Smyrna times., 1863-02-26
Written for the "Smyrna Times"
A Voice from the First Delaware.

Life among tie Pines Of tile Oil DonailGoa; Or
',-'. Il Passing Shot at GrGr Iltents.
THIRD BRIGADE, THIRD DIVISION,
SECOND CoRPs, Camp Falmouth Va, :
February 18th 1863.
MR. EDITOR If the sordid, hypocritical,
blind devotees, cringing around the affairs Of
a Sham Democracy, i'll mighty cqpclave as
Sembled, to devise ways and means best
calculated to ape an Arnold's treason or a
Burr's conspiracy, could know with what
detestatiOn their course was viewed by the
true democracy comprising a part of the
Army ofthe Potomac, they would recoil with
terror ut the advent of peace which would
return to their homes those uncompromising
opponents Of patched up a,n.iStice or treason
reSdSrtdt0r!
1t is ample time, in the pace of existing
circumstances, to Judge men by their polit-
ical stan ding upon the great and mOmentou
questions of the day and SO strictly true
are the lines Of demarcation now drawn
which divide the characteristic opposites,
as to make it impossible to compound loyal
ty with treason.
Treason, bold, blatant, wide-mouthed
treason, (or dissatisfaction, its nearest rela-
tive) is discriminating itself throughout the
North, with an impetuosity and breadth Of
dimension unparalleled in the history of
republics. The pulpit, the press, the ros-
trum and the forum, mediate and hurl
their fierce ilycctiycS against our Chief
Executive as if he were some despotic tyrant
come to rule among them, instead OF the
mild exponent Of rational doctrine, made
requisite and imperative to save the life of
this young and vigorous nation, stubbed,
garrotted and riled of its rights by cal-
Gus OF AS detestible scoundrels as will ever
grace the antipcdes Of Plato's vast domain
Mr.. Editor, we cannot be mild upon such
suhject-no, nor wouldn OF if we could
The fires Of a patriotic ancestry are burning
~it,in us to night, and who would qucnch
their intensity on mar their commendabe
glow?
n National Convention, indeed! Think
You this is the way to deal with traitors
Has not the record of year proved how
futile are all such visionary dreams? No,
rather hold National Convention to
strengthen the rivets of our iron clads Il
convention to test the expediency of having
selt-pOrtable, easy, comatlble, adjusting
POiieOOll HAlNS5Oo lOA lAiC AAliuS VI Il OtO-
mac-anything, ye philanthropic conven-
tionists, we are willing you should do, aud
say, and act, but the idea Of a National
Conventional propagate sectional diplomacy
really, gentlemen, this is the unkindest
cut of all
Be reasonable. "Content thyself to be
obscurely good. When vice prevails and
impious men bear sway, the part of honor
is do you understand private sta
ton"
But above all, bear in mind one thing
you can never seduce the Army of the Po-
tomac from the allegiance it owes to the
General Government You may scatter
broad cast, gratis expense, the New York
World and Herald, Baltimore SIN or Della.
ware Gasettc and Debuomcan--you may mig
gerize the niger and prove to our satisfac
ton he is an unclean thing and naturally
black-but while we thank you for the in
formation thus conveyed, and much more
of the same hue, would add distinctly anG
emphatically that we hate you with all the
intensity of Hanicar and the perscver
ance of Hannibal, nevertheless. So let III
understand each other, and converse here
after at the bayonet's point alone.
i TINIIrs In