, 1863-09-04

military services Of its arms-bcaring popu-
lation, to quell insurrection or repel iuvc-
sion, rests on sandy foundation, aud must
soon topple into ruins and anarchy.
Tie object Of the draft is to enable our
Generals to push on the war and close up
the rebellion speedily, restore peace and
prosperity, and to allow the old soldiers
who have borne the heat and burden of the
day to return home 10 their friends and
families with as little additional loss as
possible, and to enjoy the blessings Of
reunited country, saved by their bravery
and sacrifices. But this essential measure
Of national defence the Copperhead Herald
rronounees "ho7ible."> It hurts the reb.
els, thefore it is horrible. Any measure or
policy calculated to damage the parricides
and crush the revolt is" horrible" in the
opinion Of that organ of JEFF. Davis.
The last u horrible measure enumerated
is, arbitrary arrests. The arrests referred
to were military, intended as acts Of pre-
yention. Tie parties arrested were in
every instance active sympathizers with
the rebellion enemies of the Government.
Some were spies and some informe1s;
others were treason spouters, going about
organizing sedition, and breeding mischief
In the whole batch there was not one
friend or supporter Of the Government.
They we're, without exception, aiders and
and abettors oftreason. They were friends
Of JEFF Davis and his Confederacy. They
desired the defeat Of the Union, and the
success Of the rebel armies. But the ar
rest Of these villains was Arbitrary" and
"hor17ble" according to the Copperhead
H7uM. And jet it has the hardihood to
call itself friend and sustainer Of the
Administration" We would like to know
in what respect it would be different If it
should proclaim itself an enemy and op-
ponent Of the Administration? What:
more could the old Satanic say against the
Government than it daily belches FORTH
The great fault Of the Administration has
been its exceeding lcnlty towards rebel
sympathizcrs in the loyal States, and its
long hesitation before employing the eiR~
cent measures called ho1rible' by the
Herald, against this internal rebellion.
It is knock-down argument against the
horrible" Herald, that the great successes
Of the war have been achieved since the
"horrib]e measures have been employed
Before then disaster followed disaster;
gloom and blackness covered the political
skies It seemed as if the days Of the Re-
public wee nearly numbered. The Cop
rerhcad policies and Copperhead Generals
Lad miserably failed. It was only after
the passage Of the Emancipation act, the
Confscaticn act, the CONSUMPTION act, the
Proclamation Of Freedom, and the dismis-
sui Of Copperhead Generals that the tide
turned in our favor. Since then our abraye
boys have been thrashing the rebels in
in every battle, and winning back State
after State. And Dy continued and vis-
orous application Of these measures the
SHAREHOLDERS great rebellion will be nut
down, the cause Of the revolt eradicated,
the leaders Of itpunishcd, and the Union
saved and cemented to exist without
another revolt for thousand years. Let
the Herald howl horribly-but the s meas
ures" will stand, until they have accom-
plishcd their perfect work of national sal
vation. Old Bennett viii probably live
long enough to witness this consummatiou