The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-04-12
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dinafy' 'SeSah 0f hfe,o men nigh IN civil and
military ststiom andes ths United States
government and msn high % cipil positions
uplesn< habata$ei RogafIRsRt,a Who; opsnly
ptAAe6ingbSdhsr6pce to- the United States
goVSfzaea4i iK6xds9cfstiga done oil in their
power to give, 1nst 1nstRIs q aid 70 the Southern
rebellion, and III obStfaets bl.s a a ana weaken the
MILITARY plans of thA goyesnmenf; soine .oy
running the blockade; some by FURNISHING
worthIess Arms, ;amuamtion and vessels,
with the hope and desire that BY reason oi
such rworthlessnSss The southern forces may
obtain an advantage over the northern ar
.miss; ysoms BY CsedqcipgI and psrsuading
man not to enlist; some by placing obstruc-
'tions2 Gwen to the extent Of ferInenting by
force, in the way Of the government procur-
irSrR men, These are, sll traitorons acts, and
skapid meet with The Ieeen Ieensare Of al, and
adequate punishmept.a3LH.a slgsI %. .lG'7
40 AsAin, some ibylso afrandently fulfilling
contracts % to make the government pay
an extremely exotb;tant rate for the arti-
'cies furnished, do, in fact, render aid to the
Southern rebellion by diminishing the re-
soprcA of,the Igoyernment for carrying on
The var. These last may perhaps never
! have viewed their acts in this light. But
their conduct, irrespective Of the fraud, is
highly reprehensible; for at time whom
their government needs all their support
they should Instead Of seeking to amass
large wealth at the expense of the tdepie-
ton Of the governmental treasury, take and
lfal61 their contracts at reasonable living
rates. More especially reprehensible are
those, devoid ofhumanity, added to the pri-
.vation, toll and hardship ofthe soldiers risk
ing his life in the battle field for the cause
of the Union, and the discomfort arising
from the want of raiment, by furnishing
under contract, clothing of such filmsy ma
terisl o would not stand weeks wear. l
do not mean to be understood by my re-
mark, that the majority ofthe people should
vote to discontinue the war their will would
have to control. as initiating that in my
view any, such event Is likely to occur; up.
on The contrary ath Of the opinion that
the people of the North have determined
that this rebellion shall be subdued at all
hazards, and that the Union shall not be
dissolved in any event. The feeling how
ever, is prevalent, and daily growing strong
er, that the mode Of conducting the war
mustsbe schsnged, The removal by apoliti-
cd karts for politieaf purposes Of tried and
experienced generals, and the substitution
IN their places Of Others either vastly their
interiors or wholly incompetent must be
stopped Il. Again say that if this war ls to
Be brought to any successful and speedy
termination, the administration, instead OF
calling for more driblets of men to oppose
them to greater or equal, or even somewhat
inferior forces, and then tiring the patience
and wasting the strength Of the North,
shonld direct q levy en- aasss of all capable
Of bearing arms in order that by distribu-
ting the burden of few months upon all
equally. we may have an early peace, in.
stead ora war lasting with ell it's attend
ant horrors llonger than the life of the
youngest person now living,