The New York herald., 1864-12-16
The Rebel Refugrcs fn Sew York.
It-nir trA Rchnnud Whig. Dec. 10.

II gives us qreat al OF pleasure obserre that The
Yaees aboa 10 make e'r coun ~ TOO not q ND hs
Su hern 1sceeg no have resored u IL In the hour OF
their countrys Distress 10 get themselves out OF the
reach OF ger. In the city Of New York especially
least-,ieneal Dix arcey n'eTior a theftaker and
iueusi,or Butler hinself, rs giving them an immense
deal o troubso He put the detective police upon
,heua ana they arc following them up as
bachsuaiI follows up rat from ono hole to another
The late attempt TO act tire to the hotels OF the
which, we suppose the poor creatures oao nhes no
the pir TO set ire TO lone cabin on prairie hnodred
~ they had with tho last erupson OF Mount
Vesuylus--is the preteXt Tor this exNafaiDary
rgor We wish General Dix the most thorough
success. Let him not be choice in making his arrest',
but cut and ripe. Ho mas rht 10 presume rrmd
fdci., that every mall of them is guilty OF someihing
bad tor he p,ssump n gnu IS nsccys strong Ggain
5e sy uho found eneny's country IN the mids
Of such his We hope the General will put the
uEn1 them with all Us weight. II there be none 10
suit their ne may make one 70 suit each
just a as be paases. II he can make any
thing by the sacton--and ev Yankees Will UNDER
take lob that does rot paywe shall hear OF his
pleasure. We shall be delighted to hear
that these reno AIDES able 10 thor
money by playing their country and desertng
her hour of distress. So Are away General You
ssra @,0o 81 ne msos
u N deiusion for TO suppose TINT when
his country Is engaged in for existence he can
i remasn neutra with mpunlty No care what may
be the circumstances under which that c,unsry nrsi
I were wrong IN dong 80, the moment OF IN,
enemy presses her so the moment the blood oi he
children begins 10 How from that moment neutrality
becomes treason, and traitor in h
heart, how careful he be Co abstain from the
. commission the As long ~ Is irmi-
rent, actually raging, icug has the citizen the
right waFn deprecate, 10 demonstrate But
the sound Of the hrsl cannon takes away all
! such right The relations oi the parties from
| that moment completely changed, and he who Is not
for his country against II. .'My country, the
famous OF necatur'My country may she always
be In the right; but my country. right or wrong" That
s the true doctrine, and those rho think Otherwise and
according to their sentiments, VIII lind thenseyeg
woiuy decsived IL fatal mistake To suppose that
! indifference tho OF one's country be
forgiven LOOK at the tories the old Revolution
At those who did thin svmpa,hze with the puo-
\ lie eaomy ana reoice at his SUCCESS 10 mau. they
went down to the grave in Cloud Stunned by their
fellow citizens though they had tho plague about them
Ana VIII be tbe lite oi all such III TINS have
takon part with Tho enemies OF their country Let
I such hope 10 aved iY
from the army by tying to tho enemy
they hope ENJOY themselves while here ~ home every
and soldiers oncountering unheard or
tolls and Drawing unheard OF dangers. A will be
noted ana noted only to despised. We wish every
State ito Dederacy would pass laws conhscale
every OF property they possess and 10 forbid their
returning citizens. By soaodonng their country
ia hour Of perm they forfeit n they could
have had her protection. ct them among those
thoy prefer 60 their country where they ght
be f somo service by siayiog 1T homo We hope the
Yankees Viii pass Laws 10 couissste the property O.
cvory capable OF acting soldier who halls
tae S0utn and who IA resident any OF the Yankee
States.