American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1861-07-20
Blreet 90.

Lincoln. in his late message. called un0r
Congress for four hundred thust>ausl -a.-,er-
and four hundred millions of EEionev-
He wanted, be said, tGe war o. BE- sknri
and decisive. Congress las voted az t.s
supplies lie called for. an1 I'D doatt. we.l'a
have voted twice a. much had be called S.
it. Whether he can raise tLe rnauey "a
men, are questions we vii not uoE ee--ls-i
that be viii make an earnest vflsvt- Go gs,-e
both can not be doubted. and that Ae s.r
raise both is ct least wlgaiA t1e bot4ni. "a
possibility.
What we have now 20 say y, that We have
relied too long on the weakness o[ our sre-
my, and much too long on AID IL souae so-s
/ from abroad. Such reliance wsaken~ and
may be disastrous TO u. Our strength j.
in selfrelianee, and in an earnest apl vis.ar-
Gus use of our vast means tsF defense AMI
for an attack. We have means euou-h B.
we will only put them in the hands 81 thoSe
who command our ARMIES and shape gar
public policy.
The time for idle threats and esr braxaio
is past. We are I'm the midst of a Sreat crn-
fiict, from which we can not back eat e ve
would. We must conquer Or perish ftere
is no alternative. For who thinks O. sab
mission7 Who thinks Of bending his meek
to the yoke which Northern desPcSlsri
would put upon itl
Now is the time for aetiOn-prOmpt. vis-
orous action-f0r deeds, not worti~-aBd ieS
the war, in the language Of IJaeoln- De
short and dscisirs.
Great "a are the evils of war. there ar
evils greater still >ahjusati0n by tie
North would, 10 the independent spirit a
the South, be an evil worse than aeate-
Such an event would bring with &c an aecnEasi-
lation of evils from v hieh death wa,fid - sss
only relief. Such am event woala BE- tsE
more calamitous 10 the South thaa 4 tsosi
should, by an earthquake, sink il bsusaI.
the sea.
You laugh at Lineolnis effort TO raise f,rr
hundred millions of dollars. But whetaer
he can raise the money or not, it - certain
that lie can and will create an enornsg.u,
debt in the prosecution Of this war. Whc
is to pay the debt j. another question
But do you not see, that. If be shall succeed
the debt will fall upon youl-aye, uFzan you
of the Confederate States lie i waeiug
war for your snbla-ation, and deiadss 1im-
self with tue belief that your conquest :.
certain. He i preparing ID PUT down, w
a short and decisive campaign, weat he 3
/ pleased TO call a rebellion, and when u
shall put il down, on yon will fall tie MAI
debt Of his Government You, IN snel
event, viii be forced &c pay the cost Of youI
own subjngation,
/ Better, far better TO pay for victory thar
/ for defeat-for liberty than for bondzse-
for glory than disgrace You send yorl
sons and brothers, and fathers, too, t. tAs
field. You give them without stat a
your country, and If they fall yoa See
| that they fall in great cause, aad tia
coming ages will pay them honor Thes'
soldiers of ours these sons and brothers an.
i fathers so dear to us-must be Eei aas
clothed and supplied with the best nipple
ments of war;
The enemy has put his foot and lis forsi
I fications upon our SOIL He must BE drives
/ from it at the point of the bayonet. lie has
blockaded our ports, and threatens Cd con
tinue the blockade until we shall grOane
our arms and return TO our allesianee
Shall we sit with folded arms until Enelans
and France shall force the hlockaie} AWAY
with such humanity supineness-sach dlsered
liable dependence. Self-reliance is HOW o1l
best, if not our only security Let Us com
mand victory and the respect of the work
/ by giving our money 70 the country \.
we give our sons Everything ) now a
stake-life, liberty, property and honor
live would save it all, we must contribute
freely of it all.
Shall we give our sons to the cause and