The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-11-14
Treatment Of subdued Rebels.

der the scorching rebuke administered to ii
and its allies in rebellion, by loyal people -
The following paragraphs, clipped from its
Saturdays issue, indicates its restlessness:
I MAGNANnxoUs.-The Press speaks Of the
recent election as triumph over traitors
| North .sThas 10 either a wholesale SANDER, or
the American people are more base than any
that ever inhabited the globe; for at least
eight millions Of the twenty millions in the
northern States were "triumphed over" "Its
| dirty bird" &c.
Have not the Republicans about enough to
| do to manage the affairs OF the country with
| out spending their breath in abusing copper
heads ?" Some think SO now, and there will
be more OF the same opinion before many
months. $50 -. s,.s... 1850.
The spirit with which some of the abolition
Journals receive their recent triumph at the
polls, is very like that which the Camanche
Indians are said to manifest after Strengthening
a train of emigrants. = .,., 49,
It is not forgotten that during the early bis
tory of the rebellion, the Government dealt
very leniently with rebels when captured, even
when caught with arms in their hands. The
| oath of allegiance was administered to them
and they were then allowed to go at will, to re-
engage In their nefarious treason against the
| government.
This kind of policy proved most prejudlcial
to the loyal cause. Sensible people could see
no reason in it. In West Virginia this policy
was carried to an extreme length. Mcclellan
seemed to favor it. The common soldiers
were Disguised with it. One day when soDe
of them found a rattlesnake, a division was
manifested in relation to the proper DISPOSE
ton to be made of the venomous reptile, when
one Of the soldiers proposed to. "s,oedr hin.
and let him go r" This showed his contempt
Of the ordinary mode of treating rebel prison
ers.
Now in our Judgment rattlesnake Is a
harmless animal compared with venomous
copperhead. The former may sting a child,
possibly an adult, when cornered; the latter
does little else than hiss at and sting those
who are engaged in UNFOLDING the temple OF
our liberties. 1t is very doubtful if loyal
people having got their heels upon the heads
of the reptiles, will consent to let them of
until satisfied beyond reasonable peradven-
ture that the virus is extracted from them,
and that their enlargement will work no mis-
chief to the public veal
"The Press speaks of the recent election
as triumph over traitors North" And
isn't it such triumph Didn't we have,
haven't we now, more dangerous traitors in
the North to contend with than Ia the South
Is ValAndigham safer man than JEFF. Davis
We're the "Sons of Liberty" in the Northwest
oru laao fro;tora fhor rho ma. ,,,ob;,< 80, tla
Confederate Congress? Is Roratio Seymour
entitled to the respect and confidence Of
loyal people? Has he ever done one thing TO
aid the Government in suppressing rebellion?
Has he failed to commit any act that would
embarrass it. itl easla sas
Haven't we men in Maine who have labor
ed 10 lnflame the brutal elements of our pop
ulauon and prepare them for revolt against
the authority of the Government? Didn't A.
P. Gould virtuslly threaten an appeal from
the ballot box to the bludgeon? Didn't the
Portland Advertiser urge that Lincoln should
be supplanted, peaceably if possible, foreibly
if not otherwise2
And did the argus have so much as one
word of rebuke for such srrant treason?-
Didn't it endorse the former, publish his bull
lyism, and keep silent in relation to the lat
ter? Didn't it denounee Hottie exposure Of
the conspiracy in the West, and thus virtually
approve Of that gigantic wic<edness? Didn't
it growi over the exposure Of the infamous
frauds attempted upon the New York SOD
oiers, and thus approve those frauds? Didn't it
-ola 1t not even Saturday morning scout
Inc dangers from rebel raids upon tho border,
win tne murder and robbery at St. Albans
fresh IN MIND, and thus encourage such raids
by discountenancing all preparations to resist
them?
But enough. Our neighbos Is lame In ev-
cry limb, and covered all over with running
sores. he, has no right to complain that the
victors rejoice over his discontinue. He and
his friends have sinned, wilfully sinned, against
light and warning. Over and over have they