Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1861-12-12
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the mon prominent rs tie pr
Iuarv oIgs,t 81 tie contest oa our
plri. lefe,ug IL questions WhieG
ar' not of vital military import
>1oe. 70 the more deliberate a.
ton o. the Legislature. -
Ia the exercise OF ~ be% dis
crehon l hive adhered u tae
blockade oi the ports held BY tie
IHsass eaiS, la~isa.i-sl gattlas ia
lorcerty P7pelYnail9n u.e law OF
Colgrc>s e1a tei "a the late ses-
stm tor cio,iIg those ports. Also
o5eyiag,he dlst,ies OF prudence
q, Ne a. the obligitlol, oI law.
l6sfead OF trin.cendinI, I have
adhered ~ fbe'act o. Congress %
coniiss9te property use TO- insar-
ree;loary purposes, Il new
law upoa the same subject shlll
H. proposed, il prop -leiy viii be
duly considered. The onion
mus: he preserved. aud hence al!
tndispens. Die mems muS. be en-.
pioyed. We sIrould not re IN
haste u determine VIVA, radical
aai ext-eae melusFe, which may
reach the loyal as WILL as the
d;sloyal, are indispensable.
The inaugural address at the
beg ming Of 'he administration.
ana tie messing to Congress at
the late special session, were
both mainly devoted to the do
nestle controversy oat OF which
the lnsarre tiOa and consequent
war hive spruay Nothing now
occurs = adj TO or subtract IRON
the principles or general purposes
stated and expressed N those doe
unneutS.
The last ray of hope for pre-
sersing the Union psacsbly ex-
pred At the assault upon Fort
sumter, and a general review Of
whit has occurred since may not
s.e Improbable. What was pain
iUuy uneer.aln then IS much bet
Ger defined and more distinct now
and the progress OF eveats Is
plainly IN the right Glrectlon.-
The Insurgents confiienIy CHIN
al a strong suppoSz IRON north o.
lllSou and Dlxon's line. and t..s
friends al the Union were not
Tree iFom apprehension on this
point. This, however. was soon
setilej definitely, and on the
righ. SIDE. South Oi the line 40
bIe little Delaware led off right
from the first. Mar, land was
riade 10 seeh against the Union.
Our soldiers we're assaulted.
dyes wefe burned a nj railroad
torn ~ withIn hes limits, and We
we're many DAYS at one tine
without the ability 10 bring =
single regiment over her sol 10
the Capital. Now her bridges
and railroads are repaired and
opened to the Government; she
already gives seven regiments t.
the cause OF the Union and none
to the enemy. and her people al
regular election have sustained
the I'nioa by large mllority,
AMI 4 llrger aggesate vote thln
the eyer before gave TO any can
dIdate or question. Kentucky,
too, tor some time in doubt il
now decidedly, and | think ua-
chlngeably, ranged on the side
oI the Union. Missouri is com
paratIveIy quiet, and | believe
cannot again lie overrun by the
Iasur cents. These thee State,
ct Mary land, ke,,:uckv and Ms
sour, neither at whicn wOul,
promise a single soldier at frs
hive now an aggregate OF no
less than 10000 IN the field TO
the Union, while OF their citi
zens not more than. a third il
number are among the insurgent
and they ol doubtiul Whereabouts
ami existence.
Attes somewhat bloody strug
gle OF honthS winter closes or
the Union people OF We>ierl
Virginia, leaving them master
OF their own country. An IN
slrgeR force Of about | 800 10
moGihs dominating the marrow
fenlnSalAr reg'oa c0uStltut!n,
the counties OF Accomac an
Northampton, and known as Tia
Eastern Shore ot Virginia, 10
gether with some cont suou
parts of Maryland, lave hi,
down their arms. aad the peopl
there have renewed their allesi
ance - and accepted the protec
ton ofihe oh flag. THIS leave
m armed insarre,tion north O
the Potomac or eas, OF the Ches