, 1864-08-02

HOW TO DEAL WITH TRAITORS.
If VIC have any 1ear or doubt relative to the
ftneas OF Mr. Lincoln to WELD the power Of
the American people In the existing condi-
ton and crisis Of affairs, and We claim the
right as his known friends and as the recog-
nizcd friends OF the Union cause to express
our We've frankly on this point-it arises
from his d. sire to persuade where the con.
stituhon makes 1t bis 4nty to govern, and to
moilify where he ought to punish. We tell
Mr. Lincoln that such course will aid
traitors to persuade dupes that he is = despot
Tar more enectuauy than any real despotism
&c could exercise. NJ. Ltncoln's course
1o"aros traitors ana rebels has been exceed
hely' ana We 'eN 1n}ur1oasty, mid and hu-
name. IN oot ono case aas nc nao 10 90 with
tue f'onlahment Of tsaliof-salland!gdam.
1hen ne 'ntetae'eo Only 70 m1ngate the Just
sentence OF a"lul tf1ounal' nut Tue act nas
oeen netaoeo 70 Inc world ana Is To-day re-
sa5oea oy tne olsaueeleo, as one Oh the most
oespollc tecotoed In history. 90 nus tofoear-
ance po"afos uen. 1eo' .. Aec1euan, VINO
onent Fepeateoly 70 nave oeen eoart'mar-
tlsleo' has finally left the impression On the
m'nas OF many 1na1 MCCLELLAN leu victim
10 .nc oplo''uon VI ,ue aoa'n,s11as1on.
4aef very naeui'y ssA' Il AeCie1aan lu-
lnea tne nms VI ene 1eni4Sui.' why a4u ne
e11a.," eemou =. aa. ~"e. s..,s~'s.e me.eme
~ s.ss-1N aua.e - -1NN,.s.,, .1a etteeuSe
" iEu's pae'.ea'ty "4u "a
uone " please rAo.e Aeao w s1ue.oa -.
.nes[ c'a1'n ~ 1a'stS N Tut management u
'ne Government anu a. ~ acsno"4eog"ent
VI me t1Gnteoosnees .! tnel ueasohaoie
course. "na'esef asn Lug ADMINISTRATOR
sno"e iot ene psope - l2Aea - esaaenee
]na. :, uae .eun ~ - as people IuAiles
's'1eu " sAo@e W. esnspume tot
'uo o.sstu4o" " ~ o'4tou eoae-tlaAon
'Aofe enao .ues "outa 1--WE o*l {" " asA Ao4
any "ale. naua' ~. 1sy lesAueo ese9y
lo,ne slclaea ~ PIoot " .ue 1S,aanS "mca
nao previously ""a'e'a II, @uo unauS DE-
ne4oeo lnelE mos' p,'ant Pt1nce - oespot,
oe.sase' ua'ns 3.s41ea e.e,, en1us ,. e1se
~ ~ aau .ns Icy ~ e.e ". as ae 70
..n'es ~ 49, 10y, o,.ute a pee1sm ~ us
so1e01o'onn us t!eo mAoo ~ .aen oe"aaus'
tney ues,asu mm un"ol1ay esea 10 I'VE.
s'"a - aue PAco.an aeuPeis ta4eo Eng
1auo ~ n.e alsa@a' "ttn aanu o1 1lpa' 5et
no 1hg1su"en whispered 1nat ne was
despot. ihe same 1acts may be illustrated
by Louis XVI Of France He WAS beheaded
as q despot only, because he undertook to
conciliate armed opposition. We are aware
Of tho seeming inap2roprIateness in
drawing lessons for republican ru-
lers from The histories Of monarchica
governments. Bat this IL necessary only
because they alone in modern times furnish
the conditions Of rebellion and armed con
spisacies. Besides, Republic, though Its or
flccss are elected, rests as much upon force
for the execution OF Its laws, as Monarchy.
As Washington remarked when asked to use
persuasion with conspiEators and rebels, In
Massachusetts" Rrs,aasion il not gooey7a-
saent.7 No Government can stand for m
hour that docs not stand prepared to meet
traitors and conspirators, first, with force;
secondly, by FORCE; and thirdly, with FORCE
without parles ing, hesitation OF compromise,
but with force a11aye, 2ptil all attempts 1t
armed resistance shall be suppressed. Now
tor the application Of these general princi-
. pies and lessons OF history to our own con-
dition. Numerous parties have been ar
rested, and are now under confinement,
on the charge Of being implicated in eigsn.
tic reasonable conspiracy tor the overthrow
Of the Government In the Western States,
known as the order of American Knights.
II they shall bs discharged without trial
through any mila osnsmby: Pambyish humane
motives, Abraham Lincoln VIII be charged
with despotisrn In has1og caused their arrest
on an nnfoundeo accusation II they shaN
be tried and Jury snau aeqnh them, Ar.
Llncoins ekt's WIZ W G s4Au G ~ ", plame.
We ipuS appsec'ate tne ulucuts. "a1cn mas
heretofore oeen euppoeea w .'. euet " seu'
rlcune LOT ueason unaet W ~, Lyust.a.lou' o.
"nn M 1eass nss so" O.. ~. s,saoa,.e ss. =. ~
.-ss+o- urder opr f,o,sti,utxon than nnde,
. ...s Ena,,st % % 1ar .-s srar, w,,tch +1,e Ian. 1sn'
q Ce,a+,..,.,oa ~. ho.-o.
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