The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1861-07-17

'"'y Nv sS"h VIC most sengulne expect
q uon- tet none Of The States common
called slave States. except Delaware, Qe,
y regiment through regular State orgsniz
e tion- a few regiments have been organize
Z within some others of those S,s,es BY ind
= vidual enterprise. and received in.o the 90,
eminent service. or course the sscede
= States. 90 called. and to which Texas ha
been Joined about the time OF tho insurur,
uon, gave no troops 10 the cause Of the Tn
ion. The border States. 90 called. wer
not Uniform in their action. some OF then
being almost for the Union, while in other.
4" Virginia. North Carolins, Tennessee
and Arkansss, the Union sersimen, va
nearly repressed and silenced. The cours,
taken 10 Virginia was the most rem srksble
perhaps the most i'm portsnf. A convention
elected BY the people Of the State to consid
er this very question Of disrup pting the Fed
eral Union, was 10 session az the Capital d
virginis when Fort Sumter fell. To ,hi.
BODY the people had chosen large maiori.
iy of professed Union men. A Almost immedi-
ately after the fall Of Sumter many mem.
bers Of that majority wen, over to the orig
insl disunion minority, and. with them, sd-
opted an ordinance for withdr swing the State
from the Unicn.
Although they submitted the ordna ce for
ratification TO Yoie Of the people. 10 BE-
taken on day then somewhat more than
month distant, the convention, and he Leg.
islsiuFe. which was also In session q the
same time and place, with leading men Of
the State; not menbers Of either, immedi.
s'ely commenced % IL The State were a.
ready out ofthe Union. They formally co
tered into treaty Of temporary alliance sua
cooperation v ith The so.cslied Confeder.,el
States, and sent membersis their Congress-
q Mosigonery; and finally. they permitted
he insurrectivnary government to te usns
erred to their Capital At Richmond. The
government, has no choice left but 10 dec
with Il where il finds IL; and il has the less
'egrst. % the loyal citizens have in due form |
'laimed its protection; those loyal ci,izens
his eovcrnme ni 10 bound 10 recognise and
,rotect.
IN the middle States there are those who
avor policy which they call armed neu.
ral''y; ths. is. On srming Of those States
prevent the Union forces passing one
'ay, or the sisunion forces the other: over
heir soil. This would be disonion CON-
lesed. FigurativeIy speaking. il would bell
- building Of an impossible wall along
'e line Of separations. and JET not quite On ,
npsssabls one. for under the guse or neu.
aIiy. IL would lie The hands Of The Union 4
en, and freely Pass supplies from among '
'em 10 the insurreciionisis, which il coul6lc {
d Do ss 40 open enemy. At stroke. NV
ould take oil the trouble off The hands ofe
eess'on. except only Whist proceeds from d
Q external blockade. Il would do for ,hc
sunionisis that which Of sIl things they y
ost desire-feed them well and give theml
sunion without struggle Of their ow n .-Ib
recognizes no fidelity 10 the Constitution. N
obligation to maintain the Union. and o,
bile very many who have favored Il are Id,
ubtless loyal, il H. nevertneiess, verv :p.lth
'ious in effect. -
Recurring to the sc.ion OF the Govern. .,
mt, Il may be sts,ed that si irst call vas cs
'de for sesentv-6ve thousand miIi,is. and b.
'idly following this . proclamation vas q
ued for closlng the ports Of shs insurrec. ~
nary dis,fiets BY proceedings 10 the no. th
e Of . blockade. So far al wss beIievedlde
Be strictly legal. At this point the 10 sur. q
sionis's announced their purpose 10 enterIe
IN the practice pf privstssring. OtherIla
ls were made for volunteers to serve three U,
re, unless sooner disc chsrged. and also for|s 81
ares addition to the regular army snd %. 10,
These necessities, whether strictly IeRsIit
not. we're ventured Upon under what ap. ss
red 10 be popular demand and public W
essity, trusting theDs % now, that Con- 10
o would rssdily ratify them. Soon sfssrl,io
6rst call for militia, IL Wa considered slst
to suthonzs the commanding General, 70
roper cases. according 10 his discretion, 90,
uspend the privilege Of the writ of babe or
'ofpus; Or. In Other words, 10 arrest and Or