The Portland daily press., 1864-10-15

healthful popular feeling, than the arrest ana
imprisonment of Bob Elliotin 1851, and one
or two other arch conspiritors against the
peace and welfare of the State. Similar re-
eults possibly would follow from q similar jul
dicions exercise of power at the present time,
but we do not invoke 1t, because the loyal
people can and will hold in proper check the
disloyal element, and may be relied upon to
take proper care of those who carry their
trifing with the public veal too far. rs
Rpt there is one duty OF the Government
In relation to which there is no division
among loyal men. so far, at least, as we have
been able to know their feeling. 1t is the du-
'ty OF Withholding all support, all public favor,
from thatportion of the opposition who make
1t their chief work to denounce the Govern
ment, to apologize for the rebellion ana 70
cry down the credit of the Government II
a disloyal general is not fit to lead corps oi
division in the field, why shouid ulSioyal
men be entrusted with Government agencies
OF the utmost Importance? If disloyal pa.
ner il mt allowed to circulate among our sol
diers. why should it be paid for publishing
Government advertisements If a disloyal
naner calls, for Government suppression in.
Baltimore, why should paper even more dis
loyal in Portland be supported by money
drawn directly from the United States Treas
ury?s Why should traitors be put on gnard
instead of under guards Why should loyal
men be discharged from public works, and
their places filled by inveterate enemies of the
Government? Why not show some defer
ence to the loyal sentiment of the people in
this regard? Yk.-a
We know that the suggestions here made
will meet with generous response from nine
teen out of every twenty of the men who to-
day are upholding the Government in its con-
flct with rebellion. We know the hearts of
hundreds and thousands are made sick by TAX
ing up a newspaper and reading in one col
umn the most flagitious abuse of the Govern
ment, representing the President as usurper
and tyrant, and the Government bonds as no
better than an equal weight of rags. and then
on the next page, reading long paid adver-
tisements from the Departments at Washing
ton. We know what the people sag about
such things. We know how they feel when
they see Them We know they feel sickness
at the heart, and ask achy, in Heavens name,
these things need be SOP Why traitors should
be pampered, and sickly organs of treason
should be fostered, and their lives prolongued
by such appliances9 They see in such things
evidences Of Inconsistency if not Of "a want Of
real, earnest, heartfelt sincerity, which tends
to render their arms nerveless and their pur-
poses weak. y9wmasa bNs 0sseE
We know this is plain talk; we intend it
shall be. If rebellion is to be put down it is
high time to take off gloves and go to work
in earnest. The day for mealy-mouthed words
ispast. 1t is time to speak plain. and to ask
to demand Of our rulers the same evidence OF
sincerity which they expect of US. If they
ask the peoples support and confidence they
should see to it that no official act of theirs
leaves the people in doubt as to their own in
most heart.