The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1862-03-07
! as; he final result in our tayor is not

foes must sink under The immense load of
debt arhich they hare incurred. debt which
IN their effort to subjugate US has already
attaided such fearful dimensions as will
subject them to burdens which must con-
tinue to cypress them for generations to
come.
We, too, have had our trials and diff
entities. Thas we are to escape them in
future is not to be hoped 1t was to be
expected when We entered upon this war
that It would expose our people to sacri~
fees and cost item much, both of money
and blood. But we knew the value oh ,
ject for which we struggled, and under
stood the nature Of the war in which We
were engaged. Nothing could be SO bad
as failure and any sacrifice would be cheap
as the price OF success 10 such contest.
But The picture has It's lights as wei as
It's shadows. This great strife has aTak
eued in the peopla the highest emotions
and qualities Of the human soul. 1t is
cuilivaJing feelings of patriotism, virtue
and courage. Instances of self sacrifice
and of generous devotion to the nobe
cause for which we are contending are rife
throughout the land. Never has a people
eyinced a more determined spirit than that
now animatlng men, women, and children
in every part of our cocntry. Upon<asbe
first call the men flv To arms; and wives
and mothers send their husbands and sons
to battle without a murmur of regret.
1t was perhaps in the ordination of
/ Providence that we We're to be taught the
value Of our liberties by the price which
We pay for them
The recoIections Of this great contest
with all its common traditions of glory OF
sacrifice, and OF blood will be the bond OF
harmony and enduring affection among
the people, producing unity in policy, fra
te:nity in sentiment, and joint effort in
war.
Nor have the material sacrifices OF the
past year been made without some cores
ponding benefits II the dcq,tiesence of
! foreign nations an pretended blockade has
| deprtred as Of oar commerce Nth them. 1t
as fist making us SET supporting and an
independent people The blockade, if eff
| fectual and permanent. could only serve
TO divert our industry from the produc
! ton of articles for export, and employ it
IN supplying commodities for domestic
use.
| 1t is satisfaction that we have main
| tanned the war by our unaided exertions
! We have neither asked nor received as
! slstance from any quarter. Yet the in
! terest involved is not wholly our own
J /
our markets to lis commerce When the
! independence Of the Confederate States is
! recognized by the nations Of the earth,
/ and We are free to follow our interests aud
/ inclinations by cullivatIng foreign trade,
| the Southern States will offer to mauufac~
! turing nations the most favorable marks
| cts which ever invited their commerce.
| Cotton, sugar rice, Tobacco. provisions tim,
! ber, and naval stores will furnish attrac
! tive exchanges Nor would the coustancv
Of these supplies be likely to be disturbed
| by war Our confederate strength will be
too great 70 temp, aggression and never
vas there people whose interests and
principles committed them so fully t. d
peaceful policy as those of the C0nfc&el
ate States. Bv the character Of their pro.
auctions they are 10 deeply interested in
foreign commerce Want0rlV to disturb it,
War OF conquest they cannot wage be
cause the constitution Of their couteiara-
cy admits Of 10 coerced association Civ
il war there cannot be between states held
together by their yoIition only. This
rule Of voluntary association, which can