The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1865-06-23

recently delivered an Address Ia the me-
troroIis 81 that State, defining lis position
as 20 tie best policy to lie pursued for the
coac.'ialion Of the country and the restor-
alton Of fraternai reiatious between the
States, now that the Office Of war is ez.
hausted Mr. S. was one of the earliest,
IS lie has been one Of the most consistent
AJoiilionists in the land, and has filled
considerable rpace in tie history Of his
State and the country, bis conceded talent,
probly aud lavish liberality in behalf Of
emancipation, having stamped his propa.
gaudisn with the seal Of sincerity and
Commanded for himself respect which
Las been reached by few. IL viii not be
uninteresting, therefore, to read the sub.
stance Of his great speech on tie allah.
sorbirg topic Of tue day. We quote:
"lhe south, in p!upg NC the nation 10 10
the horril war, committed tie grea. crime
ence from the press aud the pulpit to pun
ish Tie south, is in danger Il committing
The mean crime Of the age. All over the
north there IS clamor for the b.ood Of
The leading fete's whom we have captured
and Of those whom We hope yet 10 cap
ture. | have no sympathy with this class
(App!ause.) Tie south By Lees surren
DIR, let bIoodsbed cease, aud all punish
mcnt should cease. OF course, have no
reference to the assassination of our be
loved President, nor to the starving q
prisoners let all melited punishment fall
on the authors Of these infamous and in,
formal chimes. (Cheers) My basis is sim
ply that the south shall not be punished
for the rebellion. or, TO use another word,
that the south shall not be punished for
treason. Now, do not say this because
she has suffered, III my judgment, enough,
or because the property Of her people is
wasted and she is reduced to desoeton
| DO not say this because the south has
10! been guilty Of treason; but say that
She is no: 70 be punished for treason, be-
cause we have agreed that she shall not
be. We cane into the agreement--verv
reluctantly ! ad;Di,--to conduct this war
according TO the rules of war, by which
mean the rules OF International law.
Now, / hold that our coming into this
agreemen: was waiyer--an eutire sur
render of our ri GIT 10 punish the south
for treason. That we came into this
agreement to conduct the wal according
% the rules Of war, is manifest. We fol-
lowed other nations, aud accorded TO the
south btijgereat rights The supreme
court OF our nation unanimously acknovl
edged those rights Of the sou.h. More,
over, We have acted upon this agreement.
Instead Of furnishing, Of killing, OF trying,
couylcting and puh!shing prisoners for
treason, We have treated them as prison,
ers OF war as enemies at w8r with Us
and then, from time to time, we have eH-
changed prisoners for those the enemy has
taken from us there have been innumer
able. truces between the enemy and our
selves for parole and other purposes, ant
there have been formal, as well IS inform
al negotiations for peace between Tx
north aud the south. WHY. on one oc
casion, We recognized her de taci0 nation
atty, end all lis outcoming dlgnities anc
rights, by chosing fer our commissioner
Of peace tie President himself and th,
Secretary of State; and these gentlemen
did not wait to have the southern commits
sioners come sueing!y and pieadingly, bu
they honoTed The commissioners Of the
south by going more than half, way t.
meet them. Now, aIl this, and mucl
more than this, including especially on
b.Ockadlog Of The southern ports, goes (
show, beyord controversy, that We agree,
with :he enemy 10 conduct this war &C
coidlog to lie laws Of war. aud sucl
agreement is virtually an agreement t
treat prisoners as enemies Of war. Now
how came We to consent to conduct lh
war according to the laws Of war? II
the first p8ce, We came to Go SO becaus,
The laws Of var require it."
Mr.. Smith, then read ya.tel, UaIlam
Macau!ey, Wcjcher, Lieber, Ed. Burke
&c, to establish bis point
Tie mex: point Of Mr. Smith, was -
" here great masses Of men take yer,
momentous and responsible steps, it is no
only charitable but just to conclude tha
they had very sincere and deep belief il
the wisdom and The lighlfulu~s of sucl
steps. And it is proper also 10 believe
that they had, IN fact, no little reason fo
taking such steps. A third reason fol
conducting civil war according to Ii,
law Of Har Ia thls. Vast numbers of th,
best citizens who refused and would per
STAT in refusing to 60 into war which i.
a mere savage strife, are willing
10 embark IN way conducted
according to the liberal and humane pro
visions OF the law of war. Now. Dc
not know how it is with you, but | fec
confident that had our government per
sisted in refusing to let :his war 90 Oh b.
the laws Of war, we should have los. out
cause aud our country for the people Q
the northern states are too civilized 10 re
into black flag war, q war whose motto
IS " DC quarter" On the other hand the
lower degree Of civilization among :bt
masses Of the south, would have made
them far less reluctant to embark in sucI
wal, and they would have teen triumph
ant in time. Here, then, we see in The
second place we had to carry this war CT
according tc the laws of war, in order tc
save our cause and our country.
The defeated have slIffrred eDourh .rC