The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-11-10

the Apt Quotation WHICH ~
al. question is raised OF peaceful recogni-
.;o, of Southern Confederacy. AS we
.ocs;dsr the sacrifices already made in this
.,a ..tsmpt % estimate what more
ms, be made for is prosecution, we mo
hare aud there skeptic as TO the ponoy oil
s.ving 90 dearly for the reduction OF the ne
hsllIon. The opinions Of this class differ re
meeting the proper stopping point. Some
NAV think 70 have reached IL already. ON
ar, would try for definite time longer.
O,bsrs. like Mr. John Van Buron, leaving
tina on, of view. would tx geographical
limI, Of action. and would go as far as hich
moui; and II our capture OF the reoeiscap
s..ldia not force them TO submission, why
then We should submit 20 lot them have their
own way. aud march back, leaving rebellion
an accomplished fact.
Nov. among those various doubters about
the war for The Onion, We look IN vain Tor
"a answer To the question. what would
our independence as a distinct people be
worth with tho Independence OF the rebel
s ,tes establi-hed? This war Is immensely
co ,y. but how much would the condition OF
peace cot in thatoseat? To say nothing o.
hooo.. how much n msn. aud IN the actual
expenditure Of money. and in the diseet and
iodrsct interference with interests; and how
much in safeguards vitsl TO the Nation'
Taking the map " ae Uuion. aad carving
on, from IL those States which from present
indications would adhere to a Southern Con
federation, We find that the contermnous
frontiers Of it and our Republic would be
between two aud three thousand miles The
only natural division 10 any instance would
be rivers; aud not small portion of this i'm
mense line woald be simply imaginary. On
one side Of il we should have free people.
all equal under their Constitution, with d.
versifed industry and the liberal views. he
difIused wealth, the sense Of person
al independence am general pro
gress. material. moral. and intel
lectual. which belong TO such con-
dition Of society Ga tho other SIDE OF the
line would be population made up Of three
castles. a. sharply defined "a those OF India
the landed slave-owners. who would assume.
and certainly could hold tho powers. cmolu-
menis and bonors the Gevernmeat-the
trading classes existing only a. jackalls to
these lions of the State. The second csste
voald be the poor laboring whites and free
blacks. and the third. tho slaves. Of course.
The elements, therefore. Of our free and OF
rAsis oligsrchic empire. would be radically
Afersnt in fact. and ifreconcilablc In spirit,
even did no other cause Of antsgoEism exist
thaa sh.s alone. But with diplomatic peace,
tAsss uoall survive n hrcs hostility OF feel
AZ. rsaisrine tranquil nsighborhoOi imPos-
s.bls
The FIRE OF the present var would smoul'
ass slong the whole border. and be kept
alive by The same cause which il al the bot
tom Of ell our usuble-Slavery. The
irrspressiblc conflict would outlive the Uuion.
"a would howl over its fragments all the
more savsgely. because the voice OF the
Uuion would have ceased TO soothe tt
Yhsrs would be no rendition OF fugitive
slaves OF course The Institution" there
fore would have to retreat from the border
% . distance sufficient TO secure its mobile
subjects. How much good will would be
fossered by this cause can be readily con-
jscturcd
Then arises the question OF tarifc and the
collection Of customs Our necessities and
policy call for high duties. The South
would BE- obliged TO purchase foreign favor
By free trade. With . line OF tao or three
thousand miles for smusglsrs to operate up
e.. VIA, would our high tariff DO WORTH
The south could practically dictate TO VA our
Whole external revenus system. l. this a
prospect which We can associate 9Th an
honorable, q profitable. or even possible
psacss
Up TO The period OF this infamous Rebel.
lea the NAtioa had existed and prospsrsd
With small navy aud the skeleton Of a
s.odiss army. under separation. how
ever. twenty millions Of people on one side
and swsl~s On The other Of the neg national
boundaries. both SIDES iacrcasiag IA Numbers
il The ratio Of one-:Assd ia tea year.. vAs'
sta.aias array -osl! DC ssls - ss esssniia
% secarsFy. No aas.o1 81 Europe. nov
erasAsd BY ne ~sisas o. permanent niiitAr,
organ rs,tlrs. Is lnoss II aeed 81 them. Il
q - - li-n a. ere sioa. than ~oald ~e Dc
W ssoea ave. 90 = 0 a naliy Al psscs.
szane2 =. oar resources n sxa .asssag ir
twsass ye<rs ta.a tas 60. wsr. o. Is pres
sat .sasins. ga psssioy % within Aay
ps..os dssa.s reSa sc - es.as u % sue
ce--lai tsrasastssa
There are Other give eaessssas II proe
.nd security waiea Psessss themselves I
.sen superficial rsscss.oa. ufsa tie Pso7s
atom ola peace without Vu.Oa. Ras u
.s--e..soa o. tssse Referred 20 proves that
a. sAins nosso De - ushs Of. Ias sar
20 be prosecuted for The prese-vAiioa Of u
ua;ou aad no,hlns less: - preservation
.,v necessary ec<s. By Asy necessary uasssa
Peace without "a must be nos les hole
,h.a shameful. The taxes imposed By sc
psses would be innessurso's - anon
issrsriss in darss'on. This vs1'd Be o