Nebraska advertiser., 1864-09-08
SALUTATORY.

t., begins The MINI volume ana ouI CoUIst
. as its publisher. In this, our first meet.
ing with its patrons, we would extend tC
them our hand, and hope they may
Se in the future, as they have beer
last, It's true and faithful friends
u strive to give them full sails
by keepiag our Columns flied
latest and best information we
can obtain, and in all we write, or selec.
we shall be guided by an answering
fidelity to the Union and Constitution
and the full enforcement of the Law.
The suppression Of al! lawless bands
whether they claim to Be loyal o. dis.oyali
we regard as an attainment, and believe
it to BE the duty of all good citizens to
aid in putting them down, AID in d%iscOur-
aging all revolutionary elements.
ANY negotiations or treaty with the
rebels would be an acknowledgment Of
our defeat, and so far would only humili-
ate and disgrace US, while it could not
possibly be productive of any good
Peace cannot be obtained by such means,
bal must be conquered TO be permanent.
If we receive ministers from them o.
send ministers to them we acknowledge
their right to treat with us-their indie
pendance-and war waged against them
afterwards would be unjustifed, as it
could only be one of conquest.
The State Governments Of the South
ern States have been usurped bytraitors,
and it is our duty to use every available
means in the power Of the Government
10 crush out and externinate their organ
i~zatiOn, while we give every protection
in orr power to the still remaining loyal
citizens in those States, and induce them
to reorganize the State Governments
where hey have been usurped.
The war must be prosecuted with more
vigor. After fighting for four years we
have not been able to establish ne su-
premaey ofrthe Government; and ROW,
as there is an overwhelming force being
called into the field we should adopt such
a policy towards the masses Of the people
as viii serve to a]leDiate them from the
Confectionery, and freely pardon all who
voluntarily return to their allegiance.
except the leaders Of the rebelIionMho
punished according to the nature Of their
must be offence.
The Constitution is the Charter Of
Liberty to the human race, and it is far
better that every American of this gen
Grafton should sanctify it with his blood,
than that it should be overthrown; aud a
government based upon the last relict aud
worst feature Of barbarism erected in its
stead.
Since the outbreak Of the war we have
been Unidentified with no party, but the
army and to that alone can we ever.
look for peace. But in entering upon the
field Of politics again, it is not difficult
for Us to take the National Platforms of
the different parties, and from them, and
the men placed upon their tickets, de-
eide where we stand.
All the dislOyal element of the free
States has united itself with the Demo-
cratic party, and at their late Convention
at Chicago, adopted a platform by which
! they claim to be answering in their
Sdelity 70 the Union, yet indulge in the
9st vi~tuperations agaias: the Admins
IA Of Mr. Lincoln, and demand an
ate armistic, and peace when
now that peace obtained from the
lby treaty must be upon the basis
independence, and the cession to
al the territory of the border
siales, and making ourselves and
hildren their slave catchers and de-
1ants. Upon this platform they have
animated Maj-Gen. Mcclellan, for the
Presidency.
As a soldier we have ever had the most
profound respect for Mcclellan, and be-
lieve him too good a patriot to endorse
n word of this platform, or one parti-
Gle of the proceedings Of such conclave
as the Chicago Convention has proved
itself to be.
With such an element to contend with
in the election in November, it is essen
tial that all loyal men should be unitS
on one man, and energetic in their efforts
to elect him, and we sincerely regret that
a small faction should devide the party,
and place in the field such a mar as Free
mont, whose whole life has been an
error that has resulted so far in nothing
but total failure.
There have been some things in the
Administration Of President Lincoln, We