Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-19
Hsr.chef v. Johnson on the War and
Intervention.

The Georgia pagers publish an elaborate ad
creS.. delivered. BY invitation. before both
brauche- Of the State Legislature. by HmscBEL
V. JouS~oS. on the eosdsios Of the country .
Nr. JoHNsoS has just been chosen Senator to
the Confederate Congress from Georgia Mr.
JOHNSON aid:
The past jpstihes cheering bopes for the future
Considering oar infeTiUity IN Plumbers aud equip
taenfs, the paucity Of our means at the beginning
of the contest. and the fact that We are thrown
entirely upon our own resources. being cut off
from supplies through the Ordinary channels of
foreign commerce. II il wonderful thnt we have
not been oveTwhelmed The Old World stands
amazed At the success Of our armie~. Since the
war began we have fought more battles aud won
more victories than were ever crowned within the
same space OF time. 4 he balance of Victories j.
largely inour favor. the real OF our people j. un
diminished. and the courage Of our -Oldiery As 10
doaltabe as Ia the first hour OF enthusiasm when
they rallied. Our energies being strength
ened. our resources multiplied and developed and
our arm.ments Of every 3nd augmented. We
have ~, reason To give up the contest. There Is
no retreat but ia chains and slavery. no submis
sion but in dshonor and degradation.
IL j. a truth which ought To- know and ap-
preciate a. necessary 10 the development Of all
our energies and resources. that We must stand
alone in this war. IL We succeed. We must do 20
b, our own might. under the favor of Heaven
We have not the heartfelt ~ mpathy. need We
expect the aid of a single nation Of the earth
The indulgence of delu-ive hopes on this score
has done IA injury IL has encouraged some de
gree Of apathy among the people, aud presume
il is the main reason why our Government in the
beginning did not exert It's utmost power to create
or procure navy. IL was said France could not
dispense with tobacco. nor England with cotton
and from this was argued "A speedy raising OF the
blockade. recognition and close Of the war
never entertained these expectations. IL Is too
gratifying 10 th jealous thrones of Europe To see
the Union ruptured and the people cutting each
Others threats Indeed | fear, rather than hope
for. the Intervention of foreign poSers II il
should ever come, it will be either when we cease
To need IL. when NAV be enfeebled and
exhausted as TO be compelled 10 accept on termS-
terms Illuminating To Us, but aggrandizug 10
them Ii IL comes. il will be for their benefit
not ours
Reasons control the policy of Great Britain
She does without our cotton because she desires
to cripple our monopoly OF its production. and at
the same time encourage is sufficient growth in
some of her own dependencies She may not be
able, but her Ministry EVIDENT thinks she csn do
SO. Hence. though her negro philanthropy Is
hollow hearted. yet she will rejoice at the over
throw OF slavery here because it will destroy this
important branch oi our agriculture.
Again, she will not provoke war with the
United States, lestit might Ieunite the North and
South tor com!non defense. She does not know
how wide and deep is the gulf between the two
sections. She wants t0 make it wider. and deep
er. and impossible. Hence sbe pats both sec
tions on the shoulder, prciesse. to sympathize
with both. and pretends TO neutrality. while she
drives unrestricted COMMERCE with the North.
Nor should .lt be overlooked that while she
consumes our cotton. she also receives heavy ex
portations OF breadstuifs from the grain grow ing
States OF the North west. The annual export OF
these to Great Britain amounts To many millions.
Hence, IL the blockade of ports cuts off her
supply OF cotton, war with the United States
could, TO the extent OF these figures, curtai her
bresdstufs throw out these suggestions to
show the futility OF any hopes from foreign aid
and the absolute necessity of concentrating all
our elements OF s,rength-physica, moral ant
mental-for the achievement OF our ;ndepend.
ence.