The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1864-04-05
The Rebel Press Oh Northern
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Mrs. Opie on lying would be convenient
work Of reference Ia The Offices of soma of the
Richmond papers. The editors of these men
dscious shee might thus fnd some new way
to rervcrt the truth, their fertile brains hay.
ing almost exhausted their present sock 10
lad.. OF late the rebel press have even out.
He o led Hrod in lying. The only way they
could keep up the hope Of the people has en-
10y The most -extravagant and wholesale lying
and Misrepresentation. For the past few
weeks, in fact, ever since the Fitzpatrick aud
Custer raids, the Richmond papers have teem.
cd with the most viIainous articles advocating
the slaughter Of the prisoners taken during
tho ra d, and taking the ground that we wcro
waglng u war Of determination. In references
TO The subject the Richmond Examiner OF the
llth says:
"We'mGst not let Meale's men take their
airing 90 horseback without paying for their
de; aul few we, ks detention 10 the Lib
BY prison, few weeks confinement 10 the
rock bound precincts of Belle Isle, ia not suf.
ticient indemnity. When tho first flush of
excitement is over, the jaded troopers of Yam.
keedom have been known to prefer that more
familiar mcdo OF transit 20 their homes, aud
to gladly exchange their tired steods for the
prison Car aud tho flag Of truce boat. A
swingiHg limb il an excellent gibbst, bride
rein an admirable substitute for the rope, a nd
the Yapkse riders own horse as good "drop'
as any yet invented or registered. We can
stop these raids; we can paralySs these mis-
creants. That we have not done so moro ef.
f,ctually heretofore, is due to pitilul imbs
cillty Ia the Administration, and, we regret
to say, an equally lameptable supiueucss On
the par: Of the resident population. We
must hang the robbers This ia a necessity.
This thing must be done il the country is 10
escape pl'ge aud the town conaagrelion. -
Hang them. as soon as they are caught
Hang them, and let them relnsiu as sign
OF the "EutertainmelI for Man and Beast"
which VIC Offer to he Yankee race.
The following extracts from the Examiner
OF the 10th inst. exhibits the kind of mental
pabuuu which feeds the Southern mind, and
"fires The Southern heart 20 FL
1T was vain for Mr. Lincoln modestly 10
decline the Office and duty of Pope, and TO
disavow the wish or intention of Running
tue Churches" He must conform to the
exlgencios of bis position. All mighty em-
psrors find il necessary to p'eside over public
worship. When the Roman Republic was
overthrown, and Augustus Caesar in his ca.
pacltity OF lmperator, or Commander in Chief
made himself Consul aud Tribune, oe lille,
p'e.or, and all, military necessity was found
tofequre that he should become Popiifcx
Maxmus also. Ii he was TO govern and reg.
ulate tue State Of Rome, he could not safely
leave thirty thousand gods and godjeses ia
run uugoverucd and unregulated. No abso.
lutte or despotic power and State--l,ke that
which Abe Is now called by Providence to
WELD and to adorh, can be complete and cffec.
tive, If the Churches are left to tako care O,
themselves, as that potcn.ste, even 90 late a.
the Fad OF January last fondy hoped might
yet be permitted 10 some measure. Even on
the 2nd OF January, tho Hoosior Emperor
writing 10 people ir ST. Louis who had On.
treated him 10 reverse the order'of Provost
Marshal, debauing one McPheelers from prea
ching in his own church, declared that hs
could not undertake 10 ruu the Churches, -
even the more civil and secular machine
which he had undertaken 10 ruu 'as he found
Il, had got off the track; and was threatening
% explode aud blow up the engireer, and he
hopedehe would not be called upon TO under.
t,ke the management Of this even more com.
plicatcd piece Of religious mechanieni. Shot,
sighted Emperorl History, and the warnings
and examples Of other uations-if be had
known anything Of history, Or Of other ma Ions
Awoud have taught Lin better. Religion