The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1863-03-17
Union Martyrs.

Eg The traitors and Copperheads OF
the M'n,NY stripe, who talk of the bar
barous tyranny OF LINcoLN's government,
OF course never have word to say about
the terrors of their iavorie Southern des-
polism, nor word Of sympathy with the
victims OF that terrorism. The worst
penalty dealt out 10 home traitors by the
Federal Government, has been a few
days or weeks Of personal restraint, and
the requirement of an oath OF allegiance
And hi: was imposed only after persist
ent, active and open effort 10 proven. en-
lislment and injure the loyal cause On
the contrary, in JEFF DAVIS confedera-
cy, throughout the whole course OF the
war, even suspected Union men-men
who quietly went abou! their own bust,
ness, doing nothing 10 provoke rebel sen
t'ment and rebel passion-such men, by
hundreds and by thousands, have suffer
ed the most dire persecutions-have been
authoriatively and officially driven from
their homes, their property confscaed,
and their families reduced to want and
suffering Or, as in many hundreds Of
instances, they have been thrown into
prison. or hunted down to torture and
death By bloodhounds, canine and hu-
man. We have before touched upon
this matter, and referred 10 the strange
apathy, the wonderful Indifference, with
which The men who are wont to talk
about our -" Southern BRETHREN" view
this martyrdom. Their brotherly feel
ing for Southern men does not extend 10
these poor prosecuted victims of rebel
villainy and despoiism 1t does not cx
tend 10 Southern men faithful to the old
flag-to Southern men demonstrating
their devotion to the Union by the sac.
riiice Of their lives. Oh, no these are
not their Southren brethren. Their
Southern brethren are the robbers and
murderers whom Gen. O'NEIL shot teri
they had violated their paroles score Of
times, and had wavlail and massacreA
dozens Of Union men. These were their
Southern brethren, and for them their
bowels yearned in al agony ofsympa,hy.
AZ their late their souls were stirred toI
The utmost depths, and their eyes became
fountains Of tears, and their tongues were
!oosened TO an energy of invectiye and
denuncalion against their execulioners
that was most marvellous These MUIR
derers and villains were their Southern
b.e,hren, and every rebel in arms, en- "a
g"d in shooting Union soldiers, and
hunting down Union men and women.
IRE their Sou,hren brethren. 1t is 10
rebelIlous Southeruers that they apply
The enlearing epithet Of Brethren" no,
10 The noble band Of Union martyrs who
have riakeI everything and lost every
thing in their devotion to the old Con
slitull,n and the Union their fathers had |
taught them to love. While the lives oil
traitors are dear 10 these Copperheads OF
the North, the death and dangers OF Un
i'm men awake in them no sympathetic
feeling, call forth no word Of remark 1t
is another evidence that they are closely
welded 10 treason and disintegralion.
Much has been published relative TO
the SUFFERING Of Union men in the South,
and the evidence is constantly accumu
laling. Gen. G NJ DODGE, ofthis Stale.
commanding at Cornth, recently sent to
Gen GRANT, Letter upon this subject.
detailing some recent cases Of barbarnus
treatment Of Union men.n his depart
ment stating that lie gare nothing bu,