Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1863-02-12

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of organization over disorganization, that
had made great empires in the past, bW
perseverance, and the power Of looking
defeat IL the face, and hno,oiuguo peace
bit under ptctorious banners. Referring
to modern times, the speaker alluded to
Holland, with million or two OF in
habitants scattered sparsely, which thro
two generations of war, compelled Spain
to admit their independence; and to
France, who, after bringing her crowned
head to the block, met Europe in bold
defiance, with rebellion at home and
foreign Intervention abroad, with her
! generals deserting to the enemy-who,
during twelve long years, defeated all
Europe, and in the face of world in
arms, would make no submission, but
relied upon people who were deter
mined not to be subjugated. Referring
to England, Mr. Davis said her military
disasters were far more numerous than
those we have ever suffered and though
engaged in Il far worse cause than France,
pursued it with that bulldog pertinacity
familiar to her people. Through long
years of defeat and disaster she looked
only to one result, and was guided only
by one determinations repoSe onlY
IN pictory. (Applause) He alluded
to these examples for the purpose o.
refuting the insiduous arguments of trai-
tors in disguise, who only despair from
the slow progress Of the struggle--more
popitious than any that crowned those
Of England for fifteen years, more glo-
rious than anything that attended the
Netherlands during forty years OF their
struggle with Spain. Like them we have
no generalsat the beginning of thestrug-
gle, but we have what they had, a ma
ton Of power resolved to endure defeat
till we eXtort victory by tenacity. Our
men only require to be led, and they
are now marching to the enemy as calmly
as if to predestined victory, now or
hereafter. pplause) We have one
glorious victory III Tennessee, the fruit
OF persistent determination; and if We
meet with other defeats they will be
but temporary checks which the future
will repair | live III the abiding con-
fdence that such will be the result if
we proclaim il now that there are no
terms to this war excepting our destruc-
ton or our unity. lwas astonished this
evening whom read IN New York
paper, always 50 firm hitherto, plan
for conducting the compagn, which, if
ii were not successful at the end Of three
months, suggested We had better bow
ourselve from the field and confess the
independence Of the enemy, (Hisses)
Not thirty years, not when thirty armies
shall have been PROSTATE, shall we go
back. There is only one end to the
contest-their capacity Of enduraco or
yours (Applause9 You are more nu-
merous you are wealthier; you have
the resources of the civilized world
YOU have the command of the seas
YOU have time till the beginning of eter-
nifty before you, (Applause) Persist,
and the nation will maintain it's great
and glorious name before the world.
The men of Valley Forge will not have
died without successors, and the stars
that decorate the banner Of the repub-
lie will continue to circle in their ex-
panding orbits around the sister states
dwelling together in unity. long ages
after the falling stars of the rebel en-
blem, now with fear Of change perplex-
ing nations, shall have gone out in night
(Great Applause.)