The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-08-06
For the Conservative.
More About Radical 'LOJaIty.''


sure Of the unparallod crimes which
/ have referred TO in my previous
communication, has beon my pur.
pose "nRught 10 cxtonuato nor
uught sot down IN malice :" for, far
within the limits of truth and far
ness, tho black catalogue of crimi-
nails who have hitherto escaped the
whip Of justice, may be sufficiently
extended. Indeed, n due regard to
truth aud candor demands the eN.
posurc of names in connection with
this subject that otherwise 1 would
gladly forbear 20 mention but tho
demand seems TO be 30 imperative,
and the facts in the Caso of such vi
tai importance, that although scan.
dal and disgrace TO the fair fame Of
our American institutions may on>
sue, yet believe the truth should.
nevertheless, be presented and
pressed upon the public attention.
The fact that regulation should
have been issued from the Treasury
Department, or elsewhere, and have
received the sanction of the Nu-
tiOnal administration, Congress in
ciuded, OF whose "loyaliy" aud
"loyo for tho Union" few dared TO
express doubts; ard that underand
by virtue of that regulation" per-
mits were issued TO some hundreds
of the most mercenary and unscru-
pulous Villains that ever served a
party or betrayed a country; TO
enter reasonable commerce with
people and authorities with whom
we wcro engaged in war, and by
such commerce the enomy was fed,
the period OF tho war protracted.
and thousands of lives and millions
OF treasure were consequently sac
rficod and yet that no serious at
tempt was made to suppress the
traffic no prosecutions Of the gull.
ty participants in either the profits
or crimes connected with IL; and
that no indignant popular rebuko
has boon applied to the party in
power under whose auspices this
betrayal of country has transpred.
Under these circumstances, / nsli
will not tho American people be
aroused to the appalling dangers by
which they have been and are still
SURROUNDED ? Will they not at
once arse IN their strength and IN
the exercise Of those means which
God and the Constitution of thor
country havo furnished them,
dispcl tho cloud of d4luslon which
has been 30 artfully thrown ovOr
them omancipato themselves from
the calling shacklcs of party sla-
very strip from :ho enemies oI
their country the usurped gHrb OF
loyalty which has so long served to
procure immunity for their crimes;
and lot those who hy fraud ami
falsehood have obta ned your suff-
rngo and confidence and thereby
stolp into power, know that you
will no longer tolerate their betray-
nl Of your confidence, their violation
Of sacred Oaihs, their manifest con
tempt for the pure examples aud
wise political maXims of n Wash
ington and his compatrlotk; let
them, l say, do these Thin and
they will! then have rignt y do.
mand q restoration of their st1ifb-
critics, and a removal Of tho burr
dens that tho hand OF despotic pow
or has inflicted upon them +; they
will then, aud not TILL then, hRvo Il
right to expect and demand the
preservation OF constitutional gov
ernmcrt aud tho perpetuatioW OF
our free institutions; they may'then
and IN that cHse enjoy the blessings
ofa government under which the
nominal freemon would not feel
that ho was q slave, nor be ashamed
to transmit rs n legacy to his pos
terity.
Now, as l claim 10 have the su.
thori.y of a "loya" committee o.
Congress for the charges | have
made against the party in power, j
propose 10 mako few extracts from
from the report of that committee,
and to these / call the special at
tention of tho truly loyal soldier
Tho Committee say "That this
commerce has Induced n spirit ol
speculation and plunder among the
people who have entered into a disS
graceful scramble for wealth has
tended to the demoralAation and
corruption of the army and navy
by the exhibition Of the vast re-
wards which have accrued from
this trado, and from tho temptation
and bribery with which they have
beon constantly assailod.' That
at tended to the prolOngatiOn OF
tho war and to have COST the eoUns
try thousands Of lives and millions
upon millions of treasure" "The
testimony before the committee dis.
closes the shameless and treasona-
blo character OF the trade which
has been carried on within the rebs
el limos, with rebel agents; and for
the uso Of rebel armies" "But the
licenoos allowed to tho first class
give countenance and opportunity
30 far moro numerous class who
follow IN the track a tho army,
traffic in lts blood, and barter the
Cause for which il is fighting with
all tho baseness of Judas lscariot,
but without his remorse,' Again,
"Ifit be not the purpose Of govern
ment TO carry on trade with a peo-
pie with whom II Is at war, to ieed
an army and tight at the same time