The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-04-08


Himself. and the rebellion never haG single
reason TO give in pnlliaton OF its crime. 10,
litical economy condemned ii and ciphereo
It down. Patriotism convicted Il OF tlc hish
est crimes, ahd sentenced it dccHISt"' III
lanthrJpy filed against the SIN huuu'.u
crushing counts. Nalor almost 0!nsneu u
preserve trophies of victory over H. way"
hood and childlcssness and orphanage "a'iee
out its sentence 10 lamcntatinn ana mourning
and woe
Aye, yc do well to REGAL! the days %hel
YOU marched against the monslrons ih'amy
and struck i, 10 the dust. Everything uea'
to Americans was imperiiled IN lhal ic'o,s
The question of mans capabil!ty tor sell
rovernment itself was at stake, and the OBJ
Servant gorlu watched the issue as decisive
. oc the very question Of liberty. have trled
: tn throw a veil over the treason OF my coun,
, ,rvmen and | never draw 1t aside without
e main. but should be untrue TO Inc uullcs oi
This hour and to all my convictions Oh rum
if in the presence Of the war wCrn anu D"'''c,
Scared veterans of the War of Deliverance, l
could forget the iniquity which slew me
thousands of their comrades, and tlled the
land with mourning. The bold ehrontery OF
| Mr. Hill of Georgia, the author OF tne imam
Gus resolution to put to death all lnioh SOL
dicrS taken in the war. seconded py MS asso'
Ciatc ey Confederates IN ihe present congress
the letter of Jefferson Davis denying cruel
ties to Union prisoners-cruelties proven
thousand times, and confessed BY leading re-
bells themselves and chargingsimlar crimes
upon the federal authorities; and the avow.
! ais of Mr.. ToOmbs that he speaks Tor the
South when he says that their inture pollcy
! is intimidation OF Unlonsts, and violent
| domination Of the weak; ! say no man can
he true TO himself or to the gallant band who
crushed out the armed rebellion, who can
see and hear all this with any ilDer OF his
soul unmovcd.
The authors Of this murderous war Tor
slavery and dissolution were the most shame
less Of men. They claimed pay from the gov
eminent for Offices they held while plotting
for their countrys destruction. Defeated ID
their scheme to cnslavc Kansas their evil
spirits brooded over a darker project and
hatchcd it into life: "Di'arm the nation, Gnd
flN upon Samson Shor9 IF has strength" Inc
plo, was deeply laid and frighttully com,
plc,e. 1t was almost superhuman-the devil
himself was IN it, and right devilishly was it
worked While men slept their house was
broken up, then locks cut off, their goods were
stolen When the nation awoke ii seemed too
late! The cry was vexing every wind me
Philistncs be upon thee Samson" and teel-
ing around them for their woHted strength,
LO. it was gone! Ships OF battle had been
sent across the seas, armOres dlsnantleu,
employees dismissed, material reduced
When the first leap was made at Freedom 5
life the army was scattered to announcement
and disloyal parts, and the navy was in
Europe And the cowardly treachery
of It's beginning marked the cruel con
duct of the war. l will not unveil thai
picture Of blackness, but l ask; Is II posi-
bic for the people Of this country % hear the
old assumptions OF arrogance fr' u ID men
who yesterday were convicted OF treason, ana
last night we're pardoned, vindiea,ing their
rebellion and avowlng plans of mischief? Is,
it possible that so soon we have forgotten the
lessons of the past as to allow the reins of
government to fail again into the hands of
the enemies Of law? The grass has hardly
had time to take root over 100000 sacred
graves when the congress is crowded with
men lately in arms against the republic, re-
belliOus still as ever and bold IN their efiron-
terry. But their days are almost numbered.
| have always admired Jadas 1scariot
for this one thing-a nl0Riy sense Of shame.
Let rs be Just-he had that; and only one step
below the man who never does anything
wrong Is that man who, having done wrong,i'I
heartily ashamed Tor 1t. Had Judas lived IN
these lraitorous days he might have been
taught to hold up his head as high as any
body's, and to demand impunity and even
Immunity for his crime. But Satan could
not drag Judas down so low as that. Nay
nay. but when, IN an evil hour, he had gone
and sold his Lord, like traitor, stung to al
noble shame, he went ost straightway and
huHgsd himself ike a mani
And, Oh, what price we paid for deliver
ance! Who could forget it? How words
.nn1y, to I'm
took treasures from US which no commercial
values represent. 1t awakened fears and
kept them awake whose very memory is ter.
rible. hut it may do Us good to remind our
selves Of this again Far be 1t from me to
seek to arouse feelings Of bitterness. i
would fam allay and remove them; but am
getting jealous at this untimely slumber over
our revivng dangers. | am tired of the
of blood, and | would implure my
countrymen to maintain steadily, sternly, If
need be, the principles OF Republican Liberty
vndicated by the war,
Think of the time it cost. do not speak Of
the time consumed by the revolters-their
time never was OF any particular account, and
fear never will be-but the time consumed
by the intelligent, industrious citizens OF
the Republic, who went into the war
or otherwise sustained il. A million meH
iOi ioui ycalo 10 Hdiuil IL ISL cs'iihatN IVi tiC
very first item in this computation.
Add 10 this the thousands of lives rendered
useless by manning, or shortened by disease,
and the hundreds of thousands cut oil IN their
prime-the arrest or retard of public enter
prise, education, religion, and you will see at
TIE outset that the cost is incalculable.
Look a, the expenditure OF money, equal
TO one third the property Of the whole coun-
try Neither now do | speak of the utter fin. |
ancial ruin OF the Insurgents. They never
were really worth anything, aud hardly ever
can be If their debts were paid. As the laws
of nature and of God always denied them IL
lie 10 their gains by robbery, so will the rush
ing tides OF industry and ,hrirt, sweeping
over their rcgencrated soil, leave them as it
finds them hopelesslv poor But our exp.n-
dIiure was rCdi-wc did not cxpend what be-
longed to another, but what belonged TO MS.
But ! speak thus of little things. What
shall ! say Of the suffering paid out for vic
tory and pclccs Recount again the comfort.
less camp.liie, inviting disease, and forbid.