Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1862-11-28
THE FUTURE.

termiaated.-N. II Caucasian.
THE FUTURE
In our great anxiety to keep pace with the
current events of the dav IL vonld no we'll for
r.,
10 " Pay sum- "''e"toH " 'ue iu'"Ie' Ane
Philadelphia United States Gazette" says:
slfwe succeed, what then? History furnishes
no parallel for the existing conflict In the Uni
ted States. In the midst Of peace. plenty aud
pro3perty. under government established bv
theMee will OF the people FOR Their ofsn nro-
tecfon and benefit, a parricidal blow is aimed
Mt The life Of the nation A potion of The
A.-eA l.ecs. we'd and Ynisenided IS arprinoi-
pied aspirants for influence and dominion
break ont suddenly IN open rebellion against
the government which they had sworn 10 sus-
tain, aud under which they had gained all
their consequence. Tie suddenness and un-
naturalness offhe revolt seemed for a moment
to paralyzc the national authorities. and
months elapsed before the depth and extent Of
it were realized. 1t was as If part of the chill
dren of a happy family had secretly conspred
against its peace, and availing themselves Of
the opportunity to corrupt some of the ser
wants, and to secrete as much Of the portable
treasures Of the houses as they dared, should
Suddenly break down the doors, rush out with
war whoop, and forthwith commence an as
sault upon the home in which they were born
and nourished, and seek to involve il and its
inmates in a common destruction 1t would
bedificult to believe that they would not re-
lent and return with penitenco and submit TO
the wholesome laws Of the household -But the
nfatuation of the conspirators was too potent.
once launched upon the boiling sea. thew de-
termined to pursue the voyage. come what
mipht. And then commenced and still rre.
walls civil war which for nearly two wears
has absorbed the interest and wealth and blood
Of the country, and threatens to blot out our
name as a nation. The crisis has now been
fully reached at which the question is. TO be
Getermined-shall the Unired States continue
to occupy its elevated place among the nations
Of the earth, or shall its territory be divided
between three or more petty repuhlics or sub.
iected to the iron heel of some adventurous
despot? A single battle to-day or next week
may decide the momentous question unaltera-
bly,.
We are striving to suppress a rebellion in
which ten of our States are. more or less. in
yolved. We have pledged the lives and for
tunes and honor of the men Of the twenty-three
loyal States to the accomplishment of this pur-
pose. If we succeed. we shall establish tho
practicability Of selfpovernment We shall
show to other nations and 20 succeeding GEN
erations, that institutions as free. as elevating.
as just as enlightened as ours may be main
tanned. 1t will be triumph of right over
wrong-of liberty over oppression-of order
over anarchy. We may be weakened and
wearied ana covered with the dust and smoke
aud wounds of tho fearful cona;ct hnt NO
shil stand up disenthralled. rerenerated
purified nation, and shall breathe purer air.
and look out upon fairer land than ever be-
fore.
Suppose we fail--what then All. what
then! Who will attempt to measure the ex-
tent OF the catastrophe when q nation like this
falls never to rise Who will answer for tho
hopes of the struggling kingdoms of the old
world that would be sucked into the fearful
vortex which shall swallow us up2 Who
would attempt to estimate our Guilt in suffer
ing such Il priceless inheritance ms we have re-
ceivad from our fathers to be wiped of from
the face of the earth2 Would not the very
stones cry out against our folly and perfdy?
But to take a lower view. If we fail. slavery
is fastened upon us for all time. ana probably
with aggravated enormiiies. Those who have
proved their bitter enmity to our government
and institutions of freedom. will have the on
portunity to model them 10 snit their own
views. The seeds of discord which have been
sown so lavishly before the revolt. and by II
VIII spring up on every side, and the whole
p;Vpuason o1 hepl IA constant fever oil ex,
. n NNLn and
what shont wonId 90 ran, III doc,o,s "a
tyrants, and their graceless myrmidons, il they
should see tins great nation of freemen sliding
tr;aro IN rn;n ana 'unoiis ih'o IRE
If these are The unexarceratea consequences
of our failure to suppress this most causeless,
w"n.on, unnatural rebellion and i the giori-
orr snrcess Win Ma arSor n ,,i'aai lo,oN
courage should we pursue the contestP What
terms are too strong in which to express the
u nnne;a,; 81 ue,iy ana apathy Ana what de-
who lool, with indifference on Ms aror i%T
crotiy gy,onathi1n Win ,bas5 ~ WY MA ~
rifce it? uow insignificant become ali per-
sonal and party considerations. How con-
senpsiple ,ne stfjle Tor 2inee orior private ag
Rim Who ronia euiSe tbo ban1 limits eb "rS "a
to inHict the blow
With united North, we can save the honor
Wy. wy uigniV, tng I've Si ln9 9 n. plyiued'
alel should 10 the glory of All land
become a Kissing and bye-word throughout
the earth
IhS above reasoning will do very well as far