The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-01-07
Sereral Members Of CO. 4,
Goth Reg't Ind. Foot Vols.
Comfort for our Brave volunteers.

Our volunteers derive much encour-
agement from the State Sentinel We
copy its remarks on the battle of Muir
freesboro as specimen Of its enthusi-
astic devotion to the brave army which
is shedding its blood in defense of the
Union. Can any body tell by the fol
lowing, on which side the sympathies of
the Sentinel are enlisted? Certainly not
on the side of our brave volunteers:
The accounts Of the battles are mea-
gre and unsatisfactory A victory is
claimed for the Federal army, but it
does not appear that the enemy is sub
won at fearful cost We can firm no
intelligent opinion of the result Specu-
lations are useless, when IL few DAYS
will reveal the sad history, for sad it
will be. however triumphant our arms
may have been, or may vet he. We may
have occasion to rejoice that a victory
has been won. but we know that we must
mourn the loss of the thousands of brave
and gallant spirits who have fallen.
In view Of this terrific contest is it not
time to pause and think? Why this sac
rifce of human life? Is it necessary?
Must it continue? Must the land be de-
luged with human blood before the con-
troversy can be settled? Must reasona-
Die, intelligent men, who have no per
sonal enmity against each other be forced
into this brutal slaughter, when the par
ties in controversy must finally agree
upon a settlement? War cannot force a
Union We cannot compel friendship
Otherwise it forces separation. 1t
makes the dividing lines wider 1t
makes two families of those who might
and should be one 1t weaken5 and i'm
poyerishes both OF the coutending parties
Would it not be wise to stop where we
are2 We have proven upon many a
battle field that the people Of the North
ana the South are equal in courage and
heroism We are OF the same race. Now
lei US be manly enough, reasonable
enough, sensible enough to settle our
national and sectional differences by a
different arbitrament than that of war
Blood enough has been she'd. Money
/ enough has been wasted.
To this We cheerfully give the folloY-
/ ing comment from the Louisville jour
nal, conservative:
lis a pity, that, when professedly
/ loyal editor begins to write despondingly
I about the result Of the war, the GOODNESS
OF his patriotism does not CONCEAL the
! WINE We are on rrIIs- TOPIC We carrrUr
refrain from copying the following ode
cidedly lively and interesting" para
graph from the Cincinnati Enquirer.
With what cheerfulness it chronicles
these rebel successes How dolefully
the Sentinel talks Of Union triumph.
Yet these are genuine Union journals for
the " Union as it was and the constitu-
ton as it is. Can loyal men be deceiv-
cd by such traitorous concerns?
The war news in our telegraphing col
umn thjs morning is decidedly lively and
interesting. Stuarts cavalry is getting
behind Burnside's army, and John Nor
/ gan is operating this side of Rosecrans.
Both appear to have met with some sue
cesses. They may be the forerunners of
! important Confederate movements. In
the meantime we hear from Southern
sourcessof the falling back OF Grant S
army, and the occupation of Corinth by
the Coniederates. The battle of treder-
icdsburg seems to have inspired great
activity and energy into their move
mentg.