The national Republican., 1862-02-28

sonal grief Here let % know no man ave a,
those whom circumstance may deujRuete 10 ID
forward; seeking nothing for ths sSke merely
Of personal eradication, but willing rather 70
or prsferring one anothef.O "
Our new system is designed 10 svoid. the
errors Of the old. Certainly, IL 10 fouSded
10 different system Of political philosophy y
and Is sustained By . peculiar and more con.
servstiye state Of society. Il has elements 81
strength and long life. Can II legltimatsly
afford the means to carry the war 10 q success
full conclusionf II not, Il must perish: but q
succeeaful result must be achieved.
Representatives, that We are custodisns Of the
nations life, and the guardians Of the Constitu.
tions integrity, what manner Of men should We
be-? How cool, how considerate, how earnest,
how inhexihae, how true. Having no prospect
10 the future, save through the success of our
cause, how regardless ehould We be Of sll self.
ish views and plans Of personal advancement.
Selected by the people 70 take care Of the
State In this Time Of dlAeulty and of trial, how
We ought 70 dedicate ourselves in heart, mlsd,
soul, and energy TO The public service. Neither
history has recorded, nor song depicted, nor
fable shadowed forth higher instances Of self.
duct Of this Congress. II Is not allowed 10 10
pursue course Of obscure mediocrity.-
We-inaugurate government, we conduct q
revolution. We must live, live forever in ne
memory Of man, either for uKaise or for blame,
If we prove equal 10 the crisis Ia which we are
placed, we shall win imperisbable honor. But
II, on the contrary, we show ourselves iocom-
petent TO the discharge Of our duty, We ehsll
sink beneath the contempt Of mankind.
On the third day, February 21,) Mr.. Foote.
Of Tennessee, offered resolution In relation to
the past and future conduct Of the war, upon
which Mr.. Boyce made q loug speech. The
extracts will show it, spirit:
He proposed very briefly 10 express some
views upon the question, with particular re.
spect TO the executive branch Of the govern.
meut. II was his opinion that the policy to
one. He had thought that We should proceed
with oil possible energy. We should have
aimed ct an oGsnsive warfare. All the slave
States should be included. In bis opioiou, The
war between the North and the South might
last long time, and that bostilities wOuld exist
forever. We cannot afford tn givs On one inch
Of our Southern soil. The North now exceeds
us 10 the number ofeighteen or twenty millions
oS white people. We should have pursued,
from the very first, moro Of an aggressive poll.
cy, which would bave given q position to the
Southern States; II would have encouraged our
friends and discouraged our enemies, and such
cd President, from Mississippi, when on his way
10 be inaugurated ss President of the provi.
si0nal government that we should wage war
on the enemy's own ground.
Mr.. L. P. Walker, the former Secretary of
War, had eaid, at an early day, that the flag Of
the South should float shortly over tho Capitol
ut Washington. He, the speaker, had thought
the expression unwise at that time. Weshonld
have talked peace and acted war used peace.
full terms, but prepared for active war. Au-
dacity !-audsoity !-audacity lis the key to
suocess. Make no show Of fear ; prosecute the
war with great vigor. Talk Of rl:k, have we
fall! We should have pursued an aggressive
policy from the very 6rst. The enemy at that
time were unprepared !; they had but seventy
five thousand men, and most Of them were holt.
day soldiers, and came South % 10 sort Of
Fourth Of July celebration. The genius Of our
policy should then have been action. q
The Southern people are high toned, patriotic,
greatsouled people, but We cannot endure
privstions and hardships like the North. Hence
We should have pursued on early active and
aggressive policy. Look at The country around
US devastated. We have burned no cities, we
have laid waste no towns. The North had sent
noble cons and the very flower of the South
We do them favor to Kill Oh such % those
But once carry the war into the North, strike al
their borders, strike through their land, and
they will soon begin TO feel that the game they
play Is not such pleasant one as It now ap:
Some Of the men st the head of sffairs now,
had no military genius, bat II was said they
must not touch that subject. Shall they not
veetipate-they, the representatives Of the
people? Let us pursue some policy; If man
Is incompetent set him aside, no matter who
be IL; the country Is 10 be saved. This Ia no
lime for gentle words and kindly feelings TO be
used towards any one whom there was q neces
pffsnd any one but he spoke for bis country's
cause We have TO learn from the enemy.
When the battle Of Manassas was lost, Scott
was set aside. Mcdowell was never more heard
Of. They have evinced an extraordinary
energy; when one man failed they took an
Dther they searched until they found one of
military power, and now We begin 10 feel the
result OF their policy. What are we doing
Shall II be said 10 after days Of Us, the enlght.
ened South. and be told by the genius Of his.
Lory, these men Of the South dared to inaugu,
rate . great revolution, but had not the courage
10 carry II out? Shall this be said? Never |
Soc what France did. She not only removed |
, man from the army, but cut bis bead OF. She |
carried . guillotine In one hand for domestic |
traitors and sword 10 the other for her enc.
mics. He did not want 10 see people behead. |
ID, but be would adopt some measure just as
decisive. This was no revolution to be con- |
iucted with kid gloves It was a desperate
contest. We should act with the spirit Of the
Prince of Orange. When army after army |
was cut to pieces, he gave orders that the dykes
'bould be cut aud the sea let in, TO lash LIS
waves over the land rather than the Spanish
lag should wave over II in triumph. This Is
he spirit 10 which we should act. II the Sec
otary Of War Ia incompetent, he must be re.
moved. The safety Of our wives and daugh-
ers demand, our country demand, that these
Yandals Of the North bo beaten back our
ountry must live, no matter how many repu.
stions perish.
We make further extracts from the debate on |