Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-05-14
FIRST PAcE.-Result of stoneman's Raid.



1t is reported that Vallandigham has been
sentenced to Imprisonment at the Dry Tortu-
gas for two years. This report may not be
correct. There has been noofficial announce
ment of what was decided by the court mar
tial; and that decision must have the approval
of Gen Burnside before it can be officially Civ
en- to the public. We trust, however, that
this Vallandigham will have such sentence
as his disoyal conduct deserves, and that the
sentence will be executed to the letter, with
out any allowance of that disastrous leniency
which has, heretofore, much weakened the
influence of the government
1t is suggested that he should be sent to
Dixie to Join the traitorous fraternity to which
he belongs. 1t might be well to send him
there, if we could be sure that he would preach
peace to the rebels and properly denounce
their war to destroy the Union. But he has
never been known to denounce the rebellion;
has never been willing to have it suppressed;
and would not be likely to become less the
friend of the rebel conspirators by means of
such forced association with them. Il resi-
do him more good, especially if the ball and
chain with regular exercise at oakum picking,
should be added to the Imprisonment And
if all other malignant instigators of the cop
perhead treason should be subjected to SINH
lar discipline it would be better for the coun-
try.
Why should such men be permitted to con-
spire against the government with impunity?
Vallandigham boasts that he has constantly
opposed and denounced all the measures en-
ployed by the government to put down the re-
bellion. His sympathy has been entirely with
the rebel leaders. He has done without scru-
pie everything in his power to spread among
the people the malignant disloyalty that regu-
lates his own conduct His aim has been to
thwart the government, to break it down, and
to place the whole country in the hands of the
rebel conspirators by means of submission to
them on their own terms. Why should he be
allowed to pursue this aim without interior
ence? If, from the beginning, such men had
been dealt with as they deserve, the power Of
the government against the rebellion would
have been much greater. The policy of
swearing [copperheads well as rattle
snakes ami letting them CO., has tended more
to encourage and embolden treason than to
suppress it. 1t was not by such means that
our fathers succeeded in the war of the rev.
olution 1t is notify such means that earnest
men succeed in any great struggle.
The 'Knights of the Golden Circle" with
whom Vallandigham is associated) and all
other real copperheads, are as much enemies
to the government as the rebel leaders them
selves. They say and do all they dare to aid
the rebellion, -much more than they would
dare if their disloyalty had been treated with
proper vigor from the beginning OF the war.
They have secretly plotted to abduct or as
sassinate the president and overthrow the
government, as to make it easy for the
Richmond traitors to take possession of the
whole country. They are the political guer
rilla of these traitors, always busy at their
work, and it is weak to treat them with timid
forbearance dread "hurting their feelings"
and rebuke their disloyalty in ''holiday
and lady terms" While the nation is
struggling desperately to defend its very
existence against the blacklist armed
treason the world ever heard of, why
should we have nothing but sweetness and
federation for these northern aiders and abet-
tors of treason? 1t is high time to deal with
them as sternly as justice and patriotism de-
mand. Vallandighams disloyalty has made
him notorious. 1t came out in the boldest
and most malignant manner in the conduct
for which he was arrested. Let no influence
of weakness interfere now betwe en- him and
proper punishment.