The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-04-21
The Next Congress.

Speaking of the political complexion
of the next Congress, the indianapolis
yestraaG says:s Loyal men have cause for
rejoicing in the fact that not all the de-
lays and discouragements resulting from
the mismanagement of the war have
shaken the determination of the free peo-
pie of the North to maintain the integrity
and unity of the nation. If the weak
and timid have hesitsted in the midst of
temporary defeats and discouragemeuts,
or have been misled by the SANDERS and
detractions of vile partisans, the heart
of the masses has been, and will remain,
true to the Government of our fathers.
The people have again spoken at the
Spring elections in voice more en-
phatie than ever before, not in the wild
gush of enthusiasm, but calmly and de-
liberately, after an experience Of two
years of costly and bloody war, and after
they have suffered defeat and humilia-
ton and have sacrificed thousands of
lives and spent thousand millions of
dollars, and when it is not improbable
thousands more of lives and thousand
millions more of money will be required;
under these circumstances the freemen
of the North have again pronounced
their mistaken purpose to stand by the
Government of Washington and to sup
press this most wicked rebellion against
free institutions in behalf of slavery.
Never before were the freemen OF the
loyal States more of one mind in their
purpose to sustain the Government, at
whatever cost of blood and treasure,
than they are to-day.
Under the most unfavorable circum-
stances, the elections for the next Con-
gress have in most of the States been
held, and we are now able to ascertain
its political complexion. So far as the
members have been elected, they stand
Union IS, Butternut 70; or if we add
Rollins of Missouri Conservative, "A.
Thus we see there is majority of twelve
for the Administration which is yet to be
increased by elections which are yet to
take place in the following States:
Vermont-3; California-3; West Vir-
ginia-3; Missouri (vacancy)-l; total,
10.
Elections are still to take place in
Kentucky and Maryland, but they can
not overcome the majority of the friends
of the Administration, and it is to be
hoped they will still increase it
Let loyal men everywhere take cour-
age The object for which we strive is
worth every sacrifice we can make. To
secure the liberties which armed treason
is seeking to destroy, cost our fathers
seven years of privation and hardship
compared to which those We have suffer
ed are as nothing
We have much cause for hope. Of the
ultimate result there can be no doubt
Success would have crowned our efforts
before this, had it not been for the hest
tation and mismanagement which have
characterised the administration of civil
| affairs
But two years of Encouragement nC
delays and reverses have neither altered
the purposes nor oppressed the spirit o
freemen. Though victory has not al
ways crowned our arms, prosperity still
attends US. We are to-day stronger anC
ADLER to carry on the war than when il
was begun. We are masters of more
than one-ifth of the territory over which
the rebellion claims sway. The expert
ence of the past has not been withou
PFC. " haItn hoan cured of nnr ten
4 derness to slavery, of which the rebellion
was horn, and from which it draws it
life blood. The Government has direct
ed the fatal blow at the chief cause o
our ills. Weak and half loyal General
have been removed, and earnest mel
have come upon the stage.
! Amidst the severest trials in the dark
est hour of the war, the people have re
manned firm and mistaken in their 10y
atty. All these things give US assurance
of success if we are true to ourselves, t.
the memories of our fathers and to tn,
hopes of mankind.