The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-11-16
How TO Deal with the Raiders.

The election is over The Copper
heads can no longer attribute anything
which may be said Of the recent con-
Epiracy to open Camp Douglas and turn
Chicago into a Pandemonium, to at
tempt 10 make votes for Lincoln aud
johnson. They viii probably cease
charging the Butternut importation up
on the Republican party. All loyal cit
liens can unite in examining the case
without party prejudice. They can
look upon Marmaduke and Walsh and
their fellow barbarians, not by the light
of the Presidential election, but by the
light of a city almost in flames. They
can contemplate the facts, if not with
Oalmness, at least without political bias.
The exclamation of every one not
actually IN the plot-not hoping 10
profit by the sacking of wealthy city
not anxious 70 lend aid TO JEFF Davis
through the channel Of midnight MUIR
der and rapine-will be that those men
ought to suffer the extreme penalty of
the law. Every man in the service of
the enemy found in disguise within our
line, is a spy, and his ofense is pun
ishable with death; and any attire
save the uniform Of the enemy is dis
9 Ilse Every man found aiding ands
aoeiing the enemy within our lines -
guilty OF treason, and his offense !
punishable with death. Spies and
traitors have no belligerent rights
They have only the right to be hanged
when captured They take their lives
in their hands and they must pay the
forfeit They should be shown Just as
much mercy as they proposed TO show
the people of Chicago if their plot had
succeeded, and the implements found
in their hands must prove their own
bowels of compassion towards US. The
rules and articles of war were enacted
TO cover their cases, they should abide
them to the letter.
II half-dozen Federal officers had
been found secreted in Richmond or
Charleston with citizens whose houses
were filed with arms and ammunition,
how many days purchase would their
lives be WORTH The universal senti
ment Of the people, no less than the
requirements of the law, would demand
their prompt execution. No city can
be safe in which such things 60 unpun-
enters a Northern town with incendias
ny weapons and purposes, and he who
conspires with the public enemy on our
own soil TO burn and devastate, incur
only the risk Of becoming prisoners Of
war, and straightway every city will be
filed with them. No mans life will be
safe. The rules of civilized warfare
guard the prisoner and the non coma
Blatant with jealous care They pro-
csed upon the principle of making war
iOlerable 10 those who are unfortunate |
ly embroiled in it. They confne, as far |
as possible, death and wounds to the |
field of battle. They prescribe the Sc
verest penalties to the spy, the incen- |
diary and the assassin, and the most |
summary tribunal for the examination |
of his offense Without these rules, |
which are founded upon the experience |
of ali nations, war would become the
hideous and intolerable thing which |
these raiders and conspirators intended |
TO put on exhibition in Chicago. BY all |
that is most dear to men, and most |
holy in the sight Of God, let those rules
be now enforced Chicago Tribune