Litchfield enquirer., 1862-06-26
(,onciliati0n.

S.-. ..em to think that the War should be so .sr.lv vaeed, and Southern feelings 70 kindly sss,eesed. that there shall be no sentiments of ,eyeoee or pride to deter them at any time from rssirhiss Hks pfodigal sons to the bosom of the sFsasrsl Unisn. r 2. But a. the Sosth be paei6sd by this light. piug-and-nilk policy It has been tried for 2 y,sr ed fopnd wanting. Meter was war before e.uducssd in 70 amiable . manner. Success ID nilisasy operations has been nsde subordina.e ?. ts snticing and hunerisg the rebels, sspse'aas ibs s,ass hsszsrs, but without advantage. oiave' Q have been forbidden to come into our me- '' a have besn sent back from the camp to tAelr mas .er.-but vs have rot heard of . single disleYa i.ve-holder being " csneiliated" theresy. :. R,, tbe fact is that the. Slave interest is the {, epe thing .t the South which cannot and sll' : l. ,ot be nconciliatsd.s Its power in the onion X sous, it's only hope is in separation. It IS 70 sdsy nors bitterly hateful and hostile than evsl befses. The cepspirators who vowed Q great 1. s.xh y,.rs gro to destroy the Republic, and vno --sov led ths Bsbsllion, ars, almost without s s.pt;ss, large slaye-holdsrs, ssads ol.safeas " :. fhs tr6ssnes s.d prsas ~ Szaoery. TO a''smp' ss. ,.s.se;I, tsens to ., Union with when '1ney sss srsppling in . deash-strusg''' " ia'i'e anu ..sbsurd.s .l .s.s8saa e,' iyi' 'ah '-1V
 TaThe sp,y hops sf loyal South rests with the s.ot vhitss. These greatly out-number the arls- 1T ,ocrsss, vhe nsvsrthsless deceive and rule them. fSsv sss she fsea ts hs smancipated, aundece'v, .sa. ssnciliassd. Could these pecpls once be mn sasrsa aad unshaekled long enough to learnt the 7ssasoas they havs.for loving the Union, and the . svs nstivs sf the holders for destroying it. 5Asy would become . loyal people. to-morrow. Ind the moment the social and political power
 shs slAse-ownsrs is destroyed-tbeir power to
 csivs, impress, and tyrannizs-that moment
 sshs way for cenciliation be fairly opened.
 kS, ,syidsnt thsspfore. thas the first step to-
 "a pscfffeadon must be the speedy crushing ct sf the Rebellion. This is the condition and foreranner of cenciliation. The Southern peo- lpls eannot cease to fight, and will not cease to hats us. till the Confederate Government with it's horde of despstic rulers and lying sycophants, lies prostrate. ts5; 5lli.,s 4,f.a
 Both kindness and policy then, unite to urge ths moss spssdyand effective measures for break. ing ths confsdsrate Despotism. Let no mista. ksa sympathy or tenderness withhold that blow, whatever it be, which shall bring about this con ssnnation. We are astonishsd by daily re ports of the efforts of our commanders to "con es1iats' the foe. Important military advantage. have been sacrificed rather than exasperate inplacsble enemies. Our troops are allowed |, ssffsr aad die within reach of comfort and plen ', rathefthan " obtrude upon private property. Of course, all that civilization has done to miti gate the horrors of war, must be respected. But ths weakness and subserviency of some of our lsadsn toward to Rebellion and its cause, must seass. We say it in behalf of the country, t sass esass. Their business is to fqAs. The . sword, and not the olive branch is in Ae& Aanda Perhaps the Administration itself istoo
 much inclined to forbsarance. The pusiesty of
 hw asd the power of Government canyot be
 T.sieassd by say Aalfsay msaaures nov. It
 M be time enough to talk about ( kindness to sar Southern brethren" when they submit @o
 Bus while they act as enemies let tbsm be Fsatsd as enemies. Let there be no, ctmpunc. nsn about quartering and subsisting oH forces n their houses and upon their rssoures. Let any property of uss to us aleng tle line of march bs seized, and accounted for after the sar C loysl ~en ealy. Le. every measure per nittsd by the rules of civilized warlrs be adopt sd ts secure succsss. and far less trong in the aegrssats will hs done than if thi, conflict were psetrssssd. Especially let us no buger be gull gef the folly of respecting IS psculiary sacred, that systsm which was the, cause of the war, and vhicA 70 long e it exists nut be the fruitful ssussef many wars. A Union with Slavery in # can have neither peace nor stability. The sscial psvsr of ofSlavs-holdsts would survive their political downfall, and bs . basis upon which their saptsmacy would again bs upreared in all hs per6dy and violence. fs.ss,
 aa this var, then, let Slavery and slays.hold- srs take ears of themsslvss. They have thrown q all claia to our protection, they have deAed CT power, they have sought to ruin the State. halisnant inearabls traiton, indulgence to them hs srins sgsinst reason and justice.
 We sss not advscates of cruel and yiadic tiys polisy. On tho contrary, we would strike Aaads with the hearsiest advocate of concilia, ten provided it bs dOns q the proper t;me. That tine is efssr GAe ,car.
 TAes lst unqualified submission be met with snrsssrvsd fergivsnsss, except towar hs mean ssa sad grsatest of the Conspirators. Let every hsdnsss bs shown to those who were deludsd or complied into complicity with treason. aei.
 But it is premature to mark out policy for stims after the war. while its success remains deshtfal. Let us first take every means to en, sars sur triumph, and "eonciliation' will come sp in its own good time. 4ss
 
 I'm LHaIsLAruRE have done but little bpsi- nsss Of interest since our last. The z Flowage hi" wss ssetually killed for this session, in the Hosss sa Friday lass by vote of "A to1s4. Th. Military Bill" has been again re-committed to tAs eemnittee. The State Prison comm;tssa =. psrs that the trsktment of the convict. K K Connecticut ssats Prison, has been, and nov 2 s4insatly kind and humane" The death < Ospt. Wsbstsr il called aa serious loss to .he slats." All the charges against him, and the ,mnuavement are vhollv ,,nsuata;rad r,cr.;aa.