, 1862-07-31
- Good Intentions aT their Uses.

II LES neen feia1ea OF n Old divine that
3nen 4aoor1ng On ceftaf occasion to fm-
Pfess n,s ..earefe "lla pe Hustesanees o1
COCA intennoas "nen ny aeeompanle0 oy
prompt oeeasion' Will e!eigeue and apPro-
pirate ae[on--he remarked fna1 neil Was
paved Wlth good an1e''ttont NOW, s1rs, nave
confidence tn tne PATRIOTISM OF
our nanona executive a1o every member OF
MS cao1net no canold eao careful observer
OF past and passing e7ens "11 question tne1r
honesty OF theF ain1anlaty. al Inc heaa OF
national 1n1ss1onasy sooet5 OF any oenevo
lent or pn1lan1nrop1c ne9eHeht' tne4 would
DO themselves infinite efeat and doupuees
meet fu1ly the Just e1pechhons Of tne1r
friends and constituents but they Seem not
to understand the art OF "ar q the principles
upon which, alone, WIZ canbe successfully l.
conducted. They are altogefkf1 too 2niahie. |
Their good Intentions OF patriotism I do not
doubt, and yet; believe, that h vaecinating |
policy, By indecision and misasced lenitY to |
the deaa1u enam5aa of thu 1oor;;,nn,a4t thrv +
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@te o'eeans eao .Pa71ng io1 anA goseinl1ens
and our most cherished fnshtthons, hell
1870 49, t.,t - ..a|azs.te 49,. a1s.s. ~ ~
eese 10 D1s al utnso1ass enAnAe ~ PoueJ
and , cou1Ee Of measures, compared with
which, our past ard present etyIs of warfare
,u{1, anz;ea, a. r,ovu n3sv :
Vo1a ,,..,e. ~ III, z, .at,~-,a -.
foaf paper Of THIS morning INFORMS us
that an individual Was recently arrested On his
way from Norfolk to Richmond With some
+ho,oords ~ ,e++.,. T., bse ,oe.,..;o7o, ,.,h;ah
snoasonne u tet4ets ~ ns po0s9A.ou' "uten
ne Was conveying 70 rebels IN ths latter city,
conveying Information, which, hal it reached
tr
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advantages III ta1s ueao1y IiuggeeAe-an0 plop-
ably cost the lives Of scores, it night have
been of hundreds Of our soldiers. znu os,s of
wbose lives saouzd, Win our gou.,ntsen., be re-
garded as Of more worth than tle lives Of
every rebel In Virginia.
Nv ubu IN the mama ofa11 +haf5a aena;h1a
49, "s x sat..,,,aa =, H., .rx,,. ~
anu Jass "ele We aos 1niofeu ~ ~ 'S3'1Ss o1s-
1devil-was hanged or shot Immediately and Oh
the sn,t. and Thus a ealutarv fea; awakened
or,~ 1,,a.-oa o,,..-t. - .tta..,.:,.,. r., ~1a1
a1nonS Aaneu ad eo spuits ~ asasnIth ~ pta5 9
~. T4a.a nnv;s - ~ III
~ Mles lAeIe cq9lo ne no aonolol ais gun.
hana ~ ev1oenGs & ~ ai 9n n3leaa spIlaun ~
als,tea;H " a, tol ~ men,iu5u s, ~
oot, ors t1: Ins y. m.ne1 ~ 1aaa 9uast
.os+a -. Ghss.,aa A - 5oHs s,a1 = So5o.s
n - 4i,ns =, liz IT, ar5 rr .a;,e " ,,,drot;as, Su,
| csn11aign have daa1f With srIif a rhararter3
~ sS ,za msn 49, eI ;,at,et
Lt t%5n Iot WEE enssa uest St ~ une AZ
| ELau' ueal4 "oulu Aafe peeAsuG my ~ saa1
| 3t, 3nu, nau ne usIu saaSus s,1 IL ~ Mt;S. .Go.t
tho;ro be 49, -. 1thntear ba ~ na+1-s
| - -Iir eorsa 4 H., ", 10y nrosannta wa..
suceees19uy, tna9 Tonto haes psen EEL tae guy
sensible disposition they cfulo nave made OF
bim, ana yeS what has ben aone Wasn me
rast cnnrse IN tindrr3 cases tfseTs viii ha
nneea1esss exnensive md Sorn,a1 trisl. In fhs
meantime hrndreis n othsrs will emn1ate
lis example; our M movements, thus known to
he enernv. HTiI he embtrrassed. atteuded With
increased loss Of .nat1io: blood, and uerhaps a.
tenaed W;th % aefa5t SNto' 0A0O''' >@'1
Is fhss war and X f,11v at A uranium !,
| Ererv 1ova1 Tnsr certjinlr eyery ons WIN like
,nras,f ias son n ~ rants fo he made a
faTget for rebel inlet has q right to protest
apainst such m insa,e. rninons. and to the
1ara1 cTne1 cnnrsa' : 3ddif;onn1' neri3s 4f,ns
inyirnn nnr sona. yv17f,n We have sent tn fiFht
nnr hattles-rehels arethns aided. encnuraged,
and. Tai;onally enonsh. assure1 Of ultimate
enccaas Nfnst snc1, sTerefcbei and fafai mi.
5cV he continnedo A''' >-'N>@ 1'''"@s Z -
onr erniea tasted hv fhe caana1tfee of xrsr
ond h., s;a11n aee. nr4n.Inharad IN a11,osf aearp
mart ~ the pTeat fieIdnf conflict. fte enemy
Eare Ee a. anG III ths1e ~ recnn.rnT ter1;tnrv ureste1
from fhem by The harnism Of our soldiers on
Tuorv a hard fa1pht tseld our forces neces.
sar;iy cut m to Roid f,y lis FRACTION. the ter
! ritor;tv ne f have % co3n11end-apd ~ euerriliaa
'. watching at eyery noet aul corner, at every
railroad and river to destpy our transports
and provision trains. and t. ambush our boys
phon thev dare not meel in equal force. r.
: the omen tield-and we-w1st are sae doing The
while? !? Holding popular meetings to encour
age voluntary ealistnentsl And, alas, whilt
. | tie policy of the government remains IN
! changed, that is al ne cando.
know, quite well, 18hata howl sem1-seces
eiouiets-rebels at heaft-aet up when any
| one preeumes to criticlse ths present policy O.
to suggest any feature Of shelter, and I SCI
that such howling has the eject to deter hon
est and earnest men from emaging in the onl..
\ effort that can secure our saety and success
/ i. {. in urging our government to the iustan
a adoption of more sensible and .energetit
J. course, while doing Ill We an to push forWar
q 70 tne nela aoaitlonal lore, ne aTe uah11l
j. speeches. pistol presentasons ana patr1oll
70 se,.e eac ot4s5 ar 2ea aa
= when We shonfd be moyiag to camps Of II
J. sttuction, or to the tielf Of conflict, half