Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1864-01-26
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Letter From Gen. McCIeIIaI.s
-. Correct Views.
The following. letter from General 81.
Olellan to the President, dated near ff,yss-
risOn's Landing. Va, July Z. 1862, which
appears in his forthcoming report win
be read with interest BY every true fri.pa
of the constitution and Union: SOD
mr. President: You hare been fafif
infurmed that the rebel :, amy n In o1r
front, with The. purpose Of oFeruhemipR "A.
oy attacking our position or reducing q 81
oiockading our. river Communications
i. cannot bus regard orr position d die,
icai, and earnestiy desire, Ia yisw sf
possible contingencies to lay before yoa1
hxeeliency Tor your private eonsiderstjors..
my general views concerning the exi,tine
state oil the rebellion, although they de.cS
strietly relate to the situation of tIte sfrsS.'
% or. ss an.y come within the scope Of myo
These views auonnt 70 Convictions and:
are deeply impressed upon my mind ~
Our cause must never De sbsndOned III
tne cause OF Tree institutions and ssk..
goverDment. Tho Constitution ~ ,sS
Union must be preserved, Whateyar ny
be the cost 10 time, treasure and blood II
secession is successful, other dissoIut,ocS
are clearly to be seen in the futura IIf
neither military disaster, political facfioS
nor foreign war shakes our settled uurposa
to enforce the equal operation of law III
State.
Tbs time has come when. the GoySffnc;-
nent must determine upon q civil and
military policy covering the whole enoupd
0: our national trouble. The responsibiIit0
OF Determining, declaring and support;nS.
soen civil aud military policy, and Of a.
rechng the whole course Of national 49,
IN regard to the rebellion, must be a,,nIsT
lost. '' vi" %
The Constitution gives you power ana.
cleet even Tor the present terrible exieop.
cy.
This rebellion has assumed the cbari;cctSi |,
Of war ,as such il should be regarded ,and
MsnCuiu Dc conducted upon the highest
principles known to Christian civilixatiol-
Il should not Re q war looking 10 tbe ~
jugatiPn of the people in any event n
should not be q war upon ponuIatinn hrs
against armed forces and poIt;cal oresni.
Esitber:connscation Of property. p,oii,iosr
executions OF persons, territorial Organize.
tions OF States, Or forcibls abolition Of
slavery should be contemplated for 9 mo-
meht.
In prosecuting the war all private uro,,N
ertyand uuarmed persons should be strietiS
protected, subject only to-; the necessity 81
military operations. All private pTopertT
taken TOR military use should be paid Or
recelpted tor pil!age and waste should Be
treated as high crimes, all unnecesservi
tresspass sternly prohibited, and offsnsiySs
demsanor by the military towards citizena
| promptly rebuked. : j.,
Military arrests should not be tolerated.
except IN places where actual hostilitios
exist,ano oatbs not required by enactments,.
constitutiOnalIy made should be peithsr
demanded nor received. Military eoverne.
ment should be confined to the prsserystiozI.
OF the public order and protection of polit-
zeal rights. 'S
Military power should not be allowed 10
interfere With the relations Of; OerVituda..
either BY supporting or impairing tia a..
thorlty OF the master, excenf for rsnressinf.
i disorder, g. ID other caSee E1svtr s.'|
fraoaud under the act Of Congress kirR
military protection, shDuld recsiVe il. TbS,
rignt OF the Governments to appropriate
permanently to it's own service ,,cIaiua az
slave labor should be. asaerted and II
right OF the owner to Q mnsnsation therefor
should be recognised,
This principle might be extended upoe.
GROUNDS OF military necessity and security
70 all % slaves within PARTICULAR Sto4e. :,
thus working maDumission In eucb Stat0 =
and 10 Missouri, perhaps in Western vie
ginia. also. and possibly even in MARYLAND.
the .expediency Of such 0 measure e opIc
q question Of time.
system OF policy thus constitutional
and conservative, aud pervaded BY the r..
nuences OF Christianity aud freedom, xoulA,
receive the support of almost all truly kovnr
men, would deeply impress the rebel -.
es and oil foreign nations, and IL mi9ht -
hum0iy hoped that il would con ma
itself TO the favor of the Almighty.
Unless the principles governing the futuFAg
conduct OF our struggle shall be made
known and appovod, the effort 70 ohtoin.
requisite force will be almost hopeless. a
declaration Of radical views, .especialivs.
upon slavery, disintegrsts our prsssir
The policy of the Governments n.., A
supported by concentrations of uilitarV
power. The national forces should not s.
dispersed in expeditions, posts of oocupa-.
ton and numerous armies, but sbould b..
mainly collected into masses and brought
to bear upon the armies of the con fsderalo
States; Those armies thoreugly defeated.
the political structure which they tuDpoFt
would soon cease to exist.
In carrying out any system Of policy,
which you may form. YOU will REQUIRE
Commander in Chief Of the army, one who
possesses your confidence, naderG spar
your views. and who is cpmpetsut to exo@s
cute your orders by directing the mili,sfV },
forces OF the nation to the accomplisbmso1'
of the objects by you proposed. do noS
ask that place for myself. am willing TO-
serve you in such position a. you nav
assign me, and will do 90 o. faithfully 8
ever subordinate served Q superior.
may be on the brink Of eternity, an1, :;
as hope forgiveness from my Maker, Z
have written this brief letter With sincsrk
IT, towards you,aEd from lore Of my counA
try.
(signedl GEoRGE B. MoCLrLLAr,