The Burlington weekly hawk-eye., 1862-05-10

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must be made to yield or be swept away with an
considerations must be neglected and all inferior
interests must perish. wish to refer moment
70 the character Of the war in which we are en-
yaged. Without referring to authorities, 1 will
,ay in MY own language that there are two kinds
If war. will designate one as q perfect war,
md the other as mixed or civil war. per.
ect war is where one independent nation de-
,lares war against another nation. and it's laws
ire as well understood and must be as strictly
observed as any other laws. A mixed war or
ebellion, or the contrary, is in defiance of soci
,ty, and meets with no encouragement from the
avs Of nations. In perfect war, all the SUBJ
ects and citizens Of one country are considered
enemies Of the other country with which they
are at war they are so recognized and treated
by the laws of nations. There is no exception
All those owing allegiance to one nation are foes
of the other.
1t is, however, entirely different in the case Of
q civil war. When We declare war against the
of the South, we do not declare war
against the States, but our hostities are dirict-
ed only against those who have taken up arms
against the Government, and the end we seek
is the suppression Of insurrection and the resto.
ration of order We do not declare that all
the citizens of the seeded States shall be con.
sidered alien enemies Therefore We must be
careful how We do ything to destroy the ex.
istence Of the States. War, strictly speaking,
is between two independent Powers, and its
code of laws are known as the laws of nations,
and no single Power can amend them. Our
present condition may be called mixed war,
one Of the parties standing to the other in the
double relation of enemies and citizens This
rebellion is mere aggregation Of all crime com.
mitted by individual citizens, which has grown
to the dimensions Of war. All the crimes
may be dealt with in detail-as murder or ar
son, as the case may be-and are comprehended
under the name Of treason. The moment we
come to recognize it in its aggregate character,
we are in great danger of giving it an undue
recognition. The conflict OF our armies
with these felons ought to be viewed as neither
more nor less than an attempt to arrest them
for their crimes. The Senator from Vermont
Mr.. Collamer) seems to recognize the Rebels as
q Power, and not as individual felons, and that
they must be treated according to the rules of
war. If he means simply as to civilized and
Christian usages, | agree with him; but if he
means that foreign nations might call US to ac-
count upon International law, l entirely dissent
from that opinion. We might just as well at
tempt to interfere with Austria or the Neapoli.
aud surely nnthirg could be worse. deny
that any Government has a right to call in ques.
ton our treatment Of criminals, or to interfere
in this contest any way, unless it be in the mat
ter Of the blockade which concerns the com.
merce Of other nations, and ask the question
here, Why should our armies restrict their seiz-
ures Of Rebel property to that found in the
camps? If it is on the ground that there is
want OF proof that the property belongs to Reb.
els, then it is right Ifit 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 delusion that this is a
perfect war, and not an attempt to arrest our
own citizens for felony, every one of whom is
responsible, and might be prosecuted to the ex.
tent Of the law. This is in fact measure pro-
vidiDg for the release of the great body Of GRIM
inals, and reserving only few leaders for pun.
ishment. We are contending not only for the
suppression of rebellion. but also for the respect
of the great nations of the earth. am tired,
Sir, of hearing the leaders of this rebellion call
ed our brethren. They do not deserve any ia.
vors at our hands. They have shocked the civ.
ilizaton of all ages by committing barbarities
almost unparalleled in history.
Shall we call those our brethren who have
brought sorrow and suffering to almost every
hearthst0ne in the conNtry, who have armed
savages against uss Will cooling and soft words
change the hearts Of those sssassins who. in the
midnight watches, stealthily creep upon our
pickets and murder them in cold blood? DO
brethren mutilate the todas of our soldiers,
bury them with faces downwards, and do things
which We might expect only from savages and
eanhibals! No, sir, they are not our brethren.
They are eur mortal foes, and we must treat
them a. such. The manner in which this people
has risen to defend this Government has ex
toIted the praise aud admiration even of those
who are opposed to republican government =
When the citizens of the country have done and
are doing SO well, shall We neglect the high trust
they have con6ded to us? The people look to
this Congress to pass some measure for the con
fiscstion Of the property of those in rebellion
against the Government. I for one am not viii
ling to dsappoint them in their just expecta
tiOn. They do not ask it from any sordid mo-
tive, but from motives which subserve the ends
of true justice. regard this as one of series
of acts essential to the putting down of this re
bellion. There also should be another provision
that as our armies advance into the regions
where treason is rampant. they must be sub
sisted upon the enemy, and it is incumbent upon
US to make that provision. 1t is fact not tO
be disguised, that many men have grown rat and
waxed rich upon the supplies they have furnish
ed to our troops. They would like to have the
war protracted until the Treasury was at its las,
gasp. What care these men for the distresses
which befsll others SO long as their Golfers are
filed? / would not have our soldiers 20 star.
wing through the rich Rebel regions of the
country. Those who have broken the public
peace should be made to subsist those who come
to restore i. Such proceeding would have a
magnetic effect in restoring peace at the South.
It must not be supposed that object to laws
to prevent pilage and plunder by the soldiers
Those ere all right. But the army must be sub.
sisted upon the traitors according to proper
laws and regulations. IF it were left to me 10
provide plan, would have the President make
9 proclamation, Offering an amnesty to all who
would lay down their arms within sixty days.
and those Who still persisted in rebelli IN after
that should be made to suffer all the coDse
quences Of such untimed treason. am tired.
sir, of ell these bubbles about constitutional
provisions, and all this talk about the Secretary
Of State having nsurped powers aud violated the
Constitution in his efforts to preserve the Gov.
ernment. know no limit in these dark hours
Of my country to the duty of every man to sup
press the rebellion. ! would have the President
A..d his officers do everything for the preserya.
tion Of the Government, but would hold then,
all to account for strict discharge of their du.
US. am sure We can trust this Administration
to say what 10 compatible or not with the public
interest ts W
TEE ELEcrIoN.-The City election yesterday
resulted in the choice Of Cavanagh, Democratic
candidate for Mayor, BY 81 majority. On the
west side Of the river, the Aldermen elect are all
Democrats, and on the east side the Republicans
secured but three One year ago yesssrday, .
prominent Dsmocratic wiggler said to . Repub-
iicau In this city: "You d-d Black Republi-
cans may 70 6outh and do the fighting; but ve
Democrats intend to stay home and do the vot-
isg!" Some folks have queer notions Of duty
and glory. But thsre is no accounting for tastesl
Estate Rsgisssr.
II Il sajd that curses, like chickens, come home
70 roose Tho predictions Of Dr.. w. q. Russell
seem 20 have like tendency TO rscoil on their
author. n Z lsttsr Of March 3lse, 70 the Lon
don Timss, be aid hs was going 70 Fortress
Mooros. he didn't 70. becssss Secretary Stan.
ton refused % let him. he sisted that The A.
tack on ldand No. 10 vas an admitted failure,
vhIch vas,st true, ard alee thst New Orleans
vosld probably prove q formidable q the =.
lsnd. which vas correct n di0brsnt ssnssftom
ut whieh ~ writer wishsd v eenvsy.