princi
pie viii leave the wrctched slave State
prostratc and helpless. We mas the
afford to te msguaninlous, but 1enity no.
would bc deliberate and heartless c1uelt,