Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1864-12-02
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In view Of these latter days when copper
heads abound we had almost begun to doub
the tru,hrulness Of the old saying that there
was nothing so wholly bad that there wa.
not some good in it, The New York Daily
Nescs has materially checked our progression
to the discardng Of that old maxim. But
still we have the question to cogitate whether
an action in itself good, but done from the
most unworthy motives, can properly be con;
sidered as reflective Of credit upon its author
We are inclined to give the devil his due, and
if loyal men owe the Daily Ners anything
we, for our part, insist that the obligation be
discharged. What has the Ne,cs been do.
ing? Why, simply urging Southern sym.
pathizers to 60 into the Confederate lines,
and abide "by the fate Of their countrymen
in armsr' Well, that is good. Certainly it
is. But does the Ne,cs advise this TO rid the
North of the pestifcrous presence Of this OBJ.
noxious class of men ? All that's a ques
ton; and the supposition is forthcoming,
with probable truthlulneSs, withal, that the
election being over, and hope of Northern in
surrection destroyed, the considerable Neus is
of opinion that it, friends can render more
effectual service to the cause Of Southern in
dependence by "abiding by their C untrymen
in arms n We are reminded Of the story Of
the school boy and the man who had an axe
to grind. After toilng at the crank for
very weary length Of time, the boy was dis.
charged with an oath, and the gratifying as.
surance that h. ought to be aogged by the
schoolaaster for truan.ship. However, we
endorse what the Atms has to say on this
uljcct, which has the concurrence, we be.
licve, of all loyal men. We endorse it much
as certain Copperhea,s in Congress did last
winter the resolution that the cause Of the
war ought to be removed. They could vote
for it, but still they thought it necessary to
explain that they deemed Abolitionsts the
cause Of the war. So in seconding the Ian
guage Of the Daily Ne~s, we will explain
that We do so because we want the country
rid of Southern sympathizcrs; not, by any
manner of means, because we desire to re-
inferce the rebel armies. Bot here is what
the Mars says:
"There is class Of sojournors in this city
and probably elsewhere throughout the North
Of Southern birth, and professing sympathy
with the Confcdcracy, who are here for no
other purpose than TO escape the perils and
Inconvenience Of a residence upon their ma
tive soil. These men, strong, hearty, and
well capable Of bearing arms, are very loud
and earnest in their advocacy Of Southern in
dependence. They congregste in the bar
rooms Of the principal hotels, and make a
grand parade Of their Southern prociviiics.
We believe that all parties, whether North
ern or Southern, Republican or Democrat,
will agree with us that the proper place for
these boosters is within the Confederate lines.
Being citizens of the South, and impressed,
as they publicly proclaim, with a conviction
Of the justice Of the cause Of Southern in
dependence, the territory Of their acknowl
edged enemies 10 no Citing place for their
habitation. Their presence and their ser
vices are due to the land with whose fortunes
they are identified by birth and inclination.
If they have not the courage to abide by the
fate Of their countrymen in arms; if their
purpose is simply to shirk the responsible
ties and hardships of actual citizenship in
the South; if in a word, they are merely
refugees from CONSUMPTION, they should have
the discretion to dwell in obscurity within
the saoctuary, and put aside their shabit2al
blustcr and braggadoco."