, 1863-02-14

cuF NClluGlu tOQulu1l1ue3 AhFE u0L
1.ccn scathclcss in this war for the Union.
The weeping for first born slain in battle,
las gene through many homes. The grisly
spectre Of disease stalking through dur
camps has hid his skeleton finger on many
who went out in glorious manhood, and
whose namcless graYes were followed By
soldier hands. Blu. these have gone out
from us. They have met the wave OF war
tur from the homes Of their own loved
nnca Here all has been peace and quiet.
Civil order. and the safety Of persons and
property has been intact. A stranger from
the old world traversing the Northern
States from Maine to Minnesota would
need to penetrate deeper than the
surface aspect Of the communities that
should pass under his gaze, to learn that
these people were at war, the mightiest
war in which ea1th's sons hayo ever been
enrolled. There are sacrifices that have
brought the iron band closely down upon
the hearts Of many. There have been sut-
!rriucs and priyadons, and the garments
nj mourning, and the pinched home OF the
soldiers widow aud orphans, but all this
las been hidden, and has happily not be-
cc,uc AZ outer aspect Of our life. God
grant that thus it may ever be-
But turning from the loyal TO the rebel
States, the scene changes, and chaos SUBJ
,crts tl,c order Of society. Bitterly indeed
have tic Border States repcntcd their neu-
trality, and.their temporising with treason.
Missouri and Kentucky are just emerging
tro,i, the experiences which they them
selves invited. But even in these States is
not the saddcEt part Of the picture Here
is merely the rcnumbra Of the balefu]
cc}i,,sc Of Secession. Our dispatch ir
antthcr column opens a ghastly mar
r4,ive, that reads like q page from
Iux's Book Of Martyrs. Read thcs'
slain, unyarnished statements Of facts
aud fac,s too that are verified and ffesl
from tho pale lips Of sufferers, fugitive
within our camps. Men and women {
The North read what bitter fruits steadfas
1,yaltv TO the Union has visited upon loy1
n,tn and women in Northern Mississippi
and Alabama. Note the hideous crueltie
s,' their prosecutors. The bloodhound, let
cruel thnn those who tare him on, track
,t:c fleeing Unionists to their forest retreat
The assassin and inccndiary are let loo:
to Lill. bum, and destroy. The pitt
hlc flock Of fugitives pouring in uro
our Corinth camp, and to Il
freshly established refuge at Purdy, prese
I'll ngcs and classes Of Southern societ
whose loyalty to the Union has cost the
tl.eir ali. Road and ponder this, and q!
vhut have been your sacrifices IN this ".
II you have ever been weakly willing t
war should end here, because Of thc c,
rcncy troubles, and the price Of colt
<.Ioth, and the advance in Eour necessari
and luxuries, blush when you see throu
what bitter yisiiations the noble army
Southern martyrs have chung t
= to their integrity. Shall the MOI
! weakly pauses If it does SO, it "
] deserve the exccration Of Nil conf
:Sts, and, beside its poltrooncry and CO
! ::1d'ce. will shine like . star, the steadfa
! rs=s in suffering which has chnractcril
i s"usacrn Cnonism. The North will ]
! pause 1t will punish its home traitc
! while pushes forward the work Of res
:. 1a'lef-a day to which these Southe
i io'1,'S's are turning with streaming G,
:: :.ho oo1ktrctched hands,