Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1862-03-28
WHAT will be the final results of th

WHAT will be the final resuls of the
great civil commotion that has fer the past
eleven months threatened to annihilate our
national existence and so seriously disturb
ed our heretofore unparalleled prosperity,
will be question that will engross The en-
tire attention of the greater portion of the
American people from this time forward.
1t will be problem which the great minds
of the nation will attempt to solve.
Since the recent glorious victories of
our armies in Tennessee, the people of that
section have manifested true loyalty, herald
ing the approach of the union army with
uudisguised expressions of love for the
"old ship" and making manifest their de-
yotion to the stars and stripes through
acts of rejoicing and cheering. From this
we are led to believe that the union of all
the states will be maintained withoM con-
cession and scithom compromise. When the
wool that has been drawn over the eyes of
great mass of the southern people by the
leaders in this wicked rebellion is removed
by the infexible power of our government,
and they see that the union army is intent
upon strict enforcement of the laws under
the constitution, then will they. with one &C
cord, lay down their arms and again come
under the protection OF the banner of Gu
lu'nbla. Let the people Of the south who
have been betrayed into support of this
wicked war by the designing and ambi-
tious men who now hold the reins of the
pretended government of the confederate
states understand the true motives of the
people and leaders who are now carrying
fire and sword to their very heartbstones
for the preservation CT the union, and there
will at once spring up feeling among them
that will hurl from power and place and
sink forever into utter oblivion their ruth
less leaders, and once more they will deem
1t a privilege to be called American citi-
zens and will pronounce themselves such
with feelings of pride.
To establish the validity of our views
on this subject, we have but to call to mind
the feeling existing among the thousands
taken prisoners by our forces. Two thou
sand or more have denounced secession in
bitter terms and expressed their willing
ness and strong desire to enroll themselves
under the banners of the Union. Some
doubt the truth of this, but we have no
reason to do SO. Misled by reckless pol.
iticians at first, and betrayed by bringing
cowardly generals, who thought more of
their own safety than that of their follow
ers, they have become most thoroughly dis
gusted with the bogus confederacy. These
same men were imbued with the idea that
allegiance to their respective states was
paramount to that of the general govern
ment. and consequently wherever their
state government led they felt bound to
follow They now see the faIlacy of this
political doctrine, and that its consequent
ces are anarchy and desolation, and are
ready to renounce it and return TO their
once peaceful homes, acknowledging the
constitution as the supreme law of the land
Once let them understand that this is
not an abolition lc0r-not war calculated
to trample upon or annul the rights of
southerners, but one for the preservation
OF the rich legacy bequeathed US by our
foretathers, to preserve and keep inviolate
those sacred principles which are beacon
light to the downtrodden and oppressed
and terror to despots-to uphold the
liberty earned by the long suffering and
bloodshed of the revolution Of old, aud rem
der America what it has been in days gone
by, an asylum for refugees from the tyran-
ny of kingdoms and empires then will the
people of the south rally around the old
flag with renewed assurance of the bless
ings of the federal government and our
beloved country, purified and ceansed, as
the geld by fire, will stand brighter and
more glorious among the nations, taking
as she has heretofore, the lead in the on
ward progress of the world, and spreading
Its protecting arms over the oppressed of
all the earth.
If the people of the south understood
themselves and their leaders this war would
come to speedy and happy termination,
but as it is the result of it will be an un-
solved problem from this time forward un-
til the glad tidings of peace shall be ech-
oed from one end of the nation to the other.
The War Fund Vouchers.