The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-05-06

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the rebellion at The South. we do not
declare war against the States, but ouf
hostilities are directed only against those
who have taken up arms against the Gov
.ernment, and the end We seek is the sup
preston Of instruction and the rcstora-
ton Of order. We DO not declare tbat all
the citizens Of the seeded States shaIl be
considered alieh enemies. TherefoSe Ne
must be careful how We do anything ID.
destroy the existence Of the S,attf. ~ s',5s5s
War, strictly speaking, il bstEeea two
independent powers, and,its codesbf 6&s
are known as the laws Of nations, and no
single power can amend Them. Our pres
ent condition rnay be called 1 mixed xsT,
one Of the parties standing to the other ID
the double relation Of enemies and citi-l
ssns. This rebellion il mere aggrega-.
ton of ill crime committed BY individual
citizens, which has grown to the dimen-
ksioas Of war. All the crimes may be
dealt with in detail--as murder or arson,
as the case may beand are comprehend
ed under the name Of treason. The mo-
| mena We come to recognize it in its aggre
gate character, We are in great danger Of
giving 1t an undue recognition. The
conflict of our armies with these feions
ought to be viewed as neither more nor less
than an attempt to arrest them for their
crimes. The Senator from v VsImont Mr..
Collamer) seems 70 recognize the rebels
as power, and not "a individual felons,
and that they must be treated according
| to the rules 81 war. If he means simply
as to civilized and Christian usagcs. /
agree With him but il be means tbat for
esgn nAlions might call us 10 account up
on International Law, ] entirely diskent
from that opinion. We might just aa
wall attempt to interfere with Austria or
1.-THE NeapolitAn Government ID their treat
ment Of criminals, aud surely nothing
could Be worse. deny that any govern
Iiment has right to call in question our
treatment OF criminals, or to Interfere in
this contest in anyway, unless i: be in the
matter Of the blockade, which concerns
the commerce Of other nations, and ask
I the question here. Why should our ar
mics restrict their seizures Of rebel prop
erty to that found In the camps! II It'll
on the ground that there is want of proof
that the property belongs to rebels, then
il il right. If it Is on the ground that
according TO the rules Of national warfare
We cannot take it, then it is decidedly
wrong. We seem to labor under the de-
lasion that this is perfect war, and not
m attempt to arrest our own citizens for
felony. every one Of whom i responsible,
and might be prosecuted to the extent Of
the law. This is, in fact, = measure pro-
| yiding for the release Of the great body
Of criminals, and reserving only = few
leaders for punishment We are con-
tending not only for the suppression Of
rebellion. but also lor the respect of the
great nations Of the earth. am tired,
sir, of hearing the leaders Of this rebellion
called our brethren. They do not de-
serve any favors st our hands. They have
shocked the civilization Of al ages by
committing barbarities almost nsparal-
leled 10 history Shah We cali those our
brethren who have brought sorrow and
ufering to almost every hearth-stone ia
ia county, Who have armed savsges
-. s.a.;,.. ps VIII cooing ala soft w5Grds
o5.nce the hearts Of those aasassins Who,
% she m;dn;gat watches, stsaithily creep
upon our pis stssad nurdss shen il eesd
blood +? DO brethren mat'sats the bodies
Of our soldiers, bury Them With their
faces downward, and do things which We
might expect .only from savages aad Can
nibsls !? No, sir, they are not our breth-
fcn i they are our mortal toes. and We
must trset them US sach. The manner
10 whioh this people has risen to defend
this Goyerunent has extorted the praise
and admiration sven Of those Who are OPP
passed 70 republican government. When
tho citiseps of the country have done and
are doing 60 uell, shall We neglect the
high trust they have rcon6ded 70 us I
The people look to this Congress TO pass
some messuFe for the con6sCation af the
property pf these in rebellion against the
Govsrnmsnt. ! for one am not willing
to disappoint them 10 their Just expects
ton They do not ask i for any sordid
motive, but from motives which subserye
the ends Vi true justice. ] regard this as
one II . series Of ac1s essential 70 the put
ting down Of this rebellinn.s, There also
should be another prosision--that a. our
armies advance into the regions where
tnoAson Is rampant, they mBst be spbsist-
cd upon The ensmy, and i y ncumbeni
upon NJ to make that provision. Il i I
| fact not % be- disguissd, Ahat many men
haye gFewn lat and wsxed rich upon the