The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1861-04-17


her independence. Lst us then frs, ssl
whether We can conquer the Sou.h. With III
highest opinion of the ability, wealth. nun
bers. and courage Of The North, We frankl,
and unhesitatingly assert thar We cannot
10 war Of conquest seainst the Confeder.
ale Ssa'es slcne--considering the distance
We would have TO 60. the character or the
climate, the extent Of territory 10 occupy.
and the character Of our enemy-it would
be sale 20 say that $50 600 well drilled
troops msintainrd by rs for Eve years, would
fail Of subj1saling them. Bot il j. not alone
the Confederate States With which We mus,
contend. War will inevitably compel the
union Of the border Stsies with our adverse
nes. No man can reasonably doubt this
fact Taking this for granted. we msy then
say that an army of 10000 men could NOT
conquer the whole South in FIVE years. We
might and dosb,Iess would do immense iu-
lafy 70 ihems at enormous and ruinous cost
- ourselves We might march through and
hfcngh their territory; but we should 4 I'd
hem siill onconquered and more difficult 10
scId than to conquer.
bni lei Is suppose that we could over ,
'ome ali armed opposition, what then would I
se have gsinedi Simply this: eight or ,e % .
a1'lions Of AngIo-SnxOns. living exhausted n
I cur fsei-wiIh an undying haired in their n
carts against us. ready to rebel again and o
gam on every smergercy, and 70 jsin with a
serl enemy Of The Republic against US: d
bile We ourselves will have let . host ofl )
rave soldiers. snd hundreds Of millions oil
liars, and witnessed the utter ruin OF our
'mmeree. manufactures, and rra1s, the ut- Il
ioss Of our national prestige. power, and 9
oFy Our strength. instead Of being in- 70
easet. will be diminished immensely by ~
eh success TIE North without the co
ush woah 10 i'seIf be . vigorous and 'oi
weFiui nation; but with the South con. 90
sred, end ever sseihiag with hatred and aH
N y'l'y insids tie government. We should re'
ne weakest and most eo1tsmpvble gov ss'
Iment on earth /; would take = regular %
ndirg army Of ESQ. 600 men 10 keep the ~
Ith IN order. after We had ostensb,y con- heE
red her. This would ., ones destroy the 'er'
= basis upon which our institutions 'ne
4 4 wou'd no lcngr be government reel
consent, but = military despotism. Even sho
forms 81 liberty could not last FIVE years sell
~ such state o. fhings- These ere I,
y " The many results which would aow B,e,
y c0Hqgest. Whist motive underline
ven csr be assigned adequate tc policy snt
'oe'Ds susn resui's' lows
V hnve been led % review these points. y,
! recent rUmors reaching us By tele-,b;s
"a. These rumors Indicate that the adam
istra-ion j. adopting such a course as Can,
in 'hs end lead 70 civil war. This we - :
nps prepared 10 believe. We have Loped wr
stii; hope that J, y III rise superior 10 the ~
80 " p-''y- ahu prove nsei' ads- nntir
: 70 This great emergency. IF however. z,.I
ire mistaken in This. !, 10 our solemn Lar,
% journalists snd cirzsns Of the North eom,
/. 70 warn our people ard business men
elassesto prepare for such disasters and W
ortunes as We have never witnessed be- me
(snd which heaven may avert from u poiii'
J Evil, and evil alone can come 10 Us Acio
civil war. We shslI stand ~ our esu. artist
hrough evil ard good report; bot we clerk
q BE tr,itors il our hearts did we not saefii
! ~ith our feeble voice, against 80 utter sers
nous and fatal policy Oar policy has porte
and still j. 70 consolidate The Union g, q
r0nprcmise, concession. justice. and repor
Al good viii; bu, II our hearts. prine;- opera
snt aspirations. are 90 adverse that we cf ell
70 longsr live IN peace together. in the ted b,
of christianity, decency, and common af wi
!, Iet us NOT Gu, each cther's thros,s OF az
il, and destroy all hope Of republican Journ
y and American progress. -
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4 HIS RzwARp.-John II. wilson. of and G
A.barv. the man who yiIlifipd shn.cd lSsnat