Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-03-03
A CRUEL WAR OF INVASION


the enemy has been destitute of the fol
Dearance and magnanimity which civilizs
ton and Christianity have introduced [
mitigate the asperities of war. The atrC
cities are too incredible for narration, In
u stead OF! q regular war, our resistance OF th
unnoiy efforts to crush out our nationalexist
ence Is treated as rebellion, and the set
Il TIED international rules between belliger
ents are ignored. Instead of conductin
i the war, as betwixt two military and polit
lcal organizations, 1t Is q war against tn
burned. Churches are defaced. Towns ar
ransacked. Clothing of women and infant
stripped from their persons Jewelry an,
mementoes Of the dead are stolen. Mill
and implements of agriculture are destroy
ed. Private salt works are broken up.-
The Introduction of medicines Is forbidden
means OF subsistence are wantonly wasted
to produce beggary. Prisoners are return
ed with contagious diseases. The last NOR
sci OF food has been taken from families
who are not allowed to carry on trade OF
branch of industry. .''@1y ~ o--
A rigid and offensive espionage has beer
introduced to ferret out 'disloyalty." Per.
sons have been forced to choose between
starvation of helpless children and taking
the oath of allegiance to hated Govern
ment.' The cartel for exchange of prisoners
mas been suspended, and our unfortunate
soldiers SO subjected to the grossest indignities
Inc wounded at Gettysburg were deprived
Of their nurses and inhumanly left to per
ish on the field. Helpless women have been
exposed to the most cruel outrages, and TO
that dishonor which is infinitely worse than
death. Citizens have been murdered by the
Buffers and McNeils and Milroys, who are
IavoTite Generals Of our. enemies. Refined
and delicate ladies have been seized, bound
with cords, imprisoned, guarded by ne
groes, and held as hostages for the return of
recaptured slaves. Unoffending non-com-
Datants have been banished or dragged
from their quiet homes, to be immured in
nlthy Jails. Preaching the gospel has been
refused, except on condition of taking the
oath of allegiance. Parents have been for
Didden to name their children in honor of
"rebeP chiefs. Property has been confis-
Gated. Military Governors have been ap-
pointed for States, Satraps for provinces,
and Haynaus for cities. 1rH D.
These cruelties and atrocities of the enc
my have been exceeded by their malicious
ana bioodthirsty purposes and Vaccinations
In reference to the slaves. Early in this
war, President Lincoln averred his consti-
tutlonal inability and personal unwilling
ness TO interfere with the domestic institu-
master onJ sar,,oS,t ~ ps;,..ei S.,S po.mIon
ations nav Sova hoo,, ,usnvlal e;,oS d consiue
entions scr,rias. ySSn &C. snnsd u,iuer Sa cSnsc-
tiaI instruct;nn NJ ~ oewa da ~ ia cVinuen- i,:
to Grest Rr;ta;1 w , H. A,S, tha 1o.,. si'e iseer
1867 said: 'If the Government of the Uni
ted States should precipitdtely decree the inn
mediate abolition of slavery, it would rein
vigorate the declining insurrection in every
part OF the South" Subsequent reverses
ceded States csns3d cha,o l'c ,,oi, ~ Sno so
Mr. Iincojn iss,ad h;a pJJiiuy, ,ain anu
mation-No ,naro 1910, n.,e lar psa;,ss.
the slaves in the q MISREPRESENTATION aSS d;sSs
tricts.D '''ion"iy uis
Some b;stor,col ;,l,,o+rot;o, 90 .,.od,,
"io 'i'eu LII
reierence 70 tne emancipation OF slaves as a
war measure, and the following topic is then
introduced:
THE vrr,,nr TO srn,,sso
AZ 'o1"i''hoN'
zen. hoDert n. Lee, In recent battle or
uer, stated 10 MS 1nvinclDle legions that
the "cruel foe seeks to reduce our fathers
ana mothers, our wives and children to alb
lecI slavery" de does not paint too strong
~ tne purposes OF the enemy or the conse-
quences OF suplugatlon: What has been
done IN certain districts Is but the prologue
OF tne bloody drama that will be enacted.
1t Is well that every man and woman should
nave some JUST conception OF the horrors
OF conquest. Inc iate Of Ireland at the pc
rlo9 OF lts conquest and OF roland, distinct
~ ioresnadows what would await US. The
gulliotine, ID It's ceaseless work OF blood,
would De revived for the execution Of the
rebel leaders" Lr
Inc heroes OF our contest would be re-
qulreu 10 lay down their proud ensigns, on
winch are recorded the battle-felds of their
glory, 70 Stack their arms, lower their heads
In humiliation and dishonor, and pass un-
DER tne yoke OF Abolition misrule and ty-
ranny. A hateful inquisition, made afro
clous Dy spies and lnformers; star chamber
courts, enforcing their decisions by confis-
cations, imprisonments, banishments and
deatn; q Dand of detectives ferreting out
secrets, lurking IN every family, existing in
every conveyance; the suppression OF free
sPeecn; me deprivation OF arms and fran
orifv ouJ es exe sense 81
miserable beyond what ffeemen can i'm
agine. Subjugation involves everything that
IN c9e a .UrtsHping sl malice ana aeviiisn ingenuity
our nationality, thsee eonalization oSa Of Whites
and blacks, the obliteration Of State lines,
degradation to colonial vassalage, and the
bonseSs remadiIsss 1 u 10 weary
A hostile police would keen ..ordern in
every town and city. Judges like Busted
w99iu noio our courts protected Dy Yankee
rs. soiu,ers. Onurcnes Wouiu De tnlledsDy
iankee OF tory Preacners' every once
Mou,9 De pesIoweu on unens. Apsenteelsih