American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1862-04-12
NEVER DESPAIR.

One OF the greatest elements OF indI.
vidual and national success. is self-con
tidence. and that intopitable courage
that exists undated under all circum-
stances---in adversely as we'll as pros
periiy. The great key to Napoleon :
success is to be found in his utter denial
of the existence of any such word As
.-impossibte" in the Frenchman's vocab
ulary. Before his towering genius the
Alps. with their snowy crests pima.
cled in clouds. sank into the insignificant
propo4tio of mole hills. and bef. re the
onset of his brave ie.ions. doubt was ia
ken captive. and fate itself made to re-
lent TO the omnipotent sublimity of his
matchless genius 1t is an ordinance of
Heaven that patience and perseverance
shall be crowned with success. We see
this illustrated in every chapter of the
worlds history, especially in the records
of our own colonial troubles, when the
stirring. spectacle of three millions of free
men. contending for civil liberty, is pre-
scented to mankind. The genius George
Washington was to the children of the
dark DAYS of 10 someti ing correspon
ding to the cloud by day and the pillar
of fire by night which went before the
Hebrew host. When defeated at New
York, with tie loss OF all his artillery.
army stores. provisions. tents and other
equipage when beaten at Fort Wash
inyton, with the loss of two thousand
FIVE hundred of his men. together with
other great losses when Fort Lee fell
next, soon after these crushing disasters
yea. when his dispirited men were
forsaking the army by regiments and
half regiments this brave man. the
God given Washington, never for one
mom-nt faltered He retreated into the
Jerseys into which he was followed By
the enemy flushed with victory Al this
hour Washington headed an army of
only three thousand troops. except few
ia unnecessary to follow this eventful
history any further. What we wish TO
induce is. that nothing considerable was
ever accomplished without great courage
coupled with the most logged perSever
ance. This is the great lesson to be
learned by all our people in waging the
war forced upon US by the Vandals of
the North. If we would succeed. we
must grid ourselves for the contest and
submit to its reverses. If We were the
people we profess to be. there can be no
reasonable doubt of our ultimate success
This much is already acceded to US by
The enlightened nations abroad The
greatest of all crimes. during the contin-
nance of this crisis. is TO acknowledge
defeat, or to despair of the Republic
1t is equal TO the refusal to credit the
bonds of the Confederacy, and should be
SO adjudged. If there be those who arc
really in despair of the success of our
glorious cause. let them keep their fears
10 themselves. for if they are permitted
10 utter them without let or tinjrance. pan
c will be rife in our midst. and the most
gloomy forebodings prevail ..all over the |
face of the community. 1t is the most
unkind stab man can give his bleeding |
at time like this. Rather let
IS stand together in this fearful conunc. |
lure. speaking words Of encouragement
instead of giving loose reign to vague
doubts and unuan'y surnaises. Any |