Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-04-10
AWfse Policy.

A Wise Policy.
That there are men in the loyal States, who
by every word and by every act, save that of
bearing arms, evince their sympathy with
this wicked rebellion, who give it moral aid
and comfort; men who see nothing right but
all things wrong when done by the Govern
ment, and who throw in the way of sue
cessful Administration every obstacle at their
command, needs no proof from us. There
are too many men, and women too, whose
bodies tarry in the loyal States while their
hearts are with our enemies. There are
among us those who seek to destroy our
armies, by encouraging men to desert their
standard and re urn to their homes. There
are those who publicly declare their inten-
ton to suffer Imprisonment and death rather
than submit to the execution of the Conscrip-
ton Act. Men who resist the arrest of de-
serters from the army. Men who smuggle
through our lines clothing, medicines, pro-
visions and gold for the rebels. There are
those who labor day and night to destroy the
public credit, depreciate its currency. and
make the nation bankrupt. There are the
Vallandigham's, Ford's, ODDS and Mahony's
who stir 1--WE have taken recess over the
news from Charleston) up seditiou and
weaken the power Of the Government. Such
men should long ago have been sent where
their labors would be more highly appreciated,
and where they would do the cause of the
Union less harm. Thanks to the Govern
ment a new, wiser and better policy has been
recently adopted. Men who will insist upon
being disloyal, who stir up sedition, who ex-
press their sympathy with rebellion, are no
longer to be tolerated within the limits of the
loyal States. Their worthless bodies must
20 where their REASONABLE hearts are in SYM
pathy.
This is as it should be. The Government
should practice upon the law of self-preser-
walton. 1t should treat all foes alike There
is no justice in compelling disloyal man
whose home chances to be in Tennessee, to
go beyond the army lines, and permit dis
loyal man whose home is in Massachusetts,
or Iowa, to remain unmolested General
Schenck, has commenced the enforcement Of
this policy in Baltimore. 1t has also been en-
forced by Burnside in Cincinnati. Let it be
enforced everywhere. Let the disloyal I'M
derstand that the policy is for their sole ben
eft. The Government step by step comes to
the support Of its friends and to the punish
ment of its foes. The disloyal will every
where call this policy another arbitrary meas
ure of a corrupt Administration. Let them
rail! for none but enemies of the Govern
mept Will suffer. Let every man freely utter
his opinions, provided they do not interfere
with the success of the Government. Let
him who makes his threats against the Gov
eminent be at once reported. Do not let any
be prescribed for a mere difference of opinion
upon public policy. Guard against denounc-
ing and condemning every man that does not
ASACV WIN yOO uPoA OVSAy NSSdA VI Il6t pOA-
icy. 1t is not difficult to discriminate be-
tween loyal and disloyal opponent. Let
the latter be marked, and prepare himself for
q home in rebeldom. We know Of some dis
loyal men in this city, whom we now give
notice that their disloyalty must cease. The
remedy is at hand, and we are certain that it
will be used. None but the thoroughly dis
loyal need heed this suggestion.
An eastern cotemporary upon this subject,
talks as follows:
That is the true policy. That is the pol
icy which should be adopted with such sym
pathizers as Vallandigham, Cozzens. Sam.
Barlow, and the tribe who inhabit the Copper
head Hotel. Now that the loyal league is
formed, let it be among its first duties to sas-
tain this course, and report all traitors who
are amenable to such rigid treatment. Let
the creatures of sedition be sent to the Con-
federate lines, and let our pickets be ordered
to shoot them ifthey attempt to return to this
favored Christian SOIL We have endured the
foul breath of treason long enough and the
South, while in the hands of the PARTICLES
of freedom, is only fit to be penal colony"