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

MOI oav4 wv
iue pressuse. bs, thew sss the men who
would ncvsr.hsve allowed this combination
sgainst..ths Government and the eonsu'u'
,ios. 20 have assumed such vast proportions.
Here we're facts which hsvs'alresdy be.
come history. and these are the cons'Fuc-
lions given 70 them BY q least . portion o.
The conservative Republicans Who. with Mr.
Lincoln himself he'd bern devoted followers
Of Henry Clay and Daniel Webster. end
who believed that Mr.. Lincoln 'oid the
truth when he said that Al heart he wss oP-
posed to the vioien, doctrines Of the Psocia'
nation, and they firmly believed that ne on
" yielded his own judgment and deserted
his own cherished policy under this almost
resissless pressure. They believed hat the
Abouhionists hsd. with violent hands. seized
him snd demanded Of him the Proclamation
and . change Of policy on pain Of deposition
They saw there was no wy Of wrestling
him from this violent erssp-of disenshrsll-
Ing him rom the meshes in which they had
e~ntsug,ed him. ,hss he might conduct the
Gsvernu emit aud prosecute the war upon
constitutional principles and for conssiso-
sionsl ends. but 10 the success OF The Dem.
ocrstic party.
Thus reasoned q portion. bu. not all Of
s,iose who had become dlsgustei and alarm
cd st the new policy 90 suddenly insugurs-
TED d washington. Others. and there Il
no doubt there are many Of them, who be-
lieved that Nj. Lincoln had q heart been
In deep sympathy with the most radical from
the beginning, snd..hsd only affected mode
ration % : matter Of policy. when they look
sd back and remembered alb h~sdlsa'd and
done. they could see this radicalism crop
pine out on many occasions. a. when he
esressed and countenanced Wendell Phil
Iips. and many other indications equally
suggestive. ard upon q review Of his writ
ines and ssyings designed 10 create ~ i'm.
preston OF : conservative purpose. they
found certain reservations and qualification
indicating : predetermined to adopt the
radical policy Is soon % he could do % sale
". They now believe that while..he ''hst
held the word Of promise TO the ear" he
dssiened .to break il to the hope" This
class Of men left him in disgust, fsr they has
lost all faith in bic integrity.
Again. there were Others whose attention
~ss arrested principally bv the inbeeilit,
Of the Administration. While Il wss Oh
stinsts Il was weak. Il was incapable Q
c~omprshending the magnitude Of the rebel
lion and ~ resources and endurance Of III
South. and vs. utterly unable efsc,usllJ
10 use The vss, resources placed in ne hand
% q 70 produce sny adeq usse result The!
believed that the President was not a.judg'
" men nor things. That be could neithe
conduct the war himself nor comprehen
the capacity OF others 10 conduct H. Tbs
the whole history Of The Administration We
: combustion Of obs'inacy and vaciIlstior
The proclans:ion, a. . var measure, con
pleted their disgust end destroyed their Iss
hope in The ability Of the Administration
prosecute she war to = successful issue.
vas mere child's play on . grander sca|
than we ever before exhibited 10 the hist'
y o. the world. They felt that the int
ests. nay. the life. Of the nation were wicl
sdly ti6cd With; and that the time b
come. IL the country vac 70 be saved q 81
fov the great mass Of the people. who