The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1858-03-25

). their errors or us their crimes may be. Il
, Is Il dangerous precedent. | would avoid
, it if possible. fear its consequences.
Peaceful solution costs nothing; whereas
war will entai! an expenditure of the most
astonishing amount. II will be most ex-
pcnsive military expedition, to the force en-
ploycd, ever set on foot in modern tines
Ct'll is eleven hundred miles from the Mis-
sdur; lana passage through IN unculli-
Wtcd Wilderness; II portion OF the way
through deserts and difficult mountai,s.-
Subsistence will have to be carried bv wac
ons from the Missouri; even the animals
with the army cannot be sustained at all
seasons along the route by the native grass
es. The expedition of Napoleon to Mos
COW has been looked upon us great folly.
Yet Moscow WIS only five hundred miles
from Napoleon's supplies in Poland. 1t
Will fake tons Of gold to support our troops
III tah. The expense Of the army there
Will, heiicvc, amount to $1,000 per man
Tor the year. The Seminole war cost some
thing i'll the rc;ghborho"d OF one hundred
million dollars. The Seminole war was Il
VIII WIN Il 'c" h"h'red Si'vaSc', III Il c"un-
try easily approacl,ahc 10y sea, and TO wncl,
supplies could be readily carried. \ war
"''" '"c '''''''""> VIII nave to ne carried on
80 = ''',' ''',''''''c from our Snp!rs' eleven
''"'''''' '''''S against il people maj with
'''''''e'S''' "''" '"'' |" "r'nS ten Thousand
,'"'''a9 '''''' ''''o inc i'ct'. 1t Is true, the
."'''''''s "'''e not '''c S"ai"l'S OF Florida;
'"' '"es "'''e '''e mountains aud h"un"!csS
i.'''''' J.. ''''' ''''' "'Sc'' Seill"S ol |tah.-
~ P''>'."'' successfully the war III ial'
VIII require Il" expenditure ah>"inte Y as
'o''''''''S S''y' ''rn' that the r.acriu!
'''"'''''e"' u ''''S o'i''c"'y Is Il great ccon-
''.:.'
~ l''''.e'"' '''''e OIL s'''"S the Nor
'''''' question Is INC most conio:mnhc t"
"''''''.e. NO one wishes to Shed the
'''''' VI '",S ''',>G G"''e' people. However
S''''' ''''' oe 'i'c'r errors or Their CRIMES,
-N '"' l''''c'''' ana $""'' Offices. /"
''' '''''''' ''l'''r country and shed their blood
I'''''' '"' W i most painful alternative
| - S''.'"'''e"' S'"r''is" itseH on the rlcto-
."S s'''''' "y "S armies over foreign foe;
~ S'''' '"'Sc S'''ca over lis own people.
~ e''''' '''"''P'''''' arches TO pcrpctuatc the
rf.lI Il ,J,-
~ "''' over '''e second. W hen we consider
vac i"''''''e ''''SS'ricS we Shall 'nlct upon
'"e people "' Itah 10y an o!lcn>vc war, We
';'''''"' "''' ''r'"re the necessity, and il
Poa>i''e' thd'av"r TO avoi'! il. Ii We could
P"h'Sh 'i'e gully leaders alone, it would be
well enough; h"t we cannot reach them,
eN''l't "v destroying vast number OF their
'"'>="''t' '"''o"c'S. as matter of hui
h'a''''y' 'h'n' we Should be glad 10 escape
rom ''e necessity OF making war upon this
P1op'e'
lie peacel"I solution OF the question, be-
S'oeS '''e advantages have already men
.''ne'' Is also 10y far the most cflicacious.
IL We can restore order III Utah without
'''o"""e'' '''e'i We Will have accomplished
a' VIC desire LAW and order will reign
''e'c' VIC VIII nave avoided all the evils
ana sacrllces OF war; and secured the OBJ
jeo' We nave !" view; the rc'ell'o" will
nave ceased 10 exist and our commnnica
,'0''s $: Will DC open and undIsurbed to the
| ltIss IL.
"e''ic' IL Is c''dent' tiien' That the peace
."' so'"''on Oh t''e q cs'ion IS the best, if it
ePoSS'''e lie 'hatcr'" question: then, III
'.''' 'es'''' Is "hc'her THIS peaceful so!u-
',''' 'e posS'o'c II IL be possible we
S"o"' resort 10 II.
ITO" 'S!' poSSS'"'c l"'s can never be
h'o"h until TIC experiment Is fairly made.