The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1862-03-25

i the 0utDurSt OF alarm which swept through
/ the South. Said that Mr.. Sumner took the
| same ground with secessionfsts. Said nine
tenths of the people were with Lincoln, for
they desired not to aggravate an interne-
cine war. -aorAsH-l ezcsas
He then read the message of Gen.. Harris
to the Tennessee Legislature. IL calling
them together, Gov. Harris had accused
| Lincoln of commencing the war. Harris,
said he, had pompously refused compliance
with the requisition for troops to qaell the
rebellion. He recited the fable of the wolf
and the lamb, who met to drink at the same
stream, as a comparison between Lincoln
and Harris. Like the imprudent course of
the lamb, that of Hsrris would cause his
own destruction s4zzeEa 81
After interrogating, "Who began the
war ~ the speaker read an act of the Con-
federate Government, passed 1--WE days be-
fore Lincoln sook the Presidential chair,
calling for men to enter the military SER
vice. He also read another act accepting
loo, 00o volunteers, in March, and the Sec
5retary of Wars remark about the Confed-
crate flag wavingD over the Washington
capitol by the LIST of May. What as Mr.
Lincoln to-day His duty bid him defend
the honor of his country. He had the cour-
age to do it-unlike- the soalless- old fRnc-
tionary, Buchanan, he calledsfor men from
all the loyal States. Catching up the cry
of Harris, the disloyal. people throughout
Tennessee, ia common with the gulf States,
harped upon their favorite expression of
snbjugation.H o yes. Lincoln was going
to subjugate them with the military arm
of the nation. Suppose the President had
called for the men from the Southern
States-what would have been the argu-
More Tennessee troops are now enlisted
under the Stars and Stripes than Mr.. Lin
coin called for. Ny own son, for whom
still cherish the overfowing affection OF
early manhood, is among the Union host
now upon the soil of Kentucky, as defend
t.nts of a noble canse. Pardon my vanity
in this digression. aes brs ssH $3.50 Easa
Resolutions, declaring that the govern
ment has no right to interfere with slavery,
were passed in the House of Representatives
by large majorities. The three new terrific
ries, DecOtah, Nevada, and Colorado, were
acquired with provisions that every species
of property should be protected alike.
Then, what pretext had these rebel chiefs to
renounce the government that sought only
to promote the political, social and religious
happiness of its widely scattered children r
Mr.. H.. spoke of the Confederate Com
missioners sent TO Europe. Said their mis-
sion bad been a grand farce. Read para
graph of their last document, and applied
scorching criticism. He was amused at the
cry, Cotton is King. Most of those, said
he, who proclaim that Cotton is King, were
once overseers on plantations. The man
who arrogates himself is unworthy the
name of man. 5a3 aIa s.sa
He then read the resolution which passed
GnpUraoc fowfh hat 10
only to preserve the Constitution; when
that end is reached, the war win cease
Southern men pretended to be lighting for
rights. Many, who did not know the paral-
lei of latitude they were living in, were set
ting up the cry of RIghts, rights we must
have our rights or fight forever" 1t was
popular malady. But when questioned as
to what right they were contending for,
their ignorance could only reply, "Our
State rights-the rights of the South o,
damn the Yankees2' He argued that the
rights of the South were safe only under the
Constitution illustrated the disadvantages
to Southern rights if secession was success
full. Said the plea of Southern Rights was
bat pretext for a long contemplated viola
tion of the compact of Union.
The American people do not hate each
other; they wish, for their souls, to dwell
together in harmony and peace forever.
They must be won back from the path of
unrighteous war, into which they have been
led by ambitious demagogues and aspirants.
Gl Secession had been seductive to some who
owed Northern debts. This class of men
had eagerly espoused the dogma, with Yis-
ions of untold wealth and luxurious. ease.
Little did they dream that they would be
required to hand it, together with a large
per cent. of whatever else they possessed,
over to their masters of the Confederacy.
Northern men at 6rst thought secession
was a mere political trick, 10th to believe
that resort to arms would be necessary.
When the country was in danger, they made
gigantic preparations, and their strong arms
will never fall to their sides in peace, until
the pristine power and unity of their nation
shall be restored.
When Jeff. Davis read Mr.. Lincoln proc
lamation, he went into a fit of laughter.
Let those laugh most who laugh last. He
read Davis last proclamation, and pro-
nonnced it anything but gleeful.
The speaker said it grieved him to con-
template the present state of affairs. His
heart bled at the wanton destruction of prop
erty, which bad acquired years of labor and
millions of money to supply. Referred to
the burning of the-bridges at Nashville, the
sufferings of the citizens from want of
necessaries of life, and asked them what
they expected to gain by sdherencs TO the
government of JEFF. Davis. zas e
What is this thing, called Southern Con :
federaey2 It possesses no foreign relations;
is mere military usurpation :will last
only so long as soldiers can be kept togeth-
er, fed and clothed. The people og Ten
nessee have everything to lose and nothing
to achieve, if this war is permitted to go
on. he produced specimen of the Con-
federate scrip, styled it worthless trash, and
said the poor people would suffer by it. f.
You are leaving a great Union. The
blessings vouchsafed under its matehless
statutes will never be transplanted. We
are not waging foreign war. Remember
that. The Government that could conduct
foreign war successfully, can and will
crush out rebellion.
The European nations are looking on
with amazement at this domestic clash of
arms. They have anticipated its termina-
tion by saying our model republic is at an
end. They love not South or North.
America is an empire too great and mag