The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1863-03-05

Ii the telegraph represents hin
correctly, Mr. JoHx VAN BuKxx has
made a clean bsrkout from the posi.
ton taken by him short tine since,
when he manifested . di-pos,ticn to
let his hayward Southern sisI sr.
depart in peace
lie now takes the postum that ~,
! war must go on uutll the South y
whipped into a disposition to return
10 the Union, This position of M.
Vas BrRss, taken in connection with
the resolutions Of the Illinois I<gisls-
'nre and the proceedings Of y nr.ciing
Of the Illinois traps ut Corihih, both.
Of which We publish To day. iudic~ts~
very clearly that the war n still fur.
'isr TO be prosecuted far the hnmiIis-
uonound suhjugA!ion Of the south
4, In addition 10 ,isrse Indications,
moreover, conscrip,ion bill ia noe
before the Federal Congress-, which
will no douh, become u law, by means
Of which the North will be enablei
! Ia ill mp her depleted rsuks, and place
orous spring and summer campaign
The North Is evidently becoming ~.
aspersicd and chsgr,ncd Ut the i,,fis.
position Of the South 70 return ~ the
Union, And with bankruptcy staring
her IN the face and . crushing debt
weighing her down, which she knowa
she never can pay frum her own re,
sources, abe will make anutl.r des.
para,e effort to bring the Sunth under
subjcct,on, aud administer upon her
wealth 10 help the North ont II the
mire. Wi,hou, the Ss,nih the North
Is hopclcssly and irrc,ricvably ruined
She knows this as well =. we do, and
she il now masking desperate
struggle for -ei'.prrrervsiion. She
has more to fight for now ithan
when the war commenced Her sal.
NATION Der future existence a. nation,
depends upon her sucecss in this wAi,
And will not such considerations
~ these have = tendency 10 again
mite her pcut'e in favor ~ its yigor.
oss prosecution We masi confess
'hxt the signs lrus 40 % Ms Mr. Van
BuagS declares that the war must vu
On until the Ciuou is restored. while
the conservatives 1T Illinois cxprcss
the fear that i, ia The purpose III tho
LINCOLN government TO ncknuwlcd 20
the Independence VI the Sontb, and
thus sever the onion The one Single
idea of the Northern eonvetsa,ives ID
reconstruction. They do uo, dream
Of permitting the South to go In peace,
or O! agreeing 10 permanent, sever
auce Of the Union. Such y policy
would be dcsih TO themselves 1t
would be like the drowning seaman
letting go his hold upeu tbr ship, his
only hope OF safety. The S,ath and
the South alone can save III. North
FROM bankruptcy aud inter rum. and
benoc they will hr sluw to let 80
their haid upon her.
In view Of these facts, II becomes tho
aolenn duty, bath ii Tic govcrmnat
and people Of the South. 10 relax noac
Of their energies. The people should
strengthen the hands 81 :ar govern.
meot by every means possible. A.
observed by ~ yesterday. Jvpr. pa.
Wis can effect more nuw by eo,so,
bales than he can by couscripts. BY
means Of cotton he can make an ..ly
Of N.roLEos, aud thus place hp,self
in position more efleotuxliy 30 hid
deiinxuce 10 The North.
With thesr IDEAS on tho subject, We
indulge the hope tina. Mr.. pHELAs's
bill may become law. Or rather, We
could hope that there should I've no ne
eossi:y for sroh law We could
hope tha, the planters would voiun.
tarily turn over their crops Of cotton
20 the government. taking It's interest
paying bonds Ia payment. d. this,
ard your means of making other crops
IN the iu,urc may bc preserved neg
lee. it. aud I'll that yop have may be
swept from under you by the invading
foe, and you and your families turned
peuni'ess npon the world.
lie! us not tpu s'on hug the fond
delnsions Ut peace 10 our bosom.
Civil wars have always been long
wars. and we have no righ, 10 con
cInde that there will be an exception
in our case. The North cannot we'll
afRhrd TO le, go her grasp npon Tive
Somth, and she viii struggle lung
aud desperate ly before dong so and
II IL the part ol wissl'm tn Ire pre-