Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-12-08

yield to the Vaccinations and persevering ef-
forts of the copperhead traitors in our midst,
and suffer the Legislative power of the
country to fall into hands that will Tie up the
efforts Of the Administration. In short they
are gamblers in the chapter of accidents and
take all chances.
Every day develops some fresh device Of
deviltry to excite the fears and sslbsh pas
sions of the people and divert and distract the
efforts of the Government. The incendiary
attempts in New York are intended to operate
farther than the simple destruction of prop.
erty. 1t is intended to arouse and create the
impression that the government is powerless
to prosecute the war and at the same time af-
ford protection at home. The frequent night
attacks by small bands Of plundering thieves
on our railroads, the occasional capture Of
some carelcssly watched post along our Dor
ders, the conHngration and plumber of our
border towns and villages, the capture and
murder of our citizens all have the object in
view to create the feeling of insecurity and
divert the attention Of our armies from their
great work.
These developments at home, the congre-
CATION of piratical squads ct various localities
not remote from our commerce and country /;
the unfriendly feeling manifested toward US
and our cause, the difficulties and technical
tiles thrown in our way and the facilities of
all kinds furnished to the rebels by foreign
governments and people, in our opinion,
shows that the world at large thinks that
there is not the power and energy in our
Government to crush this rebellion. 1t also
indicates the necessity that the most vigorous
measures should be used To extinguish 1t in
all its ramifcations and aspects, small as well
as large. It also indicates that all conciliatory
measures. all exhibitions of magnanimity and
kindness, all forbearance on our part, have
only increased their boldness, their impudence,
their ferocity, their barbarism and their hatred
and demonstrates the necessity for meeting
them in their own way and with their own
implements. If hotel incendiaries, railroad
robbers and land and water pirates we're hung
as soon as caught we should hear much less
of these sort of transactions. If rebel pris
oners were starved, frozen, burned, murdered
as ours have been, there would soon be OK
changes effected or the world rid of SO many
traitors as well as loyal and patriotic men.
IAN eye for an eye, tooth for tooth" is
policy which not unfrequently brings even
fools and madmen to reason, especially if the
debt be required with interest
Current events indicate that we shall have
further work that the subduing of this rebel
lion. Foreign countries are trimming up large
balances which our honor and safety demands
we should speedily collect, lest they become
insolvcnt. Even the weak and contemplate
are becoming impudent. urged on by the bull
lying and bragginggreat porcrs; These great
powers must be settled with to learn than to
attend to their own affairs and that for the
future they cannot interfere in our quarrels,
dom cstic end foreign, nor will they be per-
mitted to incite or encourage others to do SO.
They as well as we must learn the meaning
and import of the text, "thon canst not serve
God and mammon."