Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1863-04-16

Some of our points of attack have been so
clearly indicated to the enemy beforshand.
and our movements made with SO much
delay and hesitation. that he has been able
not only to fortify his positions aud con.
centrsts his forces. but even to call into
the field new armies to meet us. Al such
points we have failed. s
1t is particularly worthy of note that, in
the reverses which followed the failure OF
the Peninsula campaign at the time when
+ the army OF the rebels bad reached its
greatest strength. sndits highss, state Of
enthusiasm, they did not permanently re-
gain any territory or recapturs and hold
any OF the Important or controlling points
before held hy as on rebel soil. Their
marches upon Washington. MARYLAND. and
also Louisville. were little more than .raids,
from which they were abligsi to retire
before our opposing forces. This fact
clearly shows that while itris impossible
for us to constantly retain military pos
session OF all the vast rebel Territory over
which we may be called upon to pass in
our operations against their armies, still
the territory once held or occupied by MS
cannot be permanently regaiHed by them
a sure indication Of our ultimate success.
The past. not withstanding its errors
and reyerses. is full of encouragement. and
gives full assurance of final success. No
great war was ever conducted by any peo-
pie or Government without great mis- takes
giving to the critics of the time and
those of succeeding generations wide and
ample field for their labors. No people
on earth were ever called suddenly into a
great war more totally unprepared than
were the loyal people Of this Government.
We felt SO well assured of our position
among the powers of the world that we
had almost concluded we had fought our
last battle. and our army and navy had
come to be regarded by many as useless
appcndsges to the government We had
concluded that. doing justice to the nations
Of the world. W. shonlI receive Justice in
return; and the loyal portion of the people
were devouring all their energies and pow
ers to the arts of peace. the advancement
OF civilization. the development of tile
rich and varied resources Of our new and
great country: and in these every man
found full occupation for his talents, aud a
wide field for his ambition-no man ever
dreaming that the parricidal arm would
be raised against a Government so mild in
its sway, SO benignant in its influence over
all its subjects. ~ f,t %.
II was in Iced diff ult for people thus
engrossed. suddenly AMI slmost without
warning, to turn its attention to war The
rebels believed Us to be SD entirely devoted
to the pursuits OF peace that we shunld
yield to their demands rather than lie di-
vertrd from them; and hence their nefar.
ions attempt TO overthrow this fair Gov
ernment. and .erccf on its ruins that horriI
defo,inity. free Government with human
slavery ior it's Cornerstone. How terribly
they have been mistaken. the past has al
ready shown; and yet the energies and
powers and resources of the loyal
people have hardly begun to be ap-
piled TO the suppression OF the rebellion
They must meet aud contend in battle
with that strength and power and intelli-
gence which has built factories aud work
shops, railroads and steamboats,. covered
the ocean with ships. and filled the mar
kets OF the world with the product Of its
brain and hands; and they will find these
no less powerful for destruction than for
production. when once fully applied in
that direction.
All the great Industrial interests Of The
loyal States were never IN ore active. more
prosperous. than at this time. All that
has been Lost by the supply of men to1t the
army has been made up by increased ac-
tivity and energy. andTtlie adaptation oi
machinery to work heretofore done by the
human hand. There is only this maj ked
difference: heretofors all these great force.
have been appliedfo for the benefit Of the
arts of peace; now they all look aprimaril,
to the prosecution Of war; and years would
have elspsed-far more than would be re
quired to crush out rebellion-before w,
should devslops our full strength for war
Within less than two years we hav,
thrown into and sustained in the field al
army OF million of men. We have ere
ated navy with which we have blockadsC
q coast greater in extent than was ever at
tempted by any government before. ant
by our inventions and improvements S,
completely reYolntionized naval warfar,
as to render the navies and sea coase dc
fences of the world well nigh useless.
The efficiency ofthis blockade is attest
ed not only by the destiution Of the
rebels in every article Of foreign production
J but by the cry that comes to us every day
from all parts of the world. in any degre
dependent upon the products of the block
AIDED territory. stimulating ms 10 still great
er exertisn. to crush out this Rebellion
that the blockaded ports may be thrown
open to the legitimate commerce Of tn
world. .iiamgofni o'fViIq s9is blnCo chw
And while in our efforts to maintain on
! Government andvindicate frecinuituiions
we neither asked nor desired the aid Of an,
foreign nation or Government,e We did
@atsleast expect of the lsaling powers O.
Europe that they should refrain from ex
tending aid AMI encouragemen,to toa rebell
ion against friendly government othoreb,
pfolopging a struggle which can onl
bring misery and suffering npon the civili
= ized world. and may in the end .least 10
4 war between our Government and some o
i1tirose p overs. the full effects of which th
Z future al one can .iiscloss.eibios bee -leo
oun AEs6tacEs.. iin'sze eHi
T We have carried on. shall carry on an
conclude this war, withont touching on