The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-02-16
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fiveS IN the General Assem- bly, a petition
or address, setting forth our views and
wishes, and concluding with series Of
resolutions, which we have requested
them to adopt as the basis of their legis-
lation upon affairs involving our inter
ests. The first of these resolutions
declares our firm adherence to the pres
ervation of the Union. By this we mean
South, but also of the East and West,
and of each of the States with all the
others. We hail this doctrine as the
safeguard of all our social and political
happiness The doctrine of secession,
when recognized by any section of the
country, becomes the fatal bane of its
own existence 1t opens the way to an
interminable chain of subdivisions, each
attended with calamities and bloodshed.
Those who have tried its effects in the
South now seek the ruin of the North by
an attempt to create rupture between
the East and the West
Despairing of foreign Intervention, and
convinced of their utter inability to wage
a successful contest against united
North, they have sought for emissaries
who should advocate a separation of the
West from the East, knowing that, when
divided, we could be readily DESTROYED.
Such emissaries may be found among
unprincipled demagogues who, either
from lack of mental ability or of moral
worth, despair of position or place in an
undivided country. But let it never find
an advocate in any man who claims the
exalted title and dignity of statesman
or patriot. There is room enough in
our country for twenty monarchies, divid-
ed and conyulsed by ceaseless wars and
revolutions, but only room for one Re-
public, and that one undivided in its in
terests. For such Union let every
patriot devote his best and utmost en-
deavors.
In the second resolution, we favor a
vigorous prosecution of the war. Our
experience and observation have salts
fed US that this war will never end until
either we are defeated, and the country
ruined, or the rebellion crushed out by
the force of arms. Hence, all talk of
armistices, all efforts of so-called "peace
parties, whether emanating from our
treacherous enemies or our misguided
friends, are mischievous in their charac-
ter, and disastrous in their effects, tend
ing only to divide the sentiments of the
North, and give hope to the South, there
by prolonging the war, and defeating
our hopes and those of our friends, who
desire our speedy return. Therefore,
let all who desire Il speedy termination
OF the war, encourage its vigorous prose-
cution, and the use of every appliance
recognized by the rules of civilized war
fare, for the crushing out of the rebel
lion.
In third resolution we propose to
sustain our State and Federal authorities
with money and supplies, in all their
efforts to sustain the Union and to pros
ecute the war; -r--4~
The object that may be defeated by
opposing vigorous prosecution of the
war, may be indirectly, but as surely de-
feated by opposing those who by fbeir-
office, are made the prosecutors of the
war. These are the Governors of the
States and the President of the United
States.
The Governor of our State has so Judi.
ciously conducted all its affairs that his
praise is upon the tongue of the Nation.
and the gratitude of one hundred thou
sand Indiana soldiers his reward. His
wise and humane provisions for the well
fare of the men of his State render him
worthy of his high trust, and he should
be promptly supplied with the funds nee
essary to meet the demands of the future
as in the past.
What IS necessary for the Governor is
necessary for the President. As the
Commander-in-Chief of the Army and
Navy, he should be furnished with mon
ey and supplies adequate to the great
work over which he, by our elective
franchise, is made the legal Superinten-
dent. The Legislature of Indiana
should recommend to their Representa-
tlves in the Congress of the United
States that they vote such money and
supplies. The resolution proposes to
sustain the Governor and President in
ALL their efforts to sustain the Union
and TO prosecute the war. Upon this
point we would respectfully suggest that
it is inconsistent, both with sound policy
and true patriotism, for any party to
wage war upon the Administration at a
time when all the energies and resour-
CeS VI tHc country are necessary to the
perpetuity Of our National existence
At the beginning of the war the Presi-
dent found it necessary, in order to cut
off the supplies OF the rebels, to issue
proclamation closing the ports of the
States in rebellion. That was an exter-
nal blockade to the supplies of the rebel
army such as were requisite from
SUED announcer proclamation T0r Similar
purpose. The latter is an internal
blockade upon the supplies of the rebel
army. As war measure, it is unques.
tionably wise and proper
The fourth resolution pledges those
who adopt it to discountenanee all fac.
tons and influences calculated to en-
gender discord at home or to give en-
couragement to those who are in arms
against u.s. Of such are the resoIu-
tons and published complaints against
the extravaganza of the Government
during the war, These are more fire.
quently appeals to the passions of the
patriotic. 1t is an antiquated hobby,
mercilessly ridden for the last half cen.
fury BY. the party not in power. Let it
rest at least until it finds an honest RI
der. The laws of the country we are
frVInn To Sava e.