The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-03-03
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REMARKS ON THE PRESENT
WAR, OR. CAUSE And III.
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Indie a iew ,hoaghis for the JocRSAL.
We oflhe aeaker sex elxim no pre-.
tensions Of kaowleige 10 aha, the
men isHn ~roliiies.H bot We can read
and n0se passing event, and judging
iisn such k9oE ledgs can often pass IS
righteous = jadgmen, IS many ",pol.
ilieiahs." The question has been and
Is iiil bring agiialrd AS 10 the cause
Of Tins civil war. Able politicians.
Democratic and Republican, both rad
iesl snd coascr,s i,e. have argued up
on chs question and lave arrived At
neatly al unanimous DC, ision. 'iz..--
That I" s.asrrs Is The cause 81 lhs !.
belhon. Tuen admitting this 10 be
au established tact, hos. | would ak,
Il this secession" rebellion to have
an end. link into oblivion, aud be class
cd among tie lhmgs thai were Can
Il h. done by puni.hing the Effect,
wbile the cause slaads o,h III bid re.
lhfio all active thinke.si ! think
not Never can these things pass
away and the dove With the olive
brahch Of peace descend from above,
until tie leaders and advisers OF the
North cease to deal with the effects
and punish the cause. Il is a fault wi h
us as individuals a. well as a nation,
TO punish the effects and let alone The
csu>e. For instance: A parent com.
mands child 10 meddle not with a
choice piece Of porcelain or a delicate
rare house plant. The child disobeys
the command, and Injuries or ruins the
forbidden article. and receives Sc
we're chastisement in cons quence.--
While in nine cases out Of ten. had
that command been disobeyed with no
serious effect, The child would not have
been punished or even corrected. In
such case il is plainly TO be seen
that the parent has only punished the
effects OF natural cause. This is the
mode Of punishment, The North have
inflicted upon the South. They have
been fighting the effects Of their rebel
lious conduct, and have been afraid TO
NEEDLE with the cause. Many have
been avcrse TO using the term Sub
jugaie" when speaking Of the South.
But ] believe il she does return "a. her
allegiance while tile present relative
position Of our armies exists il will not
be because she has become docile and
submissive, but because she is subju-
gated Yet If tie North were de-
sirous Of subjugating the South, il can
never be done until the people here
are more united than they are now
And believe the time will come
when all will strike for Liberty with
one accord. "Uniled We stand, diyid-
I'd we fall will soon be verified by Us
rs nation.
Perhaps a military prudence or ne
cessity has restricted those who stand
AT the helm" from an Interference
with the caus. OF secession, until the
effects we're checked TO a certain de.
gree. But that time is past. NJ ny
noble lives have been laid down us Il
sacrifice on the altar oil patriotism, and
the morning Of Peace has not YET
da~ned. Many, alas how many hearts
are widowed and chlldless. and the
wall Of grief stricken ones are horne
on every h art. o Father Of all
must this be for nausht? Must we
experience such heartfelt anguish for
many years yet TO come. because a
our iniquities 7 Thank Heaven, a bea.
con-heht has been presented e our
vission 10 guide rs to the heaven o.
peace in safety.
The Presidents I" Emancipation
Proclamation" followed By his las
Message is the beacon light, tn,
star Of Hope that family glimners Al
yet, and afar off, Yet ii comes to u,
As refreshing and invigoraiing a,
the oasis 10 the weary traveller on the
sandy desert. Now our soldiers know
that they are fighting for Liberty. in
the true sense Of the word. The