Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-08-25

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ments the long time that may clapse be-
fore the work Of building can be com-
plcted, and says: ".But the work must
be begun" Yes Clement, is the mighty
Hercules who began this work nearly four
years ago. 90 This war must come to an
end. 1t has been fruitless." No fault
of his if il has not been, and it will be
no fault of his if it don't come to pro-
fitlcss and ignoblc end All must bear
him witness that he has " laborcd with
out ccasinc," in season or out of season,
for the upholding and triumph of southern
treason and the downfall and destruction
of that Union which has protected and
still tolcratcs him notwithstanding all his
parricidal efforts to stab its life, and to
cause it to become by-word, a Kissing,
and reproach among all nations.
In the same speech he says =" ] might
ask what is there to show for the
$500, 0oO,c0 and the 100000 men
sent into the army ?" The prevention Of
the merger of Maryland, Kentucky and
Missouri in the Southern rebellion. The
rescue of more than one half of Virginia,
of Tennessee, of Louisiana from the Re-
bel Government, the relief Of portions of
North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mis-
sissippi, Arkansas and Florida from Rebel
oppression, and the opening of the nav
igation of the Mississippi river to the
commerce of the great Valley. The
teachings of foreign nations some few
IDEAS of the internal resources, of the en-
crgy and power Of this people, and the
folly of their attempting to interfere in
our concerns. We have also opened
their eyes to the fact, that as a united
people, aroused to war in defence of our
safety, the power of the old world would
prove of no avail against us. These
things have been accomplished with the
$500 900 900 and the 1000, 900 men
sent into the army" despite the treason
able, peace making, and all the other eff
orts of the Vallandigham, Voorhees,,
Wood, Cox and Cos school. How much
more would have been accomplished with
less money, less means, and IN less time,
had it not been for the d" aid and comfort
furnished to the rebels by these traitors and
the Encouragement and difficulties thrown
around and in the way of an administra-
ton honest in its intentions and efforts,
but unlearned in the magnitude Of the
task before them, more imbucd with the
spirit of mercy, Cancellation and procla-
nations than with the iron will and I'M
finching determination of him who prom
iscd these same traitors that if they at
tempted their treason he "by the Eternal
would hang them higher than lIaaman !"
how much more, but for these things, we
say, might and would have been accom-
plished, not even the prophetic vision of
this great High Priest of treason can
ever imagine or possibly comprehend UNI
til he shall be called "a to answer in the
presence of the great white throne of Je-
hovah" for the unjustiliablc, multitude.
nous and damning acts of treason and in
gratitude, which. in the last three years,
have cxpatriatcd him from home and fam
lily and led his brother traitors of the
South to spew him out from their midst
into the land of the stranger.
We have not time to pursue this sub
ject further at. present. There are few
more questions propounded by this trait
or, to be noticed and after VIC shall have
done with him and his; justice requires that
VIC should contrast the claims of the rival
candidates and pay our respects to Fa-
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