The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-07-25
From the New Albany Evening journal.
FOrbearance or our Governmen


Tho tory press and tory politicians in
England are never weary of descanting mp
on the "barbarism' of the war in this coun.
| try. They affect to be inexpressibly shock
| ed at the unchristian and inhuman conduc
of the-Esderal Government. They go into
paroxysms of sanity indignation over the
brutality of the Northern "mob.' They
are scandalized beyond measure at our saw
age disposition toward the prosecuted aud
unoffending rebels. They think il outra-
geous that the divine right Of plotting for
his country's ruin should be denied an
American citizen. They Indignantly pro
tested against the incarceration of traitors
iu Fort Lsfayett They were horrifed at
the temporary suspension of writs of habeas
corpus. The sinking of a few vessels 10 one
Of the channels of Charleston harbor made
them quite frantic with rage and horror
The order of General Butler in reference to
the women of New Orleans has transported
them to the verge of Mysteries.
And all this bowling and hectoring. and
calling US bad names, and making faces at
us without the shadow of justificatioD!-
Never was the charge Of inhumanity more
undeserved. Never WAS Government
more outrageously slandered. Its conduct
toward the rebels has been marked by a
forbsarance and magnanimity such as the
world never before saw. 1t has been slow
to anger. patient under contumely, merci-
| full even to fault. It has borne and fore
born--as no other government ever has;-it
| has suffered Insults unnumbered; it has
even permitted It's courage to 5e impeached
and its dignity to be compromised--in the
hope that might disarm its enemies By love.
1t has appealed when il should have CON-
manded; it has entrea,ed when it should
have dictated; it has held the olive branch
when it should have grasped the sword; it
has petitioned when it should have punish.
ed Instead of visiting their crimes upon
the wretches who conspired against it, il has
allowed them to go free; instead of hanging
convicted traitors. it has let them of. with
the injunction of ego and sin no more"
1t suffered innumerable indiguities before
it even struck the first blow against treason.
It labored under tie delusive hop. that il
would conquer the hate of its foes with love-
Aud when; finally, it was forced to vindi-
cate itself by the argument Of physical
force, it was mercful even at the expense
of justice. II regarded the rebels rather in
the light of erring children than of harden.
ed maefactors. 1t treated their offences "a
ther in the light Of pecadilloes than in the
light of crimes. 1. generously assumed
that like the rabble who cruciied our Saw
iour. they "knew not what they did,
It was surrounded on every side with Sc.
cret enemies. The Departments reeked
with treason. The National Capital swss-
med with spies. They penetrated every.
where; they had access to every nook and
corner of the public bulldogs; they over
heard the faintess whisperings OF Cabinet
conferences; they extracted tho secrets OF
he War Office: they stole the plsns Of cam
paign from under the very noses OF the
Commanding Generals.
And vet the Government foreboFs. And
vel it wishheh the vengeance that Was its
fTiyht-and waved the white banner ol
Mercy when il should have welded the
sword of Justice. Every rebel had forti.
| fed his life; and yet for ever twelve monshs
il did not 30 much a. use the halter oncay
| While thousands had been cruelty Put ia
death for defending. not ooe mounted the
scaHold for assaiiiDg the Union.
And yet % EngHsh Prime Minister eetl
up in his place and dsnoanees The cosduei
OF the Governmsot toward tsaitoss - s.iu,
famous"