Smyrna times., 1862-07-24

principal lines OF communication East nd West |
should be thrown into a foreign jurisdiction?
Does the cause of humanity require that 10y |
al Western Virginia cOnlairi1g a lhIrd of the |
territory and more than a Ih,rd of the free |
population of the "AncIent DomIniOn"-shall |
again be made 10 wear the yoke of slavehodng |
Eastern Virginia Are Breckenridge and |
buckner to be brought back in triumph INTO |
Kentucky Are all the cruelIies described, !
ano truly described, as | know from other |
sources, 10 Parson Brownlow's book again TO
be visited on the Union men Of Tennessee, and
Harris aud Pillow 10 be reInstalled at Nashville
| and Memphis!
| Does the cause of humanity require that
| Missouri should again be surrendered 10 The
| Lender mercIes Of Prlcei that some 20 GOO to.
gl'iVe slaves who have ped from their reb-
ell masters, or been deserted BY them, should be
returned To slavery! And above ALL does il
require that $4,000 900 Of the tree citizens OF
the United States, which inhablt the region
drained by the Mississippi and the Missouri
having just recovered the outlet OF those noble
rivers by the proves OF our ma val heroes. should
coolIy give ii up 10 foreign Power, to crafty
the disappointed ambition Of couple Of aspi.
rants TO The Office al New Orleans!
say 10 a foreign Power Tor if we recognize
the independence of the Southern Contederacy
we allow n foreign Power by surprise, fraud
and violence to possess Iiself Ut one. half of the
| territory of the United States with ell the
| property and public establishments conta ned
In 1t to establish uself along curlously dove.
tailed frontier OF 500 or 1000 miles. com.
mandng some OF the most important CONNER
cIal aud military stations and lines of commu.
| nIcatlnn for travel ADD trade; one bali of the
seacnasl of the Uuion. the navigation CT our
Mediterranean Sea, G. he Gulf of Mexico, one
IhTd as large as the Mediterranean of Europe)
and, above all that great srter,al inlet into the
| heart OF the continent, through which its very
LIE blood pOurs it's uDpent tides.
say that we are told that the "cause of
humanity" requires us to surrender all this to
foreign Power. Would we surrender il to
Fsng iaFd, 10 France to Spain! Not an inch Of
Il. Why, then, TO the Southern Coniederacy
Would any other Government on the face Of
he earth, unless compelled by The direst ne
cessily, make such a surrender! Does not
France keep an army Of 100000 men in Alge.
RIA, 10 prevent few wandering tribes of Arabs
"a recent conquest-from recovering their
nde penderce?
Did not England show her resources TO the
utmost, few years ago, 10 prevent lhe native
Prince of Central India, Civilized States 1000
years ago, and while painted chiefiains ruled
the savage clans of ancient Brittany aud shall
u
abandon agreat integral part Of the United
States TO a foreign Power!
But have no belief, fellow. citizens, that the
sagaclous statesmen who administer the Gov
ernments Of Europe, however deficient we NAV
, think them OF sympathy with US ia a cause
which equally concerns the ability OF all CIV
, lIlzen Government, will be guilty Of the mon.
, strous Injusuce-w'll commit the eRregious
blnndet-Of endeaVorIng to force upon the
Government and people of the United States a
sacrifice like this, either for the temporary in
ducement of rehevlng their own ma featuring
classes, or under the deluslVe idea OF promotin o
n the cause CT humanity.
. But our independence must be not on the
r sympathy, not even on the justice of foreign
Powers, but on our eelves-on the fortitude
n courage and endurance OF twenty millions Of
? freemen, exerted in a righteous cause, aRd
b crowned by The smiles of Heaven. The crisis
IS now upon US If we wish 10 avert tRe dan.
ger of foreign intervention, we must reinforce
E, the army OF the Potomac.
II we wish to protect our Union brethren in
J. the revUlted States, to save their backs from
the scOurge, their estates from c0n6scatlon and
their necks from the halter, we must reinforce
Is the army Of the Potomac. If we wish moi
o merely to infuse that noble army itself and liz
gallant and patriotic chief (who, by his ADM
u rable suaiegy-cOmmsnding, as you see b,
J. the extracts from the Richmond press in oul
v morning apers, the respect of The rebel Jour
~ malls, has rescued it from impending annihila
y tom from deplorable reverse. add enable i
~ once TO resume the offensive, we must reinforc,
D, the army of The Potomac.
II The blood of our brethren already poure,
~ our like water IN those dreary swamps; tn
thousands of precious lives now endang cred
= the integrity OF the Union, the noble cause il
u which we IRE engaged. the speedy and auspi
~ ciOus termination OF the war, all plead with Il
Is to reinforce the army Of the Potomac. lie
Is the response go forth from Faneuil Hall, IEum
OF pet.tongued-the army of the Potomac shall b
20 reinforced.
Mr. Everett was most enthusiastically ar
pluuded az every stage of his speech.
$50 We cannot refrain from making other eS
tracts from This admirable speech:
OPINION OF FOREIGN DIPLOMAT
, On a recent visit 10 Washington, was told b
= the Minister of one OF The greatest military MOI
arches OF Europe, The representative OF a cover
70 ,gn whose nod puts 10 motion 100000 veiera
rrnops. that tho efforts Of the Government
''' he United States for the last year, were sue
eS as 40 Other government on earth could hsv
nd made in the same time. In the prodgiou
armies that have voluntarily rushed to the fielC
=, better paid, and as we'll clothed and fed q
:. those Of any other country; in the immens
10 trains of artillery and supplies of ordino nc
stores for both arms of the service; in IN
y. maritime force not so much organized as Gre
ii. ated and thrown, like wall, Of fire, around Ih
&c coast Of the revoltsd States for fifteen hundre
m miles, or which, following tho course of ou
og mighty rivers, have carried the glorious oil
ev flag Of the Union from tie home on The mountai
70. wave far up into the very heart Of the land
10. in the generous provisions for the wounded an
sick by our sanitary commissions and relief al
mr. socistions of every name, especially throug
he the efforts Of the noble women of the 10y,
q. Stsies--in the magnanimous care even of III
he prisoners, whom the fortune of war has throw
fuI into our power, 5000 Of whom lately saw ,
be Camp Douglas, near Chicago, as we'll fed an
~, housed as The troops BY whom. under The ga