The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-08-02
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nov comprehend better what they are able to do
and what they win do 70 prolong the war and to
accompinn their purpose. The rebel leaders
will not hesitate to sacrifice oil the able-b bodied
men OF their section, and to make the South .
scene OF universal desolation and mourning if
they can thus succeed. They are q relentless
ss death and q merciless - the grave in their
ruthless ambition and hate. They are forcing
into their armies every man and boy who can
hold musket They don't stop to inquire
whether man has stiff joint in his little finger,
or is quarter of an inch shorter than s'the reg
ulatlon standard" or lacks some item of abso.
iutely perfect manhood. And they don't stop to
ask man II he wants to Eight for secession and
slavery. Their officers scour the country and
enforce the conscription by sword and bayonet
OF course 20 long a. the supply of men holds out
ct the South the rebel armies can be kept full
by process like this. And the southern people
stand il because they cannot help themselves
bound them hand and foot, and if they curse JEFF
Davis and his myrmidons they must do it in &c.
cret and with bated breath.
This unexpected strength and persistence of
the rebellion has made new and larger effort
necessary on the part of the government for its
suppl essi0n. This 10 what 10 meant by infusinc
new energy into the war. We must have more
men and means and put forth our energies on
grander scale than the rebels or give up the eff.
fort to subdue them. This is what the govern.
ment is endeavoring to do, and for this it calls
upon the people to come to its aid and fill up its
armies. :
The Government and loyal people on one side
and the traitors on the other are now girdng
themselves up for the fual struggle A new
page of the war is about to open. The rebels
threaten to attack Washington and invade the
loyal States. We'are determined to take Rich
mond, to defeat the rebel armies, and to re es.
tablish the authority Of the Government in
every Southern State. The President has dc.
cided upon the leading measures for the accom-.
plishment of these objects, and has entrusted
the work to men in whom he has confidence
General Halleck is now Commander in. Chief,
and the general movements of the armies are
to be controlled by him. OF his military capa.
city and skill there is no doubt. OF his disposi.
ton to take the wisest and most energetic mea.
sures to suppress the rebellion there can be as
little doubt, unless We assume that he is either
fool or traitor. The President has ordered
the Commanders in the field to levy on the enc
my and subsist the army on the resources of the
rebel people around them, as far as this is
possible. They are also to employ the slaves as
laborers, under the recent law of Congress,
which provides for the freedom of the slaves of
rebels thus employed. Loyal masters are to be
compensated for the services of their negroes.
But the large majority of the masters are traitors
and it is evident that under this military rule
and the law of Congress the slaves will be emau.
cipated in great numbers, as our armies pene.
trate into the rebel region-quite Is fast, to say
the least, and much more surely than by any
mere proclamation of freedom, and in manner
to which no loyal STAKEHOLDER can object. a
Thus We have the programme for the new
and enlarged campaign:-Absolute military III.
rection of the war; the enlargement Of our ar.
mics till we outn umber the enemy; subsistence
of our armies at the expense of the enemy and
the employment of negroes in the military and
naval service, with wages and freedom Is their
ward. The programme is sound and good. It
promises to be efficient and successful. It Ger.
tainly must be if the people of the loyal States
stand by the government and furnish the need.
full fighting men. We believe they will-we
are sure they will,-and that, in spite of the
present suspense and anxiety,
"Out of this nettle danger
We shall pluck the flower safety
/ -[spsingfeld Republican.