The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-02-12
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Is NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
51o;the: Editor of The llfercsry 8 lis fo be
hoped that the synopsis; of atportionf;oI the
report of the Secretary of w relatiye to; Jim
prsssments, and the harsh and Illegal man ner
iifisswhich the Impressmeh Law olfrcquently
executed, as il appeared iinSthe Mercury of q
RECEIPT date, has been read and re.fead By every,
nissn in the Confederacy, and particularly by
that classo inlisduals known as :Impressing
AGENTS. The Secretary off nv ar, in what he
says but. expresses the views OF. countrynen
ataIarge The dilgs Of siin pressing agents
ID many instances, but
SUMMARY andainq nquiisiteiial. such pkoceed-
singsswero practiced only i'm regard to- the pro-
peisS OF men Tho, from not being iiR the mill
taGs2seryies Of the. country are at home to see
that their rights are respected, it might, per-
hsps, lessen, at}Ieaststc a limited extent, the
wSong and injustice attending them; but when
tbbgtak advantage Of the absence of soldiers
inlthe army, in order to practice them success
fuly-as is not unftequently tho case-the
injustice of their conduct amounts to an evil
witch cannot and will not be submitted To-
Tlks feeling is shared by very mapy iH the
arhy, and the writer Of this in the name Of his
conrades-in-arms, as we'll as in his own behalf,
w#ns persons claiming to be impressing agents
(aEargc majority Of whom ought to be in the
feh to beware in future as to the manner in
wEclrthey impress the property of soldiers,
arE thas.for any injustice Or wrong sustained
at|their hands, they will not only. be reported
tothe proper. military authority for violation
ofthe Imprrssmcnt Law, but will be, made
a.ssnable. to a civil tribunal for their conduct
Tie .Imprcssment Law, though hard apd exact
ik, will, nevertheless be cheerfuly submitted
td If properly executed. SOLDIER.
tPocotalige, January 3oth, 1864.
THE. Law OF WAR.-The law. Of ~ar between
n{tions, a law illustrated in every page Of his
tdy, appear to be this-that wars are. few or
:frAaucnt in proportion zto;the destructive pow
saaaafzthe. .ar1lssiin Use. hen the club, was
tht only weapon of attack and defence, there
was no peace: every kravc had his club and
club law w;,> universal. When the sword and
hucklcr took It's place, WIZ cane and went with
the scaS"n. A> soon IL the harvest was sown,
the Roman went out against his nci @hbor or
lis nciwh''nr advanced aTainSt nun. GUMpow-
der wis q great pca"e ma icr. II, wit! that in
vcn:on. war bcr;iln" more destructive. it ceased
10 bc the norma! condition Of mankind. Il
crew more and more tcri!''c--!norc brief.
Nations felt low -rr;it the loss must be OF 4
collision, and statesmen be: :.an to ask them
selves # the poS>iSc gain would equal the in-
cvitabc loss. No doubt, passion. Ignorance,
PERSONAL rap1;ty, often ovcr-lcapt the bonds of
i,.ason, AMI plunged i'll Europe into horrors;
int the violence never failed u obtain the re-
froach Of public opiHion-thc brand Of history.
and no iihrr. however powerful. can dispense
With the nora support Of public opinion and
hence, howcY"r warlikc, the most passionate
loYcr OF war will hesitate long, and resort to Il
thousand tricks. as Bonapartc always did, rath-
CT than apTTar to Europe lis the open agsrcssor,
Of blood.
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