The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-04-03
(From the Cincinnati Commercial,
The Jubilant Manner in which the
SCceSh Started Out.

If the people of the North were fiat
tered, at the commo ncement of the war,
BY over-estimates of their ability to de-
stroy the rebellion, it is quite certain
that, while they have learned much by
hard experience, they never were so
miserably deluded as to the extent of
their resources as were those who origi-
mated the rebellion. 1t will be instructive
to quote some of the public documents
and journals of the South, showing the
dreams upon which the Southern people
were fed in the early days of the rebel
lion. Governor Pickens, of South Caro-
lima, said:
8 Be Teady!' Stand to your arms
mark time to the tap of independence,
and, at the word. march forward and on
ward to the borders. Our glorious old
sister North Carolina is with you, and
her freemen are in arms; join them in
the struggle for defense, and let tyrants
know that there are men who can make
them hear the ring and feel the weight
of Southern steel IShGU endearor not
TO erpOse our ocn State, and shall only
march you beyond our borders, under
pressing emergency; but, wherever the
Confederate flag floats, there too is our
country now and forever
Pickens never dreamed of an invaders
foot upon the soil of South Carolina-a
young Hayti in her Sea Islands-and
feet and army menacing Charleston.
" Go on tU til your cotton planting, for
the icar triH nerer reach you," was the
injunction of Gov Brown, of Georgia, to
bo ,1aOp1o sc +Ha& Al.
Brown is begging Georgians to plant
corn, that there may not be famine,
and the planters negroes are dragged
from the plantations continually to work
on Notifications The stars and stripes
fly over Fort Pulaski, and Savannah is
in perpetual terror.
The Charleston Mercury, of May 5,
1861, said
'If any thing could tend to demon
strate to the Executive at Washington
the folly Of attempting to blockade south
ern ports, it would be the late action of
Georgia and Alabama in regard to forts.
Yet it is impossible to tell to what ex-
tremities folly and desperation may drive
men. In this view, it is important for
the people of Florida to reflect that there
are, perhaps, no fortresses along our
whole Southern coast more important
than those of Florida. These forts can
command the whole Gulf trade. And
should Mr.. Buchanan carry out what ap-
pears to be his present plan, he certainly
must desire to hold possession of these
forts. He may thus, with the assistance
of war steamers, block up the whole
Gulf But let Florida hold these forts,
and the entire aspect of affairs is chang
ed. Such vessels, in time of war, will
have no port of entry, and must be sup
piled in every way from very long dis
tance, and that at sea; while the COM
merce of the North in the Gulf will fall
an easy prey to our bold privateers, and
California gold 'oiH pay all such title
expenses on oar part
So Florida was seduced out of the
Union; and look at her nova pitiable
wreck. Her people starving. Her fair
est places occupied by negro soldiers
And what is the report now from the
Charleston newspapers? The Charles
ton Courier of late date says:
The continuance of this contest in
wolves increased suffering The evils
that follow in the train of this cdIamiious
risitation grow more direful every day.
Other hearts than those now aching with
anxiety and bleeding from bereavement
are rent with grief, and the friend who
sympathized with some afflicted one yes
terday, today weeps bitter tears over his
own sorrow. The iron is driven deeper,
and our burden becomes more and more |
heavy. And though more than eighteen
months have passed away since the strife |
was begun, the end seems more distant
than it appeared to be twelve month
since. Hope after hope has gone out in
darkness, aud expectations ace had fond
ly cherished, turned out to be miserable |
deluSiOnS So often have we been disap-
pointed and deceived that now our faith
rejects every promise and turns away
from every sign. Our foe is active and |
determined, and powerful as ever he was,
and the agent that was to compel for
eign nations to intervene and put an end |
to this wicked and infamous contest has |
not been potent enough to accomplish
that end.
1--WE stand alone. Vast hosts are
mastering to repeat, in stronger force
and more obstinate courage, the attempts
that have been made, and strongholds |
hitherto unattached will soon have to
bear the most furious onslaughts the
enemy, with his wonderful resources of
ingenuity and machinery, is capable of
making, To Illustrate his well-conceived