The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-07-19

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forward until they know and feel that they are
no longer to be exposed to that kind of life, -
q Sir, why is it so? Why are We 80 tender to.
wards these traitors. What makes some gen.
tlemen go sensitive the moment We speak of
employing negroes and the slaves Of rebels in
the service of the country? Men who profess
to feel, and I am willing to believe do feel, the
deepest interest in the salvation of the country,
Why do they jump to their feet the moment the
idea is propagated that we are to employ men
who are ready and willing, and able to perform
these services to save the lives Of soldiers Of
their own and other States! What violation Of
the principles Of warfare is proposed? 5 Why
should we not weaken the enemy, and attack
him in his weakest points Do you say We are
proposing an Abolition or emancipation scheme?
those means in the army which are best for Us,
and to use those best able to perform particu
lar kind of service. Did anybody ever hear Of
nation that was at war with any other country
that would sacrifice the lives of their own men.
by making them do kind of work when there
we're about them friends who we're willing and
anxious to relieve them from that work. And
out OF what consideration? Why, Sir, have
been utterly at o loss to imagine any. cannot
coceive the slightest ground for it, or reason why
the men who come to our camps end tender
their services against the enemies of the coun
try, should be repealed and driven out. and our
own soldiers sacrificed in performing a duty
these other men are SO ready to perform Why
Sir, 1t is contrary 10 every principle of warfare.
am not soldier, but undertake to say that
general who conducts campaign on such
principles is no general at all. He has forgot or
never knew the first principles upon which to
conduct war, which is to weaken the enemy
and strengthen himself l have looked upon
this thing quite as long as feel disposed to- I
do not:feel disposed to blame anybody and l have
no doubt, not the slightest in the world, that
everybody feels as anxious as I do to close this
war, and to close it eHectually. But do say
that mistake has been made in this thing. Too
great tenderness has been used, under the delu
sive idea that these rebels were to be coaxed
back by tenderness. Sir, you cannot deal with
savages in that way. And the man who DELHI.
erately sets himself to work, to overthrow the
institute Ons and interests of his own country
for the purpose of selfish ambition is worse than
q savage. And such is description Of the
leaders in this rebellion, and the great mass of
their followers are uneducated and willing to
follow those about them. % vsa.s9 =
Now, Sir, are We to 60 on in this ways If we
| do, the consequences must be we'll understood
by the Government, the President, the Cabinet,
Generals, or whoever else sanctions this mode
| Of proceeding. They must reverse their course
| or let me say, however public opinion may sus,
| tain the war, it will not sustain them. And,
Sir, this is not from any feeling of Abolition or
Emancipation, or any sort of peculiar sentiment
which gentleman are so fond Of attributing to
those on this side of the chamber, but from the
absolute necessity of the case, from the common
sense of the thing. Let me ask my friend from
Delaware Mr.. Salisbury if he was engaged in a
contest where his own lite was in danger or peril
and the servants Of his enemy should come to
him ard say: "We will give you aid that may
save you, dig trenches, or do anything for YOU"
would he repel them? Any man who would act
thus has not even common sense, and has not
capacity to manage his own life affairs. have
said thus much, Sir, simply to Illustrate my idea
which is this that if we expect the people Of
this country to come forward willingly under
any pressure except the absolute necessity, with
their whole hearts and SOULS TO fght this battle
out, L tell the President, in my place here as a
Senator and tell Generals of our army, that
they must reverse their practice and their course
know that in some quarters am called Con.
servative, andI believe 1 am. do not say
things here without full delberation, because
is my opinion that this white kid glove warfare
won't d. We must act upon common sense
principles, and must do what all men would do
in such case-avail ourselves of all the means
which the Great Ruler of the universe has
placed in our power to overwhelm these wretch
es who are thus making war upon us, upon civil
ization, and upon humanity. l would do no.
thing that Christian and civilized nation ought
not to -do.--1-would not employ -savages, and
bring back the days of the tomahawk and the
scalpipg knife. would not employ these ne.
groes unless could control them. But every
thing that is within the usages of civilized war.
fare would do, and think it ought to be done
There is another thing where Think there has
been a mistake made, that is, trying to deceive
the people by calling . defeat great strategic
movement, and by giving false names to things
under the idea that it will not do to give the
people of the country the truth, just precisely
as it is. That is just what ought to be done:
or ooncealment. OF course do not speak Of
those concealments which are necessary to con.
cesl facts from the enemy. But the idea Of hes.
itatiugto tell the free and intelligent people of
this country precisely what the state Of things
is, and what is needed to effect their purposes.
Is an illusion and folly. The people Of nv State
and the people Of this country are intelligent.
reading people, and they are the people Who
support this war; their hearts are in it as much
as 0urs.1 Let them know, then, plainly, what
your necessities are and what will be required Of
them. was very much amused the other day
at seeing an address of the Governors OF the DIFF
ferent States addressed to the President REQUEST
ing him to, call out more troops for they thought
ittmightl be necessaryin the course of coming
events d What did it all mean? 1t meant that
the President aud the Government thought that
they needed more troops; that our ranks had
bsen thinned by disease and the enemy. Didn't
We all know it? Didn't the enemy know it,
Didn't everybody know that we. wanted more
men? Then why not say so?5 Now, and quick,
tell the trush-why we want them, and how
soons. Appeal to the people, and let them know
what we require for the purposes of the corn-
try. Deal witkfthem honestly, and you will get
a response from every true Northern .Aeart-l
Therefore, hope this policy will be abandoned.
and hereafter we shall speak the truth. l have
not stood up here to condemn any man, or this
or that General, or the President. l respect
the President. I have stood by him. and shall