The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-09-12
THE NECESSITIES OF THE CRISIS.


To the Governors of the Loyal STATES:
GENTLEMEN: / do not wish to figure as
"a busy body in other mems matters, !"
but feeling and knowing that the crisis
Of our national affairs is now upon us,
and believeng that the next sixty days
viii determine the question whether we
are to maintain the supremacy of the
! Government, or whether the rebellion is
to prevail I have personal acquaint-
ance with many Of you-Governor Cur
tin, Morton, Tod, Morgan, Buckingham,
Andrews and others-and / bear testi-
mony that you have done much, and
done it well, wisely and in due time, to
promote the best interests Of our coun-
try in this the day of her trial; much re-
mains to be done, and you, gentlemen,
representing more than twenty States,
have it IN your power to do more than
any other class Of men, let me impress
upon your minds the alarming fact that
the rebels have now more men in the
field, and in camps of instruction, than
we have; having brought all their achite
men into Teqaisition, and having made
slavery an element of strength by retain
} ing them upoa their plantations, to raise
supplies for their armies Let me fur
ther impress upon your minds the start
ling fact that the rebel advances are sim
ultaneous all over the country, and ex-
hibit system, concert of action, with a
zeal and talent displayed in. the execu-
ton Of their plans worthy of better
cause than that in which they are en-
gagged. New Orleans, Memphis, Nash
vile, Louisville, Cincinnati, Washing
ton, Baltimore, Harrisburg and Phila-
delphia, are all threatened by an enemy
that shows prodigious activity, talents
and strength. Indeed they have us now
where they had us thirteen months ago,
/ with the addition, that they have invaded
Maryland and Ohio If they march upon
US, and their daring plans are not prop
erly met, and signally defeated, it viii
be our fault ~ q
Now, propose that you, as Governors
of the loyal States, meet at some conven-
lent point without delyn and as the repre-
sentatives of your people, address your.
selves, in unmistakable terms, to the civ
il and military authorities of the United
States. / will not say schat you shall tel
them; but will, with all due Difference
to your superior abilities, suggest few
points that you might make, and forcibly
impress upon the minds of our authori-
ties. r a
First Urge the Government to draft
without delay, half million of men, il
addition to the force already IN the field
and in camps of of instruction. And
upon the score of economy, apprise the
Government of the fact that it will re
quire less money to furnish, equip anc
sustain a million of men for one yeal
that it win half million for two years
Second. Enter your protests against
every other Brigadier and Major-Genera
in our army being a candidate for The
Presidency during the existence of THU
war, and, as a consequence, shaping hi
course in that direction
Third Enter your most solemn pro
test against one-half of the members o
the Cabinet looking to the Presidency
and shaping thhir conduct of the war &C
cordingly
Fourth. Call upon the President
whose honesty and patriotism do no
question, to reorganize his Cabinet AM
the army and to place men at the head
of both who will not study how to kill OF
leading rebels without hurting theml
! Fifth. Advise the civil and militar
authorities Of the country, and the politi
clans, to cease this war upon the everlast
inc niger until we conquer thei
white masters and arrest the onwarl
march Of their desperate and arrogan
owners. Meanwhile, let the negroes b
seized upon and used in. every possibl
way to crush out this internal rebellion
Sixth. Advise your Senator's and Rer
resentatives in Congress, and the men
bers of your State Legislatures, as wel
as the people, to cease to make efforts t
revive and re-organize oldspolitical pal
ties, and to organize oar nesC party, to D
kRosc,s as the UNCONDITIONAL.
i UNION PARTY OF AMERICAN
Seventh Let the Government and th
army know, what they seem never to hay
| learned-that is to say, that the rebel
are unit, fighting with a desperatio
and skill never surpassed by any peopl
ON earth; whilst we, who have nobl
army of brave men, with money, credi
all else necessary, and trv ii on our sid
are divided and distracted-whilst we al
tolerating traitors and tories in OF
midst
III Eighth Inform our government an
people that our ship Of State is now in
heavy sea; and that, at no period sins
the rebellion broke out, has so deep d
: preston fallen upon the hearts of 10y
citizens as at present
. ] would gentlemen, start a new papI
at.once, at some eligible point, and ure
all these considerations, and more, upc
the minds of the loyal hearted men Of Il
country, but for two good and sufficie
reasons. First, should be arrested
!. the United States authorities for statii
: facts, opposing follies, and declaring Z
I honest convictions Of my mind. And nes
J, such is the rapid advance Of the reh
: forces that | should expect them to cru
out my paper, as they did in Tenness
on the 25th Of October last may
imprisoned for writing this article. | a
: not concerned sbout that, | suffer
Imprisonment, and theconfscation of
!, had an the other side Of the line. I