The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-03-26
Down with the Traitors /!

rFrom the New York Herald, March 11th.l
The CRISIS AND THE Duty BEFORE Us
Our POLICY AND Our DUTY-We have
arrived at the crisis of life or death to
the rebellion. Its leading Southern ad-
vocates and organs have confessed that
their sinking cause can only be saved
from speedy collapse by the most des-
perate resistance. From Richmond to
Mobile, from Charleston to Vicksburg, it
is admitted that the land and naval
forces Of the Union which now encircle
the rebellious States are truly formida-
bic at every important point, and are
resolutely preparing for decisive work;
but still the chiefs and trumpeters of the
rebellion are inSolent, defiant, and hope
ful. With unaffected contempt and dis
gust they renounce their despcable
Northern sympathizers, aad all their de-
grading propositions in the way of ar
mlstices, peace conventions, and consti-
tutional concessions In the strongest
possible expressions of scorn and hate,
the rebel leaders tell these Northern
peace politicians, We want no recon-
citation with you On any terms; we are
fighting for an independent Southern
Confederacy; we will not listen to the
syren song of peace upon any term short
of our subjugation.'
The issue before US is thus clearly and
broadly defined We must put down this
rebellion by force of arms, or it will tear
the country to pieces. There is no other
alternative. He, therefore, who is not
with the Government in this contest is
Union and an ally of Davis, whateFer
disguises he may assume.
So long as any measure which we
have deemed to be of dangerous tenden-
cies or doubtful utility has been unde-
cided by Congress, we have freely and
earnestly opposed it; but when any such
measure has become a law of the land
we recognize no other alternative than
than that of submission to the law. There
can be no departure from this course
without passing into the breakers and
ouicksands which lead to shipwrecl.
Hence it is that we feel called upon by
every consideration of law, order and
the public safety to denounce these
Northern Copperhead peacemongers OF
| the day as public enemies. When such
reckless, bigOted and narrOw-slghted and
brawling demagogues as Vallandlgham
or Pendleton OF Ohio, Ben Wood, Booby
Brook and their confederates begin tc
preach the doctrine of resistance tC
President Lincoln, and the doctrine o
submission to jeff. Davis, it is at leas
due to the community that the tenden
cies of their absurd and traitorous in
structions should be exposed. They
counsel resistance to the laws Let u
suppose that here and there these Cop
perhead apostles of mob law succeed II
securing body Of adherents RESOLVED
upon resistance to the conscrlptlon. 1h
Government undertakes to enforce tn
lava bloody collision ensues; the cor
tarion of resistance spreads thrOughou
the ranks of the party infected, and civ
war with all its fearful consequences
ina lgurated at our own doors. Unde
such state OF things what citizen
propertv, home or life would be secure
What family would be safe from night
night against the intrusion of a gang
> hungry ruifans and wholesale spoil
tion? And with the loyal States i'll tn
horrible condition, how would it be po
sible to prevent the breaking up OF OIL
armies in the field, the occupation of Il
. national capital by Jeff. Davis, and tt
absolute destruction Of the Governme
of the United States?
A reign of terror would inevitably Il
low throughout the length and bread
of the land, and peace at last would inc
> probably be the result Of foreign arm
intervention and division OF the brok
fragments of the Union between Engla
and France. Such are the tendenci
of the reasonable doctrine of reslstan
, to the laws preached by such silly NAL
nants as Vallandigham and Compal
In milder view, such preachiQgs 3
the absurd rawlings of miserable noun
banks ard political charlatans. Ih
want an armistice; they want natior
&c peace convention; they want a chan
o of the constitution to suit the dan
sc stomachs of Davis and his confederat
!. they event want, as a last resort, cal
ulation to Davis, Union or no Union,
, the sake of peace. But to all these b;
[, expedients of base and stupid peace ]
+. posters the responsible and ruling CHI
of the rebellion have no other ansv
than that of scorn and disgust. The 81
5. pie truth is, that men cry Peace! pea
nd nd but there is no peace, and there can
ng no peace short of subjugation OF this
eSS bellion.
ct This is the exact issue-the suppl
Sc sion of this rebellion by force of arms
oDdIooc confusion and ruin from C.