The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-08-05
g You Can't Conquer mr. Southern Breth-

be cited to the Lessons Of history, and be told .
~ith grave eountenance, and loud oraeuiir
voice, that a people, considerable in numbers, 4
united in feeling. highly civilized. skilled in war,
and fighting tor their independence and what
they deem 10 be their jus. right-, cannot Be
ernquered! a this assertion Is 20 often made.
let consider, for a moment, what force there
Is in IT,
So far a. an appeal j. made 70 history, it teach
e exactly the reverse Of the Copperhead doc
trine. The pages OF history are FLIED with the
struggles of brave nations who fought long and
vel for nationality and independence, yet sunk
when they could eight no louger Egypt, Baby
ou. Persia, Carthage, Macedonia fought their
conquerors 10 vain. Bat vhy 90 back through
be early records, when sc have several remai q
able instances within the current century Po-
and and Hungary had each Of them population
A. large, OF larger than tie Southern Coa'elsr
scy the people Of both we're brave and war
like they fought for liberty and national exis-
teuce; the sympaihies Of mankind we're largely
with them; yet both we're overwhelmed by hos
I ttr niuiiT- lAANi-at va l-'f'i'-"' '-'- ''
sa- 0'otted from The list OF nations
But We have more remarkable instance 10
recent time. II 1914, France became a conquer
"a nation The allied poser- OF Europe ct in
motion against her, by land aud sea 100000
armed neu. Her ports were blocksded by
/ Bftsh fleets Wellington, with us coo veterans,
advanced through thc south OF France, while
Austria, Russia aud Prussia poured ia their le-
gions on the north and east What could france
10? She did all brave people could do; but
when the Notifications Of Paris ~ere STONED dy
Russian infantry, she gave 10 a. conquered
nation. Foreign princes, emperor=, and generals
al the head of their armies, marcaei into her
capital took away all the coaquests she bad
made 10 twenty FIVE years, fixed her bouudaiie-
10 suit themselves, altered the constitution oil
the empire, sent the supreme ruler OF France
into exile, put another sovereign on the throne
unacceptable 10 the French people, aud when
they drove him IF iew months after, the al
lies brought back Louis XVIII at the head OF
their armies, and forced him on a reluctant PEG
DIE. France was conquered Yet France had
thirty Millions OF people-fve times NJ r.my as
the White people of the Confederate States
they were united IN feeling against the invaders
they were at the head of European civilization
and had been famed for warlke prowess for
more than thousand years Why, then, was
France subdueds Because She was crushed boy
an amount Of naval aud military force so inn
mense that resistance was impossible.
All history teaches, that though in brief
and temporary contest, weaker people may
come olt first best, yet when two nations closs
IN a death grapPle, ard one or the other party
must be crushed into utter auuiailatiou or SUBJ
lection, oincr tAiugs being equal The weaker
In the end, must invariably -ise .n 70 The strong
err: and the grea.ar t.s disparity OF stretg g b
between them, the more speedy aud certain Il
the result.
If We we're to witness a fight between Heeuar
aud Savers, and The parties we're exactly equal
except thar Heensu was twice as strong as Sayef-
aud the result were TO be determined by halt a
dozen rounds, il is possible that SaJers, although
the weakest, might come out victor by putting
t...b al his ,tfcugtu aud 4hiu - R'ti
~heu r became a question OF vino could eraef'
the Longest. We could have no doubt OF the hai
result. For although the wesker man NIGH
deal some terrible b.o~s 70 the stronger, Yet 20,
yer, effort OF INJECTING these blows would weak
en- the waning strength Of him who dealt them
and lessen the vitality which was already fatal.
deficient
This is very much our case wish the rebels
AHoaing them 20 bee oar equals in rythins
~, strength, land this is large alloWauce,) ",
are a, least twice the strongest: and propos,
20 use this strength, not in mere fencing
match, but to crush them out Of exis'euce.
just look. for moment, at our resources
compared with theirs:
l. Oar total population Is double. and our
territorial extension much more.
. As 70 men. Considering that W have
lately taken nearly 100. 600 prisoners. aud thai
we have new levies OF militia just called out ou
total forces in the field, compared with theirs
are much more than two to one. Then We have
COZ scrption for increasing it ind, tinitely, anC
a chance to enlist the coored population in vas
uumber, by furnishing supplies aud pay, Will,
the available force OF the rebels Is nearly all il
the field.
8. Look at the navy. Our guns, vessels snC
seamen must be at lesst twenty times the great
est They have no chance for any considerabl,
naval force, while ours, already large, can easily
be made greater.
l. Munitions of war and supplies The reb.
els are dependent, almost entirely, for manufac'
tured art ces, on foreigners, brought 10 through
a bloekaiiug fleet: while our factories turn oui
an eudless amount Of cannon, arms, ammunition
clothing, and whatever i wanted and We car
import readily what We have not. We have al
so taken from the enemy very great amounts Of
cannon and arms.
,. Look At the finances OF the two sections
The Federal Government bOrrows OF its citizen:
all she money it wants, aud gold dollar 10 New
York buys one dollar and a quarter in Govern
ment paper. The Confederacy can make nc
loans OF any amount, at home or abroad: and q
gold dollar in Richmond buys from seven 20 nine
dollars of Confederate notes This bare state
ment shows our strength and their weakness
for, in war, rich man is always much stronger
than poor one.
6. The opening Of the Mississippi River d.
vides the Coufederacy in the middle, and renders
the two parts powerless to help each other
shle our immense naval force vii alEays keep
the river open, and make the separation Of the