The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1863-04-25

facts, while arriving ~ the ssmc result.
As for some. il not BY Tar The Creates,
proportion cf our sccessions during the late
eleclions. they sa~ that in his inaugural 3D..
dress Mr. Lincoln had proclaimed that he
would maintain the Constitution and net
violate il. That he had approved mos, COR
daily the Criiienden resolutions passed a
the special session in July. 1861. That be
had, in fact. disapproved Of the COZ fsca alton
law and faaisy signed il with great rclucl-
ance and virtually under protest. All sp-
proved oi his Greeley letter a. showing lhsl
he was prosecuting the war only for the
restoration II Union. He had revoked the
Fremont and Hunter orders protesting 70
free The slaves In their respective depart
|ments. and had removed both those Gene.
rails from their commands. and finally, In
his answer 10 the Chicago clerical commit
zee, be had again publicly committed him
self 10 . conservative and constitutional
course. and he'd. BY the most unanswcrskle
arguments and Illustrations, pointed out the
danger aud the folly Of the course they urged
upon him. Many Of these old Liacon
men - the old conservative Webster and
Gay vhgs, who constituted the ccn-
ervitive eIrmen, Of the Republican
party, believed. aud still believe, that M.
Lincoln had been honest and truthful in
these professions. aud faithfully represented
his own real convictions, and the principles
upon which he desired 10 ..conJucl his ad.
minis,ra,ion ard 10 prosecute the war.
These men saw with surprise and cons,er.
nation his proclamation Of the 22d Of Sep
tember. only len days after h's answer to
the Chicago committee. before whom he
had 50 nobly vindicsted himself. How wss
this to be accounted fori They believed still
in his truth and proverbial honesty. They
did not believe that he had been merely Sct.
ing part falsely, that he nigh, the more
securely adopt the radical measures OF the
wild fanatics who had been howling around
him and embarrassing and sbusiog him from
tie very commenceme Of HE sdministra.
,ion. Bui they thought his frmness OF pur-
pose had given way. He bad YIELDED 10 a
pressure which Jackson would have defied,
but which he could not resist. o; this pres
sure he hat often complained. sometimes
publicly -oi'en in private. To the border
States delegation particularly hsd he COM
planned Of this pressure, snd inlimaicd that
il was backed BY the thrcst OF detection
and deser'ion BY those whose support he
could not spare. They saw The whole
world s-w-whence this pressure came.
All the Northern States were IN the control
Of one parry. Not one Democratic Cover
nor-nos one Democratic I.eeisla,ure--,o
whom he could look FOR support aud relief.
All were Republicans, md most Of them OF .
radi cal snd violent character. Many OF them
were boll. bad men. who wo=Id scruple ss
nothing 10 attain their ends. even 10 The
|overturning CT the Government and dsr.
ing usurpa'ion. They saw 'hs, upon such
men be was entirely dependent for bis army
II not for his treasury.
Al the commencement OF the war, he con
scented TO The plan OF raising the volunteer
forces through the State Executives, ard
allowing them 70 appoint al The regimentaI
and commisssry officers. At this junc,ure
there were three hundred thousand voluieers
assembled and organized in these States,
held and controlled BY the State Governors
and commanded BY officers appointed By
them. and sill subject 10 their military or
ders a. their superior ofiircrs Nearly, II
not quite al Of these Governors we're clam
orous for radical measures ~ for the procIs.
maiion--a measure which they professed 10
believe would crush tie rebellion and The
war directly, snd that without Il there was
no hope Of success.
Here was pressure. Here was q visible.
tangible power sufficient 70 cverturn tho
Government snd hurl III. Lincoln from the
Presidential chair - measure which We
have every reason 70 believe vas actually
contemplated. at least. BY portion Of these
State Executives, snd Who shall soy that Il
would no, have been actually accomplished
had the Pfesidea, not 6nslly yielded Then
there wonId have been no peaceful October
and November elections. The conservs-
ltives would then have had : double task 10
perform, and would have achieved double
victory. True, he resisted and complained
III the meeting oi the Governors q AI,ccna
vac abou, ~ assemble, and give shape and
uni,y 10 this mighty Iorce, and then ahc she'll