The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-08-02

Thus far the war has been prosecuted on
the principle of infictinginjury only upon reb.
els in arms, and as little as possible upon them.
Meantime those who sympathised with and
aided them have been protected in their per-
sons and property by the Federal arms, while
loyal people have been left to defend them
selves. They have been robbed of their prop
erty, driven fromtheir homes shot down in their
own fields and doors. Thousands Of our men
have been sacrificed and millions of money ex.
pended for laborers upon works which might
have been done by the slaves of rebels Who
came voluntary within our lines. But they
have been entertained just long enough to
gain valuable information and then sent back
to the enemy. This policy has cost us hum
dreds 0 Of thousands Of lives, and ever $500
600 OOO, and the rebellion nearly as strong as
at first, while our resources for its suppression
are to the above enormous extent less. Our
nominal military linesiare, it is true, pressed
below Memphis, but the river is still block
aided. Behind our lines We find the spirit Of
rebellion 50 strong that q small but bold and
confident guerrilla band can cross the whole
State Of Kentucky and invade Indiana. And
Kentucky is . loyal border State! Arksn.
sas, once conquered, is again surrendered to
guerrillas, and if there are any loyal people
there who entertained our army or hailsd it's
approach, few Of them will live to see another.
Missouri once cleaned Of armed rebellion, now
swarms with guerrillss, loyal citizens ere
murdered BY scores, and the whole militia ID
to be enrolled to rescue, the State. What it
has taken year Of terrible warfare to accom-.
plish must now all be done over again. In
short, the lenisnt policy has, ct pnto.d cost,
done nothing but prove it's own imbscility, and
weaken public confidence till, II seems con.
scription Is necessary to restore our wasted
army. a =, ...a-,.,.'.
Now what guarantee have We Of . more eff.
cient policy? First, oonfscation bill, %. call.
cd, has passed. But in . shape that makes
its practical execution next to nugatory. SEQ
ondly, the slaves Of rebels may be received and
employed. But riN they BET They are o..
derea to b # deemed serviceable. Will those Off.
GERS, who have been 50 tender of the feeling,
Of rebel Shareholders, deem them servicesble;
We would fain hope so, little as their antaee.
dents warrant such hope. -,
These questions may serve to show th,
ground Of some Of that want Of public conf,
dence which SO evidently chills the ardor fo
volunteer enlistment. If We volunteer iii
that government for which our lovaltv ha
stood personal persecution and rohhsrv :
property BY rebels who now received its patron
age, and esteem our property and rir Isav =. =
equal to those Of its enemies, and our lives =
worth as much as the negro Of rebels 7,
the general levy now ordered In this State 4
'eztermtnate' guerrrillas, are those secession
lists in this city and elsewhere who have direci
" or Indirectly invited them into the State 4
remain untouched! And are our arms, ken
for private defense against their assassin plot
to be taken from rs and put into their hand
because they put on, for purpose, the pres
ent guise of loyalty and assume to be goo
Union men? Before We yield up our arms
will the houses Of rebels in this city and else
where be searched for the arms they have bee
secretly accommodating during the past year
If these questions can be satisfactorily answer
ed, there will be no need of CONSUMPTION I
put quietus to this barbarous rebellion
mo. Democrat,