, 1862-02-01
Qr.t)e Urit)tttte.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY /, 1862.
HELPING 0EF REEEL BRETH-
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!; I'D en- the re,i>s Of putting t!''wn the re-
tellien mildly. and sssirg slavery. \S 1:ae
NO sw so eItwiael together, or generals
hayc been afraid TO strike severely q; The
cre for fear cf vonnding thc other. Tie
isca las been, Sc To conduct tue War that
j" whether the rebellion s;,ccec led or failed.
.hc condition Of no human being should
changed" as we ARE >''lcE,n)y assured by the
oracle of State. The 9 Conservative" have
insisted thai slavery should not be harmed; |
and for the sake Of harmony aud unity, tic
Prosrcssiycs have ace:uicsccd. Thus the
people have consented to rTo~slayery war
programme, and the fruits Of nine months
work are before the country. Half mil
lion of soldiers are il, the field. Three
hundred war vessels arc afloat. Twenty
thousand lives have been sacrificed, and
four hundred millions Of dollars
ii debt have been incurred, to be j;
liQuida;ed, principal anl Interest, by taxes
elutchcd from, the savings Of toll. But
if the rebellion has not been put down,
the country l.s the proud satisfaction Of
knowing. that the precious institution OF
s1syery remains unhurt-that it g still lives ;
and f1ourishcs and that II furnishes our re- /
hel brethren, in their hour Of distress, with /
food and clothing, and. supports their faml- /
lies at home, wEile tls yaze gallanly strug- !
cling to destroy the Union. We all enjoy
the supreme felicity Of knowing, that to our
forbcarancc and magnaniniity, the rebels
are indebted for their success IN thus far
resisting the Grand Army Of the Republic.
Without the labor and assistance Of four
millions of blacks, our traitor brethren
would be shattered and powcr1ess: they
would be hungry and in rags: they would
Lc feeble and in despair. The alternative
before them would be Tic haEd ono Of sub |
mission or exile, Viii, the loss Of their
laboriDg ropalation, what headway could
seven millions Of insurgents make against
twenty millions Of wlite Iniouists, assisted
ny four millions OF colorcd Jnionlsts
They must necessarily succunlb before
such overwhelming disparity Of forces
How rmspeakably grateful these traitors
should feel to the Northern "conserva-
tiycs.'' who have preserved thus far them,
the undistutbed possession and indispensa-
ble assistance Of four millions Of loyal col
orcd Iaborers: We Union people are The
mcst magnanimous on the face Of tile
Garth. The records Of history show nothing
approaching it in unsclishncss. The easel in
its simplest form stands thus: On one side
there are twenty-tour millions Of people
devoted to lhe Ilioa and anxious for its
preservation. On the other side there are
seven millions who hate the Inion and have
resolved to destroy il, and have appealed
to arms to settle the question and enforce
their purpose. The issue is accepted on
the part Of tie Cnionist=. But the latter
rcrceiving the great disparity Of force, in a
spirit of sublime ctiTa1Ty, detail four MIL
lions Of Union men and notify their ad-
rcrsarics that they are welcome to the full
use Of them during the combat And it Is
further stipulated on the part Of the Union:
isis, that if any of tAcsc reinforcement:
sent 10 the rebels, stall desert back to tht
loyal standard they shall he q delivered up
to the traitors.
Bv means Of the 1oc,t Of those four mil
lions Of sable loyalists to the rebels, they
have been endowed with the requi
site strength 10 oppose a successful
resistance to the Grand Army Of th
Union: and if our sublime magma
l;mity continues, the prospect he
fore then, is 1attering, that they viii sue
eeed in accomplishing their darling pu,
pose Of a1lnihi1ating the Union, and 1ayin
the proud North PROSTATE at their fee
But the Cnion men have not only show
their chiya1rous spirit in letting the rebe
hETc four millions Of loyal blacks to bel
them. but in fighting them easy, conducfn
TIC WET On peace principles, on our sid
Our generals nave taken care that no la1
blows be struck, and norc below tie reb
belt, though they arc at liberty TO strike
they please. No following up Of adVa1
t2scs when our adversary happens TO 8
knocked down, is permitted No kicki1
or choking is allowed, as that might ha
Mr. Scccsh. When he runs, VIC stop al
"fortify," Until he gets over his fright al
comes back reinforced. This is the VI
the war is waged. It is conducted
strictly conservative" principles. 3
we arc a1l solaced with the reflection, t!
whether the rebellion succeeds or fa!
whether the Union be saved or perish, I
legal condition Of no human being shall
changed. No slave shall be cmanciI
led; NO rebel zi7et Oh 9 loyal bondnla7
manacles shall kc loosened. Surely, this
consolation enough to repay US for millio
Of taxes; for huge debt, for slain sc
and brothers, and wrecked Union.
all events, it is all We shall get, so let
he content Herewith.