Speech of Hon. James A. Garfield, of Ohio, On the Confiscation of Property of Rebels
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They use terms strangely. In these modern days words have lost their significance. If a man steal his thousands from the Treasury, he is not a thief: oh, no; he is a "defaulter." If a man hang shackles on the limbs of a human being and drives him through life as a slave, it is not man-steal- ing, it is not even slavery, it is only "another form of civilization." We are using words in that strange way. There are public journals in New York city, I am told, that never call this a rebellion — it i...s only a "civil commotion," a " fraternal strife." It was described more vigorously in this Chamber a few days ago as " an inhuman crusade against the South." I had thought the days of "southern brethren" and "wayward sisters" had gone by, but I find it here in the high noon of its glory. One would suppose from all we hear that war is gentle and gracelul exer- cise, to be indulged in in a quiet and pleasant manner. I have lately seen a stanza from the nursery rhymes of England, which I commend to these gentle-hearted patriots who propose to put down the rebellion with soft words and paper resolu- tions : " There was an old man who said, how Shall I flee from this horrible cow ?
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