Washington telegraph., 1863-09-09

A SPIlCH oF6ov. ithstsnd.
ing that the notice Was very shors.a being only
twenty-four heurs) Squits large number oi
citizens for the times attended ct the court.
house, last Saturday, Ito hear an'addrsss froru
the distinguished -ehi6f Executive Of Missouri
a.d chsirman Of the Trans Mississippi Com.
mittes Of Safety. They were we'll repsid
The topics handled were adapted to meet the
enquiries Of earnest men concerning; the present
state Of our Affairs snd our future prospects.
The speech was eal2 and srgumsntative; e1-
| hibiting deep thought and much reflection.
Gov Reynolds is evidently . man earnestly
dssirous Of avoiding self dslusisn, and seorning
to deceive others. This impression at once
took place on the minds of has hearers, and
they listened with grave and decsrous atten-
ton throughout an address of . couple Of
hours Space will not permit us to give .
synopsis of his address. The substance of the
whole matter which was ably shown By many
arguments consisted Of two points. Frat, that
We have nothing to hope from the enemy by
submission or compromise. The experience
Of those States which have been overrun,
furnishing conclusive proof that under Federal
rule ruin is the destined lot Of all Southern
men who have anything to lose or anything to
hope, whether or not they swallow the detes-
table oath of allegiance. Second. That our
success by q determined resistance is sure at
last, although it may not be immed The
enemy must at last cease from exhaustion, if
not sooner compelled t. do SO by their own
dissensions ard heir complications with other
nations. No one who heard Gov. Reynolds
attentively can fail to be convinced off both
these points, and if he be man and hot a
eraven, he must feel renewed determination
to resist under all difficulties to the bitter Gpd
if need be, and at the same time feel renewed
hope that the end will be glorious and sure.
1t will be. You nor l, reader, may live to
behold it, for our lives may. at any time, be
required of US for sacr ifcc. But what Of that?
Behind the curtain of the future we may al
ready catch glimpses Of free and prosperous
which will be the sure heritage of our
children for ages to come. 1t cannot fail them
If We do our duty. Shall they curse us in
after ages, when the old Southern spirit may
fame up occasionally in their hearts, and re-
veal to them their degradation as abject sub
jects of the hated North? Shall they say to
themselves, chad our fathers been men all this
might have never been!" Better any calamity
than this. Loss of property, death ITSELF are
rifles in compaI ison with this. To barter row
or their protection, at the cost of base sub
mission, is to sell our children into slarery.-j
southern men, think of that. Southern wc-
nen, be not startled Believer you cannot
i've under the shame-beiiev that your hus-
'and, or your brother, your son. or you-
over, prefers death TO that. In the day Won
llow yourself to believe otherwise, the light
f your life goes out. You 60 mourning all |
our days from then. Women must have pride |
a those they love. 1t is their life. Without |
hat, all is gloom and desoation. Do not be-
eve it, then. Pray that you may never sus-
ect it.