, 1862-05-08
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THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1862.
kHR DEAD AND WOUNDED OF
Sh1LOH.
It is fearful and mournftl beyond e1-
preston to look upon the thousands Of our
wounded and dead in the dcs-
peta1e battle Of Shiloh. The heart over
aows with sympathy and grief ar wethink
of the many homes made desolate, andsas
nc hear the vail Of orphans and widows,
Of countless friends and kindred, who Ia
ment in anguish that refuses to be comfort
I'd the dear ones which this cruel and &C.
cursed rebellion has torn from them for
ever. Treason lifts its hands red with the |
blood Of our brayest and best, and holds !
on its awful career Of cruelty and murder.
But its days are numbered; the dark meas |
ure Of its crime and guilt is nearly tull;
and it viii be forced to drink to the drees
the cup Of vengeance and righteous retri-
button.
And while ne gaze with horror and
grief upon the terrible desolation and
sweeping destruction Of the battlefield, VIC
cannot forget the courage, and devotion
and heroism Of the brave men who bore
aloft through all that driving storm the
standard of freedom and the Union. Our
hearts best high with pride and exultation
IS ne think Of their unflinching and daunt-
less ralor; our words cannot utter the
depth of gratitude and admiration that
sYel]e within us for al they did and suffered
on that long Sunday. But we grow strong
and cxult as re see the glorious truth rise
in clear and living form, from the smoke
and noise Of that great conflict, that the
loyal mcn Of the Onion are inyincible;
that they arc more than q match for their
foes even when they come in overwhelm-
ing numbers, with all advantages with
them, and fight IN the fairest spirit Of rage
and desperation. Treason and rebellion
vii always be beaten down and tramplcd
under foot BIZ mcn Hho are struggling for
the great cause Of freedom and the Union
There conc occasions in the history Of
all nations when their very life, and the
existence Of all they hold dearest, seem
staked on some one conflict Every coun-
Try Is called st some time, to go up to its
Thelmopy1a, and fight IN some nauow
pass, in great batt1es, for liberty and life.
And though Of the sons it sends up to meet
the brunt Of that decisive conflict, but few
come back, yet it rejoices that it has such
sons to give; 1t sees them fall with grief
for their fate, but joy that they hare died
for their country; it keeps their memories
fresh in its heart for all tiu1e; and tells
their doom without a sigh, for they ore
freedoms, now, and Fame's.
In many particulars the last terrible bat
tie st Shiloh was such decisive and i'm
porant struggle Could the rebels have
destroyed Grants army, and next Buelrs,
they hoped, and not without reason, to re-
pair al the disasters Of the last few
months regain Tennessee and Kentucky
carry the war to the Ohio river, and even
beyond, far into the West and North
There was an awful responsibility resting
On our army. Better that the numbers Of
our losses had been multiplied two or three
fold than that Grants army had been beat
en-. Enormous waste Of lite and inb Was
inevitable. No army can hold its position
against the fierce and desperate onset O
twice OF thrice its numbers without beins
terribly cut up. There was but one way
to avoid death and disaster-that was isno
minious fight. To mectthe ovcrwhellnin!
odds Of the attack and hold the position
could not be done but by standing VI
bravcly against that terrible storm 0
fire and steel; and there was no pos
sible way to prevent regiments bcin!
torn to pieces, ranks and corps Of men be
ing 1iddled, mang1ed and killed Fiigh
and safety, OF disaster and victory, was III
only choice; and who does not rejoice tha
the former was never thought Of? VIII
does not exu1t that or army fought 50 glo
riously and triumphed so greatly? VIII
would have the dead restored, at the pric
Of diEhcnor and defeat? Sad and awful
is that so many brave men should be caue
upon to give their lives for the county
The blood boils and vengeance leaps again:
the barriers that hold it back, as i, look
upon tue rebellion ind treason that hay
wrought this bloody work; but we rejoic
aud thank Heaven that when the caus
Of the Union and human freedom
demanded the sacrifice, SO many Of he
children gladly and brave]y gave thel
lives for the country. The lasting result
Of their struggles and sufcrings-th
priceless benefits secured by their loyalt
and heroism-win compensate a thousan
fold for al loss and disaster. Secessio
staggcrs beneath the tremendous blows
received at Shiloh Let the armies else
where initiate the courage and devotio
Of that which fought SO long, and tr
umphcd at last in that desperate conhic
and this rebellion will soon be vanquishct
and Peace and Union be again restores
The great lescon taught by the battle I
Shiloh, and proved to all men by the lou
list Of its dead and wounded is, that Il
Army Of the Union is invincible under d
circumstances and against all odds.
THE EFFECT OF THE WAR NEW
Capital is shrewd, has an eye we'll to Il
Tindward; merits all that Joseph Bagsso
used to say Of himself, tough and -
sly" Capital looks cut well for itself,
aims to do so, though nations fall q
crowns tremble. Patriotic it is, to be 81
after it's own fashion, but if it has wcf
ness, that weakness is caution. The Bou
feels blow that shakes the empire, q
foreshadows it atar off Stocks 60 up q