Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-05-09


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arissrcus and bloody policy s.snonsc. h
soc,,ercd rsbels met win no oo,n nsssion Of
-. s.msrksble kindness snu .., .,,.t there
-. i.i.eeia. il II spprep,ss".. !" rh;ch such
-. :. cuolisiss in ycurse'' ~ ~. 81.
y.i;cy. unlsss condemned ~ your jro as
yeuld be entirely welcome. lnen,
- ~. sc,r oortsct with the rebei',on-oy your
y yr.i observation Of its crimes, ana e.,
.aIIv bv What Won and your family ana
Eas IA suffered from those crimes
s.. .. ..mner unless narvelously controlled,
y III nj have failed to be excited, and TO
s s.,i n, the severest punishment on the lead
- 81 tho rebellion.
ID While Mr.. Lincoln Was yet aiive' gov
eminent was necessarily called on by press
a and public meetings, by sermons . .s
ted With the indicative and D''"u -'"'."ey
spir,t OF the Jewish theology. ana Dy voices
;nnuner,bls, not TO spare these 'cad'"g req.
"a NJ wonder, then, that the manner OF
~. death 10 made use Of to increase the
. .,i "a, their blood. For, absurd ~ IL the
.h.,vs that the assassin was their tool, it
c.,s1thcless gains extended crcdence.-
Thev ali knew Mr.. Lncoln's Characteristic
clem.ncy, and that the terms Of the peace
ne Ms intent on were exceedingly mild
Hence. how insane Is the suppostion that
anv Of them sought his death
nut vhy should not government refuse
70 ADOPT. or even for ono moment 10 listen
TO this rigorous and bloody policy Why
should not government deal with the CON
ouered in this war as it would deal with the
conquered, we're it successful, in war with
Nexicoy The answer is-because it is .
civil war But is il not such civil war As
the ablest publcsts hold should be conduct
cd BY the rules ofinternationa' war? =
God forbid that now, when the tide Of
war sets strongly in our favor, We should be
guilty Of thrusiing the constitution into the
place Of the code Of war, and of holding and
trying Is traitors those whom we (none less
really IL Indirectly agreed TO regard but as
enemies; and whom, by all the conclusive
reasons Of the Case, aside from such agree
ment "a are bound to regard in that light
only. We must not bc guilty Of this bad
faith. We must not break this solemn bar
eain. The south would hate us for II -
The world would despisc US for it! And
would not the north herself, fnot dospising
ls for il, be at least fcarfully divided in re-
gard to Il, Greatly should we all love our
country. But there is one thing we should
al love more-and that is fair dealing
" Our country right not "Our country
tight or wrong should be our motto. 4
] referred, at the beginning of my letter,
10 the apprehension that peace, which, on
y few days ago, seemed SO very near, is
nov quite remote. ] cannot doubt that il
10, u the severe policy toward the conquered
rebels, which so many are calling for. shall
be adopted. In that event, hardly in nv
day, or even in yours, will peace return to
our afflicted country. For once let it be
known that the leading rebels, who shall fall
into our hands, will be doomed to punish
ment, bs it death, Imprisonment or exile,
and Immediately amongst their + flowers,
sympathy with them and rage against Us
will know no bounds. Tens Of thousands
will burn with vengeance, and will care 60
nothing but 70 crafty it, This will be tru
- we'll Of persona under parole. as Of Others
In that state OF things, a guerrilla warfar
would cnsue, which, if not pacified by cor
cessions, and such concessions too as woul
fatally invade national and human right,
might run through many years, harassin
and wasting our armies, and adding fearful
", Il not fatally, 10 our already vast debt
Il must not be forgotten that it cost our nj
ton many years, many lives, and thirty Q
forty millions Of dollars to put an end to III
guerrilla war carried on in Florida by
handful Of Indians and negroes. hav
glanced ct the painful circumstances of
harsh and unfair treatment Of our conquer
I'd enemy. But how blessed would be III
consequence of wise and kind treatmsn
Of that sMemy! Then the south would b
at peace with the north would soon learl
70 like her; and would soon welcome tn
tens Of thousands Of families, that woul,
Immediately begin % emigratc from tn,
north - the south. Then the north and
the south slavery having passed away
would rapidly become one IN interest, and
one also in character. Moreover, the Who'll,
work would be blest by the termination OF
this most horrid war in peace SO full OF
reason. justice and love. Christianity would
be honored and advanced by peace mad,
no strikingly in her own spirit. In tina
spirit we cannot shed one drop Of the blooe
Of our subdued foe. possessed Of it, W.
shall forgive and forget the wrongs done t,
the north and shall feel that the south Ina.
suffered enough and that she deserves t. b,
soothcd and comforted. and no more atilict
ed by us. Largely on your wisdom and
magnaniaity do found my warm hope OF
seeing this war give place to bloodless, Kind,
forgiving, and therefore immediate, peace.
But this is not ali for which look to you.
Nov, whilst We have this fresh sense Of one
OF the worst wars-now, whilst we can ,on.
trast ito ugliness with the beautiful peace
which. unless we thrust it from US, is Just
at hand-now Is the tiihc for our nation tc
b the 6rst Of al nations to propose an end
70 national wars BY means Of an information
81 congress, whose decisions upon toe disa
Ereemsnts and controversies between M
tons shall Be final. Yours be the glory to
hvor measure fraught with more honor to
God and more happiness to man than any
o. even oil other measures! Yours be the
glory of identifying your administration
with - cause Of international peace
Win efeos regard, your friend,