Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-02-25
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outside of this mornings STATESMAN.
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Bomething for she Considerat tlon
OF Gov. Isrough and Lieut.. Gov.
Anderson.
HENRY J. RAYMOND, Esq, the editor Of
The New York Times, is among the ablest
Of the Administration leaders in the State
of New York, and is man who stands SC
well In his party that he is favorably spoken
of in connection with the United States
Senatorship for that State. On the 22d
inst, he thus addressed himself to the Gov
BRoUGH and Lieut.. Gov. ANDERSON class
of men:
''There is a feeling in many vehement
souls that would find satisfaction If Sher-
man would serve Charleston as Scipio
served Carthage-ploughing up its founda-
tions and sowing It's site with salt. But in
the first place Sherman has not the slightest
right to move a hairs breadth on that line
OF action. There has been no Senatorial
decree Carthage est delendd. Sherman has
no power but the military power confided
to him; and that only enables him to en-
ploy military means for military ends in
accordance with the established military
tary end Is to overcome armed rebels, and
keep them in obedience. Any military
power exercised beyond that would be a
usurpation. But again, If Sherman had
the power, he would be above exercising it.
He could not exercise it in mere revenge,
for revenge is an essentially savage i'm
pulse. Its Indulgence ,oould shock every Chris
tidn principle and every ctuttized sentiment; 10
,oould reduce Sherman and his army at once 10
A - = IL
Nor could 1t be exercised for expediency's
sake. We have yet heard no one advocate
an exterminating dragonade upon the
South Carclinians. II they are to con-
tinue to live, surely it is better that they
and their descendants shonld live as |
our friends than as our enemies-bet- |
ter that they should learn to love the Gov |
ernment they would live under than hate |
it. The most solid security as well as the |
prime glory Of every nation lies in the pat
riotism of its people; and If the South Car
olinians are to be our fellow-countrymen,
1t Is national interest that they should be- |
come patriotic. Is it said that all hope of |
this is in vain? Who does not remember |
the fierce cry that was raised three years |
ago last spring for the demolition of Balti- |
more? Its people had done an act which, |
In the estimation of tens of thousands of
loyal men, proved them to be hopelessly |
lost to all national feeling, and fitted for |
nothing else than destruction without mer-
cy. Baltimore was not demolished; not
house in 1t was touched. 1t was firmly |
dealt with, yet kindly. There is not to-day,
In the whole breadth of the land, more in |
tensely loyal city. Wemay rely upon it that |
kindness is the true expediency. We may |
set it down that Gen. Sherman wrote from
sound head, as well as good heart, in his
letter which we published yesterday: Il
do not think human being could feel more
kindly toward an enemy than l do to the
people of the South, and l only pray that
/ may see the day when they and their
children will thank me, as one who labored
tosecure and maintain governmentworthy
the land we have inherited, and strong
enough TO secure our children the peace and
security denied u.s."
1t will be seen from the foregoing, that If
Gov. BRoUGH and Lieut.. Gov. ANDERSON
could have their way, they "would reduce
SHERMAN and his army at once to the level
of Blackhawk and the Kickapoos," that
they "would shock every Christian princi-
pie and every civilized sentiment"
FoRNEY's Press of the 22d devotes an edi-
torial to charleston" Instead of breath
huA bhC opiitt VI OiaShudWh anu Tie NICK |
apoos," and Gov. BRoUaH and Lieut.. Gov.
ANDERSON, the indulgence fwhose savage
impulse" "would shock every Christian
principle and every civilized sentiment" it
humanely suggests that "Philadelphia
might at once begin the work of regenera-
tion by extending generous aid to the poor
blacks and whites" of Charleston. This is
Its paragraph on that subject:
''The evacuation of Charleston was effect
ed In a manner discredtable to its defenders.
The rebel troops robbed the city before
leaving it. The rich deserted it In fright.
The military authorities fired It In a spirit
OF impotent malice, for the Union can loose
nothing by the destruction OF rebel houses.
1t was q poor parody on Moscow. In this
empty, and famished town the
poor alone were left, and white and black
men and women eagerly entreated our SOL
diers for food. 1t Is said that their poverty
is greater than was that of the people of
Savannah when 1t was captured; and we
think that as Charleston Is fated to be a
Union city henceforth, Philadelphia might
at once begin the work Of regeneration by
extending generous aid to these poor blacks
and whites"
How contemptibly mean-how unworthy
rs men-do the expressions of Gov. BRoUGH
and Lieut.. Gov. ANDERSON make them ap-
pear, when contrasted with the expressions
OF The Neu York Times and FoRNEY's Press
I'm relation To Charleston.