Weekly Trinity journal., 1862-03-29
Whose War H. This

given 10 tuls Nltdi suuSBlc lOl 'hc PlN'N''''
from ignomny and everlasting disgrace great
Governmental nation, whose fall carries with
il the civil liberties of the wolld undoes the Ia
bors of hundred years by our patriot foreia-
theirs, sets back progress and civilization for
century, and gives thirty millions Of freemen to
the rule of anarchy and tyranny.
We know many men-esteemed in community
as men of good sense--good citizens in all things
else-who sympathizing with the rebels in their
Internal efforts at selfdestruction, lose all SEEM
ing respect foIbearance, and even courtesy, when
discussing our national affairs, if you do not grant
all their extrava CANT, insaue assertions that this
is " Lincoln's war" can abolition war; &c-
The dsavowal by the President himself, his prop
osition to pay the States which were desirous OF
getting rid of their slaves, including all the free
negroes in the batch, ana colonizng in a distant
land, the whole American negro race, the repri-
manding and court martaling Generals who
issued orders releasing slaves from further service
to their masters, and giving protection within
the Union lines the repeated assertions oy Fed
eral resolutions ;hat this a to pyeserre
the Constitution, not TO overthrow ii, the strictly
accounting and receiptpg for every article nee
essarily iaken and used by our array In the rebel
States-all go for nothing in their logic You
/ ask them in vain for a calm, logical reason for
their assertions they answer like stupid school
boy ;" cause Abe Lincoln is an abolitionist, and
he is President--the abolitionists elected him.
and he is their agent, their tool therefore, it is
their war, bis war, an abolition war W These
gentlemen remind US very much of Davy Crock
cts waste of powder and lead upon certain
coon Davy, one warm winters day, as he saun.
tered through the woods, espied coon, summing
himself upon limb Naturally enough. he drew
bead, and blazed away, but never stirred The
coon he fred away at that coon for an hour
off hand, with rest, took every possible advan-
tage Of aim. yet oil TO no purpose" Betsy" had
never served him so before some thing must be
the matter with his eyes-he'd just step to the
spring and wash them. In STOPPING over the
CLASSY surface Of water, his face clearly re-
fected as in mirror, when to his astonishment
he discovered on one of his shaggy, overhanging
eyebrows a-lousc Davy was dead beat he
had been shooting at that " varmint" for a coon
one mortal hour Now just with these men
they have abolitionist in their wool, and i'm
agination s blazing away with heavy charges Of
prejudice and viuperati0n, against every one
who does not join in abusing, thwaring and
crpplng the power of the constitutional! President
of the United States, who is stIaning every nerve
to do Just what is the sacred duty of every true
| American citizen to assist in doing-peserve the
! Union intact as lie received il from the hands of
| the People.
We have been mad enough TO think IL was South
Cdrohnas tcar. She commenced it. Fired the
first shot upon Il handful of American Soldiers,
whose only real protection against such suicid-
al act WAS the starry flag which hoated over
them that flag South Carolina had herself help
ed create None but monsters destroy their own
offspring. Iiut we have desire to discuss
whose war this is. 1t is enough To know it is a
struggle to our country from wreck and ruin,
and we iog its preservation against prejudice,
fanaticsm, higher law, Niger worshippers, mig
ger haters, revoutionsls-a against all ers, ists
oogies and sms. We can't help it II abolition
lists did vote for Mr. Lincoln we don't know
what are his pyiuafe sentiments concerning Afr-
can WOOL nor do we care it is his public sent
ments and official acts that command our atten-
ton. 1t is the President Of the United States we
sustain in all his constitutional efforts to put
down this unnatural, monstrous rebellion.
The annexed Order of General IIalleck. to the
army under his command, now advancing into
the rebel States, Issued on the 2ith of February,
we offer as an argument to dsprove the assertions
of men of secession procivities, who so stoutly
aud dogmatically maintain this to be war for
the emancipation of the negro slave. This Order
must give the lie direct to the secessionists, who
are etcrnolly disappearing the cause and OBJ
iect of this war on the part of the Federal Gov
ernment, by continually asserting that it is for
the sole purpose of aboltionzng the Slave
States aud securing the rich plundcr, which
success in crushing hisrebellOn may temporarily
place uader the oare of the Union forces. We
commend it to the careful perusal Of those Of
our readers who have any doubts upon the
subject:
.lst The Maar General commanding this Department
desires to impress all officers the Importance of preSeTv
ing good order and discipline among their troops the
armies of the West advance into Tennessee and other
Southern States Let show to fellow citizens of
these States come merely to crush out rebellion and
them peace aud the benefits of the Constitution
and Union of which they have been deprived by selfish
and unpnnciped leaders. They have been told that
come to OpIFess and to plumber BY acts we will
undeceiNe them. We will prove to them come to
restore, not to violate, the Constitution aud laws. In
restoring to them the glorious flag of the Union, will
assure them that they shau enjol upder its folds the
protection Of life and property iu former days
Soldiers let eXcesses your part tarnsh the glory of
arms I'd. Orders heretofore issued in this Depart
ment in regard to pilaging mamUdipg, the destruction
of private property and the stealing and couceament o.
slaves must be rgidly enforced it does not belong to
military authorities decide upon the relation o! master
and slave such questions must be settled by the civ il
Courts no fugitive slave will therefore be admitted into
lpes camps, except when specially ordered by the
General commanding. Sd. Women and children mer
chants farmers mechanics, and all persons not in arms
be regarded non-combatants, and not to be
molested either in their persons property however
they aid and assist the enemy they become helgerents
and will treated such, for the laws of war, they
will be made suffer the penalties of such violation
4h All military stores and property of the enemy must
surrendered aud any attept To CONCEAL such property
will be punished"
That certainly does not road much like aboli.
tonizing slave States. stealing nggers or robbing