The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-07-11
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We have always insisted that the North
and the South could never live on friendly |
terms, unless a radical change took place in
the Southern mind. They have, for years, /
regarded the Northern people as destitute of |
courage and principle-to be frightened by |
threat or bought with a pitiful govern |
ment ofice-and as unfit to associate with |
Southern "men of honor" Heartily de-
spising their Northern associate, it could
not be expected that the South would treat
them with that respect essential for the
preservation of peace. So widespread has
this feeling become in the Southern States,
that an acknowledgment of their indepen-
dence by the federal government, would
only have added to the scorn with which
they already regard Northern people 1t
would convince them that the North would
not fight, and embolden them to adopt still
more naughty and oVerbearingeourse toward
US which would eventually cause war be-
tween the sections. The war could have
been postponed but few years longer, at
most, by acknowledging the independence of
the Confederate States, and had this been
done, the North would have to fight them
under much more un!avorable circum STAN
ces than at present. Their independence,
acknowledged by US, would also have been
recognized by European powers, and our
efforts at blockading their ports rendered
! futile. fight was absolutely essen tial to
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becoming respect, and it is well that it is
being waged in defense of the National flag
I The contest could not have occurred under
more favorable auspices for the Northern
States.
This thought is so clearly and energetical-
ly presented by the New York Tribune, that
we copy the paragraph entire:
, Turning to the loyal States, we say, that
if we cannot conquer the rebels, then this
continent is not large enough to hold the
two sections in amity and peace for hall
dozen years. The vast majority of the
,, South religiously believe that the great
body of the North are mercenary, canting
set of cheats in trade, and hypocrites in re-
ligion, mere pedlars and swindlers, desti.
tute of courage and all manly qualities
who dare not fight, and for each half dozen
, of whom one southern gentleman is 6
match, whether in guerrilla foray of 6
pitched battle. Now, if we hope hereafter
> to live on any tolerable terms with these
people, either under one Constitution Oh
two, this ingrained sentiment of Southern
q superiority must, during this war, be wash
! ed out in the blood of the traitors below tbs
! Ohio and Potomac. There is no alterna
: tive left but to conquer them or be subduet
! by them. If we yield without a contes
commensurate with the greatness of the oc
casion and the vast armament weare putting
: into the field, then let us be assured tina
: the arrogance heretofore shown towart
: us by the naughty South, will be but " a
3 ''the little finger to the loins compared
: with the domineering and dominating in
:, science and intermeddling to which W
! shall thereafter be subjected. Nay more
:, if we yield one iota to their demands, Will
: they stand with arms in their hands, or, up
p" on a fair fight in the open field fail TO con
quer them, then we must make up on
minds, whether they remain in the Union 0
separate from it, either to be treated b
oF them as Russia has treated Poland, an
a. England has treated Ireland, or within tw
ID or three years, again take the field and vim
dictate our rights and our manhood at tn
lannon's mouth.
Shut up to this alternative, and ready t
It. meet it, an overwhelming majority of tn
= people of the loyal States will brook n
postponement OF the day of trial, no eva
u sion of the issue, between patriotism an
treason. Resolved that the pending qnei
ton shall not be adjourned, they deman
that the Government shall use the men an
the means 81 oed at its disposal, in settling
- at the. earle possible moment and in til
Id most effectn and decisive manner.
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